Bluegrass Nation
Coming Soon: Bluegrass Nation • Oh, bluegrass. Shaking head and sighing gently. The music that analyzes itself within an inch of its life. So beautiful. So fraught. So full of paradoxes. I really do love the music and its place in America’s story, in part because of its cultural complexities. And I sincerely adore so many of the people whom I’ve met from the bluegrass world... Read More
Editorial • “What is AcoustiCana”
“What is AcoustiCana” • “The Acousticana Journal” is a publication, a forum and a means to support a musical art form. “AcoustiCana” is a term defined by fans and from a fan’s perspective. It is not a description or prescription developed by a music industry, record label, association, or collective of artists. What follows are simply... Read More
Editorial • “Pigeon Holes & Dogma”
“Pigeon Holes & Dogma” When one is not of “sound mind” all terms can constrain as much as they describe. The term AcoustiCana is not appropriate to describe any musical artist or his work. Artists rebel, as they should, against being pigeon holed or required to follow (or pigeon toe) the line of any form of artistic dogma. The term AcoustiCana is designed... Read More
