Folk
These young musicians clearly embrace their roots, but there is no denying that this is a forward-looking troupe, one that flashes no pretensions as it blows your mind.
Such Ferocious Beauty ranks among the best of the Cowboy Junkies’ work — you can feel the band challenging itself, thriving in the tumult it generates.
The Kossoy Sister’s last area performance was at the 2012 Newport Folk Festival. Now both living in Guatemala, the pair are back for a Saturday matinee appearance at Club Passim.
Projects such as Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium extricate the resilient voice of the people from the cacophony of current ideological intervention.
The Field Recorders’ Collective is dedicated to preserving and distributing non-commercial recordings of traditional American music that are not available to the general public. In January, took three gems out of the archive and made them available to stream and download.
Ted Olson continues bringing important location recordings of early American music back to light.
2022 in music documentaries: Ten worth streaming, plus a disappointment.
Our music critics pick some of the standout albums and performances of 2022.
Billy Strings injects some contemporary vibes into Me/And/Dad, but this is first and foremost a back-to-the-roots album.
Music Feature: 20 Moments That Made Us Glad Live Music Returned in 2022
Still, for all the gloom and doom, there’s no question that a bountiful amount of live music was finally on offer throughout the year as musicians and presenters continued to defy the odds.
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