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Back Porch Sessions
Back Porch Session: Marc Broussard
The Louisiana native plays three songs, including two off his latest album, S.O.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul

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Back Porch Session: Radney Foster
The Texas native performs three songs, including two of his early hits, “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Nobody Wins,” as well as “Sycamore Creek,” a 2017 song from Foster’s book-and-CD combo project, For You to See The Stars. Recorded at Riverfront Revival in North Charleston, South Carolina

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The Living Rock-and-Roll Legends
Celebrating guitar royalty electrifying the sound of the South—and beyond

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Cedric Burnside: The Guardian of Hill Country Blues
The veteran guitarist propels North Mississippi’s distinctive blues into the twenty-first century

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The New Guitar Greats
Eleven standout players keeping the south’s six-string traditions front and center

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Jason Isbell Picks a Legacy
The singer-songwriter—and actor—brings the heat on his forthcoming seventh album and cements his spot as the South’s reigning guitar god

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From the Editor: The Sounds of the South
Our music issue and more great tunes on the “back porch”

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Song Premiere: Listen to the Title Track from Robert Earl Keen’s Forthcoming Western Chill
Being on the road may not go on forever for Robert Earl Keen, but his new album—and performance video and songbook and graphic novel—prove the party never ends

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Song Premiere: The Wood Brothers Debut “Line Those Pockets”
Listen to the buoyant new single off the acclaimed roots rockers’ forthcoming album, Heart Is the Hero

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Song Premiere: St. Paul & the Broken Bones Debut “Lonely Love Song”
Listen to the tender new single off the Alabama band’s forthcoming album, Angels in Science Fiction

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Song Premiere: Tommy Prine Sings “This Far South” Live at G&G
The title track from his soon-to-be-released debut album is also available today for streaming

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Song Premiere: Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal Honor Doc Watson’s 100th Birthday with “I Am a Pilgrim”
Listen to the title track from the upcoming album celebrating the legendary North Carolina flatpicker, I Am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100

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Add These Southern Music Festivals to Your Bucket List
Whether you’re welcoming spring with jazz in New Orleans or sweating out summer on a farm in Tennessee, these music events are worth putting on your dream calendar

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New Music: A Never-Before-Released Live Show from Dr. John
Listen to an exclusive premiere of the late New Orleans great performing solo nearly forty years ago

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Song Premiere: Willie and Paula Nelson Duet in “Slow Down Old World”
The iconic Texas singer and his daughter take on one of his classic tunes

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Back Porch Session: Mike and the Moonpies
Three members of the well-traveled Austin-based band stopped by the G&G offices to play three tracks. “All these are brand new songs,” says frontman Mike Harmeier. “I’ve been trying some new songwriting exercises, and the faucet opened up a few weeks ago.”

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Song Premiere: The Vegabonds Join Womz of Futurebirds to Cover “Kids”
The Southern artists put their spin on MGMT’s indie-rock classic

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Back Porch Session: Sam Burchfield
The South Carolina–born singer-songwriter drops by the G&G offices to play four songs, including “Scoundrel,” the title track of his new album.

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New Music from Willie Nelson
The Texas living legend, who turns ninety this year, honors Harlan Howard and Buck Owens with his version of “Tiger by the Tail”

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How To Write a Country Song
Tips from one epic musical hangout in Nashville (that you can learn from, too)