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1 week ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |John Apice |John Antonio |Andrew Gulden
James Cook Texican Velvet James Cook has a new album of rootsy Americana goodness Texican Velvet, which was produced and engineered by The Great Divide‘s Mike McClure. Arrangements with acoustic guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin, the songs are a little bit dark and a little bit like a storm blowing through a rustic country cabin. And they are all authentic storytelling from the core of human resilience.
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1 week ago | 
americanahighways.org | John Apice |Jeff Burger |Elise Cady
Lynn Taylor & The Barflies – Where The Heart Is
The genre of music explored here has been around for decades. So, to fluff up feather’s veteran singer-songwriter, Lynn Taylor, invigorates it with his signature bruised vocal. He then surrounds it with bright instrumentation & backup singers. What’s old is new again.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |H. R. Gertner |Melissa Clarke |Americana Highways
Barbara Lynch where did you goBarbara Lynch grew up in small town in Southwestern Ontario which, if you’ve spent any time in the area you’ll know is as rural and rustic as it gets. On her new album, where did you go, Barbara Lynch shares stories and observations from that setting, which play out as songs that are the kind of back country music that the hearts of Americana music fans long for.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanahighways.org | John Apice |Elise Cady
Kinky Friedman – Poet of Motel 6
Fortunately, this is a wonderful but unfortunately posthumous set by the ever-creative artist & iconic storyteller Kinky Friedman. The songs were written at his Echo Hill Ranch in Texas & address departure, gratitude, resilience & vulnerability, performed with emotional authenticity.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanahighways.org | John Apice |Elise Cady |Jeff Burger |Melissa Clarke
The Mallett Brothers Band – Higher Up In the Hills
This 14-cut set is from a Maine band that’s been producing music for 15 years. They’ve mastered several genres with skill & determination – rock, country, folk & Americana. At this point, they’ve also crafted their own delightful & accessible style. This is their 7th & it features a hot guest spot on “Dogs and Horses” by Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers Band, the Rolling Stones) on piano & organ.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanahighways.org | Andrew Gulden |Americana Highways |Elise Cady
Mark “Nessie” Nesmith – A Sinner’s PrayerMark “Nessie” Nesmith has a new blues album A Sinner’s Prayer, an intermixture of Delta, Chicago, and Texas blues styles that Nesmith blends into an emotionally charged 12 original songs that journey through personal struggle, movin’ on, mortality, and above all, resilience. All of this happens over skilled acoustic and electric guitar playing, an ace full band sound, and with a touch of wry commentary amidst the pain.
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1 month ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |Gary Schwind |Bill Bentley |Andrew Gulden
Sean Magwire – Echoes in the WindSean Magwire has a new Americana album releasing this week, Echoes in the Wind, which is brimming with soul searching and deep truthful observations. Hailing from heartland country in Indiana, Sean has nestled in the Northeast and writes songs that are quite stunning and observational in the same vein of gems that John Prine mined.
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1 month ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |John Apice
Mike Farris – The Sounds of Muscle ShoalsMike Farris has a new album out this week, The Sounds of Muscle Shoals. To make this album Mike left Nashville and made his way south across the border to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to record and craft the songs at FAME studios.
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1 month ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady
Delta Stardust – Snakes Made of Light
Delta Stardust, a roots semi-psychedelic band from Memphis and North Mississippi, just released their debut album of musically layered earthy songs: Snakes Made of Light. Delta Stardust has pulled a large group of musicians together but the sound isn’t what you’d traditionally label psychedelic, nor it it bluegrass or simple folk.
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1 month ago | 
americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |H. R. Gertner
Christopher Wright – The Other SideTexas musician Christopher Wright is releasing a new album The Other Side, recorded at Dripping Springs studio and featuring Cody Braun on fiddle to ground it nice and firmly in an earthy Texas soundscape. When you first hit play on the album, you immediately notice it’s suffused with the natural sound that comes from the Texas air and buffalo grass that Christopher grew up in. But there’s something more going on in the songwriting.
