The most celebrated steel guitarist of the Hawaiian golden age was undoubtedly Sol Hoopii who first came to the mainland as a stowaway in 1919 I believe he is the only performer to appear on every Hawaiian slide compilation where liner notes typicall…

Born and raised in the central Texas small town of Markham singersongwriter and guitarist Darryl Lee Rush spins whimsical tales of rural and urban Texas over gutsy and dusty backbeats When he was old enough to play the honky tonks Rush moved to Austi…

Loituma is a folk quartet based in Finland it was formed at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki where members attended the folk music department They follow Finnish vocal and kantele traditions producing quartet arrangements for both Finnish ha…

Texas singersongwriter Davin James possesses a deep rich voice virtuoso guitar chops and a roving muse that runs the gamut from traditional country to rock to jazz inflections to distinct echoes of Cajun and Gulf Coast blues Throughout his career Jam…

Ed Burleson is a baby-faced sixth-generation Texan who works construction by day and crafts traditionally minded honky tonk by night He has counted among his supporters the late Texas legend Doug Sahm who served as Burlesons manager and co-produced h…