16+ hour, 2+ min ago  (447+ words) This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate the arrival of spring with songs inspired by the season from Gillian Welch, David Francey, Sierra Hull, Tom Waits, Anjimile, Greg Brown, John Gorka, Richard Shindell, and more. In hour two, hear new…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (300+ words) Discover the Best New Music of the Week! We've pulled together some of the best new music we've heard lately " and you can hear it all on Fresh Cuts, my weekly radio hour. Tune in every Friday at 2pm ET / 11am PT…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (381+ words) Album Review: Eric Bibb, "One Mississippi'Folk Alley Its a gift to have yet another new album'his most recent was 2023s Ridin, which earned a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album'from the prolific Eric Bibb. His new one, One Mississippi, illustrates…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (404+ words) Swirling and cinematic, Ye Vagabonds" fifth album 'All Tied Together' travels gracefully through time and space, evoking loss and longing, beauty and melancholy, and the power of place. Brothers Brian and Diamuid Mac Gloinn gathered with producer Philip Weinrobe and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (168+ words) Out of those moments of synchronicity emerged visionary approaches to music that might open with traditional melody lines or hooks from folk, blues, country, jug band, or rock, but would spin off into expansive sonic journeys exploring both the far…...