INTERVIEW•Ten Year Town: Kelleigh Bannen
Catching up for a chat with Holler, Kelleigh Bannen discussed how she navigated her major label deal before going independent, her new career as a host of Apple Music Country’s The Kelleigh Bannen Show and Today’s Country Radio, and why she’s still trying to find herself.
INTERVIEW•Cuts The Deepest: Parker Millsap
All ready to launch his fifth and latest album, Be Here Instead, Parker Millsap sports the widest of smiles in his cream dungarees and a tie-dye t-shirt; with the house all to himself and his beloved dog Mavis, he's a picture of enthusiasm.
INTERVIEW•In Conversation: Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens searched for a salve in the one place she knew where to find it: music. But it wasn't enough to write her way through her feelings of longing and loss. She needed the community that collaboration offered — the way that it, too, could be a home.
INTERVIEW•Introducing: Brett Kissel
Canadian country star Brett Kissel explains why he poured his heart, soul and family into his first official Nashville studio record, and why he's always valued the importance of staying true to your roots.
One Hot Minute: S.G. Goodman
GUIDE•A Guide To: Louisiana's Soul, Cajun and Zydeco Legacy
“New Orleans is a metropolis in the middle of a swamp, that also serves as the womb of American music" - a definitive guide to the Soul, Cajun and Zydeco legacy of Louisiana, through 11 songs that galvanize the rich cultural tradition.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Murder Ballads
Murder is a topic that’s found its way in all genres, but in country and western, it’s become a rite of passage for musicians to cast their gaze upon the gallows and lend their voice to a haunting ballad. But how did the tradition really come about?
GUIDE•Unearthing the Genius of Rodger Wilhoit
He never did get lucky when all else failed. But maybe, all these years later, Rodger Wilhoit might just get a posthumous roll of the dice.
GUIDE•A Guide To: The Band
It's impossible to overstate what The Band did to bring rural North American musical tradition and time-honoured instrumentation into the rock world. To celebrate their legacy and the 50th anniversary re-release of The Band's third album Stage Fright, Holler took on the (rather daunting) task of capturing their lightning in ten momentous instalments.
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OPINION•Solomon Burke: The Country Star?
The key in understanding the soul legend is realizing that his talents as a vocalist lent very well to him becoming the biggest Black country star since DeFord Bailey.
OPINION•Where Have All The Cowboy Songs Gone?
After a lifetime of listening to cowboy songs like these, we hope that when it’s our time to ride off into the sunset, there’ll be pick-up men at our side telling us, “Good ride, cowboy. Good ride.”
OPINION•Clearing Space for Sober Stories in Country Music
As country reckons with its need for greater diversity - across gender, race, and sexuality - the same goes for its storytelling. It’s time for new tales about alcohol and its aftermath.
OPINION•Son of the Father: The Frank Relationship of Steve Earle and Justin Townes Earle
Neither man ever tried to hide the complexities and difficulties in their relationship, yet there are certainly moments when their stars and paths aligned.