The warm roots rock of Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers glows throughout their newest release, The Things You Left Behind as they inject power pop, country twang, love ballads and protest anthems into their well-worn sound.

The much loved 60 Hits range is back and revamped in a sleek slim digipak housing 3 discs of your favourite classic country tracks featuring legends such as Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson & Tammy Wynette and many more.

Born and raised in Ontario's Oro/Medonte region, Canadian Country is in Paul Lagendyk's blood. George Jones. Waylon Jennings. Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. The legends of old style country that were the staples in his childhood home.

Born and raised in Ontario's Oro/Medonte region, Canadian Country is in Paul Lagendyk's blood. George Jones. Waylon Jennings. Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. The legends of old style country that were the staples in his childhood home.

Carrie Rodriguez is a Texan singer-songwriter and violinist whose repertoire includes country, folk and rock, but is at her best when she explores her Mexican roots. Her great aunt Eva Garza, a Spanish-language singing star in the 1940s, inspired Rodriguez to “create my own blend of Tex-Mex music”. It’s a mix of classic Mexican songs, many slow and unashamedly emotional, and her own compositions, which are often in the ranchera tradition. The opener, Perfidia, shows how well Rodriguez has succeeded. She revives this tuneful, well-worn song of betrayal with pained, attacking vocals, helped by strong harmony work by Raul Malo and glorious twanging guitar by the great Bill Frisell. Elsewhere, there’s a powerful treatment of the 30s love song Noche de Ronda. Rodriguez’s compositions have a dash of country-blues and include a tribute to the ranchera star Lola Beltrán. This is a fresh, confident set.

When Lincoln Grounds, Miriam Speyer and Thomm Jutz formed a partnership to create a new record, the outcome was already set to be outstanding. All three musicians are champions in their respective fields and complement each other sonically. As a professional guitarist playing for The Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln infuses his personal work with various influences ranging from jazz to funk and soul, blues, rock and acoustic music. When the opportunity came across to partner up with Thomm Jutz and Miriam Speyer for Written All Over, the producer and composer felt that the chemistry was undeniable.

“Their songwriting is first rate, their arrangements and instrumental ability in top form and with a front woman as assertive and impressive as singer Amanda Anne Platt, there’s nothing lacking in presence or execution. The songs may revolve around the need for assurance and affirmation, but clearly, Platt and her colleagues… have every contingency covered.”

"Outside Looking In" is the latest single from legendary bluegrass outfit, Lonesome River Band. The track serves as the titular cut from the group's new LP, which arrives 24 May. Vocalist/guitarist Brandon Rickman calls the song, "a new twist on a murder ballad that screams Lonesome River Band. I love the way this turned out."

In an essay penned for NPR in advance of the release of his ninth studio long-player, Josh Ritter said of creating Gathering: "I had that feeling you get when the sky is suddenly dark before a summer storm; the thunder heads looming at the edge of the fields, the birds quiet. The smell of the gathering electricity in the atmosphere, the certainty of lightning." It's an apt summation of this 12-track set, which eases the listener in with a balmy, a cappella country-gospel opener ("Shaker Love Song [Leah]"), before letting the clouds open up with the one-two punch of "Showboat," a soulful and self-effacing countrypolitan rocker that sounds like a funked-up version of Glen Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind," and "Friendamine," an affable, country-blues boogie with an out-of-nowhere backwards organ solo.

Jamestown Revival's highly anticipated new album, San Isabel, will be released June 14 onThirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release, the band's new song, "This Too Shall Pass," premiered a few days ago at Rolling Stone. Of the track, Rolling Stone praises, "…bright harmonies and loping guitar patterns…an optimistic track that splits the difference between modern-day Americana and old-school folk."

Ian Noe’s highly anticipated full-length debut album, Between The Country, will be released May 31 on Thirty Tigers. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, Between The Country includes 10 new songs written solely by Noe. In addition to Noe (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals) and Cobb (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), the album also features Adam Gardner (bass, organ piano), Chris Powell (drums, percussion) and Savannah Conley (backup vocals).

Blue Moon Rising is a bluegrass band from East Tennessee that was founded in November 2000 by Tim Tipton, Justin Moses, Chris West, and Keith Garrett. These four founding members had a few simple goals – they wanted to write and record some original bluegrass songs and maybe play some local festivals. Fast forward almost 20 years later, and Blue Moon Rising has become a staple in the world of bluegrass. Their songs have garnered attention from fans all over the world and have appeared on charts from Billboard, Bluegrass Today, Bluegrass Unlimited, and Roots Music Report. The “little-band-that-could” that started out with meager goals has now played hundreds of dates all across the United States and Canada.

Dario Snidaro, born and raised in the North-Eastern Italian city of Udine, started his music career as a guitarist at the age of 18. In his youth years he received no musical education and his ears listened no significant music either until everything started growing by itself like something he always had inside waiting to blossom.

World Music Network Presents The Rough Guide To The World Of Guitar album 10 original hits and the original artists genre World, Folk, Country. Includes tracks by Kirwani One.5+8.Five, Samba Touré, Bob Brozman Orchestra, Steve Tilston and more.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Stony Plain records has scheduled a February 8th release for Amour by acclaimed guitarists Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson with The Tennessee Valentines. Dickinson teams up with Linden on this ten track collection of lovingly crafted covers near and dear to the hearts of the players and, likely, plenty of listeners.