Americana Music Magazine – Bluegrass, Roots, Folk, Blues, and Old-Time

When Connecticut’s Rusty Gear got started in music, he was playing bass along with his older brother John, who was an accomplished guitarist. At a certain point however, Rusty decided that he too would like to play guitar. “I went to a friend’s house, a guy who was pretty handy. And we drilled a couple of extra holes in it, ...

Hailing originally from small town New Brunswick, Canada, singer-songwriter Robert Ross grew up in a music-loving household and started singing at a young age. “I was shy as a kid. I kind of just sang in the back room,” Robert remembers. His first public performance came at the tender age of twelve, at a community fundraiser. He laughs, “I was ...

With four decades in country music under his belt and a membership in the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame, it’s safe to say Richard Lynch has become somewhat of an Ohio “institution” in the genre. He certainly maintains some real country street cred: “I’m a farmer. I’m a builder. I do a lot of things to make a living,” ...

Luanne Hunt recently celebrated her 30th year in the music business and released her 24th album, fittingly titled Miles and Memories. The current Floridian originally from Pennsylvania, has certainly logged countless miles and accumulated a treasure trove of memories along with many chart successes and accolades throughout her career as an independent singer-songwriter. About the new album’s title track, along ...

“It started for me when I was 17,” says San Antonio native Jeremy Parsons. “I was a junior in high school, and looking for a new hobby.” Sports had lost their luster for him (too much pressure from coaches). Luckily, he says, “there was a guitar lying around.” He was immediately hooked. Then, after six or eight months, he found ...

As a young girl, Adele Lassiter was inspired by the love of music her mom and grandmother exuded, and felt drawn, early on to singing and songwriting as her own mode of expression. During her high school years, Adele developed her musical skills in a number of separate ways at first. While she continued writing songs for herself that she ...

Originally from Annapolis, MD, Rik Ferrell, has effectively established for himself a summertime music career with a season that runs all year long. “I bounce back and forth between the Mid-Atlantic and South Florida…that’s where my people are,” Rik says. “…It’s so great to be outdoors in the Mid-Atlantic in the summertime…I’m totally fine in Florida any time of year ...

“After previously enjoying listening to music and playing a little bit of drums and harmonica, I didn’t really start writing songs or learning to play guitar until my late twenties,” says Americana troubadour, Marques Morel. An itinerant logger and woodworker, he began carrying an acoustic guitar his father had given him, in his truck. However, two years went by before ...

Born and raised for her first 14 years in the Detroit area, Heather Smith found herself in the very different environs of a very small New England town as she transitioned to her high school years. She says “It’s not the easiest thing to do…” but now considers it her rightful home, where she belongs. And although her road to ...

Not a single artist but a duo, Eleyet McConnell is the moniker spouses Chris and Angie (nee Eleyet) McConnell use to describe their vehicle for delivering music to their appreciative audiences. They met in 2013 and immediately clicked musically. Both hailing from rural Ohio, they ended up together in a cover band based in Urbana (OH). “…She might go from ...