Tag: Chris Thile

Sara Watkins will release Under the Pepper Tree on March 26th via New West Records. The 15-song set was produced by Tyler Chester and is the follow up to her 2016 solo album Young In All The Wrong Ways. Created with families in mind, the personal project encompasses songs Sara …

The Americana Music Association has partnered with The Bluegrass Situation, along with its co-founder, actor/comedian/musician Ed Helms, to present Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, a 21st-century online variety show to benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund and Direct Relief, debuting on April 22 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. With …

“Bella and Ivan,” the latest song from Watkins Family Hour—the acclaimed musical collective featuring Grammy Award-winning siblings Sara and Sean Watkins—is debuting today. Listen above. The song is the third track from the group’s new album, brother sister, which is due April 10 via Family Hour Records/Thirty Tigers. Their first …

Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are sharing “Change My Heart,” (Listen above) from their upcoming album, Look Long (April 24). Written by Saliers, the psych-rock “Change My Heart” is Indigo Girls’ take on physical and spiritual universes. “It’s a reminder for me to be humble in the face …

There was only one prize-winning teenager carrying stones big enough to say thanks, but no thanks to Roy Acuff. Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. Only one progressive …