Gillian Welch & David Rawlings are ubiquitous in American roots music. The life and musical partners have spent nearly 30 years defining and redefining what it means to be prolific bluegrass, old-time, and Americana inhabiters and masters. Now, with the release of Woodland, their first studio album in four years, it seems they're entering a new…

(Editor's Note: Be one of the first to read our Good Country email newsletter, including exclusive features, interviews, and articles by signing up on Substack today.) Few artists have changed country music like Lainey Wilson. The bell bottom-wearing, slow-talking singer-songwriter from small-town Louisiana has taken the genre by storm since dropping her breakout third studio…

(Editor's Note: For the first time, BGS and Good Country are teaming up for a very special crossover Artist of the Month! During the month of August, on BGS and GC we'll be celebrating music, songs, and stories by and a new generation's country superstar, Lainey Wilson. Check out our Essential Lainey Wilson Playlist below…

Banjo master Tony Trischka is a bluegrass and roots music renaissance man whose career goes back nearly 60 years, to his early days with his first group, the Down City Ramblers. He’s been making recordings for almost as long, appearing on-record for the first time on Country Cooking’s 1971 debut for the fabled Rounder Records…

(Editor's Note: Find our Essential Tony Trischka Playlist below.) Banjoist Tony Trischka is a brilliant creator, an entertainer, and educator who makes his own time. He's always on the run, trying new things and yet also always ready to stop and have a friendly chat and a catch up. His musical life includes teaching, performing,…