Ballad of America
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A nonprofit organization that preserves and celebrates music from America's diverse cultural history. Check out our free music library at BalladofAmerica.org.
"Early blues is an audible history of the black experience in America..." MUSIC HISTORY CLASS GETS THE BLUESINSTRUCTOR TRACES STYLE FROM EARLY... https://www.pressdemocrat.com/1995/02/01/music-history-class-gets-the-bluesinstructor-traces-style-from-early-days-to-present/ #blues #blackhistory #music
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Early blues is an audible history of the black experience in America..." MUSIC HISTORY CLASS GETS THE BLUESINSTRUCTOR TRACES STYLE FROM EARLY... https://www.pressdemocrat.com/1995/02/01/music-history-class-gets-the-bluesinstructor-traces-style-from-early-days-to-present/ #blues #blackhistory #music
"Jac Holzman Presents Dylan's Circle features folk, rock and blues performances" 'Dylan's Circle' Album Collects Seminal Folk, Rock & Blues: Review - https://bestclassicbands.com/jac-holzman-presents-bob-dylan-circle-review-11-18-25/ #bobdylan #rock #blues
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Jac Holzman Presents Dylan's Circle features folk, rock and blues performances" 'Dylan's Circle' Album Collects Seminal Folk, Rock & Blues: Review - https://bestclassicbands.com/jac-holzman-presents-bob-dylan-circle-review-11-18-25/ #bobdylan #rock #blues
"These iconic parts became foundational for countless players and remain essential listening for anyone who loves guitar driven music." 10 Iconic Blues Rock Guitar Riffs of the 1970s - https://bluesrockreview.com/2025/11/10-iconic-blues-rock-guitar-riffs-of-the-1970s.html #guitar #70s #rock
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"These iconic parts became foundational for countless players and remain essential listening for anyone who loves guitar driven music." 10 Iconic Blues Rock Guitar Riffs of the 1970s - https://bluesrockreview.com/2025/11/10-iconic-blues-rock-guitar-riffs-of-the-1970s.html #guitar #70s #rock
"There once was a puddle of American folk music. Music poured into this puddle from the poor rural workers across the young nation." Where Do All the Co... https://scholastic.nd.edu/issues/where-do-all-the-cowboys-work-american-country-music-in-the-age-of-the-service-economy/ #country #music #cowboy
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"There once was a puddle of American folk music. Music poured into this puddle from the poor rural workers across the young nation." Where Do All the Co... https://scholastic.nd.edu/issues/where-do-all-the-cowboys-work-american-country-music-in-the-age-of-the-service-economy/ #country #music #cowboy
"It wouldn't be a Robert Plant record without a bit of the mystic!" Robert Plant: Saving Grace - https://tapeop.com/blog/2025/11/18/robert-plant-saving-grace #blog #folk #band
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"It wouldn't be a Robert Plant record without a bit of the mystic!" Robert Plant: Saving Grace - https://tapeop.com/blog/2025/11/18/robert-plant-saving-grace #blog #folk #band
"Joe Bonamassa...put his clout to work and assembled a massive thirty-two song tribute album to one of his idols, BB King." Joe Bonamassa Talks 32 Track Double ... https://glidemagazine.com/319923/joe-bonamassa-talks-32-track-double-album-b-b-kings-blues-summit-100-interview/ #blues #album #tribute
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"Joe Bonamassa...put his clout to work and assembled a massive thirty-two song tribute album to one of his idols, BB King." Joe Bonamassa Talks 32 Track Double ... https://glidemagazine.com/319923/joe-bonamassa-talks-32-track-double-album-b-b-kings-blues-summit-100-interview/ #blues #album #tribute
"Newport & The Great Folk Dream, which premieres this week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, is packed with rare footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/documentary-newport-folk-festival-trailer-1235459285/ #folk #bobdylan #biopic
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Newport & The Great Folk Dream, which premieres this week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, is packed with rare footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/documentary-newport-folk-festival-trailer-1235459285/ #folk #bobdylan #biopic
"The album, out Friday, highlights 20 great performances from the Opry stage as part of the centennial celebration." Watch Dolly Parton Sing to Porter Wa... https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-sings-porter-wagoner-opry-100-album-exclusive-1236106318/ #dollyparton #performance #album
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
"The album, out Friday, highlights 20 great performances from the Opry stage as part of the centennial celebration." Watch Dolly Parton Sing to Porter Wa... https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-sings-porter-wagoner-opry-100-album-exclusive-1236106318/ #dollyparton #performance #album
"American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists." They Are the... https://www.newsbreak.com/black-enterprise-512642/4334664968131-they-are-the-source-black-artists-are-the-uncredited-sauce-of-modern-music #blackhistory #music #history
