AMERICANA MUSIC

Where is the music, Garth? These days, when it comes to discovering new music or listening to your favorites, streaming is undeniably king. A recent study found that streaming makes up 84% of music industry revenue, and Spotify alone reports having 110 million monthly active users in the United States. And more importantly, nearly 90% of their users fall into the highly-coveted (by advertisers and artists alike) 18-34 demographic. But none of them can listen to Garth Brooks. It’s a […]

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Walt Maddox has sadly passed away at the age of 88. He was best known for his role in The Marcels, a rock and roll doo-wop band.

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Chasing some Texas giants. The MLF Bass Pro Tour recently brought the field to Texas for a unique two-lake challenge at arguably one of the hottest lakes in bass fishing right now, O.H. Ivie, and about 60 miles away, Lake Brownwood. There probably hasn’t been a more talked about lake in the past few years than O.H. Ivie, one that has produced some absolute MONSTERS in recent history… we’re talking consistent double digit bass weighing 13, 14, even 15 and […]

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This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for songs to welcome in April from Simon & Garfunkel and David Mallett, along with new music from Mumford & Sons, Taj Mahal, and Kacey Musgraves; plus, we celebrate Emmylou Harris on her birthday, and pay tribute to the great John Prine on the anniversary of his passing in April of 2020.

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