Home Current Projects Folk Alliance Bible & Tire Recording Company Music Maker The Cookers Nora Brown Abdullah Ibrahim Howard Grimes Eric Andersen Hanging Tree Guitars Elizabeth King Dom Flemons Kevin Gordon Christine Sweeney Chris Robley Chiminyo News Results Past Projects About Current Projects Folk Alliance Bible & Tire Music Maker The Cookers Nora Brown Abdullah Ibrahim Eric Andersen Kevin Gordon Christine Sweeney Chiminyo On Spotify News New Press Releases | See All NPR Tiny Desk Alums Dedicated Men of Zion (DMZ) Confirm Second Album The Devil Don’t Like It, Out March 4 on Bible & Tire Bruce Watson Produced Album, Which Also Features Grammy Winner Matt Ross-Spang on Guitar“The world needs this music right now.” –Robin Hilton, NPR... Read More The Cookers–Living Embodiment of Heyday of Jazz–Plot Tour as Downbeat Puts Band on Cover & New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest Includes Them Look Out! (Gearbox Records) Ranks Among 2021's Best Albums at NPR Music, Offbeat, Jazz Critics' Poll, Jazztimes & BeyondJazz supergroup the... Read More Music Maker Foundation Sets Release of In Paris, a Previously Unreleased Smoking Beverly “Guitar” Watkins Set, for March 18 South Carolina Barrelhouse Pianist Albert Smith's Debut Album Big Belly Mama to See Release As Part of MMF's Exclusive Listeners Circle Series on... Read More Aengus Finnan Announces Final Conference at Helm of Folk Alliance International Aengus Finnan, Folk Alliance International’s fourth Executive Director in the organization’s 35-year history, has announced that he will step down... Read More Folk Alliance International Announces Conference Move to May Hybrid conference to be held in-person in Kansas City, MO and online-from-anywhereKansas City, MO, December 20, 2021 - Folk Alliance International... Read More Cathead Distillery Pays Homage to Blues-Inspired Roots with Limited Edition ‘Tintype” Old Soul Bourbon The first edition in this new series from Mississippi's oldest distillery now availableJackson, MS & Hillsborough, NC — Cathead Distillery,... Read More Results New Press Results | See All Rolling Stone Interview: Howard Grimes, Timekeeper Al Green’s ‘Timekeeper’ on How He Gave Southern Soul Its Funky Heartbeat"Howard Grimes’ drum grooves helped form the foundation for Hi Records’... Read More NPR Reflects on 2021 Jazz, The Cookers Reflecting on the wisdom of our jazz elders"If I have to choose one standout this year, my pick is The Cookers' sixth studio album, Look Out!" ... Read More Billboard: Folk Alliance International Reveals Performers for 2022 Conference The Folk Alliance International Conference will be held Feb. 23-27, 2022"Folk Alliance International has revealed the lineup of nearly 140 artists... Read More Jazziz Profile: The Cookers Still Cookin’: Billy Harper enjoys a late-career awakening with The Cookers"Jazz history is rife with brilliant musicians who never received their... Read More NPR All Songs Considered: Elizabeth King, “What You Gonna Do?” New Music Friday: The top 10 albums out on Oct. 29 Read More at NPR Read More American Songwriter Feature: Chris Robley Daily Discovery: Chris Robley’s Storytelling Shines"2016 was a heavy year for Chris Robley. Between President Trump’s unexpected ascension to the... Read More Washington Post Feature: The Cookers In the Cookers, collective centuries of heat"Over 35 years later, in 2001, trumpeter David Weiss, an arranger and sideman for Hubbard, was... Read More NPR’s New Mix Features Nora Brown NPR All Songs Considered: Nora Brown, Le Ren, Wet Leg, Ustad Saami, NoSo, More"We also hear 16-year-old Nora Brown's take on an old Appalachian... Read More American Songwriter Features Nora Brown At Age 15, Nora Brown Bears the Torch of Ancient Music Traditions with Poise on New LP Sidetrack My Engine"Mentored by folklorist/filmmaker/New Lost... Read More NYTimes Previews The Cookers New York Times lists The Cookers among their fall preview Read More at NYTimes Read More AP Album Review: Chris Robley Review: Chris Robley beautifully captures state of the union "Robley’s weighty words — he’s an award-winning poet — are made even more powerful... Read More Wide Open Country Highlights Nora Brown Wide Open Country 6-Pack: "The Very Day I'm Gone," Nora Brown"Teenage banjo prodigy Nora Brown delivers a gorgeous, stirring version of ballad... Read More Jazziz Album Announcement: Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim, Solotude (Gearbox)"The piano legend’s solo performance perfectly lends itself to the venue’s renowned acoustics. Solotude is due... Read More Bluegrass Situation Song Premiere: Chris Robley Listen: Chris Robley, "Love Is a Four-Letter Word”"I don’t know if there’s much to explain except the obvious: love can be a double-edged sword." ... Read More Live from the Paste Studio: Christine Sweeney Christine Sweeney - Full Session (August 27, 2021) Click here to watch the full session | Watch at Paste Read More Browse By Publication | See All Email | Twitter | NLE Media © 2020 | Site by CM
