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Matt Hendrickson

Matt Hendrickson has been a contributing editor for Garden & Gun since 2008. A former staff writer at Rolling Stone, he’s also written for Fast Company and the New York Times and currently moonlights as a content producer for Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service in Athens, Ohio.

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The singer-songwriter and member of Our Native Daughters shines on her new solo album

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The Grammy winner and North Carolina native shares a gripping version and accompanying video of the traditional folk classic

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See a clip from Without Getting Killed or Caught, which explores the close relationship between the legendary Texas songwriter, his wife, Susanna, and their friend Townes Van Zandt

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The Country Music Association’s reigning Entertainer of the Year has never quite fit the superstar mold. The North Carolina native finds his peace—and inspiration—amid 1,800 acres of Tennessee hills

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The fearless songwriter embraces a bigger sound and pulls no punches on her exhilarating third album

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In spite of the raft of venue closures and tour cancellations, 2020 did manage to bring some great new releases. These twenty albums, from established artists and newcomers, provided some much-needed musical balm

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Jimmy Carter, the Allman Brothers, and the power of music take center stage in new documentary

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The country pioneer follows up her Grammy-winning return with a new album that’s the next best thing to seeing her onstage

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How the Grammy-nominated songwriter follows his own country beat

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Sixteen years and a world of tumult after his first release, a son of country royalty brings his own unique voice to an album steeped in redemption

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Never one to sit still, the Nashville original returns with an album as fearless as she is

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On his twentieth album, the revered songwriter turns his eye to coal country

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A Hill Country scion and a Delta guitar prodigy keep traditional Mississippi music humming

Southern Heroes

This couple sprang into action constructing houses after Katrina—and haven’t stopped since

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The Kentucky luthier helps addicts in recovery by teaching them how to make musical instruments

Southern Heroes

The retired Texan promotes the long unsung history of Black cowboys

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After battling addiction, Waylon Payne returns with a stunner of an album fifteen-plus years in the making

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Devon Gilfillian brings a sound all his own on his inspiring debut

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Mavis Staples, Jason Isbell, Cedric Burnside, and more join brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson on an album steeped in the pair’s Hill Country roots

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The young musician blends tradition, otherworldly guitar chops, and an exploratory spirit