Guest-host Kathy Mattea welcomes live performances from the Tim O’Brien Band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Charles Wesley Godwin, The Alison Brown Band and The Honey Dewdrops…
Archives for 2019
Billboard Premieres New Song From Charles Wesley Godwin
If Charles Wesley Godwin had his way a few years back, he’d be wearing spikes rather than playing songs. Godwin — whose “(Windmill) Keep on Turning” is premiering exclusively below from his upcoming debut album Seneca — came to West Virginia University with dreams of walking on to the Mountaineers football team…
Rolling Stone Calls Andrew Leahey “Artist You Need to Know”
Just this week, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead played 10 gigs over five days aboard the annual Rock Boat cruise, including one on the main deck stage in the pounding rain. Such marathon schedules are par for the course for Leahey, a Virginia native, Nashville resident and occasional Rolling Stone contributor who has made it his mission to revive heartland rock & roll. On his new single, “Airwaves,” he celebrates the power of the genre and champions the still-influential medium of radio…
Wide Open Country Debuts New Track From David Quinn
Illinois-native David Quinn was raised on classic country records and that long-held appreciation for the genre’s roots shines through on “Cryin’ Shame,” a traditional country two-stepper about a doomed relationship…
Rolling Stone Country Features New Track From Grand Canyon
Had Stevie Nicks ditched Fleetwood Mac and joined Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers circa Damn the Torpedoes, this heartland-rock anthem might’ve found a home on Side A, sandwiched between “Even the Losers” and “Shadow of a Doubt.” A flashback to the glory days of Seventies pop-rock, “Standing in the Shadows” lights up with coed harmonies, electric-guitar jangle and California cool…