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The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...
THE VIETNAM WAR The Landmark Documentary Event by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Returns Thursday, May 1 at 9:00 pm Episode Six: “Things Fall Apart” (January 1968 – July 1968)... Read More ...
A new documentary screened at the Charlottesville Tom Tom Festival shows "education literally is the thing that keeps people ...
Keith Richards is one of the most versatile musicians in the history of the game. He’s played jazz, metal, blues, classic rock, and even country music. As a result, he’s a hot commodity ...
In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...
For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has been a long road. A festival in Durham this weekend aims to remedy that.
In a new podcast from Rural Remix, reporter Lane Wendell Fischer explores the origins and evolution of country music.
Birthday cake might be the most appropriate for country music fans today – April 22, 2025. There’s a large handful of country ...
"It can feel really isolating sometimes." The Chicks were more or less ousted from country music after taking aim at then-President Bush in 2003, and while they still very much record and release ...
It aligned with the album’s theme of reclaiming the Black history tied to country music and shining a light on those who might be overlooked in the genre. When announcing the album last year ...
This is a responsibility that I take deep to the heart of me…I honor the history of country music, but I absolutely fully dedicate myself to the future of country music, as well.” NASHVILLE ...