Rhiannon Giddens is receiving some well deserved praise for her sets at Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals this summer! Read why Rhiannon Giddens was one of the 10 Best Things Rolling Stone saw at Newport Folk. “Giddens…led a dazzling set that was a mini-folk festival all Read more | Read why Rhiannon Giddens was one of the 10 Best Things Rolling Stone saw at Newport Folk

Alessi’s Ark returns with “Cut The Cord”, the first single from third album Love Is The Currency. Listen to “Cut The Cord” at The Line of Best Fit For more info on Alessi’s Ark, visit her Artist Page Read more | LIsten to "Cut The Cord" at The Line of Best Fit

Listen to what Josh Ritter has to say about the work behind his new album, Gathering, at NPR! Gathering will be out this fall! Listen here: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/07/17/536711571/uncertainty-mania-laughter-and-sadness-josh-ritter-explains-his-newest-work For more info and upcoming tour dates, visit Josh Ritter’s Artist Page Read more | Hear the story behind Gathering at NPR

NPR has premiered the first track from Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton’s new album, Wildflower Blues, in their “All Songs Considered” podcast. The track, “You Are Not Needed Now”,  is “soul-stirring…with breathtaking harmonies…a rustic roots-pop rambler” -NPR Music Read the article and listen to “You Are Not Needed Now” here For more info on Jolie Holland and her upcoming Read more | Listen to "You Are Not Needed Now" and read the article at NPR Music

The Como Mamas recently recorded live performances from the Pratchett home-place in Como, MS. This is where they grew up and where their grandfather was recorded by Alan Lomax along with Missisippi Fred McDowell. Watch the performances here:   Read more | Watch the Como Mamas perform "Hold Me Jesus" from Como, MS

You can hear the first listen of Ala.ni’s new album “You & I” at NPR! “You won’t hear another record that sounds like this one this year, or dare I say this decade.” – Bob Boilen, NPR Read the full article and listen to “You & I” here For more info on Ala.ni and her upcoming Read more | Read the full article and listen to "You & I" at NPR

Nonesuch has featured “Lullaby”, a collaboration between Rhiannon Giddens and Kronos Quartet, on their website. You can download “Lullaby” when you pre-order Rhiannon’s new album Folk Songs, out June 9th. Listen to “Lullaby” and read the article here For more info on Rhiannon Giddens and her upcoming tour dates, visit her artist page here Read more | Listen to "Lullaby" at Nonesuch

Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers will celebrate the release of Shanti’s Shadow at Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX on Friday, June 2, 2017 with Special Guests Shakey Graves & The Brother Brothers! The Austin Chronicle gave the album 4 stars, praising “…her second solo disc transcends genre on a remarkable balance of delicate power.”   Read more | Read the full review at The Austin Chronicle

You can watch Don Bryant’s full live session at Paste Magazine Studios in New York City here. For more info and upcoming tour dates for Don Bryant, visit his Artist Page. Read more | Watch the full live session at Paste

The Steel Wheels are receiving rave reviews for their new album, “Wild As We Came Here”. From No Depression, “The best album of their career delivers ten singularly brilliant songs that form a cohesive document of life in western Virginia. Subjects as diverse as environmental activism and religious oppression are all firmly rooted in a mural of Read more | Read the full review at No Depression