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Published: 18 February 2021
The pandemic regrettably has scuttled many in-person concerts and music events. Earlier this year, the Americana Music Association announced that their traditional ceremony honoring the year’s winners would be forgoing an in-person event. Despite the cancellation, fans can still enjoy the defining music of this year’s honorees when the
Acoustic Highway this week features the music of the late John Prine, The Highwomen, Brittany Haas, and Black Pumas. Tune in to hear why these musicians are revered for their talent and are being recognized for their artistry. Sunday night at 9:00 on WHRV.
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Searching Within, Mandolin Orangeâs Andrew Marlin Rolls Out Two Bewitching New Solo Album
Fable & Fire |Â Thirty Tigers; Feb. 19
Andrew Marlin is accustomed to spending the bulk of his time on the road. Since the late aughtsâalongside his wife and musical partner, Emily Frantzâhe has led the beloved Chapel Hill roots outfit, Mandolin Orange. But, as for so many others, the past year has kept him largely confined to the same spaces around his home, a restriction he admits has frustrated his ability to source lyrical inspiration for his songs.
âWhen Iâm traveling and seeing a lot of people, Iâm getting a lot of different perspectives on a daily basis,â he says. âIâve been able to access a lot of that as inspiration [in the past] when I go to write a song. This year, itâs basically all been self-generated perspective.â
20 years following his death, John Hartford is still being honored by a whole world of roots musicians.
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1 just happens to be the most recent, an album of songs Hartford composed but never recorded, only to be found later by his family when sifting through his archival collection. A collaborative recording, this track is performed by Alison Brown and Hawktail (Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert, Jordan Tice, and Dominick Leslie) and the album is up for a Grammy!
From Nashville, Carl Anderson brings us a co-write this week from his upcoming
Taking Off and Landing. The single is about vulnerability, forgiving and becoming comfortable with yourself, and embracing your inescapable imperfections.
Jan 13, 2021
We’re all familiar with the standard bluegrass five-piece band (also a common lineup in old-time or string band music), but there are quite a few second- and third-string instruments no pun intended that are rarely invited to join ensembles of guitar, fiddle, upright bass, mandolin, and banjo. Dobro is perhaps first on this short list, but accordion, dulcimer (hammered and mountain), autoharp, washboard, harmonica and dozens of other music and noisemakers could be encountered alongside these acoustic staples.
The five musicians below are awe-inspiringly adept at their instruments, each considered more like afterthoughts or casual embellishments in American roots music, rarely considered centerpieces themselves. But no matter how uncommon they may be at your local jam circle, or around the fire at the campsite, after you’ve been introduced to each of the following, you’ll be craving more unexpected and uncommon sounds in your bluegrass lineups.