Artist of the Month

Artist of the Month: Opry 100

A century of the Grand Ole Opry’s foundational, record-setting live radio show is well worth a month-long celebration.

The Glittering Golden Grass of The Brothers Comatose

A brand new album by the rockin’ Bay Area bluegrass band may be their most diverse yet – and it features a new band member, too.

Singer-Songwriter Madi Diaz is Metal as Hell

Full of brooding tension and jubilant release, Fatal Optimist listens like a clenched fist slowly but surely letting go.

What Is a Cowboy Ballad?


And, what changes about this classic format when it crosses the Atlantic – and back again? We asked Scottish balladeer Sam Shackleton to explain.

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