Americana

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal, John Oates, Jim Lauderdale Announced for Americana Summer Celebration

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal, John Oates, Jim Lauderdale Announced for Americana Summer Celebration
Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal, John Oates, and Jim Lauderdale will be performing at this year’s Americana Summer Celebration, Friday and Saturday, July 20-21. The event will be held at Blackberry Farm, a Smoky Mountain Relais & Châteaux resort. This annual fundraising event will benefit the Americana Music Association. For ticket information, please contact Blackberry Read More

Tin Pan South 2012: Lawrence Music Group with Tracy Lawrence, Lacey Brown, Rick Huckaby, Jonny Houlihan & Flip Anderson

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tin Pan South 2012: Lawrence Music Group with Tracy Lawrence, Lacey Brown, Rick Huckaby, Jonny Houlihan & Flip Anderson
The annual NSAI Tin Pan South songwriters festival is one of my very favorite weeks of the year, and shows such as this is why. Lawrence Music Group unleashed its writers at The Station Inn on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Tracy Lawrence kicked things off with his current single, ‘Pills,’ before proceeding to wholeheartedly thank Read More

Béla Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio Announce June 5 Release of ‘Across the Imaginary Divide’

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Béla Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio Announce June 5 Release of ‘Across the Imaginary Divide’
You have not heard banjo until you’ve heard Béla Fleck play it. Luckily, if you have not had the honor yet, the virtuoso will soon release a new album, a collaboration with The Marcus Roberts Trio. ‘Across the Imaginary Divide’ will be released on Rounder Records on June 5, 2012. Read More

John Jorgenson Will Join Rodney Crowell Tonight at BlackBerry Farm

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on John Jorgenson Will Join Rodney Crowell Tonight at BlackBerry Farm
If you are already going, you are in for a treat, and if not, there is still time to head out to Blackberry Farm for this Americana Music Association benefit featuring Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier. Read More

CD Review: The Stone – David Olney

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CD Review: The Stone – David Olney
  The Stone – David Olney (Deadbeet Records, 2012)   Whichever label you use to describe David Olney, it’s not enough. If you introduce him as a ‘folk artist’, people won’t be prepared for the humor and dry wit. If you say ‘singer-songwriter’, the energetic live performance might come as a shock. On new album, Read More

New Neil Young & Crazy Horse Album, ‘Americana,’ Due Out June 5

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Neil Young & Crazy Horse Album, ‘Americana,’ Due Out June 5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse will release a new album on June 5, 2012. Titled, Americana, the disc will contain classic American folk songs including ‘This Land Is Your Land,’ ‘Gallows Pole,’ ‘Tom Dooley’ and ‘Clementine.’ Read More

Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier Will Perform at Blackberry Farm Benefit for Americana, March 24

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier Will Perform at Blackberry Farm Benefit for Americana, March 24
Highly-respected Americana artists Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier will perform at the Blackberry Farm Benefit on March 24, 2012. The event will benefit the Americana Music Association, and will without a doubt be an unforgettable musical experience for all those who attend. Read More

Songwriters Circle: Ellis Paul

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Songwriters Circle: Ellis Paul
After 8 months of waiting for schedules to line up, Folk Alliance 2012 brought me the opportunity to add Ellis Paul to this series. As one of my songwriting heroes, he was one of the first names on my list when I started this. Everyone has songs they turn to at important moments. At quite Read More

Levon Helm Returns for another Ramble at the Ryman, May 6, 2012

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Levon Helm Returns for another Ramble at the Ryman, May 6, 2012
Grammy-winning Americana legend Levon Helm will return to the historic Ryman Auditorium with his Ramble at the Ryman on May 6, 2012. He will arrive with very special guests and lots of musical surprises! For ticket details, visit ryman.com To see the kind of party you’d be missing if you don’t go, check out the Read More

Introducing The Cumberland Collective: “We want to make music for the right reasons”

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Introducing The Cumberland Collective: “We want to make music for the right reasons”
One of the hits of the Folk Alliance 2012 was new Nashville band, The Cumberland Collective. Consisting of anywhere up to fifteen players, eight of the band’s members made their first trip to the music conference where I watched them create a buzz with their unique blend of, well, just about every music genre you Read More