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Roots Culture Redefined
FeaturesMar 11, 2025

Artist: Rose Betts Hometown: London, United Kingdom Latest Album: There Is No ShipĀ (released March 7) What has been the best advice youā€™ve received in your career so far? When I lived in London, my parents would often come to my shows. Right before Iā€™d go on, my mother would say, "Tell me a story." It…

FeaturesMar 5, 2025

Jacob Ware is a bit of a weirdo. Known onstage these days as Rapt, the singer-songwriter has a way of coming up with an album title and writing the entire record around a central sentiment. His fifth studio album ā€“ titled Until the Light Takes Us ā€“ serves as a direct response to a 2008…

FeaturesMar 5, 2025

A quarter century removed from his passing, John Hartfordā€™s music and overarching legacy may have a stronger hold on bluegrass and American roots music than ever before. From modern-day stars like Billy Strings and Sam Bush playing his songs in front of thousands each night, to popping up in books, old-time jams, workshops, films, and…

FeaturesMar 4, 2025

Rose Cousins is nothing if not intentional. With her new album Conditions of Love ā€“ Vol 1 (out March 14), Cousins demonstrates a controlled discipline as she considers the most unruly of our emotions. The JUNO award-winning artist is a student of love, from the sweet certainty of ā€œOne Loveā€ from her 2016 album If…

FeaturesMar 4, 2025

Artist: Amy Irving Hometown: San Francisco, California Latest Album:Ā Always Will BeĀ (out April 25, 2025) What has been the best advice youā€™ve received in your career so far? Iā€™ve been an actor all my life. I began on this new path, making music with the band GOOLIS, a few years back. And Iā€™ve been learning so…