FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC PUBLICATION

FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC PUBLICATION

Reviews

Show Review: Jason Isbell Durham Performing Arts Center (January 14, 2026)

I once read that Jason Isbell purposefully overproduced his early solo records because he didn’t think he had a good

Do you ever hear the first few bars of a song and immediately there is a fluttering in your chest,

I’ll be honest, I didn’t listen to nearly as much new music as I normally do this year. My top

If there is one thing undeniably characteristic of the band Cold Chocolate its this: soul. And the bands latest single

If you are reading this website you already know who Jesse Welles is. Still, I feel the need to put

As I get older and this publication falls more and more onto the wayside for me (kudos to Ken for

What is the gauge for brilliance in musicianship? What sets an artist on a trajectory to elevate their work in

Meditative, transcendent, transportive. It’s hard to listen to John Mailander’s arrangements and not use language that may come across as

Live music can be a beautiful thing when performer and audience are so in sync that it truly feels like

If you don’t fall in love with Larry and Joe at one of their concerts, there’s something dead inside that