What the Boom in Country and Western Music Says About America
A diverse and talented new generation of singer/songwriters are steeped in country music's oldest stylings, but telling stories of a modern America struggling with its identity.
A diverse and talented new generation of singer/songwriters are steeped in country music's oldest stylings, but telling stories of a modern America struggling with its identity.
Arman’s 2021 self-titled collection contains one gut-wrenching gem after another, her voice like a cello, narrating weary, leathery, patient stories drawn from a sparse Western landscape.
Noe's sophomore album, 'River Fools and Mountain Saints' is a familiar and resonant portrait of growing up Appalachian, told with descriptive brushstrokes that evoke some of Americana's master storytellers.
I'm on the lookout for my own behaviors that will become a source of their bemused assessment of me. Not so I can avoid the behaviors — so I can accentuate them. Because I want them to remember.
I opt for songs from the canon of old-time country music, some of which are contemporary, whose lyrics and melodies are imprinted onto my soul.
Colter Wall is now a mature, fully realized music creator, exploring and reinventing the canon of western songs, and contributing to it with his own pieces.
I’m grateful we've allowed our boys to tattoo their minds onto the walls of our house. It’s another way we get to hear them.