Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter John McCutcheon has collected a legion of fans since he first started recording and performing in the mid-1970s. As Kathy Sands-Boehmer maintains, “McCutcheon skillfully combines his great storytelling with poignant and evocative songs which continue to inspire young and old alike.”
[To read Kathy's quick Q & A interview with John McCutcheon, click on the headline.]
Liz Longley is the overall grand prize winner in the sixth annual International Acoustic Music Awards competition. The young singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania, who grew up listening to Joni Mitchell and Karla Bonoff, also captured first place in the competition’s Folk category for “When You’ve Got Trouble.”
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Many of the winners in the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy — including those in the recently renamed and expanded American Roots Music field — were announced online prior to televised ceremonies on January 31 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Beaucoup Blue is a gifted father and son roots-Americana duo from Philadelphia with a growing repertoire of rousing blues and soulful songs. Kathy Sands-Boehmer posed a few questions to them recently.
[To read Kathy's Q & A interview with Beaucoup Blue, click on the headline.]
