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Pine Hill Haints – The Song Companion of a Lonestar Cowboy

Wednesday, June 02, 2021 By Chip Frazier

When you have been traversing your region of the country as a band of troubadours for over twenty years you can’t be called an overnight success. However, they have been successful none the less. Now finally the band as delivered an album that should be their breakout to a wider audience. On the new album […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country, Gospel, Reviews, Rockabilly, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Pine Hill Haints

Monday Morning Video – A Newport Folk Festival Trifecta

Monday, August 15, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

One of the coolest things about the Newport Folk Festival are the frequent impromptu collaborations that occur, making the festival an artists’ affair in the truest sense of the word. Here is a trifecta of highlights from this year’s event. And in honor of the Olympics currently underway, we’re going to make it a pass […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Anthony Mulcahy, Arc Isis, Curtis Fowlkes, Dawes, Glen Hansard, Larkin Poe, The Jazz Passengers

Readers’ Pick: Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color - Cover art

ALABAMA SHAKES, Sound & Color beats out GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, A Forest of Arms by 2 votes as your favorite for the week of April 21, 2015. Poll Results     Readers’ Tops – Spring 2015 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Ruffian’s Misfortune (22) DWIGHT YOAKAM, Second Hand Heart (21) ALABAMA SHAKES, Sound & Color (10) CALEXICO, […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Great Lake Swimmers

Best of 2012 – Chip’s Picks

Wednesday, January 09, 2013 By Chip Frazier

As it seems to be the case every year, there was way too much good music produced in 2012. I try hard to keep up with new releases, but it is often at the expense of time that would otherwise be spent on my favorites. However, for the purpose of  “cussing and discussing” here is my […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Editors' Pick Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Chris Knight, Mindy Smith, Sons of Bill, the Lumineers

Monday Morning Video: 2012 Americana Music Awards

Monday, October 15, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

As part of our re-cap of the 2012 Americana Music Conference and Festival, here are some highlights from the Americana Awards show. We bookend our collection with the all-star version of “The Weight,” a tribute to Levon Helm. We open with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Richard Thompson, Brittany Howard and others rehearsing “The Weight” for […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Videos Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Bonnie Raitt, Brittany Howard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, John Hiatt, Lee Ann Womack, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, The Band, Tom T Hall

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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