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Tweed River Talk – A Few Words with Joe Fletcher

Thursday, June 18, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Longtime Twangville fave Joe Fletcher makes a return visit to Tweed for this year’s festival. Although he now lives in Nashville, the former Providence, RI resident is a familiar – and welcome face – around New England. That applies to Twangville as well, where our posse selected Fletcher’s You’ve Got the Wrong Man as our […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Interviews, Videos Tagged With: Joe Fletcher, Tweed River Music Festival

Editorsâ’ Pick: Best Album of 2014: Joe Fletcher, “You’ve Got The Wrong Man”… Plus More

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 By Tom Osborne

Joe Fletcher, You Got The Wrong Man album cover

Official Twangville Album of 2014: Joe Fletcher, You’ve Got The Wrong Man It’s official. Joe Fletcher‘s You’ve Got the Wrong Man edges out Lydia Loveless‘s Somewhere Else for the Twangville best album of 2014. This list combines best of year picks from our Twangville authors plus the Readers’ Tops which you helped us create. Congrats […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Joe Fletcher

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great year in music, a feast for the ears but a challenge when it comes to picking my favorite albums for the year. A good problem to have, I suppose. Without further ado…. #1. MATTHEW RYAN, Boxers Ryan has never been one to pull his punches so why should we expect […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Chris Mills, Chuck Ragan, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Joe Fletcher, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Sturgill Simpson, the Damn Choir

Americana 2014: The Sounds, Part 1

Friday, October 03, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. JOE FLETCHER I couldn’t think of a better way to close […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Anthony D'Amato, J.P. Harris, Joe Fletcher, John Moreland, Marty Stuart

Mayer’s Playlist for Sept 2014, Part 1

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH You’ve Got the Wrong Man, by Joe Fletcher Singer-songwriter Joe Fletcher drew inspiration for You’ve Got the Wrong Man from the field recordings of the early 20th century. The process, most notably used by John Lomax during his musical exploration of the Southern US, places particular emphasis on the raw emotion […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Anthony D'Amato, Bruce Springsteen, J.P. Harris, Joe Fletcher, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Strand of Oaks

Monday Morning Video: Joe Fletcher Covers Tom Waits

Monday, September 15, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

We’ll pick up on last week’s Tom Waits video with Twangville fave Joe Fletcher covering Wait’s “Bottom of the World.” Fletcher’s new album, You’ve Got the Wrong Man, arrives next week.

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Joe Fletcher, Tom Waits

The Twangville 2014 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 08, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

If the releases below are any indication, 2014 is shaping up to be a musical embarrassment of riches. What releases, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? HARD WORKING AMERICANS by HARD WORKING AMERICANS(21 January on Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers Records) What happens when a group of musicians — Todd Snider, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: archie powell, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jimbo Mathus, Joe Fletcher, John Fullbright, Johnny Cash, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Parker Millsap, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Todd Snider, Will Kimbrough

Isbell, Shires & Fletcher at the Sinclair

Friday, August 16, 2013 By Jeff McMahon

Even after leaving the Drive-by Truckers, Jason Isbell has continued to wow and amaze.  His literary songs and rockin” guitar licks accentuate catchy and heartbreaking melodies. I saw Isbell and Shires a year ago in Hartford in an acoustic setting. It fit so perfectly in the at the Wadsworth Atheneum Art Gallery that I wasn”t […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Genres, Reviews, Up & Comers Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Amanda Shires, Americana, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Joe Fletcher, Rock, Videos

Mayer’s Playlist for May/June 2013, Part 2

Wednesday, July 03, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH American Kid, by Patty Griffin It’s hard, if not impossible, to avoid being mesmerized by Patty Griffin’s new release. Long revered for both her passionate songwriting and enchanting voice, both are in exceptional form on American Kid. Just one listen to album opener “Go Wherever You Want to Go” and you […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Joe Fletcher, JP Harris, Marc Carroll, Mike Errico, Patty Griffin, Rod Picott, Slaid Cleaves, The Lost Brothers, Todd Herfindal

Monday Morning Video: Twangville Festival Saturday Night Preview

Monday, June 24, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s a collection of videos featuring the artists who will be appearing a the Twangville Music Festival this Saturday night. The set includes both Sarah Borges and Stephen Kellogg performing at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis. Stephen Kellogg — performing “Forgive You, Forgive Me” from the just released Blunderstone Rookery and “4th of July” […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Rock, Twangville Festival, Videos Tagged With: George Jones, Joe Fletcher, Sarah Borges, Stephen Kellogg

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