Listen to music from singer-songwriter Lori McKenna on her new album 1988.
She has a very interesting About page on her website where she talks about herself, this album, and her music (she titled the album after her wedding year). I remember seeing her perform at Guene Hall (near New Braunfels), the oldest dance hall in Texas, and love all her albums.
See my artist page for Lori McKenna with more albums, videos, and links.
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Listen to instrumental piano music from Laura Sullivan on her new album Pieces of Forever. Read a great review by Kathy Parsons at mainlypiano.com.
It has been nominated as Best New Age Album for the 2022 Grammy Awards to be held Jan 22, 2022; she previously won Best New Age Album for her album Love’s River in 2014. You can read more about the album, stories behind the songs, and her parents in the press kit available at her web site.
I also included her 2018 album A Magical Christmas, her Grammy-winning Love’s River album from 2014, and my custom playlist of her other music.
The illusion of time is our obstacle. Life is like a river. The beginning, the middle, and the end are always present, and are in all things, at every moment. We cannot understand the light, without knowing the darkness. In knowing this, may we find comfort, and rest for our sorrow.
My mother was a classically trained pianist, and my father played country guitar and harmonica. In their honor I’ve created this album, delicately intertwining classical piano with Americana ambiance.
Blue Tent Creek was written in memory of my mom reflecting memories of walks behind my parent’s property. Rest Your Sorrow in 3 movements is part of an album titled Pieces of Forever inspired by the lives of both my parents, and to honor them. Creating this has been a journey of great love for me.
We all carry moments we treasure, people in our lives that have passed on but will always be so dear us, and irreplaceable precious memories. These are all eternal. They are pieces of our forever. Please enjoy this relaxing piano guitar and cello music.
YouTube – Laura Sullivan
See my music post on Laura Sullivan for more albums, videos, and links.
Photo credit: Pieces of Forever @ Amazon (album cover).
Listen to Americana country honky-tonk music by Mike and the Moonpies from Austin on their latest album Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart.
Photo credit: Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart – album cover @ Amazon.
Listen to Americana music by American Aquarium on their latest album Lamentations. I remember seeing them perform for the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015 Music Festival at The Dogwood on 6th Street in Austin.
Photo credit: Lamentations – album cover @ Amazon.
Listen to music by Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards on her latest (5th) album Total Freedom. After her last album in 2012, she was burned out from touring, quit music in 2014 and opened the Quitters coffee shop in Stittsville, Ontario (outside Ottawa), and has now returned with a new album after 8 years.
Enjoy this live performance from the historic venue in Toronto, Ontario: Ashes to Ashes, Six O’Clock News, Glenfern, Empty Threat, Asking for Flowers, and Options Open.
See Kathleen Edwards to listen to her earlier albums.
Photo credit: Total Freedom – album cover @ Amazon.
Listen to Americana country music by Hayes Carll on his new album Alone Together Sessions. I also included an earlier album, some videos, and 18 live streams from his weekly Alone Together Sessions during the pandemic.
These are weekly live streams by Hayes Carll on Alone Together Tuesdays from his home during the pandemic – 18 episodes, each about 1 1/2 hours from May 5 – Sep 8.
Watch as many you like. Each one is a different set list. You can select any in the list if you want to come back again, or just select individual streams in the list.
Episode 1 – Set list:
Listen to more music by Hayes Carll on my earlier music post from 2015 with more albums, videos, and links.
Photo Credit: Alone Together Sessions (Amazon album cover)
Listen to music from singer-songwriter Lori McKenna on her new album The Balladeer. She has released 11 albums herself, and has also written memorable hits for many other artists such as Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw, Girl Crush by Little Big Town, Cry Pretty by Carrie Underwood, and Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga. She has an interesting bio on her web site. I remember seeing her perform at Guene Hall, oldest dance hall in Texas, and love all her albums.
See my music post on Lori McKenna for more albums, videos, and links. It will be updated with the new album.
Photo credit: The Balladeer @ Amazon (album cover).
Listen to Americana music on the Bearded Sunshine SXSWfm specialty radio show stream that is now available on MixCloud. The award winning and revolutionary SXSWfm Americana music show “Bearded Sunshine“ is hosted by resident musical scholar and SXSW staffer Matt Small. Join Matt weekly as he dives into the aforementioned Americana music, current events, humor and other listener favorite topics. This is the opposite of every show you’ve ever liked.
SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival. Last year its 30th anniversary was celebrated in Austin, Texas with over 2,200 official performers from more than 67 countries and happened again recently from March 12-18, 2018. This is a great way to discover new music.
Playing tracks by The Decemberists, Futurebirds, William Fitzsimmons, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog and more.
This mix includes the following artists and songs.
Listen to Americana music by Birds of Chicago on their new album Love in Wartime.
Enjoy their new album.
This is my playlist of their songs.
Here are videos of a few songs from their new album.
Listen to more of their music at my Birds of Chicago post for more albums, videos, and links. This new album and playlist has been included there as well. Also you might like the Po’ Girl music from Allison Russell’s earlier group.
Photo credit: Love in Wartime @ Amazon (album cover)
Listen to Americana music by Birds of Chicago on their new EP album American Flowers. Having relocated to Nashville, this contains a suite of songs that didn’t feel quite at home on their upcoming sprawling rock and roll circus of an album Love in Wartime to be released in April.
Here are videos of a few songs from their new album, as well as many others from other albums and live performances.
Listen to more of their music at my Birds of Chicago post for more albums, videos, and links. This new album and playlist has been included there as well. Also you might like the Po’ Girl music from Allison Russell’s earlier group.
Photo credit: American Flowers @ Amazon (album cover)