Martina McBride – Country Universe

A Conversation With Tami Neilson

May 21, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 1

Talking SASSAFRASS!, #TomatoGate, Miss Sharon Jones, and more with the incomparable Tami Neilson.

100 Greatest Women, #68: Patty Griffin

May 21, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 2

Patty Griffin has maintained a lengthy career as one of the most respected singer-songwriters in country and Americana.

100 Greatest Women, #76: Paulette Carlson (Highway 101)

May 1, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2

Few vocalists better illustrate the transition from the new traditionalist revival of the mid-eighties to the country boom in the early nineties than Paulette Carlson.

100 Greatest Women, #90: Gretchen Peters

March 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

The “Independence Day” songwriter has become a successful international recording artist over the past decade.

CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2017 Edition)

October 10, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8

The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

CMA Flashback: Female Vocalist of the Year (2017 Edition)

October 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 14

Our CMA Flashback series continues with a look at Female Vocalist of the Year.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2017 Edition)

October 7, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 14

Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, starting with a look at this year’s contenders and stretching back to the first ceremony in 1967.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2017 Edition)

October 6, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 9

Here’s a look back at the fifty previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 12: “I’m Tryin'” to “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

December 8, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7

Day 12 features tracks from Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, Martina McBride, Wynonna, and The Little Willies.

Sunday Selections: September 25, 2016

September 25, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 5

Fly high, friend.