Recently I have run across some music by a few artists from the Northwest and Canada. Canadian artists are often ignored in this country, but there is a healthy music scene in Canada. Canada’s music roster includes a wide ranging group of songwriters, from the obscure country of Corb Lund to musical Icons like Bruce […]
Josh Roberts and the Hinges/My War Cry is Amor
The most highly anticipated local release of this year (in my book anyway…and by local I’m referring to Columbia, South Carolina) was the sophomore effort of Josh Roberts and the Hinges which hit the streets last month. The band’s first release, 2006’s The Sugarbird Test, was a rollicking effort of 11 originals clocking in at […]
Roman Carter + More, Album Previews
Roman Carter, “Never Slow Down (Full CD) [MySpace] In a year that graced us with a new album from Bettye Lavette, now we get Roman Carter of the famed Carter Brothers (Albert, Jerry, Roman) bringing us some funked up blues. The album is a collaboration with LA producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Elliott Smith, R.L. Burnside). […]
Merle Haggard – The Bluegrass Sessions
It seems a lot of artists are jumping on the acoustic bandwagon and putting out Bluegrass albums these days. So it would be real easy for such an album to get lost in the shuffle. Not so when the artist is Merle Haggard. In fact, you have no choice but to listen. Recorded at Ricky […]
Reader’s Pick: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand”
With 33% of the votes, you chose the Robert Plant & Alison Krauss‘s The Raising Sand as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Robert Plant and Alison Krauss videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
The Texas Sapphires–Austin Chronicle’s “Best New Band” @ AMA Nashville
Often described as ‘a twangier X’ or the Knitters if they could play better, the Texas Sapphires blend brother and sister harmonies in the spirit of Porter and Dolly, Carl and Pearl Butler, George and Tammy, Gram and Emmylou etc. Their massively acclaimed debut “Valley So Steep,” produced by Lloyd Maines is followed up by […]
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss + More, Album Previews
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, ‘Raising Sand’ (Full CD) Ever since Robert Plant formed the Honeydrippers and sang the cover “Sea of Love”, I’ve forgiven him for ever being anything but Led Zeppelin. Now with the help of T-Bone Burnett, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have teamed up to produce the best collaboration since last […]
Porter Wagoner, Gone but Never Forgotten
The “Wagonmaster” left this world at age 80 to begin his new journey. Peace and love to his family, friends and fans.
Sing Another Victory Song!
Gary Allan/Living Hard
After listening to the first half of Gary Allan’s new album, Living Hard, I decided I’d do some market research. I had honestly never heard of Gary, but seeing that his record was on MCA Nashville I knew he was probably in good company. And it turns out that I was right. Other artists on the […]