Last weekend, on March 16, musicians and artists from across the country descended on Fort Worth's Southside Preservation Hall for the 2024 edition of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival â known affectionately as FWAAMFest. This year's event was the biggest yet in the annual festival's four-year run, boasting a lineup of country,…
While playing music in a bar, Tammy Rogers of The SteelDrivers learned a lesson that would guide her life choices. After Rogers graduated from college, she was happily earning her living as a musician. But she wondered if it was enough. âI felt like it was all about me, rather than what I could give…
While we could easily be mistaken for âa pair of demure young ladies playing in a mid-19th century parlorâ as thoughtfully observed by Bluegrass Today some years ago, we are in fact drawn to folk music not for its wholesomeness, but for its realness and its capacity to have you at the edge, staring down…
March is Womenâs History Month, and BGS, Good Country, and Real Roots Radio have partnered to highlight a variety of our favorite women in country, bluegrass, and roots music with our Womenâs History Spotlight. Each weekday in March at 11AM Eastern (8AM Pacific) on Real Roots Radio, host Daniel Mullins will be celebrating a powerful woman in roots…
This week, our premiere round-up is chock-full of amazing new music. From a Chris Stapleton co-write from bluegrass-meets-country supergroup Wood Box Heroes to a Terry Baucom tribute from bluegrasser Ashby Frank, plus songs from Americana singer-songwriter Jack McKeon, guitarist Yann Falquet, and Asheville's Holler Choir. Plus, don't miss exclusive premieres from banjo magnates Alison Brown…