Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
Check out this week’s best new folk, roots, and Americana music in rotation at Folk Alley!
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APPALACHIAN ARTISTS
Appalachian Echoes is a three-hour, weekly syndicated radio program that highlights the talented artists, songwriters and musicians with ties to Appalachia, as well as the vibrant and growing genre of Americana music which often features the echoes of Appalachian influence. The show focuses on predominantly independent artists and music often overlooked by commercial radio playlists, and fuels a sense of listener loyalty based on home place pride.
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AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS
Billy Bob Thornton Says Taylor Sheridan Funnels His Own Opinions Through Tommy Norris: “Absolutely How Taylor Talks”
If Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris is saying it, that means Taylor Sheridan is thinking it. Landman, the hit show that no one saw coming, returned for Season 2 in November (and was recently picked up for a third). For some viewers, Landman is the very first time that the curtain has been pulled back on the oil industry. That was part of the motivation for the series, which had more than 14.9 million people tune in during the first […]
The post Billy Bob Thornton Says Taylor Sheridan Funnels His Own Opinions Through Tommy Norris: “Absolutely How Taylor Talks” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Gatlinburg Tourist Idiotically Slaps Black Bear From Behind, Promptly Gets Charged
They are just letting any idiot walk around in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eh? If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do examples of humans and wild animals coexisting. Every time a bear is involved though, the stakes are a little bit higher. It’s estimated that around 400,000 bears live in the […]
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Jonathan Terrell’s Album Was Pulled From Streaming. He Took It Personal
An exceeding about of noise is exactly what Austin-based songwriter Jonathan Terrell has been making after his 2020 album Westward was pulled from streaming recently due to these false claims.
The post Jonathan Terrell’s Album Was Pulled From Streaming. He Took It Personal first appeared on Saving Country Music.