Usually when an artist releases a
multiple-CD collection, it's a boxed set of greatest hits,
perhaps with a few previously unreleased tunes thrown in. In a
possibly...
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You could say Americana,
that indefinable roots music, is the new punk rock. But the
punks in question are older and make a lot of money.
Last week, a record 1,200 people...
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Guy Clark, "Workbench Songs" (Dualtone)
Chris Smither, "Leave The Light On" (Signature Sounds)
The cover photos accompanying these CDs focus on the artists' hands —...
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In Nashville, they call
it a guitar pull.
Four singer-songwriters -- Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt
and Lyle Lovett -- took seats with their acoustic guitars...
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The Americana Music Assn. will pay
special tribute to songwriter John Hartford, who died in 2001,
and to singer/songwriter Judy Collins at its fourth annual
Honors & Awards...
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Think of newly founded
HackTone Records as a home for wayward records.
HackTone is the brainchild of two alumni of pioneering
archival label Rhino Records. David Gorman...
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May is bluegrass month, and
contributing to the celebration is the emergence of younger
artists in the venerable genre, as well as the younger audience
needed to nourish...
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Veteran artists Lyle Lovett , John
Hiatt , Guy Clark and Joe Ely are scheduling a handful of fall
shows together.
Confirmed so far is an Oct. 22 show at New York's...
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A gathering of old friends will turn into an historic concert when Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Nanci Griffith, and Emmylou Harris perform at Old Friends: The...
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