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

The amazing musical collaboration of Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer spans more than 40 years, has resulted in 53 albums and garnered two Grammy awards, among many other accolades (including over 60 WAMMIE Awards for folk, bluegrass and children’s music from the Washington Area Music Association) based on their strong vocal harmonies and mastery of guitar, five-string banjo, ukulele, mandolin, ...

Unlike so many artists we’ve profiled Alexa Rose (her real name) says, “I grew up in not a very musical family. I was just always drawn to singing and writing songs. Then when I was 13, my uncle gave me a guitar…” Once she dug in with her new songwriting tool, one musical predecessor came to light: “As soon as ...

MerleFest has announced the initial lineup ahead of the annual event, taking place April 24-27, 2025 on the campus of Wilkes Community College. This year’s leading acts include two North Carolina-based heavyweights: folk-rock trailblazers The Avett Brothers and Appalachian-rooted duo Watchhouse, as well as legendary singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt and Canadian folk and bluegrass ensemble The Dead South. MerleFest 2025 will feature a surprise return of the Late Night Jam, hosted ...

Marty Falle just released his fourth original Bluegrass LP in less than one year. One of Nashville’s most prolific Bluegrass singer-songwriters released “Appalachia Rust” on August 1, 2024. As of August 15th, Marty Falle “Appalachia Rust” has charted #1 for 15 straight days on the APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums. In addition, Falle has four total albums in the APD ...

I stumbled onto Twisted Pine at IBMA a few years ago, at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC. I had no idea what to expect. Intrigued by their name, I stayed glued to my seat. Out walked a couple of young musicians from the Boston MA area. They jumped right in on a (an original) very bluegrass sounding song, with ...

By Ed Tutwiler There is a sad feeling that sometimes over-takes those of us who reach an old age and suddenly realize a lifetime has unrolled toward a retreating past and cannot be retrieved. That feeling sometimes includes the realization that one has missed an important happening that cannot be recreated. Being a writer for a music magazine has permitted ...

To paraphrase the Irish band’s PR material, JigJam is a bluegrass/Americana outfit that is here in America to “take back” the music styles that can be traced, in part, back “across the pond” to their musically prolific home isle. The band’s appropriately titled fifth album, Across The Pond, was released on March 1. Jamie McKeogh says “The theme throughout is ...

Sierra Hull, now in here early thirties, has already accomplished more as a musician than most artists dream about. Considered by many to be a master musician as a mandolin player, she was the first female to win IBMA’s mandolin player of the year – and has since won it six times, as well as being nominated twice for a ...

Country star, Lorrie Morgan, is entering her 40th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry Member this June, 2024, with a special celebration at the Opry on June 8th. The latest album for this multi-platinum artist, Dead Girl Walking, releases this spring as she embarks on her Ruby Anniversary Tour. I asked Lori about her 40th anniversary performing, and she reminded ...

Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee, collectively known as Sugarcane Jane, have been lauded as “one of the best duos since Johnny and June” (Nancy Dunham, The Washington Times). So, how did this pair, now hailing from Loxley, Alabama, come together and attain such a level of acclaim? Savana recalls meeting Anthony while she was living the aspiring artist’s life in ...