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Shawn’s 25 Favs of 2024

Friday, December 27, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

1) Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well She raised her game to a new level. The insight and emotion in some of the songs on this record really do make me think that cardinal was John Prine. I’m not sure there’s been a better song ever about growing up than the title track. 2) Billy Strings […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Billy Strings, Dwight Yoakam, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jamey Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlin Butts, Karen Jonas, Ruby Joyful, Sierra Ferrell

Monday Morning Video – Revisiting Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land”

Monday, July 04, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Inspired, or more rather provoked, as a populist response to Irving Berlin’s “America the Beautiful,” Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” has become an American institution in its own right. In celebration of Independence Day, here is a video playlist that includes some engaging covers of the Guthrie classic from the likes of the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Jamey Johnson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Pete Seeger, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Woody Guthrie

Monday Morning Video – Celebrating the Music of Merle Haggard

Monday, April 11, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

I won’t even try to compete with Shawn’s excellent tribute to the late Merle Haggard. Instead, today we’ll honor his legacy with a playlist of videos from artists singing classics from the Haggard cannon. Herein you’ll find performances from the Avett Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson (with Kid Rock and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Videos Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Grateful Dead, Jamey Johnson, kid rock, Lyle Lovett, The Mavericks, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson

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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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