American Songwriter

On This Day in 1953, This Country Duo Went No. 1 With a Heartbreaking Song Two Months After One of Them Died

This No. 1 country hit from 1953 became all the more heartbreaking after tragedy struck days after its release.

Niall Horan Charts His First Country Hit While An Older Tune Skyrockets

Niall Horan scores his first-ever country chart hit with “Old Tricks,” his new duet with Thomas Rhett, while “What a Time” surges in sales after The Voice performance.
American Songwriter

How Jesse Winchester Established His Elite Songwriter Status With the First Lyrics He Ever Wrote

Most songwriters never deliver something as great as "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz". Jesse Winchester nailed it right off the bat.
North Country Public Radio

Folk Dance with the North Country Fiddle Orchestra

The caller is Gretchen Koehler, with music by the North Country Fiddle Orchestra. Free. All ages welcome. All dances taught. (NCPR's Barb Heller is the assistance director for the event.) ...
Truthout

UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year, ...
Mountain Xpress

Smart Bets: Save Me the Waltz

Nearly 80 years after Zelda Fitzgerald ’s tragic death in a fire at Montford’s Highland Hospital, the Jazz Age artist’s life and legacy continue to inspire adventurous souls — particularly those in ...

U.N. Votes Overwhelmingly to Denounce U.S. Embargo on Cuba as Hurricane Melissa Batters Island

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year, ...