We've got a fine collection of new tracks, videos, and performances for you this week in our premiere round-up, You Gotta Hear This! Don't miss some stellar bluegrass from genre staples – and labelmates – the Grascals, who are celebrating their 20-year anniversary, and Chris Jones & the Night Drivers. The former celebrate their heroes,…
To close out the week and celebrate New Music Friday, we've got an excellent assortment of track premieres from artists working in Americana, bluegrass, folk, and beyond. Singer-songwriter Brendan Forrest has brought us "Lowdown Stray Dog Blues," which features bluegrass and old-time favorites Dominick Leslie and George Jackson backing him up. Plus, the groundbreaking and…
Are you enjoying brat summer? We sure are, too, but as Teddy and the Rough Riders declare with their new video dropping today in You Gotta Hear This, "Catfish Summer" is what it's really all about! That's not all our premiere round-up holds this week, either. We've got new videos from folks like guitarist-songwriter Joy…
Artist: Moira Smiley Hometown: New Haven, Vermont Song: "Now Is The Cool Of The Day" Album: The Rhizome Project Release Date: September 6, 2024 In Their Words: "August 6th is Farmworker Appreciation Day, and I didn’t know that until this year. I am writing this as I sit on a hill above the rolling Vermont…
It's our first New Music Friday of August! This week, we've got an excellent handful of tracks you simply gotta hear. First, there's Paula Fong with a "zippy little tune" that's delightfully old school country. Plus, Danny Roberts brings us a ramblin' bluegrass track, "The Drifter," which pays homage both to David "Dawg" Grisman and…