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Gina Leslie’s “Making Music with My Friends” Playlist

Artist and side musician Gina Leslie celebrates her wealth of musical and creative friends with a new Mixtape. The theme? “The life I love is making music with my friends”!

Keyland’s Friends in Low Places Playlist All About Tulsa

The Oklahoman Americana artist proudly celebrates the music scene in his hometown of Tulsa – and his new album, Knuckle Sandwich – with a Mixtape.

Phillip Phillips’ Songs for Curing (or Wallowing in) Homesickness

A new Mixtape by Phillip Phillips shares songs that sit in that space between where you came from and where life has taken you.

Old Spot’s Transatlantic Old-Time Playlist

UK-based old-time duo Old Spot – Rowan Piggott and Joe Danks – share their playlist celebrating the vibrant string band scenes in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Andy Hedges’ Favorite Cowboy Poems Turned Into Songs

Hedges is a songster, storyteller, musician, and collector of cowboy poems. His new Mixtape shares a few of his favorite such poems that have become songs.

Dale Watson’s Ameripolitan Today Playlist

You know who you can trust to put together a Mixtape of the best Ameripolitan, honky tonk, Western swing, rockabilly, and outlaw today? Dale Watson, that’s who.

Vaiano’s Paisanos Valsa Continental Playlist

Rachel Meirs curates a playlist all about global string bands and string orchestras of the early 1900s. It’s a sound kept alive in part by the quartet on their upcoming album.

Laura Bryna’s Lipstick & Lightning Playlist

The country artist has put together a playlist that celebrates being loud, fearless, and unapologetically alive.

The Steel Wheels’ Songs for Humans, by Humans

Virginia-based Americana string band the Steel Wheels celebrate human music made by humans for humans on a new human-curated playlist.

FARHOF’s Roots That Built the Hall Playlist

Boston’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame looks ahead to their 2026 Induction Celebration with a playlist honoring the legacies and influence of this year’s inductees.

Obejváci’s Bluegrass of Czechia Playlist

Explore the bluegrass-rich territory of Czechia with a playlist curated by Czech bluegrass and newgrass band, Obejváci.

The Foreign Landers Celebrate the Banjo in Ireland & Northern Ireland

The roots duo curates a playlist spotlighting five-string banjo in Ireland and Northern Ireland, sprinkling in songs from their new album, Made to Wonder, along the way.

Jason Sinay’s Peace & Love Playlist

The world needs empathy and compassion, perhaps now more than ever. Jason Sinay’s Mixtape shows songs and music build bridges and foster connection.

You, Me, Everybody Grow True Roots in Borrowed Soil

The New Zealand bluegrass band celebrates their new album, Midnight, with a Mixtape highlighting true roots and borrowed soil.

Paul Burch’s Songs for Absence and Guarding Space

Paul Burch reflects on absence – and guarding the space of absence – with music, curating a Mixtape partially inspired by his latest album, Cry Love.

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.

Laurel Premo’s Songs of Grief and Opening

The songs of this playlist all have the power to help bring a glimpse or a full serving of transformation. This is music to guide us to enter ourselves.

Lydia Luce’s Feet in the Grass, Head in the Clouds Playlist

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

Heather Aubrey Lloyd’s Guide to Murder Ballad Survival

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

Jack Schneider’s
Songs of Hope and Healing

A near-death experience a handful of years ago changed guitarist and songwriter Jack Schneider fundamentally. These are some of the songs that serve as anchors during his darkest times.