Judy Collins had already made her name in the New York folk scene by the time she released her innovative fifth studio album (sixth overall) ‘In My Life’ in 1966. Unlike her previous folk albums, it […]
A weighty first solo endeavor that confronts loss, life’s meaning, and the deceit of nostalgic longing. Will Sheff, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and founder of Okkervil River, has been hinting at it for a while: his […]
Rather than immediately hopping to another American state after Ljubinko Zivkovic’s stop in ‘Mississippi’ last week, let’s stick around long enough to visit ‘Biloxi.’ Biloxi is on the Gulf coast of Mississippi and singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester […]
Parkland’s debut is a quizzical mix of genres with brooding Americana doing most of the heavy lifting. The pandemic was an unexpected catalyst for bands forming, breaking up, reconfiguring, and reimagining themselves. Rah Rah’s and Close […]
A solid country-tinged folk album with captivating stories and compassionate messages for outsiders. It’s not easy to get a job or internship as a stagehand at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, but songwriter Griffin Anthony […]
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