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Acclaimed producer David Ferguson will soon release his debut album, ‘Nashville No More,’ featuring the lead single, “Knocking Around Nashville.”

Nate Shuppert Tributes and bluegrass music flowed freely over three hours on Sunday afternoon at Nashville’s Station Inn as friends and family remembered J.T. Gray as a man of humility and tenacity who put musicians on a pedestal and made a "home" for bluegrass in Music City. The club’s four-decade proprietor and bluegrass hall of famer died suddenly on March 20, leaving a void at the beloved venue. Among the most prominent and influential voices was country star Vince Gill. “It didn’...

Cash for carbon? Carbon offset credits could mean more green for Taylor County taxpayers. Members of the county’s forestry and recreation committee on May 7 began preliminary discussion of the possibility of enrolling in a carbon credit program. According to forest administrator Jake Walcisak, there is a strong movement within the Wisconsin County Forest Association to enroll forest land in the American Carbon Registry. This is essentially a stock market for carbon in the United St...

In a year bereft of most live music, recordings took on added import and resonance. I upgraded my home stereo in February, unaware that I’d be spending more hours between the speakers than ever. Given the artistic abundance of our Americana music community, that was no problem at all. The year’s albums engaged in a fruitful, righteous dialogue with the tumult of the world, including the ones made before the pandemic. Many projects seemed prophetic. Artists channeled their anguish over livin...

In a year bereft of most live music, recordings took on added import and resonance. I upgraded my home stereo in February, unaware that I’d be spending more hours between the speakers than ever. Given the artistic abundance of our Americana music community, that was no problem at all. The year’s albums engaged in a fruitful, righteous dialogue with the tumult of the world, including the ones made before the pandemic. Many projects seemed prophetic. Artists channeled their anguish over livin...

Merle Haggard was on his deathbed when he sent Sturgill Simpson the lyrics to Hobo Cartoon.