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.

Three renowned banjo players sit down for a funny and insightful conversation about Martin & Brown’s LP, Safe, Sensible and Sane.

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

Get to know Nashville-based “Angsty Americana” duo the Prickly Pair with five songs and five questions.

A collection of songs celebrating nature and the outdoors – and Luce’s new album, Mammoth, too.

After falling and breaking a couple of ribs last year, the Certified Guitar Player crafted his fantastic, joyful new album while recuperating at home.

Waiting for inspiration is “a fool’s errand,” says singer-songwriter Caitlin Canty. But as long as her creative embers glow, she will mind their flames.

Spooky stories loom large in bluegrass, old-time, and Americana. For the season, we asked our readers to submit their eerie roots music writings.

Combining jazz, bluegrass, and folk, the original songs of Kite’s Keep are guitar-born, but not guitar-centered.

If Sam Burchfield hadn’t heard Van Halen or seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? would he be a professional Lego builder today instead of a singer-songwriter? Find out in our 5+5.

Born on Halloween, singer-songwriter Heather Aubrey Lloyd’s fascination with murder ballads and their gender dynamics was perhaps inevitable.

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

What better way to get to know an artist than with five songs and five questions?

From their hit debut in 2009 to their latest, 2025’s Rushmere, what is it about this iconic band that felt so fresh then and still appeals today?

The jamgrass outfit’s new album, XXV, is just the latest moment in a remarkable and fateful quarter-century journey.

Often, the biggest stars in country are the genre’s most adored and respected songwriters, too.

As she shares in our Cover Story, “This is what I’ve always wanted to make. This sounds like me.”

What do Carole King, Julia Child, and Charli XCX have in common? They’re all beloved by singer-songwriter Olivia Barton, our guest for a 5+5 interview.

We spoke to LaMontagne about the 20th anniversary of his break-out album and how it feels at this juncture to look back – and look ahead.

Makers of first-rate ukuleles and custom instruments, we spoke to Ohana Music about their family story, their new electric bass offering, the ukulele community, and much more.