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists." They Are the... https://www.newsbreak.com/black-enterprise-512642/4334664968131-they-are-the-source-black-artists-are-the-uncredited-sauce-of-modern-music #blackhistory #music #history
"While the 1940s fiddle music was little known to their peers, it was the Quebe Sisters' ticket to ride. They have since shared the stage with country legends..." American R... https://www.wwno.org/show/american-routes/2025-11-07/american-routes-shortcuts-the-quebe-sisters #fiddle #family #interview
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"While the 1940s fiddle music was little known to their peers, it was the Quebe Sisters' ticket to ride. They have since shared the stage with country legends..." American R... https://www.wwno.org/show/american-routes/2025-11-07/american-routes-shortcuts-the-quebe-sisters #fiddle #family #interview
"...JB traces his lineage back to Mississippi, the wellspring from which so much of this tradition flows. Those "Mississippi Roots" became more than just family history; they fo... https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2025/11/05/jersey-bluesman-releases-my-mississippi-roots/ #blues #album #music
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"...JB traces his lineage back to Mississippi, the wellspring from which so much of this tradition flows. Those "Mississippi Roots" became more than just family history; they fo... https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2025/11/05/jersey-bluesman-releases-my-mississippi-roots/ #blues #album #music
"At just 26, he continues to lead the new school of blues players – proving to naysayers that the genre is as relevant than ever." Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram ... https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-is-bridging-the-generational-gap-in-blues #sinners #blues #music
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"At just 26, he continues to lead the new school of blues players – proving to naysayers that the genre is as relevant than ever." Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram ... https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-is-bridging-the-generational-gap-in-blues #sinners #blues #music
"For 40 years, the Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir has brought lively and inspiring concerts to the Emory community and beyond." Perfect harmony: Emory gospel choir celebrates 40 years ... https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/10/er_vois_40_years_10-23-2025/story.html #anniversary #gospel #choir
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"For 40 years, the Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir has brought lively and inspiring concerts to the Emory community and beyond." Perfect harmony: Emory gospel choir celebrates 40 years ... https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/10/er_vois_40_years_10-23-2025/story.html #anniversary #gospel #choir
"Jazz is an omnivorous art form that has absorbed a succession of global influences... But the most recent movement... is powered by a rising generation of... https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/06/mali-obomsawin-brings-growing-indigenous-jazz-movement-to-bay-area/amp/ #nativeamerican #jazz #bayarea
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Jazz is an omnivorous art form that has absorbed a succession of global influences... But the most recent movement... is powered by a rising generation of... https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/06/mali-obomsawin-brings-growing-indigenous-jazz-movement-to-bay-area/amp/ #nativeamerican #jazz #bayarea
"These recording sessions, held on the rooftop of the George Vanderbilt Hotel in downtown Asheville, have been called "the fuse that lit the big ban... https://www.wfdd.org/music-culture/2025-11-06/asheville-marks-100-years-of-the-okeh-sessions-that-sparked-country-music #country #century #interview
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"These recording sessions, held on the rooftop of the George Vanderbilt Hotel in downtown Asheville, have been called "the fuse that lit the big ban... https://www.wfdd.org/music-culture/2025-11-06/asheville-marks-100-years-of-the-okeh-sessions-that-sparked-country-music #country #century #interview
"Like many Appalachian traditions, folk music was born from a blend of cultures – Scots-Irish ballads, ... https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/preserving-the-sound-meet-morgantown-musicians-keeping-appalachian-folk-music-alive/article_8c6f1d22-5d41-45bd-bc5d-ae56e500f33f.html #appalachia #folk #music
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Like many Appalachian traditions, folk music was born from a blend of cultures – Scots-Irish ballads, ... https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/preserving-the-sound-meet-morgantown-musicians-keeping-appalachian-folk-music-alive/article_8c6f1d22-5d41-45bd-bc5d-ae56e500f33f.html #appalachia #folk #music
"Through the Open Window, the latest installment of his Bootleg Series, traces how a complete unknown became the master of his folk domain." You've Se... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bob-dylan-bootleg-series-through-the-open-window-review-1235448115/ #bobdylan #folk #series
