Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
Discover the Best New Music of the Week! We’ve pulled together some of the best new music we’ve heard lately — and you can hear it all on Fresh Cuts, my weekly radio hour. Tune in every Friday at 2pm ET / 11am PT on Folk Alley’s 24/7 stream — available on our website, mobile […]
Basic Folk podcast, eps. 338 – Joe Henry & Mark Erelli
Joe Henry has released 15 studio albums, apprenticed for legendary producer T Bone Burnett and, in turn, has produced many other musicians’ albums on his own, including three GRAMMY Award-winning albums – for Solomon Burke, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. He’s co-written a few songs as well, including a couple with his sister-in-law, […]
Keith Whitley’s Son: “A Lot” of Unheard Keith Whitley Songs Exist
Part of the magic about the music of Keith Whitley is that he was able to accomplish so much in such a short period of time. He passed away tragically in 1989 at the age of 34 right as his career was taking off. Smartly, Dillon Weldon didn’t pry too much. You want to save […]
So Gavin Adcock Recorded a Traditional Country Tribute Record?
Well now. Country music’s wrestling heel and town drunk has hauled off and recorded himself an entire record of classic country music covers, and in a classic country sound, and in alleged tribute to all the past greats. Well now. Country music’s wrestling heel and town drunk has hauled off and recorded himself an entire […]
Folk Alley Radio Show #260312
This week on Folk Alley—in honor of Women’s History Month and St. Patricks’s Day—join host Cindy Howes for a celebration of Irish & Irish-American women in folk music. Hear from Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Cathy Jordan, Moya Brennan, Karan Casey, Sharon Shannon, Niamh Parsons, and so much more! Folk Alley is able […]
Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves End Long Feud Via New Song
For years, rumors swirled about a a smoldering feud between Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, though there was never any hard and fast confirmations. Both women are from small town East Texas. Musgraves recently spoke to Jewly Hight of NPR about her up coming album Middle of Nowhere, and for the first time, spoke in-depth […]
Folk Alley Radio Show #260305
This week on Folk Alley, in honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate legendary and iconic women of folk, country, and roots music whose voices have shaped the sound and spirit of these genres—and continue to inspire artists today. Hear from trailblazers like Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Odetta, Mavis Staples, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Hazel […]
The Droptines Announce New Album, Major Label Debut “Drought Flower”
The Droptines have tapped into some original alt-country chemistry that’s been sorely missing in the roots music diet, and have spent the last couple of years since releasing their debut self-titled album. “Our album ‘Drought Flower’ is the culmination of a lot of hard work from the guys and me,” says frontman and primary songwriter Conner Arthur in […]
From golf greens to the Grammys: Leven Kali’s unusual musical journey
Leven Kali brings the funk in his new album LK99. The Netherlands-born artist shares his inspiration and drive with NPR’s Adrian Ma.
HUGE New Todd Snider Tribute Planned in Texas
When Todd Daniel Snider died on November 14th at the age of 59, it left a huge, gaping void in the songwriting community that won’t soon be filled, if ever. A tribute has come together in Texas. Though Todd Snider might be most synonymous with the East Nashville songwriting community that he helped found in […]