The Circle Remains Unbroken at Inaugural Unbroken Circle Festival
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It’s official. Independent country and roots music has a new killer festival on the calendar. It’s called the Unbroken Circle Music Festival, and it happened September 4-6 on the banks of the Ohio River.
Remembering Kentucky Thunder Banjo Player Jim Mills
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Many have played the banjo in the annals of country, folk, and bluegrass music. Jim Mills lived the banjo. He was most recognizable as the banjo player in Kentucky Thunder behind Ricky Skaggs for 14 years.
Marty Stuart Plots Busy 2024 Tour, But No Late Night Jam
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives put on one of the best shows in country music. One show that won’t be happening in 2024 is Marty Stuart’s long-running Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium.
On Post Malone’s Country Song with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
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Country music doesn’t need Post Malone to be cool like it did back in 2020. Post Malone, Shaboozy, Jelly Roll, and Beyoncé, it’s these artists who need country to be considered cool as we head into the summer of 2024.
Album Review- Scotty McCreery’s “Rise & Fall”
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This is the moment for artists like Scotty McCreery to step up and take advantage of the music opening up and sounding more country. It’s the moment he’s been waiting his whole career for.
Allison Moorer Is Newest Writer for the Country Music Hall of Fame
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Award winning singer, songwriter, and performer Allison Moorer is the newest employee of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Moorer is joining the nonprofit institution as a Writer-Editor in Museum Services.
Album Review – Emily Nenni’s “Drive & Cry”
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Hearkening back to a time when country sounded country, and singers were required to come with a distinctive sound, Emily Nenni has released a fun, infectious, twangy, diverse, and career-defining album.
Sturgill Simpson Parlays Absence Into Megafest Headliner Status
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You have to tip your hat to Sturgill Simpson on how he’s leveraged his absence into top tier headliner status here in 2024. As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Melissa Carper Announces New Album “Borned In Ya”
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“People call me retro or throwback, and I’ve been OK with that,” Carper says. “But, I feel like I’m still creating something new. I’m taking styles and blending things in a way that maybe hasn’t been done before.”
Nashville School of Traditional Country Supports Education and Musicians
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If you ever thought that there should be an institution in Nashville to help preserve traditional country music, and to help teach it to the public and future generations, well there is.
Lainey Wilson Replaces Florida Georgia Line’s Lower Broadway Bar
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There are many signs that country music is transforming for the positive, while the worst of the Bro-Country era is on the wane. Florida Georgia Line’s Lower Broadway haunt permanently closing down is one of them.
Album Review – Sarah Gayle Meech – “Easin’ On”
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“Easin’ On” is not just another country album. Meech finds an interesting moment in country history to be inspired from, and turns in something different than everything else you will hear in 2024.
Discovering Freyburg Hall: The Newest Old Dance Hall in Texas
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Freyburg Hall is about the perfect spot for an afternoon destination that is just far enough to get away from it all, but not too far where it’s a tribulation to get there. In fact, the drive itself is a dream.