Gregg Allman is #1 on this week’s Americana Music Association Chart with his new CD “Low Country Blues,” edging out Robert Plant’s “Band of Joy.” What year is this? I’m not complaining. It’s actually pretty astonishing (and encouraging) to see artists you’ve admired for decades find a new home in Americana.
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A tribute to John Prine
After years of tribute albums that tend to be purely celebratory, it’s nice to come across one that’s revelatory. Cover John Prine? That’s a tall order. He’s a distinctive performer with an unconventional style and phrasing, and a voice that seems built for his songs. Yet there’s a freshness to Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows, thanks to respectful, but not too…
Lorraine – Lori McKenna
By Ken Paulson You can almost hear Lori McKenna exhale with relief on Lorraine, her new CD and the first in some time without the commercial pressure of a label. She’s back to a sparer sound and continues to write about life’s trials and passages, from the frustration of being taken for granted (“If He Tried”) to the loss of…