Citizen Vinyl – Hard Pressed To Beat It
Citizen Vinyl Studio and Pressing Plant Citizen Vinyl Asheville, North Carolina 11 September GrassRoots Music Tour 2023 By Rob Dickens Building History The Asheville Citizen Times building was built in fifteen months over 1938 and 1939 on the tail of the Great Depression, as a downtown centre for the city’s two newspapers and radio station WWNC (Wonderful West North Carolina) . It is three-storeys of what is considered to be...
Mountaingrass 2023 Approaches
2023 Mountaingrass Festival Preview Mountaingrass 2023 Beechworth, Victoria 10 to 12 November By Jim Jacob By Rob Dickens Mountaingrass 2023 looks like being a big return to form after the pandemic years. Nestled in the historically significant and postcard pretty town of Beechworth, three hours north east of Melbourne, it promises great music, food, dancing, workshops and jamming for those who make the journey. Presented by the...
Americana Music Honors and Awards 2023 Wrap
2023 Americana Honors and Awards Credit: Getty Images for the Americana Music Association Americana Honors and Awards 2023 The Best Roots Music Night On The Planet? Part Of Our USA GrassRoots Music Tour 2023 By Rob Dickens The Americana Music Association celebrated distinguished members of its community last night, revealing the winners of the 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Award Winners...
Folk Americana Roots Hall Of Fame – Initial Inductees
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Inductees Folk Americana Roots Hall Of Fame First Inductees Announced Ceremony April 2024 The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), Boston’s living music museum and newest cultural and educational initiative inside the Boch Center Wang Theatre, announced its inaugural class of inductees. The first induction ceremony for recipients and their families will take place in mid-April 2024. Living and...
The Steel Wheels Go Sideways
New Album The Steel Wheels The Steel Wheels To Release ‘Sideways’ Out February 9, 2024 The brilliant Virginia-based Americana band The Steel Wheels have announced that their new record Sideways will come out on February 9, 2024 via Big Ring Records. The group has also shared the first single from the LP “Easy On Your Way”, a hymn-like anthem with bittersweet lyrics and a rollicking bluegrass-inflected instrumental. “This...