LONG READ•In Search of Bobbie Gentry
While her precise whereabouts are unknown, Gentry's songs – rich with a strong sense of place and telling of her innermost desires – act as a roadmap to where she might be found and why she left to begin with.
LONG READ•Blaze Foley: An Outlaw Lost and Found
The first step to understanding the legend of Blaze Foley would be to stagger alongside him, listening to the songs he sang.
LONG READ•Stoned Cold Country: Nashville Takes on the Rolling Stones
Brad Paisley, Elvie Shane and Lainey Wilson discuss the influence of the Rolling Stones on country music, following the release of Stoned Cold Country.
LONG READ•The Running Kind: Reconsidering Tradition Through Merle Haggard
Writer David Cantwell speaks to Will Groff about his new book on country icon Merle Haggard.
LONG READ•Rissi Palmer's Color Me Country: Championing Change
“Platforms like Color Me Country have completely changed the game in country music. The work that it's doing for Black, Indigenous and other artists of color is incredible".
LONG READ•Oh Boy Records: The Spirit of Independence
John Prine's Oh Boy Records has always been - and always will be - all about the song; creating a space for songwriters and storytelling to flourish.