By Richard Skanse Singer-songwriter and one-man “AM Country Heaven” preservation society Jason Eady, a champion of old-school musical integrity if ever there was one, has …
By Richard Skanse As any seasoned “Kerrvert” can tell you, there’s never really a question of will it rain at the Kerrville Folk Festival; it’s only …
VARIOUS ARTISTS Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay Eight 30 Records Although he was a prolific songwriter and no stranger to performing onstage, Kent Finlay …
By Richard Skanse That Kent Finlay loved songwriters as much as he loved writing songs himself was no secret to anybody who ever knew the …
By Holly Gleason (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) “There was this article… What was the title?” muses Eleanor Whitmore, the crimson mermaid-tressed and …
Musta notta gotta lotta sleep that night! Hall of Famer Joe Ely teams with Reckless Kelly to rock sixth annual Lone Star Music Awards in …
The Best Americana albums of 2013 … as picked by our staff and writers (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Richard Skanse, Editor 1. Terry …
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) On Feb. 23, 10 days before her 31st birthday, Amanda Shires married fellow singer-songwriter Jason …
By Slaid Cleaves (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) I was 9 years old the day I first sat down next to Rod Picott …
SLAID CLEAVES Still Fighting the War Music Road Records Slaid Cleaves has made a fistful of very fine albums since his migration from Maine down …
