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British Folk & Acoustic

Rooted in Tradition: JP Harris Explores the Depths of American Folk History with Final Single ‘Hang Me’ Ahead of New Album Shaving A Dead Man

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Executive Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of American roots music, few artists balance the raw authenticity of tradition with the weathered wisdom of contemporary experience quite like JP Harris. As anticipation reaches its fever pitch for the release of his sixth studio album, Shaving A Dead Man—slated for an October 23 drop via Bloodshot Records—Harris … Read more

Live Music & Gigs

Rooted in Myth and Melody: Lucia Fairfull on Community, Collaboration, and the Cinematic Triumph of ‘Picking Petals’

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Executive Overview For Lucia Fairfull, frontwoman of the magnetic and relentlessly evolving art-pop outfit Lucia and the Best Boys, music has never been a sterile exercise in algorithmic optimization. Instead, it is a visceral, deeply physical manifestation of heritage, folklore, and community. Sitting down for a reflective Zoom interview from her home in Glasgow—held just … Read more

Global Music Influences

Rooted in Tradition: Rhiannon Giddens Revives Elizabeth Cotten’s "Freight Train" for Upcoming Album Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

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Executive Overview In the sprawling landscape of American roots music, few lineages run as deep, or are as fiercely protected and honored, as the connection between North Carolina musical pioneers. Grammy-winning singer, instrumentalist, and cultural historian Rhiannon Giddens has once again reached into the rich, damp soil of Southern music history to unearth a timeless … Read more

British Folk & Acoustic

Dark Folk Vanguard Mama’s Broke Return with Reunion: An Exhaustive Exploration of Grief, Ecology, and Rooted Transience

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Executive Overview In the contemporary landscape of contemporary acoustic music, few acts occupy the singular, shadowy crossroads that define the artistry of Mama’s Broke. Comprising the fiercely independent singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, the duo has spent the better part of a decade carving out a terrifyingly original niche within the … Read more

British Folk & Acoustic

Rooted in the Earth: FRMR (Andrew Farmer) Bridges Folktronica and Ecology on Anticipated New Album Ochre

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Executive Overview Northern Irish singer-songwriter and poet Andrew Farmer—better known to the independent music community by his moniker FRMR—has officially released "Echinacea," the spellbinding second single from his forthcoming sophomore studio album, Ochre. Set for an August 28th release via Bluestack Records, the new record serves as a direct, deeply textured continuation of Farmer’s artistic … Read more

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