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"Through the Open Window, the latest installment of his Bootleg Series, traces how a complete unknown became the master of his folk domain." You've Se... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bob-dylan-bootleg-series-through-the-open-window-review-1235448115/ #bobdylan #folk #series
"If nothing else, All Hat might be the instrumental album of 2025 to beat." Joshua Hedley's "All Hat" - https://savingcountrymusic.com/album-review-joshua-hedleys-all-hat/ #country #instrumental #albumreview
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"If nothing else, All Hat might be the instrumental album of 2025 to beat." Joshua Hedley's "All Hat" - https://savingcountrymusic.com/album-review-joshua-hedleys-all-hat/ #country #instrumental #albumreview
"...fans can now dive into the latest single "Crossroads (Live)." Raw, unfiltered, and steeped in the spirit of the Delta blues, the track captures Slash and his Blues Ball band in their element."... https://rockandbluesmuse.com/2025/10/23/slash-drops-crossroads-live-new-single/ #blues #live #single
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"...fans can now dive into the latest single "Crossroads (Live)." Raw, unfiltered, and steeped in the spirit of the Delta blues, the track captures Slash and his Blues Ball band in their element."... https://rockandbluesmuse.com/2025/10/23/slash-drops-crossroads-live-new-single/ #blues #live #single
"For years, the banjo has held a mysterious grip over both Martin and Brown" Steve Martin and Alison Brown on their love of the banjo - https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/steve-martin-and-alison-brown-on-their-love-of-the-banjo-9.6950033 #banjo #debutalbum #interview
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"For years, the banjo has held a mysterious grip over both Martin and Brown" Steve Martin and Alison Brown on their love of the banjo - https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/steve-martin-and-alison-brown-on-their-love-of-the-banjo-9.6950033 #banjo #debutalbum #interview
"If you ask any serious bluegrasser who their all-time favorite artist is, you will hear the name Larry Sparks mentioned quite a lot. And with clear reverence!" Way Back When – Larry Sparks - https://bluegrasstoday.com/way-back-when-larry-sparks/ #bluegrass #album #appreciation
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"If you ask any serious bluegrasser who their all-time favorite artist is, you will hear the name Larry Sparks mentioned quite a lot. And with clear reverence!" Way Back When – Larry Sparks - https://bluegrasstoday.com/way-back-when-larry-sparks/ #bluegrass #album #appreciation
"Garcia's singing carries a relaxed urgency...like the Grateful Dead guitarist is handing down a history lesson to the next generation." Hear A Previously Unreleased Take From J... https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/jerry-garcia-david-grisman-not-for-kids-only-reissue/ #folk #newrelease #gratefuldead
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Garcia's singing carries a relaxed urgency...like the Grateful Dead guitarist is handing down a history lesson to the next generation." Hear A Previously Unreleased Take From J... https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/jerry-garcia-david-grisman-not-for-kids-only-reissue/ #folk #newrelease #gratefuldead
"Joan, the unofficial 'Queen' to Dylan's 'King' of the American folk scene in the early Sixties, recalls hearing of Bob for the first time." Bob Dylan was a phenomenon, his songs said the things... https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/37107909/bob-dylan-through-the-open-window/ #bobdylan #folk #60s
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Joan, the unofficial 'Queen' to Dylan's 'King' of the American folk scene in the early Sixties, recalls hearing of Bob for the first time." Bob Dylan was a phenomenon, his songs said the things... https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/37107909/bob-dylan-through-the-open-window/ #bobdylan #folk #60s
"From field calls to Blues and Gospel to Indigenous traditions, the origin of American folk music is connected to people of color." Reclaiming Folk: Celebrating People of Color in Folk ... https://www.newtonbeacon.org/event/reclaiming-folk-celebrating-people-of-color-in-folk-music/ #folk #poc #music
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"From field calls to Blues and Gospel to Indigenous traditions, the origin of American folk music is connected to people of color." Reclaiming Folk: Celebrating People of Color in Folk ... https://www.newtonbeacon.org/event/reclaiming-folk-celebrating-people-of-color-in-folk-music/ #folk #poc #music
"A 17-year-old blues musician already earning international acclaim is poised to perform for the first time on the Sunshine Coast during the weekend of the Coast-wi... https://www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/fast-rising-band-frontman-reveres-reshapes-the-blues-11331376 #blues #youngartist #musician
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"A 17-year-old blues musician already earning international acclaim is poised to perform for the first time on the Sunshine Coast during the weekend of the Coast-wi... https://www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/fast-rising-band-frontman-reveres-reshapes-the-blues-11331376 #blues #youngartist #musician