On 'Greenfields,' Barry Gibb takes the Bee Gees' legacy to Nashville January 8, 2021 Though best known for his disco days, the last living Gibb brother is a lifelong country fan. His new album reimagines the Bee Gees' catalog as duets with some of Nashville's biggest names, including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and Dolly Parton.
Bluegrass band Sister Sadie embodies tradition, but bends it too January 1, 2021 This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-women band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
Top 89 of 2020: Mike Pengra, Radio Heartland host December 29, 2020 Radio Heartland host/producer Mike Pengra shares his favorite songs of 2020.
Radio Heartland's Winter Solstice special December 21, 2020 Mike Pengra hosts a musical celebration of the Winter Solstice, featuring Mandolin Orange, Rodney Crowell, The Beatles, Bill Withers, Peter Mayer and more.
Celebrate the 2020 Americana Honors and Awards winners, including the Highwomen and John Prine December 15, 2020 Winners of the 2020 Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards were quietly announced this week, with the Highwomen winning in three categories and the late John Prine honored as Artist of the Year. Radio Heartland's Mike Pengra celebrates this year's honorees with an hourlong program showcasing the music.
Hear Sturgill Simpson's 'Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions' December 11, 2020 Simpson's latest surprise release features reinterpretation of tracks from 2016's 'A Sailor's Guide to Earth,' plus a previously unreleased cut co-written by Merle Haggard.
Sturgill Simpson raids his own catalog for surprise bluegrass album October 16, 2020 Returning to a form he fell in love with after first moving to Nashville, the genre-defying singer recorded 'Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1' in just a few days earlier this year, after recovering from COVID-19.
Listen to Tre Burt's powerful song, 'Under The Devil's Knee' October 2, 2020 Tre Burt's anthem about Black lives continues the tradition of outspoken political folk songwriters by telling the stories of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and Breonna Taylor. 'I wanted to immortalize their dignity,' Burt says.
Mac Davis, 'painter' of classic songs, has died at 78 September 30, 2020 Davis parlayed a middling career as a promotions man into a successful one writing songs for the stars and scoring hits of his own.
Yusuf revisits 'Tea For The Tillerman,' his landmark album as Cat Stevens September 17, 2020 Known as Yusuf since becoming a Muslim in the late '70s, the man who was Cat Stevens discusses Tea for the Tillerman 2, a reimagining of his now-50-year-old masterpiece.