With his love of folk evident on his latest solo album, punk spokesman Greg Graffin reveals the links between the genres. It may not always be obvious, but punk rock and country music are closer cousins than first appearances would ever suggest. Forget the surface: the roughness, rips and snotty aggression on one side; the […]
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Four years in the making, Alison Krauss’s first solo album in 18 years – Windy City – was anything but plain sailing. But, as the bluegrass star tells Paul Dimery, she overcame the turbulence to emerge triumphant. Alison Krauss sounds a bit fed up. An afternoon of phone interviews has left her hoarse and exhausted,
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Meet the cross-Atlantic, harmonising duo who draw on their sense of home for inspiration – by Steve Faragher. With their mouthwatering close harmonies, great songs and very personable stage presence, Lewis & Leigh look like a pair of singers with no ceiling. While they’re definitely country, they bring an exciting modern twist to their lyrics
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10TH ANNIVERSARY// 30TH JUNE – 2ND JULY FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE For its milestone 10th anniversary Maverick Festival is thrilled to announce the 2017 line-up. First up, we are very excited to welcome American award winningsinger-songwriter JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE to the festival line-up! Son of alternative country artist Steve Earle, Justin will be
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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TO RELEASE 50 YEARS OF BLONDE ON BLONDE SPECIAL RECORDING OF BOB DYLAN’S ICONIC ALBUM ON 28TH APRIL OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW PERFORMING BLONDE ON BLONDE UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED Columbia Records Nashville is pleased to announce the signing of the critically acclaimed, GRAMMY-Award winning, Country Music Roots ensemble Old Crow Medicine
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist Jason Isbell and his mighty band, The 400 Unit, have announced the June 16th release of the highly anticipated new album, ‘The Nashville Sound’ on Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. Jason Isbell is widely recognised as one the most respected and celebrated songwriters of his generation with his previous album 2015’s critically acclaimed Something More Than Free, winning two Grammy Awards (Best Americana Album
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The Country Music Association announced today that Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz will become the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Reed will be inducted in the “Veterans Era Artist” category, while Jackson will be inducted in the “Modern Era Artist” category. Schlitz will be inducted in the “Songwriter” category, which is awarded every
As the April 21st release of her new album ‘Be Myself’ approaches, Sheryl Crow has announced details of her first UK show in almost three years when she plays London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on May 19th. For ‘Be Myself’, Crow worked once again with producer, musician, and songwriter Jeff Trott, a long-time collaborator throughout
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After selling out London’s The Bedford last week, singer/songwriter Harry Pane has released his brand new EP The Wild Winds today, which was funded by Island Records following his victory at Meet & Jam and PRS for Music’s “Road To The 100 Club” competition last year. Recorded with Dani Castelar (Paolo Nutini, REM, Snow Patrol)
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Singer-songwriter David Childers is the proverbial study in contradictions. A resident of Mount Holly, North Carolina, he’s a former high-school football player with the aw-shucks demeanor of a good ol’ Southern boy. But he’s also a well-read poet and painter who cites Chaucer and Kerouac as influences, fell in love with folk as a teen,
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