Hometowns are a frequent recurring theme in country music, sometimes acting as a comforting, familiar presence or shelter from more worldly sources of anxiety. The topic gets most interesting when ...

"I think songs can have different lives," said Rhiannon Giddens in the conversation that flowed throughout NPR Music's "Songs We Love: Americana Fest Edition" panel on September 16 at Nashville's ...

"I choose to weave my life into a narrative that's sitting there in front of me at all times. The way my brain works is to tie everything together. The more people I connect to, the plot becomes ...

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