I Actually Listened to the New Bad Bunny Album. This is What I Heard
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It struck me that the vast majority of people were discussing an album and an artist they had heard little to no music from. The first and foremost rule of music criticism is that you have to listen to the material.
Revered Mandolin Player & Multi-Instrumentalist Billy Cook Has Died
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Revered mandolin player, guitarist, banjoist, dobro, and steel guitar player Billy Cook has died. Known for working with band such as Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies and the .357 String Band…
The Revered Laurel Cove Music Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
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Started in 2019 by Main Street Pineville, Bell County Tourism, and the Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Laurel Cove has quickly become one of the most coveted festivals in the country.
2024 Country Music Hall of Fame Picks & Predictions
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It’s that time of year again to consider who might be in the running for the precious few spots as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A committee commissioned by the CMA is going over their final ballots.
Sierra Ferrell Announces New Album “Trail of Flowers”
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“Trail of Flowers” will find the West Virginia songwriter and superlative live performer taking listeners on a fantastic journey through the familiar and surreal as she takes Appalachian music and instills it with a thrust of mirth and mystery.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces Farewell Tour
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From folk rock at their inception, to bluegrass revivalists in the ’70s, to country radio hitmakers in the ’80s, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have just about done it all, and in a way that has been revered and wildly influential throughout music.
Hopefully New Linda Ronstadt Biopic Doesn’t Gloss Over Country Era
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The screenplay writers for the biopic have yet to be revealed, but one hopes that they don’t just gloss over or speed through Linda Ronstandt’s time in country music at the start of her career.
Get Noeline Hofmann On Your Radar Now
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Specializing in what she characterizes as “Wild Rose Country Music,” she’s taken time from punching cattle on the Canadian prairie in Southern Alberta to perform at key festivals in the area, while also cutting videos.
Remembering “Grievous Angel” by Gram Parsons 50 Years Later
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Upon the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of “Grievous Angel,” it’s not considered hyperbole; it’s considered an empirical truth that Grievous Angel was a generationally important work of country music.
Evan Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours to Play Rare Club Residency
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Evan Felker has gone on acoustic tours in the past, including with Rhett Miller of the Old 97s. But the primary songwriter for the Turnpike Troubadours hasn’t played a space this intimate in years.
Country & Cajun Legend Jo-El Sonnier Dies After Performance
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Grammy-winning country and Cajun singer, and accordion and guitar player Jo-El Sonnier was a true keeper of the flame in American roots music, and a rare soul who put the preservation of the music before anything else.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#133)
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It’s a new year with new singles and a lot of new albums on the way. If the stuff we’re getting early in 2024 is any indication, it’s going to be another good year for good country music.
Brit Taylor’s Going “Kentucky Bluegrassed”
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“I always knew that, at some point in my career, I’d make a bluegrass album,” Brit Taylor says. “I grew up in the East Kentucky hills surrounded by incredible pickers and listening to bluegrass with my Papaw Hillard.”