Out this week is Brigitte DeMeyer’s first album since moving to Nashville and “Rose of Jericho” shows that she’s fallen in with good company. Brady Blade is back to produce the new album, with Nashville neighbors Will Kimbrough, Mike Farris, Sam Bush, Mike Henderson, Al Perkins, John Deaderick and others lending their talents. The first two songs on DeMeyer’s fourth album illustrate…
Americana Music chart: Keen’s “Ready for Confetti” soars
Robert Earl Keen’s fine new album (reviewed here this week) “Ready for Confetti” moved into sixth on this week’s Americana Music Chart, while the top five places were unchanged, with John Hiatt, Gillian Welch, the Jayhawks, Kasey Chambers and Joe Ely in the top five spots. New to the chart: The Bottle Rockets’ “Not So Loud” at 40. (Pictured)
Review: The 1861 Project
You can’t put “The 1861 Project” on shuffle. This ambitious, engaging and yes, educational project chronicles the Civil War through the perspectives of those who fought it. The stirring John Anderson performance on “The Turning of a Field” foreshadows the events of the next four years, culiminating in the surrender at Appomattox and the soldiers’ return home. There are inherent…
Austin City Limits to showcase Americana Music Festival
The Americana Music Festival has finally found a home on television. In their efforts to build awareness of Americana music, Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly and his staff have long sought a way to showcase the genre and its stars to a national audience. The Tennesseean reports today that the festival awards show will be broadcast live on…