The Annual Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference bills itself as the largest gathering of folk…
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Molly Tuttle is best known as a bluegrass virtuoso. She was the first woman to…
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The first-ever Iowa City Songwriters Festival (September 4-6) was something worth singing about. The event…
Lilly Hiatt wrote her first song when she was just nine years old. It was…
Hinterland did not just grow this year—it exploded. The festival grounds in St. Charles, Iowa,…
Lizzie No is both a musician and a political activist, and she doesn’t see a…
I’m With Her is a folk-rock supergroup. Members Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan…
Jackie Venson was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and still lives there. Her music…
When I attended my first South by Southwest (SXSW) more than 25 years ago in…
Drew and Ellie Holcomb have been married for almost 20 years and, for the most…
Every day is a holiday. Don’t believe me (or Katy Perry’s 2015 hit)—you can check…
Historians consider Texan Lightnin’ Hopkins as the most significant country blues musician of his generation.…