2015 is looking pretty bright roots music people. Steve Earle is again working with the current version of The Dukes – Kelly Looney, Will Rigby, Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore – and will release his…
Austin City Limits (ACL) announced today the launch of the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in conjunction with the iconic television series’ upcoming 40th Anniversary. This Hall of Fame’s Inaugural Induction Ceremony will take…
American Songwriter reports that Nonesuch Records will reissue Emmylou Harris’ acclaimed 1995 album Wrecking Ball as a three-disc set. The reissue will contain a remastered version of the original album, which snagged the Grammy for…
On Saturday (April 13), nearly one year to the day after his death, ‘Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm’ will open in Helm’s hometown of Woodstock, N.Y. The documentary has…
Fresh on the heels of their best-selling sophomore album, Babel, Mumford and Sons have announced the release of a new concert film, The Road to Red Rocks. The film documents an August 2012 at the…
The 2010 documentary Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm, will be released in movie theaters nationwide for the first time next year. The film follows longtime Band singer and drummer,…
Goodnight Old World is the first video from Emmylou Harris’ upcoming album Hard Bargain. The video will be included as a DVD with the Deluxe Edition of album. Harris co-wrote the song with Will Jennings,…
’tis the season for giving and Ranch Twang is ready to do just that. I have a copy of Shout Factory’s Merle Haggard – Legendary Performances DVD that I will be giving away to some…
Postings have been slow going here at Ranch Twang. The holidays have me running like a headless chicken and my trips to Washington DC on my solid-gold private plane to ask for a bail out.…
So I’m standing in line at the Starbucks near my work (yes, I do need a day job to supplement by blog) and as I’m in front of the register making small talk with the…