For Willie Nelson’s 151st Album, He Takes On a Whole New Genre: Bluegrass
A supergroup of strings player helps take a mix of Willie anthems and deep cuts to a whole new, banjo-picking level.
A supergroup of strings player helps take a mix of Willie anthems and deep cuts to a whole new, banjo-picking level.
Photographer David Johnson pays joyful homage to the 49-year-old festival, where revelers gather for late-night jam sessions around the campfire.
At the Big Squeeze, the state’s most talented teen accordion players are keeping a historic Texas tradition alive.
Robert Ellis's new album, Photographs, is influenced by both his folk and country roots.
There’s a quality—an easygoing, lyrical storytelling manner that eschews stridency or pretension—that all folksingers strive for and few attain. But Danny Schmidt has it in abundance: With seductive simplicity, his music demands your attention. Schmidt is a native Austinite who honed his craft amid the music scene in Charlottesville,
He’s one of the most influential men in American music. So why haven’t you heard of Alan Lomax?
An Austin arts group is exposing the roots of Texas music to a younger audience.
Five favorites from the wide-open spaces, in words and pictures.