The Suitcase Junket: A Band of One

One man, a suitcase kick drum, and pedals under both feet: Matt Lorenz on building a band of one.

Four Strings, Deep Roots: Charissa Hoffman Steps Toward the Horizon

A sixth-generation Nashville musician, the first ukulele principal in Berklee history, and a debut record about the family history in her blood.

25 Artists You Need to Know in 2027

The voices carrying Americana, folk, and roots music into next year. Some you have met in these pages. The rest are the reason we will be on the road in 2027.

Premiere: Camp Bedford, "Ships in the Night"

A first listen to the Brooklyn trio's new single, a plea to bring someone lost at sea back to land.

Six-String Spotlight: Colby T. Helms

Two Records, Two Kinds of Young: Charissa Hoffman's Horizon and Jack Barksdale's Battleground

Two records, two very different kinds of young.

Three Days Down by the River

The 10th annual Suwannee Roots Revival, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, Florida

Six-String Spotlight: Ava Claire

She taught herself guitar on YouTube, made her Music Row debut at 11, and just put out a debut EP that Billboard noticed. Meet Ava Claire.

Suwannee Roots Revival 2026: My First Trip Down to the River

Ten years of roots music under the Spanish moss — and I'll be there with a media pass, my son on camera, and a list of legends to chase down.

Still Here, Still Playing

No grand plan. Just the music, the stories, and six strings pulling me back.

Celebrity Solstice – Alaska, Through a Different Lens

An Unexpected Dive into Ken Burns’ Country Music

What’s Your Favorite Song

And Why Do You Keep Coming Back to It?

Who Put the Fence Around the Music?

🎸 Three Americana Artists You Should Be Following Right Now

Two Different Ways of Listening

The Music Started Here

Strings Attached

A Six-String Travels Visit to the Strings Exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center

Will McLean Folk Music Festival Review

The Will McLean Folk Music Festival earns a solid A-: an intimate, volunteer-run weekend that prizes community and storytelling over spectacle, with standout sets from Scott Singer and Honey Miller — though the short 30-minute sets kept it from "can't-miss" territory.

Who Decides What We Hear on the Radio?

It Wasn’t the Music That Changed You

It was the people you found around it

Friday Supplement

St. Pete Seafood & Music Festival

Don’t Stop Playing

On plateaus, campfires, and why “good enough” is enough

The Guitars That Stay

Roots, wood, wire, and the long way home

Six‐String Travels – Issue #5

My Top 3 Concerts of All Time — Let’s Talk Music & Memories