New Names Revealed for Stellar 2026 MerleFest Lineup
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Make sure to get MerleFest on your radar in 2026, set to happen April 23-26 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina with a stellar lineup that was just announced in full this week.
Ray Scott Promises A Little Less Polish on Upcoming Album “Guitar For Sale”
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Ray Scott is country. There’s never been any question of that. And as one of the most successful independent traditional country artists in Nashville, he’s garnered a devout following of true country fans from his songs and voice that speak to the real struggles of average people.
It’s Now Officially Time to End the Stigma Over Streaming Music
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Streaming is here, and dominating everything in music. Trying to fight back against the incredible appeal streaming has found in consumers is fruitless. Helping streaming music gain further momentum is the recent news that the music industry is on a dramatic rebound not in spite of streaming, but because of it.
Tumbleweed Festival Announces Jaw Dropping Outlaw Country Lineup for 2017
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Not since maybe Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in 2015 have we seen this beefy of an assemblage of true, hard-driving country music talent compiled in one place for the public’s listening edification. It’s called the Tumbleweed Festival, and with this lineup, they live up to the title of “America’s Outlaw Country Music Festival.”
UT Press to Release “Woman Walk The Line” Book
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Contributing essays to the book will be numerous classic and contemporary country artists, including Rosanne Cash, Loretta Lynn, The Judds, Alison Krauss, Bobbie Gentry, Tammy Wynette, and Taylor Swift. Woman Walk the Line is country women writing about other women who’ve inspired them.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a Huge Cody Jinks Fan (& Sturgill, Jamey Johnson, etc.)
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Who knew actor Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a The Rock had such good taste in music? Well his 82.5 million followers on Instagram do now after Sunday evening he let his love for Cody Jinks, and specifically Cody’s song “Somewhere in the Middle” from his 2014 record ‘Less Wise’ be known.
Album Review – The Wild Reeds in “The World We Built”
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Music can be both a portal of escapism for the conformed, and a type of therapy for the ill-adjusted. People listen and play music to fit in, or to stand out. No matter the application, all people use music to help cope with being human. Some music helps more than other music with coping with the human condition.
Westport Roots Festival Announces 4th Annual Lineup
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The Westport Roots Festival in Kansas City, MO is getting ready for an action packed Memorial Day weekend May 26-28, with over 80 bands on six separate stages taking part in the fourth annual event in the city’s Westport District. Organized by The Westport Saloon and Little Class Records, the event will be headlined by…
“Either Way” Will Be Chris Stapleton’s First Single from “From A Room: Volume 1”
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Before launching his own solo career, Chris Stapleton was a revered songwriter and session singer up and down Music Row, and this is evidenced in the history of the song “Either Way.” First appearing on Lee Ann Womack’s critically-acclaimed album Call Me Crazy from 2008, the song is at least 9 years old.
Willie, Secret Sisters, John Moreland, Phoebe Hunt Added to SCM’s Top Current Playlist
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2017 is shaping up to be a stellar year for new music, with some highly-anticipated new albums from Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell already on the way. It’s also shaping up for a good year for singles ahead of some of the year’s most anticipated album releases, and this week some great premier tracks make it into Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist.
11 “Fightin’ Side” Quotes from Merle Haggard
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Thursday, April 6th, 2017 marks the one year anniversary of country music legend Merle Haggard passing away on his 79th birthday. Today would have been his 80th. To mark his passing, and his birthday, here are 11 “Fightin’ Side” quotes from Merle.
Chris Stapleton to Release New Albums “From A Room: Volume #1” and “Volume #2”
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Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume #1 will be released on May 5th, and a second installment, and From A Room, Volume #2, will be released later in 2017. This is the news coming out of a mostly private album release party conducted Wednesday evening (4-5) at Nashville’s Studio ‘A’.
Multiple Events Set to Mark 1 Year Anniversary of Merle Haggard’s Death
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One year ago Thursday (4-6), on Merle Haggard’s 79th birthday, the country music legend passed away surrounded by close family on his ranch in California. Merle Haggard left a mark on country music that was unparalleled, and his death still leaves a gaping hole in the hearts of many country music fans.