Raleigh rolls out welcome mat for bluegrass
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Though Bill Monroe, “the father of bluegrass,” hailed from Kentucky, genre giants Earl Scruggs and Doc …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Though Bill Monroe, “the father of bluegrass,” hailed from Kentucky, genre giants Earl Scruggs and Doc …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) From Mumford & Sons’ Album of the Year Grammy Award to the Coen Brothers’ folk-filled, T …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) For its 12th year, the Austin City Limits Festival had intended to expand to six days, …
SARAH JAROSZ Build Me Up From Bones Sugar Hill Even as a teen, Sarah Jarosz seemed preternaturally mature and self-assured. But with her ascent into …
CHARLIE FAYE You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely Wine & Nut Records The wistfulness permeating — actually, dominating — the jazz-inflected soul-pop of Charlie Faye’s …
THE AVETT BROTHERS Magpie and the Dandelion American/Republic The first single from the Avett Brothers’ new album is called “Another is Waiting.” If they trafficked …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) If you didn’t get over to London for the 17th annual Small Faces Convention on …
MIKE STINSON Hell and Half of Georgia Popular Cove Recording Company In the pantheon of so-called “neo” honky-tonkers, Mike Stinson already loomed rather large when …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) To say that it’s been a good year for Americana music is almost an understatement. …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) No matter how forthcoming an artist is, sometimes what they don’t tell you is just …