Country Music Features

A decade after the first song for the trilogy was written, Joshua Ray Walker is releasing the final chapter of his fictional world, See You Next Time. The cast of characters he has been writing about are all gathered for the last night at the honky-tonk. It’s closing time, for the final time.

There’s strong and then there’s country strong. The genre is home to tough-talking women, and with the release of her debut album Hardliner, singer/songwriter Hannah Juanita aims to be one of them.

Parker McCollum is raring to go. He’s 29 years old, and after a couple of self-released records, the proud Texan has just released his major-label debut, Gold Chain Cowboy.

Taylor McCall didn’t necessarily set out to make a fully-fleshed concept album about life and death, the battle between good and evil and the struggle and perseverance of a soul. In many respects though, he didn’t have much choice in the matter.

Fans of quality roots music may know the name David Ferguson from all the artists he’s worked with; engineering and producing classic and Grammy-winning records, including Sturgill Simpson’s ground-breaking A Sailor’s Guide To Earth. Now, that’s about to change.

Following a horrific incident this past June, Clare Dunn is piecing her life back together. Music is offering her the escape she needs.