“O Brother Where Art Thou?,” the soundtrack to the 2000 George Clooney film that drove a surge in interest in roots and Americana music, has been re-issued in a deluxe 10th anniversary edition, with a disc of bonus songs, most of which were produced in the original T Bone Burnett sessions: “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” (Colin Linden), “You Are My…
Uncut: The records that shaped John Hiatt
The October 2011 issue of Uncut features John Hiatt on its “My Life In Music” page, inviting Hiatt to list the records that helped shape his life and musical tastes. The first pick, “Elvis Presley’s take on Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky” particularly intrigued us. (Yes, that’s the B-side of Sun 209.) “I love the way it straddles two…
New acts added to 2012 Cayamo line-up
The bookers for Cayamo have been busy. Newly-added acts for the floating Americana music festival set for February 2012 include Joe Purdy, Bobby Long and Deep River. They join an impressive line-up that includes Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Keb’ Mo’, John Hiatt, Buddy Miller, Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III, Greg Brown, the Civil Wars, Sara Watkins, James McMurtry,…
Update: 2011 Americana Music Festival performers
The Americana Music Association just released an updated list of performers who will perform at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville Oct. 12-15. The biggest new name is Lucinda Williams, who will be part of the Honors and Award show at the Ryman Auditorium. Other additions to the festival line-up include: Amanda Shires, Ben Sollee, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rolling…