Alecia was nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2004 by the International Bluegrass Musicians Association, but that doesn’t mean she...
In Her Daddy’s Footsteps
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Western Music
A True Country Brew
Barbequed with a hint of barley smoke could describe Sony Music’s new Western tunesmith and vocalist Trent Willmon. But whatever you do, don’t call...
Del McCoury’s High Lonesome Sound
When you think Bluegrass, you are thinking Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe. When you hear Bluegrass, you are probably hearing the “high...
Paying the Rent
R549 is a country band that re-invented itself nearly three years ago by going back to its roots—those being Lower Broadway in Nashville, the...
An American Starlet
“Cowboys don’t cry, they’d rather drink the ocean dry, they let the lonesome pedal steel, tell the world the way they feel.”—Ian Parks from the...
Country Crossover Colorado Style
Rail bending is a little known skill that was once used to derail trains, a nasty trick dating back to the Civil War. Men who succeeded in setting a...
Country Crossover Colorado Style
Rail bending is a little known skill that was once used to derail trains, a nasty trick dating back to the Civil War. Men who succeeded in setting a...
In a Land of Extremes
Ranch wife, camp cook, cowgirl and mom, Kip Calahan also sings sweeter than a cowboy riding night watch. A resident of Southern New Mexico, she’s an...
All This Way for the Short Ride
So, you’ve never heard of Tom Russell? Join the club. Songwriters, unlike performers, are often unknown. Tom Russell is a cult figure around the...
Branded by the Land
For most listeners, the first song is all it takes to hear the truth in this voice. Brenn Hill couldn’t tell a lie if he wanted to. Like the artist...
Paying Tribute to the Man in Black
This article was supposed to be all about singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell—from his arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1972 to his new CD, Fate’s...
Not Just Another Pretty Voice
New Mexico is home to many legends: Billy the Kid, the Roswell Alien and a hometown kid whose real name actually happens to be Joe West. This...