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Author: Ryan Emmert

The cover presents a green background framed by ornate curling designs. Gold lettering spells “Celtic Woman,” while Nollaig appears below in red with decorative accents. The subtitle “A Christmas Journey” sits in smaller gold type. Small clusters of red berries near the corners.
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Celtic Woman Unwrap Nollaig – A Christmas Journey For 2025

Ryan Emmert December 1, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicCeltic WomanChristmas musicIrish musicworld music

Celtic Woman Nollaig – A Christmas Journey (Celtic Collections, 2025) Celtic Woman’s Nollaig – A Christmas Journey presents a 13-track Christmas studio album that brings…

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Dean Mueller - Wishes Never Gone. A photo of Dean sitting, holding a guitar under his arm.
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Dean Mueller Teams With John Prine Alums For Wishes Never Gone

Ryan Emmert November 23, 2025 No Comments American folk musicbluesDean Muellerworld music

Dean Mueller – Wishes Never Gone (Ripping Glass Entertainment, 2024) Americana singer-songwriter Dean Mueller released Wishes Never Gone last year. It features production by Grammy…

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Holly Holden – al andar. Holden waving her hair.
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Holly Holden Walks a New Path with al andar

Ryan Emmert November 16, 2025 No Comments Holly Holdenworld fusionworld music

Holly Holden – al andar (Holly Holden Music, 2025) London-based singer-songwriter Holly Holden returns in 2025 with al andar, a colorful and acoustic-leaning album influenced…

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Don Arbor - Hope is Hard To Kill covr artwork. Don standing by a wall, holding his guitar.
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Don Arbor’s ‘Hope Is Hard To Kill’ Enlists Stef Burns And Mads Tolling

Ryan Emmert November 11, 2025 No Comments Don Arbor

Don Arbor – Hope is Hard To Kill (self-release, 2025) San Francisco Bay Area singer-songwriter Don Arbor will release Hope Is Hard To Kill on…

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The album cover for Woody At Home – Vol 1 + 2 by Woody Guthrie features a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder with tangled wires in front, placed beside a small stack of boxed tapes. The background is dark, making the bold white text of Guthrie’s name and album title stand out clearly above the retro equipment.
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The American Spirit: Unheard Woody Guthrie Recordings Released

Ryan Emmert October 18, 2025 No Comments American folk musicWoody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie – Woody At Home — Volumes 1 & 2 (Shamus Records, 2025) A two-volume archival set, Woody At Home — Volumes 1 &…

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Larry Keel and Jon Stickley cover artwork. A photo of the two bearded artists.
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Pickin’ Partners: Keel & Stickley Tune Up A Debut

Ryan Emmert September 23, 2025 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaBluegrassLarry Keelworld music

Larry Keel and Jon Stickley – Larry Keel and Jon Stickley (self-released, 2025) Veteran guitar flatpickers Larry Keel and Jon Stickley have released their first…

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Sister Sadie - All Will Be Well cover artwork. A photo of the band.
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Sister Sadie Mix Bluegrass and ’90s Twang on All Will Be Well

Ryan Emmert June 29, 2025 No Comments Bluegrasscountry musicSister Sadieworld music

Sister Sadie – All Will Be Well (Mountain Home Music, 2025) Bluegrass group Sister Sadie returns with All Will Be Well, a new full-length album…

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Various Artists – Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1. Cover design. An illustration of a daisy.
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Young at Heart: All-Star Tribute Album Strikes Gold

Ryan Emmert June 27, 2025 No Comments folk-rockNeil Youngworld music

Various Artists – Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1 (Curios, 2025) A diverse lineup of artists pays tribute to Neil Young…

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Spafford Campbell Photo by Lara Laeverenz.
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Beyond Folk: Spafford Campbell Reimagine English Traditions

Ryan Emmert June 15, 2025 No Comments English Folk musicLouis CampbellOwen SpaffordSpafford Campbellworld music

(headline image: Spafford Campbell – Photo by Lara Laeverenz) Fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell, together known as Spafford Campbell, form a boundary-pushing…

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The album cover for Lace by Billy Eli features the artist seated in a dimly lit room, gazing thoughtfully into the distance. He wears a fringed jacket and yellow cowboy boots, with a bottle of beer beside him on a rustic wooden table topped with red roses.
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Lace Threads Old-School Country with a Modern Stitch

Ryan Emmert June 13, 2025 No Comments AmericanaBilly Elicountry music

Billy Eli – Lace (self released, 2024) Billy Eli’s Lace weaves classic country influences with a personal, grounded perspective. Drawing inspiration from artists like Charlie…

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