‘Emerald Blue’ sits happily at the crossroads of harmony-drenched pop, rustic Americana, Appalachian folk and about a half-dozen other styles, all meeting and mixing round the warmth of Duhon’s vocals; world weary, stretched and always full of soul.
“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".
A loose fusion of floor-thumping country, hand-clapping gospel folk and low down, dirty delta blues that lifts you up and shakes out your soul.
Ahead of their Porch Sessions at Black Deer Festival, Arkansas artists Dylan Earl, Willi Carlisle and Jude Brothers reflect on the musical culture and their favourite places in the state they call home.
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.
Mixing the outlaw swagger of Waylon Jennings with the smooth-as-custard creaminess of golden age Merle Haggard, Willdee is classic in that same only-in-America way that Wranglers, Coca Cola and Easy Cheese are.