Country Music Reviews

Country music album reviews from Holler.

Album - Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers - Ramble in Music City

Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers - Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert

A stunning live recording that helps solidify the importance of the three-year stint of the Nash Ramblers, adding another notch to Harris’ impressive belt that every Emmylou enthusiast - and even those that aren’t - will treasure.

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Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels

To celebrate its 10-year "annieversary", we look back on the formation of the no-shit-taking trio, and the record's lasting effect on country music.

Railbird Festival Limestone Stage - Holler / Sarah Cahill

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Review: Railbird Festival

Railbird’s merging of top shelf music, bourbon and horse racing culture helped to create an event that was uniquely Kentucky in every way imaginable.

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Niko Moon - GOOD TIME

The 14 tracks that make up his delightful debut album, Good Time, are full of barefoot, homespun wisdom. Niko Moon sits back, forgets all about it and just lets the world go by.

Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita Album Cover

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Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood and Juanita

In The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, Sturgill Simpson has created something extraordinary.

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Connie Smith - The Cry of the Heart

Marty Stuart should be praised for his production of the project, but on the enthralling The Cry of the Heart, Connie Smith shows that she remains a vibrant and convincing presence. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait another decade for number 55.