Jul 1, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Ma Rainey Box Set Collects Complete Paramount Recordings From 1923–1928 “In the 1920s, Rainey was among the most widely heard blues artists, with records circulating through sales and jukebox play at levels comparable to figures later elevated through rock-era...
Jul 1, 2026 | AS&S - Releases, Press Releases
The First Book on Postwar Protest and Struggle Music to Offer a Broad Sonic Sweep Across All Genres “Will Kaufman has uncovered a massive hidden history, one that none of us can ignore.”–Chuck D American Song and Struggle from World War II to MAGA: A...
Jun 30, 2026 | No Depression, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
BEST OF BLUES: Smithsonian Folkways Classics, Swamp Dogg, and Joe Krown “Additionally, Smithsonian Folkways has assembled an impressive blues collection that features well-known blues artists performing material that may be unfamiliar to some blues fans.” ...
Jun 24, 2026 | Dida Pelled - Results
Album Review: Dida Pelled, I Wish You Would “Taking this classic blues track and adding a kick, Dida not only sings the vocals but gives the guitar a total jazz twist with fluid lead and soloing.” | Read More at BMan’s Blues...
Jun 23, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases
Orcas’ Greatest Hits by Avant-Garde Sound Artist & Naturalist Jim Nollman—with Whale Collaborators—to Be Released August 14 “Stunning… Nollman stakes out common ground between experimental art and environmental stewardship.” –Magnet Magazine The world...
Jun 23, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Results
Grammy Awards Add Best Traditional Folk Album Category for 69th Ceremony “The Recording Academy has announced a new Grammy category, Best Traditional Folk Album, as part of a broader set of category and rule changes that will take effect at the 69th Grammy...
Jun 23, 2026 | Laurelyn Dossett - Results
Laurelyn Dossett, “Believe Me”: Here’s the Truth Looking You in the Eye “If you’re looking for a singer-songwriter whose words and voice sit well within a tradition of honest, straightforward country storytelling, then look no further because...
Jun 23, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
LA Look at the Present and Distant Past Via Blues Recordings Over 103 Years “Like musical styles, record formats can have cycles of desirability or even fashionability.” | Read More at...
Jun 23, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Results, No Depression
No Depression Shares FAI’s Efforts to Reinstate the Traditional Folk GRAMMY Category “The Grammy Awards announced a number of updates to its categories and regulations.” | Read More at No...
Jun 23, 2026 | Dida Pelled - Results
Step Tempest Steps Out: Cool Blues & Fiery Jazz “Music from Dida Pelled and from Lakecia Benjamin” | Read More at Richard...
Jun 23, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Results
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Jun 23, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jim Nollman’s “The 47 Whale Raga” “An avant-garde sound artist, guitarist, naturalist, author and lifelong innovator in interspecies communication, Nollman stakes out common ground between experimental art and environmental...
Jun 23, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Results
Behind the Music: Robin Katz “The only other instrument to feature alongside Robin’s nylon fingerpicking is the Hammond organ, and Robin’s sound is rooted in jazz tradition yet shaped by a wide range of influences including neo-classical minimalism, soul,...
Jun 19, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
Review: Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings “It’s just that Waters helped remake the blues into a thoroughly urban form that didn’t plainly connect to the blues’ rural roots.” | Read More at Psychotic...
Jun 19, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
Various Artists, Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Read More at Soul...
