Category : ALBUM REVIEWS

ALBUM REVIEWS

Solo Release from Rick Faris: Breaking in Lonesome

Nancy Posey
When someone has been playing music as long as Rick Faris has, it’s natural to want to push the limits and try something new. At seven, he began playing with his family band. Rick went on to join Special Consensus, nominated for Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2013 and 2019......
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THE MILK CARTON KIDS RELEASE NEW EP “THE ONLY ONES”

Nancy Posey
When the Milk Carton Kids first hosted the 2018 Americana Music Association’s Honors and awards Ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium, they delivered their special brand of self-deprecating humor and wry repartee, reminiscent of the early Smothers Brothers, and charmed the audiences before their unique blend of harmony and guitar skills......
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MANDY BARNETT RELEASES SINGLE OF SKEETER DAVIS CLASSIC “THE END OF THE WORLD”

Nancy Posey
Twenty years after the Coen Brothers’ O Brother! Where Art Thou? brought a new wave of fans to old-time music, Ken Burns’ Country Music documentary series is bringing country music to the attention of new generations of music lovers. In the spirit of the day, Mandy Barnett released this week her version......
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LOUISA BRANSCOMB: GONNA LOVE ANYWAY

Nancy Posey
At this point in Louisa Branscomb’s full career as a songwriter and performer, it should come as no surprise that the theme of resilience runs through her twelfth album Gonna Love Anyway, released in July 2019 on Compass Records and co-produced by Branscomb and Missy Raines.  Louisa Branscomb has been making......
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“Mean Mary” James launches “Cold” on a hot Nashville night.

Nancy Posey
InDo Nashville, a shared space near Downtown Nashville where just last month Robert Earl Keen and Foo Fighter’s Chris Shiflett interviewed each other for their podcasts, served as setting for “Mean Mary” James’ ice cream social and CD release party. Her new release Cold is the perfect antidote to the unseasonably......