Megan Moroney, Lucky Review Southern Charm and Soulful Honesty: Megan Moroney’s ‘Lucky’ Strikes Gold by John Gaddis Megan Moroney’s highly-anticipated debut album, Lucky, is an intimate exploration of the young country singer’s life. Hailing from Savannah, Georgia, and now rooted Read more
Bud Rokesky, Outsider Review by John Gaddis Bud Rokesky is a singer/songwriter releasing his album, Outsider. The songs on the album explore how people have different takes on the same situation. Rokesky is used to isolation, being born in Brisbane, and Read more
Elle King, Come Get Your Wife Review by John Gaddis Elle King has fully embraced the country’s way of life with Come Get Your Wife. Four-time Grammy nominee King co-produced the album with award-winning songwriter Ross Copperman. “There’s something about how you Read more
MAREN MORRIS, HUMBLE QUEST – REVIEW by John Gaddis Maren Morris returns with a compelling collection of songs in the country-pop genre, Humble Quest. Her third album was created while she dealt with postpartum depression that followed the birth of her Read more
SIERRA FERRELL, LONG TIME COMING – REVIEW by John Gaddis Hailing from West Virginia, now based in Nashville, singer-songwriter Sierra Ferrell makes her debut on Rounder Records with Long Time Coming. Co-produced by 10-time Grammy Award-winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Read more
Don Pedigo, Live From the 5 (Live) Review by John Gaddis Singer and Songwriter Don Pedigo has that old-school soul and country sound well-paired with well-crafted tunes and solid musicianship. Based in Nashville, Pedigo weaves an album of downhome songs Read more
LOSING HER, SINGLE – REVIEW by John Gaddis Brandon Calano is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter that writes and performs under the pseudonym Becoming Young. The name represents the journey to let go of everything we are not, so we can become Read more
COUNTRY MEETS JAZZ IN A CROSSOVER HYBRID Multi CD Review by John Gaddis Willie Nelson, That’s Life (Legacy, 2020) On this day, Frank Sinatra would have been 105 years old. What a perfect Read more
COUNTY & BLUEGRASS SHORT TAKES – REVIEW by Constance Tucker Great Peacock, Forever Better Worse Based in Nashville, TN. Great Peacock, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Andrew Nelson, guitar and harmony vocalist Blount Read more
Country & Traditional Music Short Takes: Grain Thief, Hawktail, The Deer’s Cry, Eleven Hundred Springs – Review by John Gaddis Grain Thief, Pedal Down (Self-Released, 2020) Grain Thief is a 5-piece string band from Boston, Read more
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