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Author: Ryan Emmert

March To August - Highway 75 cover artwork.. a photo of the back of a tractor trailer driving during a storm.
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March To August Share Fascinating Stories on Concept Album Highway 75

Ryan Emmert June 17, 2026 No Comments March To August

March To August — Highway 75 (self-released, 2026) March To August’s Highway 75 is a concept album that follows the fictional life of a long-haul…

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Traveler — Out of the Dust cover artwork. An image of an Egyptian hieroglyphic with Egyptian musicians playing musical instruments.
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Traveler Amalgamates Rock and Global Traditions on Out of the Dust

Ryan Emmert June 14, 2026 No Comments Travelerworld fusionworld music

Traveler — Out of the Dust (2019) Traveler released Out of the Dust in 2019. It is a studio album designed to capture the energy…

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Ramblin’ Ricky Tate - The Magnolia Sessions coer artwork. A black and white photo of Rocky with a guitar, sitting on a bench, surrounded by a flower pattern.
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Ramblin’ Ricky Tate Joins The Magnolia Sessions

Ryan Emmert June 7, 2026 No Comments American folk musicRamblin’ Ricky Tateworld music

Ramblin’ Ricky Tate – The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corp, 2026) The Magnolia Sessions, the Nashville-based live series recorded outdoors beneath a large magnolia tree at Anti-Corp/Black…

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Karen Marshalsay - Eadarainn A’ Chruit: Between Us The Harp cover artwork. A photo ofKaen holding a small harp.
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Karen Marshalsay Connects Scottish And Irish Harp Traditions On Eadarainn A’ Chruit

Ryan Emmert May 15, 2026 No Comments Celtic musicharpKaren MarshalsayScottish musicworld music

Karen Marshalsay – Eadarainn A’ Chruit: Between Us The Harp (Cramasie Records, 2025) Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay released her brilliant second album, Eadarainn A’ Chruit:…

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Martin Cooper — American Portraits cover artwork. A man in a cowboy hat watching an art gallery exhibition.
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Marty Cooper Revisits His Catalog On American Portraits

Ryan Emmert May 10, 2026 No Comments American folk musicMartin Cooper

Martin Cooper — American Portraits (Howlin Dog Records, 2025) American Portraits by folk singer-songwriter Marty Cooper gathers Cooper’s own versions of songs long associated with…

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Sky Smeed - Live at the Rock House cover artwork. A black and white photo of Sky wearing a hat.
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Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album

Ryan Emmert April 24, 2026 No Comments American folk musicSky Smeedworld music

Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…

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Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves cover artwork. A headshot of Bergquist wearing a hat.
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Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments Sam Bergquist

Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Slideways cover artwork. A photo of the band on stage.
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Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Return With Slideways

Ryan Emmert April 8, 2026 No Comments bluesLil' Ed & The Blues Imperialsworld music

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Slideways (Alligator Records, 2026) Slideways, the grand new album from Chicago blues band Lil’ Ed & The Blues…

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Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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Todd Albright Makes Old Blues Songs Feel Fresh Again

Ryan Emmert March 28, 2026 No Comments bluesTodd Albrightworld music

Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood (April 17, 2026 / Misfortune Records, 2026) Todd Albright’s Blues For Dexter Linwood finds the Detroit fingerpicker turning…

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Ashley MacIsaac — Hi, How Are You Today? cover artwork. A filtered image of Ashley MacIsaac.
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Fearless Fiddle: Ashley MacIsaac’s Hi, How Are You Today?

Ryan Emmert March 13, 2026 No Comments Ashley MacIsaacCeltic musicfolktronicaworld music

Ashley MacIsaac — Hi, How Are You Today? (A&M Records, 1995) Ashley MacIsaac’s now classic 1995 release Hi, How Are You Today? mixed the joyful…

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