September 2020 – Page 18

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to hold online festival featuring Emmylou and more

September 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

One of the few silver linings of the current situation is that you get to go to festivals you wouldn’t normally be able to attend, albeit virtually, and in that spirit San Fransisco’s Bay Area’s beloved […]

Steve Earle to cover son Justin’s songs on new album

September 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle has announced a new album of covers of songs written by his son, the late Justin Townes Earle who died last month at the age of 38. Steve Earle and the Dukes plan to […]

Laura Fell “Bone Of Contention” – Listen

September 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Laura Fell has produced her debut alum ‘Safe from Me‘, from which ‘Bone of Contention‘ is taken whilst holding a day job as a psychotherapist. The album is described as a search for answers from a […]

Video: Mean Mary “Come Along”

September 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Wow. That is how to play the banjo. ‘Come Along’ is the opening track on Mean Mary’s new album, ‘Alone’, due out on 18th September. All the songs on the album were recorded alone in Mary’s […]

Classic Americana Albums: Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Myer and Mark O’Connor “Appalachian Journey” (Sony Music, 2000)

September 16, 2020 Paul Campbell 2

Collaborations with classical artists are often an uneasy fit, a cue for an unholy alliance of partners. Non-classical artists bask in the status and virtuosity of the conservatoire sorts, while the orchestral players demonstrate they are […]