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Country Album Review: Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Classic Trio Albums” — The Voice Alone

What makes these two albums stand apart? They are content to showcase the elemental power of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s voice.

By: Jeremy Ray Jewell Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review Tagged: Billy Strange, Country Music, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Ray Jewell, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Bear Family

Music Commentary: Songs Ken Burns Overlooked in “Country Music”

Country music is as rich and complex as any other genre, but given the inevitable marketing tie-ins, it might be a good time to offer the names of artists and songs that either weren’t included or were briefly touched on at best.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Country Music, Ken Burns, Matt Hanson

Music Commentary: Ken Burns’ “Country Music” — Superb Cinematic Storytelling

Country Music digs into the rich, deep dirt of a music with a complicated past, a hybrid genre soaked in soulful suffering, twangy glory, and times both high and tough.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Folk, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Country Music, Daniel Gewertz, Ken Burns, PBS

Country Music Review: Gabe Lee’s “farmland” — The Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Blues

This Nashvillian has a simple message for America: “You best pull yourself together, or you might never be the same.”

By: Jeremy Ray Jewell Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Country Music, farmland, Gabe Lee, Jeremy Ray Jewell

Music Interview: Country Singer Susan Cattaneo—Making it as a Musician in Boston

“I love analyzing songs and finding out what makes them tick and what makes them wonderful.”

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Berklee College of Music, Country Music, Lizard Lounge, Susan Cattaneo

Fuse Music Interview: Jim Lauderdale joins Della Mae at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival

A country maverick talks about becoming a bluegrass traditionalist.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Popular Music Tagged: bluegrass, Boston Bluegrass Union’s Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Country Music, Della Mae, Jim Lauerdale

Fuse Film Review: “We Always Lie to Strangers” — One Part of America, Singing

These are good people who have grown up playing country and pop music and are committed to giving the people what they want.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Branson, Brattle Theatre, Country Music, documentary, Presleys, The DocYard, The Lennon Brothers, the Lennon Sisters, We Always Lie to Strangers

Music Interview: Beth Harrington on The Carters, The Cashes, and the Course of Country Music

“The music itself is quite Gothic. It’s about murder, and death, and God, not all toe tapping stuff.”

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Interview Tagged: A.P. Carter, Beth Harrington, Boston Film Festival, Country Music, documentary, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Maybelle Carter, Sara Carter, The Winding Stream

Theater Review: “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline” — An Enjoyable Homage to a Legend of Country Music

A Short Walk with Patsy Cline leaves you wanting more. It will send you — back or for the first time — to Cline’s own recordings.

By: Jim Kates Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Bridget Beirne, Country Music, Dean Regan, Patsy Cline, Peterborough Players, Tom Frey

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