country Archive
06 Jan 2019
C&W UK Style: David Gilmour’s Pals Unicorn
Few people remember a British band from the 1970s called Unicorn. Though they never found widespread success, the band recorded four major-label albums. Two and half of those were produced […]
26 Nov 2018
Holly Golightly: The Country-punk-blues One-take wonder
British-born Holly Golightly was an important part of the UK garage-punk scene of the 1990s. Today her music effectively combines that foundation with a sound that draws equally from classic […]
01 Nov 2018
Five Questions (and Answers) with Amanda Anne Platt
Led by singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt, WNC-based Americana/country band the Honeycutters are a popular draw on the concert and festival circuit. Last year upon returned from a string of live […]
02 Oct 2018
The Byrds’ Sweetheart of an Album, 50 Years Later
In the 1960s, the Byrds pioneered folk rock. The chiming electric 12-string guitars on the 1965 singles “Turn! Turn! Turn” and “Mr. Tambourine Man” influenced a generation of musicians. Soon […]
03 Aug 2018
Some Things She Knows: Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack burst onto the country music scene in the late 1990s; her classic country sound was a recipe for success: Womack was nominated for Female Vocalist of the […]
21 Jul 2018
Album Review: Alien Country – Like My Life Depends On It
A few years back, I recall there was a motion picture called Cowboys and Aliens or somesuch. Based only on the title – I didn’t care to investigate further – […]
04 Jul 2018
Album Review: Hearts Gone South — Little Things
In an era filled with twanged-up, Eagles-style lite rock passing as country, it’s bracingly refreshing to encounter an album of classic country such as Hearts Gone South’s latest, Little Things. […]
16 Feb 2018
Lorrie Morgan: Living the Songs
Singer-songwriter Lorrie Morgan likes to say that her whole life is a country song. Her accumulated life experiences have enhanced her finely-tuned ability to get inside of the songs she […]
02 Dec 2017
Vinyl Roundup Part One
Here’s a look at four new releases, all on my format of choice: vinyl. The Toadies – The Lower Side of Uptown (Kirtland Records) In an era populated by sensitive, […]
28 Oct 2017
Ten 100-word Reviews: Archival/Reissue Releases
With a great deal of my time these days spent working on my new book and various artist interviews, I tend to amass a backlog of albums for review. To […]