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Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Posted April 2, 2024 at 11:02 am | No comments

While there is no lack of great songs that honor love, acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Cris Jacobs offers a heartfelt and unique perspective on marriage and committed relationships on his lively new track “Lifetime To Go,” featuring Lee Ann Womack. The song appears on his first album in five years, One Of These Days

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Album Review: Furnace Mountain’s Shadow of Plenty Lifts the Spirits

Album Review: Furnace Mountain’s Shadow of Plenty Lifts the Spirits

Posted October 10, 2023 at 3:42 pm | No comments

The ironclad heft of Furnace Mountain’s talent shows up shining on every track of their release, Shadow of Plenty. The quartet of masterful musician’s hail from Loudoun County, Virginia’s Piedmont area where iron ore was extracted and formed into muskets, wagon wheels and more, all part of the Industrial Revolution.

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Review: Master Banjoist Stephen Wade’s “Hands on the Tune”

Review: Master Banjoist Stephen Wade’s “Hands on the Tune”

Posted October 1, 2023 at 10:00 am | No comments

by: Rick Landers Decades ago, banjo man Stephen Wade made an indelible mark on stage performing his now legendary one-man act, Banjo Dancing, or the 48th Annual Squitters Mountain Song, Dance, Folklore Convention & Banjo Contest and How I Lost, in Chicago (1979), and later scored a major coup at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, where I […]

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Jesse Colin Young Announces a Remastered Release of His Iconic Album Song for Juli in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary

Jesse Colin Young Announces a Remastered Release of His Iconic Album Song for Juli in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary

Posted September 5, 2023 at 5:34 am | No comments

In celebration of the 50th anniversary, Jesse Colin Young has announced a fully remastered release of one of his most iconic albums, Song for Juli, due out on September 15. Originally released on September 4, 1973, the all-new version will be available on all streaming platforms as well as extremely limited-edition vinyl.

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Review: Gruene OG-30 “AMELIA” All Solid Wood Guitar

Review: Gruene OG-30 “AMELIA” All Solid Wood Guitar

Posted May 1, 2023 at 1:03 am | No comments

The Gruene OG-30 is very similar to an orchestra style Martin with a sound that matches and craftsmanship that’s on par. The Gruene has more bling in the form of natural abalone snowflakes, up and down the fretboard and two that accentuate the bridge. The Gruene name up top at the headstock is also real abalone, no fake stuff here…

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Traditional-Roots Music Icon Stephen Wade Releases Hands on the Tune!

Traditional-Roots Music Icon Stephen Wade Releases Hands on the Tune!

Posted April 3, 2023 at 10:41 am | No comments

On this live concert album recorded in 2017 and 2022, Stephen Wade draws from songs, melodies, and styles rooted in Southeastern folk tradition. Based on a lifetime of personal contact with exemplars of this music, his performances attest to a welcome truth: that individuals adapting a traditional tune can renew a shared repertory.

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Kate Macleod to Release Jean Ritchie’s Come Fare Away With Me on April 14th!

Kate Macleod to Release Jean Ritchie’s Come Fare Away With Me on April 14th!

Posted March 7, 2023 at 6:00 am | No comments

Kate MacLeod’s long-term project of study, performance, and recordings of Jean Ritchie are coming into focus with The Jean Ritchie Experience. There are four new renditions of songs to be released as singles, and plans for more. Most  will include special guest musicians on the recordings.The Utah Division of Arts and Museums has awarded a grant in support of this work.

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AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

Posted June 22, 2022 at 2:38 pm | No comments

AXS TV gets the fireworks started this July 4TH weekend with the Red, White & Rock! event—an explosive three-day lineup celebrating some of America’s most iconic artists, airing Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4. Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Soundgarden, John Fogerty and more!

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album Dirt Does Dylan out May 20th

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album Dirt Does Dylan out May 20th

Posted April 7, 2022 at 12:28 pm | No comments

Five-decades-running Americana pioneers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have already played a major role in the preservation and popularity of folk music—their Will The Circle Be Unbroken album series introduced droves of new fans to folk, country, and bluegrass and earned the band multiple Grammy awards—but now, the long-running group have taken on another American institution near and dear to their hearts; the Bob Dylan songbook.

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Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Posted March 23, 2022 at 4:00 am | No comments

Guitar International magazine is pleased to announce that Gruene (pronounced “green”) Guitars crafted in Texas is offering Guitar International magazine readers a 5% discount on their splendid line up of high end acoustic guitars to Guitar International friends.

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