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DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE: INNER JOURNEY

Nancy PoseyDecember 5, 2019December 5, 2019

by Nancy PoseyDecember 5, 2019December 5, 201903124

No one listening to the magical combination of Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s vocal performances should wonder why Brooke has been named IBMA’s female vocalist of the year three years in a row. In the same way that siblings often achieve “blood harmony,” these two play off each other’s voices in......

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Solo Release from Rick Faris: Breaking in Lonesome

Nancy PoseyNovember 21, 2019January 28, 2022

by Nancy PoseyNovember 21, 2019January 28, 202203763

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 PoseyNovember 10, 2019November 12, 2019

by Nancy PoseyNovember 10, 2019November 12, 201901624

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 PoseyOctober 23, 2019November 3, 2019

by Nancy PoseyOctober 23, 2019November 3, 201904096

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 PoseyOctober 18, 2019November 3, 2019

by Nancy PoseyOctober 18, 2019November 3, 201902747

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 PoseyOctober 3, 2019October 19, 2019

by Nancy PoseyOctober 3, 2019October 19, 201905212

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......

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Bree Lefler- “That’s Sobriety” EP Breakdown

Johnny GilesAugust 26, 2019January 11, 2026

by Johnny GilesAugust 26, 2019January 11, 202602149

Bree Lefler- “That’s Sobriety” On August 22nd, Bree Lefler released her second EP entitled, “That’s Sobriety.” It features six tracks in total: five songs plus an acoustic demo of her song, “That’s Sobriety.” The opening track, “Atmosphere,” coaxes you into the EP with a simple, sweet vocal that soothes......