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They’ve been one of WNCW’s absolute favorite regional acts since their inception in the early ‘90s. We’ve enjoyed the singles from this album that were released earlier this year; now enjoy the whole album, out on Organic Records! They’ve got some great new original tunes, along with covers from Willie Nelson, Lou Reed, and Garcia/Hunter.

21 tracks, mostly recorded live and in one room, often in one take, from Jeff Tweedy and company! It’s a return to country music, similar to their 1996 double album “Being There”. You might pick up on Tweedy’s observations of American history and pitfalls here, too. “The specifics of an American identity begin to blur for me as the record moves toward the light and opens itself up to more cosmic solutions—coping with fear, without belonging to any nation or group other than humanity itself.”

When a master songsmith like Tom T. Hall calls an artist “a great credit to a wonderful Kentucky tradition” it’s time to pull up a chair and pay attention. As it pertains to The Local Honeys he was right on the money. For almost a decade the duo (Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs) have been an integral part of the Kentucky music-scape. They’ve paid their dues, garnering countless accolades and accomplishments (tours with Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, praise from the New York Times) and have become the defining sound of Kentucky music.

Geographically, Roberts describes himself as “Memphis-born, Alabama-raised, Colorado-grown, and Alaska-rooted.” So it should be no big surprise that he has an ability to capture various character traits of what it means to be an American. In the past couple years since his debut album, he’s bought some land in Alaska and built a cabin on it, started a dump trucking business, and been on an epic whitewater rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. Let’s get to know how these experiences are reflected in his latest collection of songs…

Born and raised in Chicago, La Botz worked his way up from playing street corners and tattoo parlors to sharing bills with the likes of Ray Charles, Etta James, Dr. John, and Mavis Staples. We loved his 2019 album, especially his quirky track “Hey Bigfoot”, and now we have this new collection of country/folk/blues. He’s also an actor and a meditation teacher…

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut from this group that blends funk, boogaloo, soul, jazz, R&B, and fusion, a reissue will be released on September 16th.

We’re proud to call Jim a friend and neighbor – he’s from our area, and he loves listening to WNCW and paying us a visit when he can. He’s a busy man in Nashville and around the country, though, particularly with his busy writing and recording routine. This is his 35th album, and as he says, “It's a constant challenge to try to keep making better and better records, write better and better songs. I still always feel like I'm a developing artist.” “There's a mixture on this record of uplifting songs and, at the same time, songs of heartbreak and despair—because that's part of life as well,” he adds. “In the country song world especially, that's always been part of it. That’s real life.”

This Dublin, Ireland band has endeared us over the past few years with their terrific, original adaptation of Appalachian music. Louise Holden (vocals), her brother Dave Holden (guitar), Konrad Liddy (upright bass), Colin Derham (banjo), and Adrian Hart (fiddle) are perhaps charting a bit of a new direction with this new self-titled release, with the addition of a wider range of influences, including sixties pop, cinematic soundscapes and New Orleans jazz. They will be in our area for shows, including Elkin on 9/16, Greer on 9/17, and Asheville on 9/18!

Owsley “Bear” Stanley made a name for himself as, among other things, a meticulous sound engineer for the Grateful Dead for much of their long strange trip, as well as select other acts who played around the SF Bay Area. Some of these recordings are now seeing the light of day in this recent series. The 1973 recording of The Chieftains found them on their first tour in the U.S., playing an unscheduled gig at The Boarding House, at Jerry Garcia’s invitation to open for his bluegrass band, Old & In The Way.

The L.A.-based singer/songwriter/guitarist is back with an exciting new one! As the title suggests, this album is centered around assorted confessions and revelations, including some hard truths she shares.