FTB NEWS
FTB podcast #82 features the new CD by EILEN JEWELL & new music from CHARLIE LOUVIN, SHANNON WHITWORTH and BAND OF HEATHENS. The full playlist is posted here... Country Star HANK COCHRAN Dies At 74... more news

LATEST CD REVIEWS

PETER CASE - Wig!
STONE RIVER BOYS - Love On the Dial
MATT HARLAN- Tips and Compliments
DARRELL SCOTT- A Crooked Road
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS -
The Big To-Do
SHANNON McNALLY & HOT SAUCE
- Coldwater
THE TEXAS SAPPHIRES - As He Wanders
JOE PUG - The Messenger
PATTY GRIFFIN - Downtown Church
JOY KILLS SORROW - Darkness Sure Becomes This City
WILL KIMBROUGH - WingsMICHAEL ONEILL- Ain't Leavin' Your Love
ELLIOT RANDALL & THE DEADMEN - Caffeine & Gasoline
Various Artists - Face a Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. - Shoulda Been Gold: 2001-2009
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD - A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C)
DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE - A Friend Of A Friend
Various Artists - Introducing Townes Van Zandt Via the Great Unknown
CHRIS KNIGHT - Trailer II
ROSIE FLORES - Girl of the Century
CAROLYN MARK & NQ ARBUCKLE - Let's Just Stay Here
ROBERT EARL KEEN - The Rose Hotel
TERI JOYCE - Kitchen Radio
RED ROOSTER - Walk
ROSANNE CASH - The List
EMMITT-NERSHI BAND - New Country Blues
PAUL BURCH - Still Your Man
AMY SPEACE - The Killer In Me


New releases for Aug. 31st ... RYAN BINGHAM- Junky Star, RICHARD THOMPSON - Dream Attic, BOBBY BARE, JR - A Storm A Tree My Mother's Head ... also new... MARTY STUART- Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions), JON LANGFORD - Old Devils, DALE WATSON - Carrin' On, JOHN MELLENCAMP- No Better Than This, MAX STALLING- Home To You, ... coming soon:. PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND,  JERRY LEE LEWIS, THE STEELDRIVERS, ZOE MUTH AND THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS, ROBERT PLANT, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE...more new releases. There is now a Freight Train Boogie New Releases Blog with more detailed release comments. Check it out!
Try the new FTB podcasts... now on iTunes... The Freight Train Boogie "terrestrial" radio show can be heard live Thursday nights, 8 to 10 PM pacific time, on KRCB in Sonoma County, CA, which can also be heard on the internet.

 


 


MARTY STUART's great new CD, Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) is featured on FTB podcast #84. The full playlist is posted here. Listen now! . Marty talks about making the album on this video from Sugar Hill Records.

The Freight Train Boogie is a website dedicated to Americana Music: which includes the edgier country & folk singers, Hillbilly Twang, some bluegrass, blues and rock. We place a special emphasis on "Alt.Country", Roots Rock and many small label and independent releases. We love Country music, as long as it's "real" Country.

Americana music is influenced by elements of rock, country, blues and folk. It doesn't have to be slickly sung or played, the feeling is more important. Many of the more established artists you've probably already heard of: Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Gram Parsons, sometimes Neil Young or Bruce Springsteen, Wilco or Lucinda Williams. Many people come to this music after feeling disconnected from rock or country that's heard on commercial radio. Perhaps the best way to illustrate what Americana music is, is to list a hundred or so Essential Freight Train Boogie Artists. Some you may have already heard of, but there are a bunch of excellent "under the radar" singers who deserve to be heard. That's what we're here for: to spread the word about this music and to help and promote the artists. The Reviews section is where we review new CD releases, and there's a huge archive of past reviews. The FTB News is mostly links to current Roots music articles and information on the web and in other media, including info on upcoming CD releases. The Links section is of course, links to other good, interesting or useful websites, although it's a little out of date. FTB Editor Bill Frater also does a weekly radio show on KRCB-FM in Sonoma County, California.



FTB podcast #83 features the new CD by CALEB KLAUDER, called Western Country.  He's a Portland singer with a great retro country sound.  Also new music from JON LANGFORD, NORA JANE STRUTHERS and JUSTIN RUTLEDGE. The full playlist is posted here, with a player at the bottom. And here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.



New and Upcoming CD Releases...



ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
It's A Good Day ismeaux)


EILEN JEWELL
Butcher Holler: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
(Signature Sounds)

CHARLIE LOUVIN

Hickory Wind: Live at Gram Parsons' Guitar Pull
(Tompkins Square)

COLIN GILMORE
Goodnight Lane
(self released)


JON LANGFORD & SKULL ORCHARD
Old Devils
(Bloodshot)


JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
Harlem River Blues
(Bloodshot)

 

 


CARL BROEMEL
All Birds Say
(ATO)


TIM O'BRIEN
Chicken & Egg
(Howdy Skies)

DONNA BEASLEY
Under the Rushes
(Strange Magic)


RED HORSE
Red Horse
(Red House)


JOHN MELLENCAMP
No Better Than This
(Rounder)

DALE WATSON
Carrin' On
(E1 Entertainment)


Recent reviews...

 


SHANNON McNALLY & HOT SAUCE
Coldwater
(4½ stars)

DARRELL SCOTT
A Crooked Road
(4 stars)

JOY KILLS SORROW
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
(4 stars)

PETER CASE
Wig!
(4½ stars)

JOE PUG
The Messenger
(4 stars)





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