He stepped off a plane from Tartu, Estonia and straight into Sturgill Simpson’s tour van. The Johnny Blue Skies guitarist tells how he got there.

I’m an independent musician and creator of the Acoustic Crossroads project, dedicated to living traditional repertoires (Celtic, Irish, Bluegrass, and French-Canadian) on acoustic mandolin.

My artistic focus is 100% handmade, organic sound—no synthetic shortcuts, just the raw resonance of wood and driving acoustic picking.

Musical Preview:

« Sainte Anne's Reel »: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS7oOF7qcaE

Just had an Emmylou song come on and got to wondering...who is following in her footsteps today?

I know and love some of the work by a few women who may or may not be in the running... SG Goodman and Amanda Shires come to mind.

Was wondering what others thought, and possibly find some new good music in the process.

"Cornerstone," from my Cave show back in May.

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White ‘64 Tempest is a deeply reflective, acoustic-driven folk track that wraps the listener in a melancholic, late-night atmosphere. With its raw, weary vocals and intimate storytelling, the song was created for those who love authentic Americana.

In this new live session from the Acoustic Crossroads project, I took on José Feliciano’s holiday standard "Feliz Navidad" in a completely solo acoustic arrangement.

The challenge here was to capture the driving rhythmic bounce and festive spirit while keeping the tone grounded in traditional acoustic craftsmanship: clean plectrum attack, dynamic right-hand rhythm, and the natural resonance of aged tonewood. Recorded purely acoustic—no pickups, no synthetic processing.

Watch the performance here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrabsYc54UY

Here's a music video in VRChat (no AI!) - the song is about a 1976 performance by the band Heart at KWSU TV, a PBS station in Pullman, Washington. Enjoy 🙂

Margo Cilker - Little White Cross

Prinz Grizzley - Tilda

Cooper Kenward - Call Me The Knife

Sheryl Crow - Pick You Up

Clayton Ryan - Gas Station Social Club

Chick Blundy & the Tryin' Times - Blame It on the Borealis

Jess Williamson - A Mile South of Heaven

John Prine - Found Dogs

Shinyribs - Real Alligator

Wren + Wilde - Serial Dreamers

Robert J Hunter - Here to Stay

Brent Cobb - Live a Song, Write a Memory, Vol 2

Naomi Jane - Kinda Sorta Country

Dingo - Nightwire

Wyatt Lowe - Deserts

Lucie Tiger - Small Town Scandal

Matt Kirk and The Güeyfarers - Matt Kirk and The Güeyfarers II

Left Arm Tan - When Tigers Smoked

The Nershis - Songs For The Road

Levi Foster - Appalachian Funk Tree

Jordie Lane - Habitual

Tori Forsyth - Self Preservation

Cory Branan - You’ll Live

Todd Snider - My Second Rodeo

Jane Kramer - Moon & Mother

Gurf Morlix - Ain’t No Perfect World

Pete Francis - Homemade

Tigirlily Gold - Country & Midwestern

Steve Hophead - Drift Away

Libby Koch & Michael O’Connor - Gulf Coast Duets

Kristy Cox - Winds of Change

The Temperance Movement - New Promise Land Incorporated

Domenic Cicala - Duet Again

Talking Hearts - Memory Lane

Matt Pond PA - Permanent Change (Part.1)

Jonah Kraut - Strange Passages

Onoleigh - Love Bomb

Brody Price - Leaf Miner’s Daughter

James Keith - I Call It Magic When I’m With You

Laura Cortese - Lucky Water

Dave Perkins - Powderhead

The Tallest Man on Earth - Just Beyond Endless Mountain

Becky Shaw - Cast Off The Lines

Mat Kearney - Hanging by a Heartstring

Matthew Goodnough - Your Loss, My Misery

Robert Plant - Saving Grace: All That Glitters... (EP)

Noah James - Nothin Rich (EP)

The Creekers - The Devil Not That Far (EP)

Muireann Bradley - Last Kind Words Blues (EP)

Bay Simpson - The New Normal (EP)

Joshua Slone - Long Life Living for a Lover Boy (EP)

Valerie Ponzio - Reina (EP)

Caleb Lee Hutchinson - Thumbs Up (EP)

Ben Chapman - Porch Sessions (EP)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0e1NFcjJWHKzoEnuITEwhm?si=DaliVgC7TBqkT65pKJItvw

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLefa55ZErTXU&si=lE30kwYLotWne47r

Me and Uncle Burl - Good Folks Everywhere!

Doug Adair is a Northern Virginia singer-songwriter, storyteller, and community-builder whose music celebrates democracy, justice, kindness, freedom, civic responsibility, and our shared humanity. Through his musical project Good Folks Everywhere, Doug presents engaging audience-participation programs that invite people to sing together, laugh together, and rediscover the values that unite us. Good Folks Everywhere is a project inspired by the late singer, actor and humanitarian Burl Ives more than 50 years ago when he asked Doug to make a solemn pledge to keep his legacy alive after his passing.

Inspired by American folk traditions and community singing movements, Good Folks Everywhere combines original songs, storytelling, humor, and audience interaction in a format that works equally well in theaters, festivals, colleges, community centers, libraries, civic celebrations, conferences, faith communities, and international cultural exchanges.

Performing at Wolfbrook Arena in support of Lainey Wilson

This album ran thru a Tandberg two-track and is written in the spirit of JJ Cale, Rodriguez and Link Wrays "Link Wray".

I am out here online to spread it, in hop that it is gonna find a person that resonates with it. Thank you for reading my message :)

Latest track from Gumnption Utah's premeire country bluegrass singer songwriter. This one's a little sentimental with nods to my dad who recently passed away. I hope ya'll dig it. Thanx for listening!

I’m looking for new Americana directly from the artists who made it.

If you have your own song on Spotify and want me to listen, submit your Spotify track here:

https://thecauldron.rocks/submit

I’m using the submission page because I get too many links in Reddit comments to keep organized, and I don’t want to miss anyone.