We happened upon Lisa LeBlanc at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend. For those who haven’t attended, it’s four days of great music and you end up stumbling from one showcase to another, like cruising the honky tonks on Lower Broad in Nashville. That’s the last time we’ll be so nonchalant about seeing her.
Category: Americana Music
New release: Maggie Valley Band’s “The Hardest Thing”
The Maggie Valley Band, hailing from Maggie Valley, NC, features the harmonies and musicianship of sisters Whitney and Caroline Miller. Here’s the title track from their folk and bluegrass-laden new album.
Ruby Boots in Nashville this Saturday
One of the most intriguing artists we saw at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend was Ruby Boots, a West Australian singer-songwriter with a real rock edge. We’re confident she was the only performer at this folk music conference who led people to say “Does that sound like T.Rex?”
The Mastersons’ “Don’t Tell Me to Smile”
You couldn’t walk more than a few steps at last weekend’s Folk Alliance International Conference without seeing someone wearing a “Don’t Tell Me to Smile” button. It’s a statement for the times, but also doubled as a bit of promotion for the new Mastersons video of the same name. From “Transient Lullaby:”