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BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
ListsJun 30, 2023

I love a great fiddle tune as much as the next person, but sometimes their names simply do too much. It’s not hard to imagine how these titles might have been changed and twisted over the years, in the game of telephone that inevitably exists in oral traditions. Some tunes, like "Shove That Pig’s Foot…

BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
ListsJun 14, 2023

Just in time for Pride Month, singer-songwriter Tanya Tucker released her new album, Sweet Western Sound, with Fantasy Records, marking the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee’s 26th solo studio record. Tucker is an American country icon, having landed her first hit single in 1972 at the age of 13 with “Delta Dawn.” Tucker has…

BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
ListsMay 26, 2023

Can’t get enough of the record by boygenius? We understand and empathize. Did your ears perk up immediately when you heard the twinkle of the banjo on “Cool About It?” Do you rewatch the video of Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers performing The Chicks’ “Cowboy, Take Me Away” over and over and over…

BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
ListsDec 20, 2022

Since the beginning, BGS has sought to showcase roots music at every level and to preserve the moments throughout its ever-developing history that make this music so special. One of the simplest ways we've been able to do just that has been through our Sitch Sessions -- working with new and old friends, up-and-coming artists,…

BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
ListsJul 27, 2022

Wes Corbett is a banjo player who wears many hats. The self-described "musically omnivorous bluegrass musician" is a true multi-hyphenate: 5-string aficionado (having released his solo album Cascade back in 2021), producer, former professor at Berklee College of Music, and musician with the likes of Joy Kills Sorrow, Molly Tuttle, and most recently Sam Bush…

BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
BGS Wraps: Brenda Lee, Andy Thorn, Joy Clark, and More
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