Lilith Fair Was Its Own Kind of Revolution
We spoke to Paula Cole and film producer Cassidy Hartmann about the iconic women’s festival and a new documentary, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery.
Lists
The Festival-Lover’s Ultimate Holiday Shopping Guide
The second installment of our annual holiday gift guide is specifically tailored to avid outdoor festival-goers.
Features
Artist of the Month:
Doc in December
Join us in devoting the month of December to American guitar hero Doc Watson.
BGS Wraps
BGS Wraps: Roots Music for the Season
Celebrate the season with our roots music holiday picks – songs, shows, tours, events, and more.
1994 AIDS Benefit Album Red Hot + Country Was Ahead of Its Time
In honor of World AIDS Day, we take a deep dive into this star-studded country compilation and how the unlikely project came to be.
The Musician’s Holiday Gift Guide
For players from hobbyist to professional, these are a few of our favorite things…
311’s Nick Hexum Trades Hard Rock for Bluegrass and Country
Along with LA punkgrass band Water Tower, lately Hexum has been on an existential and nostalgic string band journey.
BGS 5+5: The Unfaithful Servants
Get to know genre-bending British Columbia string band the Unfaithful Servants with five songs and five questions.
Watch Billy Strings Perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Billy Strings, his band, and special guest Jason Carter celebrate the GRAMMY nomination for his album, Highway Prayers with an excellent appearance on late night television.
Brennen Leigh’s Modern Retro Country
Her new album, Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love, is a delicious sampling of sounds and styles from country’s golden eras.
100 Years of Grand Ole Opry
Makes a Mighty Book
We spoke to author Craig Shelburne about distilling a century of the world’s longest running radio show into a brand new volume.
BGS 5+5: Frank Evans
Get to know Canadian bluegrass and old-time banjo player Frank Evans with five questions and five songs.
You Gotta Hear This: The Lone Bellow, Laurie Lewis, and More
Bluegrass, folk, old-time, and more – there’s plenty of essential new roots music you’ll love in our weekly round-up.
How Courtney Hartman
Made With You
The songwriter-guitarist’s excellent new album is defined by groundedness, parenthood, and community.
Joshua Ray Walker Has Got the Stuff
A cancer diagnosis changed how the country singer-songwriter viewed his earthly belongings – and a new album was born.
See the Winners From the 59th Annual CMA Awards
Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley & Riley Green, Zach Top, Vince Gill, and many more among honorees and winners during the primetime broadcast.
BGS Class of 2025: Books
Our picks from the many excellent roots music books released over the past year.
Among Bluegrass Diehards, Red Camel Collective Stands Out
They started as Junior Sisk’s backing band. Now they’re IBMA’s New Artist of the Year.
BGS 5+5: Ocie Elliott
Spend some time with Canadian indie-folk duo Ocie Elliott with a 5+5 interview – five songs and five questions.
Modern Old-Time Sounds From Canada
The Lonesome Ace Stringband spotlights old-time artists, songs, and sounds from the Great White North with their playlist.
Shooter Jennings’ Heartfelt Tribute to His Legendary Father
Songbird is just the first of three posthumous Waylon Jennings albums to be crafted by his prolific son.
You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Valerie June, Bryan Sutton, and More
You always need new roots music, right? Right! That’s why we collect the best new tracks, videos, singles, and releases each week on BGS.