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Dissecting ‘The New York Times’ Top 100 Songwriters Poll
The New York Times did do something last week to help address the continuing controversy around their songwriters list, and it became an excellent illustration of the deeper cultural rot at the heart...
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Dissecting ‘The New York Times’ 30 Greatest Songwriters List
Oh great, another list. And just like what always happens with lists these days, people treat them like it's a "Where's Waldo?" exercise, scouring through them to find what to tear apart based on their...
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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Reveals 2026 Event Lineup
It's one of the coolest events that happen during SXSW each year. It's the Luck Reunion, and it's hosted by Willie Nelson at his Western town just outside of Austin called Luck, TX. The post Willie...
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Top Takeaways from Mile 0 Fest 2026 (& Recap)
Mile 0 Fest is not for the passive music listener. It's for those who put music first, who pursue those lifelong memories through musical moments that you're only able to capture when you go seeking...
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The 2025 Saving Country Music Songwriter of the Year
"Songwriter." Many people can claim the skill, whether it's on an amateur or professional level. Few reach the point where they become synonymous with the term, and recognized universally as a titan of...
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Saving Country Music’s 2025 Essential Albums List
This year, using the term "essential" has never felt more important. As AI threatens to upend the music industry in the new year, it's critical we underscore just how essential music is to all of us....
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2025 Saving Country Music Album of the Year Nominees
The point of this exercise is not to devolve music into a competition. It is to stimulate a lively conversation about what we all believe is the best album, using our differing perspectives to inform...
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Mile 0 Fest Announces 2026 Lineup
Both USA Today and Saving Country Music have declared Mile 0 Fest to be the best festival in the United States. Happening every January in Key West, Florida, it features some of the best music in...
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Review – James McMurtry’s “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”
James McMurtry is such a master class songwriter, you might even hear other songwriters referred to as the "James McMurtry" of their era or region. But James McMurtry is the James McMurtry of James...
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Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#160)
The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming...
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Officially Declaring June 20th, 2025 a Country Music Holiday
By the power vested in me by the great seal of Saving Country Music, June 20th, 2025 is officially being declared a country music holiday due to the incredible level and volume of top-anticipated album...
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Release Radar & Most Anticipated Albums for 2nd Half of 2025
No rest for independent country music fans in the second half of 2025. Some excellent country music projects will be coming at you, and this is your updating guide too get you through it all. The post...
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Masterclass Songwriter James McMurtry Prepares 1st Album in 4 Years
"James McMurtry" is all that really should need to be said for any music fan worth their salt to immediately pay rapt attention, and await further information. The post Masterclass Songwriter James...
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Mile 0 Fest 2025: Ground Zero for Big Moments
What happens at Mile 0 Fest in Key West doesn't stay in Key West. It resonates throughout the Texas/ Red Dirt world, into Americana, and throughout independent country for the rest of the year. The...
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Mile 0 Fest Announces Initial 2025 Lineup of New & Returning Names
Premier Texas, Red Dirt, and Americana festival Mile 0 Fest in Key West, FL has announced its initial 2025 lineup, and it finds the return of many favored performers for the eighth year of the...
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Handwritten Lyrics to House Concerts: Supporting Your Favorite Small Business...
It may not be as obvious of an example as the little shop down the street in a strip mall selling handmade scented candles and hippie soap, but your favorite independent music artists are all most...
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Billy Strings Wins Big, Luke Bell Paid Tribute at Americana Music Awards
The 2022 Americana Music Awards transpired at the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday Night, September 14th, with Billy Strings, Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Sierra Ferrell, and The War and Treaty all...
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It Happened in Helotes: Robert Earl Keen Takes His Final Bow
They love to say that in Texas, the women are more beautiful, and the beer is colder. I'm not sure that can be scientifically proven. But there is something that is most certainly palpable---though in...
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Eric Church, Phil Lyne Toast Robert Earl Keen at Penultimate Show
It is a bittersweet time this Labor Day weekend down in Texas, and specifically at the legendary Floore's Country Store in Helotes where Robert Earl Keen is wrapping up 41 years of touring with three...
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Folk Review – Anna Tivel’s “Outsiders”
When you're looking for the most potent and gifted of today's songwriters, Portland, Oregon's Anna Tivel deserves inclusion in that camp right beside the James McMurtry's and John Moreland's of the...
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