Artist Spotlight: John Kraus & The Goers

December 10, 2018 Sam Gazdziak 0

Part of the excitement in ancient genres like folk, bluegrass and traditional Irish is to hear new artists reinventing old songs.Something like “Blue Moon of Kentucky” or “Rocky Road to Dublin” may be decades or

Artist Spotlight: Dianna Corcoran

November 27, 2015 Sam Gazdziak 4

It’s hard to describe Dianna Corcoran as a “new” artist, as she’s a well-established star in her native Australia, complete with #1 albums and songs and plenty of awards. However, Corcoran is taking 2016 to introduce herself and her five-octave vocal range to American audiences with a new album, appropriately titled In America, on Krian Music Group/Universal Music.

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Artist Spotlight: Suzanne Jarvie

February 16, 2015 Sam Gazdziak 2

The songs on Suzanne Jarvie’s debut album sound like they come from an experienced songwriter. They don’t settle for trite sentiment or easy topics; a couple drift into the realm of the metaphysical. As it

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Artist Spotlight: Ronnie Fauss

January 10, 2015 Sam Gazdziak 0

If you were listening to New West Records’ An Americana Christmas sampler over the holidays, you would have heard tracks from the likes of Dylan, Cash, Emmylou and other Americana legends. Tucked in alongside those