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With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
Cover StoryApr 21, 2023

Rattled by the 2016 election and its aftermath, singer-songwriter Iris DeMent did what folk singers are supposed to do: She picked up her pen. But it took until February 2023 for Workin’ on a World, her seventh album, to reach listeners — and it might not have happened at all if her stepdaughter Pieta Brown…

With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
Cover StoryFeb 15, 2023

Sunny War’s stunning new album, Anarchist Gospel, is never preachy, because it doesn’t need to be. War’s evocation of both anarchy and gospel in this context is strikingly grounded, blossoming from everyday understandings and interactions with each concept. And deeper still, in these sweeping, grand arrangements built on sturdy bones of fingerstyle, folk-informed right-hand guitar…

With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
Cover StoryJan 20, 2023

Such words as eclectic, diverse or versatile are hardly adequate to describe the scope and mastery of singer-songwriter Jessy Wilson's talents. Her career background ranges from singing in Off-Broadway productions and being a backup vocalist for John Legend and Alicia Keys, to receiving her first-ever Grammy nomination in late 2022 for co-writing “Keep Rising (The…

With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
Cover StoryDec 5, 2022

Sam Bush is well-known for his innovative style, virtuosic playing, and exciting performances that have made him pivotal to bluegrass music. Yet he is quick to point to John Hartford as the pioneer of so-called newgrass. Bush has covered many of Hartford’s songs throughout his career (such as New Grass Revival’s rendition of “Vamp in…

With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
Cover StoryNov 21, 2022

The talented and resilient Ruthie Foster, whose voice is often compared to Aretha Franklin’s, used the pandemic to reconnect to the music, friends and emotions that have shaped her life. She called on her touring ensemble, The Family Band, as well as producers, co-writers and musicians she knows well to create her ninth album, Healing…

With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go
With a New Album, 'No Fear,' Sister Sadie Once Again Go