Americana Association Music Awards 2012
It was another night when the disciples of roots music congregated within the hallowed walls of the Mother Church of Country Music, and the Ryman Auditorium, to homage to that which ties us together and…
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Americana Music Conference & Festival Picks
Below you’ll find my picks for the 2012 Americana Music Conference showcases. This was one of the the toughest years to winnow down the performances I’m going to attend. And I still did a poor…
News Round Up: George Jones released From Hospital
George Jones has been released from a Nashville, Tenn. hospital. Jones was admitted with an upper respiratory infection. The 80-year-old spent a week in March in the hospital with the same illness. The legendary country…
Happy Birthday Levon Helm – A Tribute in 10 Songs
Levon Helm’s was taken to us too soon, and he didn’t write many songs on his own, but every song he performed he distinguished as his own. On this anniversary of what would have been…
Twang Nation Podcast Episode 6 – Willie Nelson , Austin Lucas with Glossary, Delta Rae
Six podcasts in featuring some of the best in country and Americana music and I do believe I’m hitting a stride. Or something. Whatever, it getting even more fun! This episode may be the best…
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Music Review: Hiss Golden Messenger – Poor Moon [Tompkins Square Records]
Poor Moon could have easily been lost to obscurity. After it’s initial label shuttered the album was left without production, distribution, and chief singer/ songwriter MC Taylor was left near bankruptcy. Thankfully the album was…
Music Legend Levon Helm Succumbs to Cancer
“Why do the best things always disappear?” Ophelia The other day I read a tweet from Jason Isbell that read “I don’t know what to say.” that offered had a link to levonhelm.com. When I followed…
Levon Helm in ‘Final Stages’ of Battle With Cancer.
I was tipped off to the bad news of Levon Helms’ (71) turn for the worse by a tweet from Jason Isbell that read “I don’t know what to say.” and then had a link…
Americana and Roots 54th Grammy Awards Nominees – 2012
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announced its nominees for the 54rd Annual Grammy Awards. I was pleased to see Americana and roots performers being nominated for some of the more prestigious…
New Compilation Unheard Hank Williams Songs To Be To Be Released
Rollingstione.com posts that a compilation of unheard Hank Williams songs will be released on October 4th. The songs come from a rescued from notebooks of lyrics and song ideas left behind in a leather briefcase by Williams after he…