Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada

Registration is now open for the 20th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards); a great opportunity for music artists everywhere. IAMA is the preeminent awards for musicians, promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include Acoustic Cafe and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Acclaimed sitar virtuoso, producer and composer Anoushka Shankar officially announces a new mini-album, Chapter I: Forever, For Now, and three-week North American tour from October 3 - 22, 2023. Released by LEITER, the label run by Nils Frahm and Felix Grimm, Chapter I: Forever, For Now will be available on vinyl and via all digital platforms from October 6, 2023.

Nora Brown—the Brooklyn, NY soon-to-be-eighteen-year-old banjoist/vocalist who has appeared at Newport Folk Festival, The Kennedy Center, Trans-Pecos Festival, globalFEST, and more—has teamed up with award-winning fiddle player and fellow Brooklynite Stephanie Coleman for a new EP Lady of the Lake, out July 28 on Jalopy Records. It’ll be released just three days before the duo tapes an NPR Tiny Desk Concert,

With over a decade of industry experience as a booking agent, Allen Roper is pouring his expertise into a brand new venture: RoundTable Artists, elevating his former firm The Art Agency to the next level.

Mandolinist Chandler Beavers has made a striking debut in the instrumental newgrass scene with the release of his first studio album, “4:09.” Launched on June 23rd, this powerful album showcases Beavers' proficient mandolin artistry and an array of acclaimed guest musicians. In just a few days, it has already gathered an impressive 70,000 streams across all platforms.

Teddy Thompson has announced his eighth studio album, My Love Of Country, will be released August 18. True to its title, Thompson offers deeply personal and heartfelt readings of ten classic country songs by songwriters like Buck Owens, Hank Cochran, Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker and even his own father, Richard Thompson.

Rising Americana-folk-rock band Briscoe is set to release their debut album, West of It All on September 15th via ATO Records. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats), the album features a collection of folksy hooks and bold songwriting that bridges the gap between classic American roots music and its modern-day incarnation.

San Francisco Bay Area roots keyboard wizard Mitch Woods has set an August 18 release date for the expanded deluxe edition of his 2-CD album set, Friends Along the Way, on Club 88 Records, distributed by The Orchard. The multi-disc set features Woods in simple duo and trio settings with such stars as Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, Ruthie Foster, Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, John Lee Hooker and many more.

San Francisco's reggae sensation, Lot 49, has joined forces with Joey Calderaio to create a unique, paradoxical summer anthem aptly named "San Francisco Summer." This song embodies the unusual summer climate of the City by the Bay, far from the typical sunny summertime scenes portrayed in movies.