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In some ways, Matt Lorenz, aka The Suitcase Junket, may have been a bit better suited than other musicians to ride out the pandemic. After all, the guitarist/singer/songwriter is a one-man band who plays a personally designed drum kit with his feet....

  Article Contributed by IVPR | Published on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 DelFest, the beloved genre-spanning festival brainchild of McCoury Music and High Sierra Music is pleased to announce additional acts for its 13th annual festival, once again taking place in beautiful Cumberland, Maryland, on Sept. 23-26. Announced today, festival hosts The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin’ McCourys, will be also joined by Railroad Earth, Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart feat. Michael Cleveland, Sierra...

Advertisement Jon Batiste, Ani DiFranco, Drive-By Truckers and Shakey Graves are among the acts atop the Green River Festival’s initial 2021 lineup. This year’s Green River Festival will be held at The Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, Massachusetts August 27 – 29. Valerie June, Mandolin Orange, Deer Tick, Bonny Light Horseman, Rebirth Brass Band, Antibalas and JD McPherson are also aboard for Green River Festival 2021. Cimafunk, Twisted Pine, Son Little, Ghost Of Paul Revere,...

... Quick, without looking it up, what record label discovered and introduced to the world roots/Americana stars Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, Crooked Still and Lake Street Dive? With a track record like this and then some, Signature Sounds of Northampton, MA ought to be on the tip of every music fan’s tongue. But I suspect that many in the tribe need to be formally introduced, and a new 25th anniversary anthology makes the perfect calling card. Over two CDs, amply annotated with history and a...