“Tatiana is super busy,” Alice Gerrard says. “She’s smart, she’s grounded, and she excels at everything she does. I just don’t see how she fits it all into her day.”
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Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop Blend Música Llanera and Bluegrass into Egalitarian Nuevo South Brew
A spirit of propulsive, progressive momentum is alive in the work of Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop’s music.
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Larry Bellorín y Joe Troop Fusionan Música Llanera y Bluegrass en una Nueva Mezcla Sureña
“Estamos culturalmente venciendo barreras a nuestra música. El lenguaje no es una barrera porque tocamos en un set bilingüe. Raza y color no son barreras; al final toda sangre es roja.”
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On ‘Tricky Things,’ Chapel Hill Band Dissimilar South Charts a Fresh, Confident Course Forward
“Any time you do something and it resonates with someone, that’s valuable. You’re being an artist in that moment. That’s a radical form of acceptance, and we want to create space for that in our music.”
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The Folklorist William Ferris Brings His ‘Voices of Mississippi’ Work to Life at Memorial Hall
The Voices of Mississippi are an affirmation that earlier generations will not be forgotten but will continue to live and speak to us.
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Django Haskins’ Songs Highlight the Ease and Existential Doubt of Everyday Living
Recorded just before the pandemic, the twin EPs packs a wistful punch, marrying melancholy with merriment.
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Swedish Singer-Songwriter Kristian Matsson Plants His Tallest Man on Earth Flag in the Triangle
“I’m kind of a hummingbird as a person,” Matsson laughs. “Weirdly, it’s the moving around—meeting other people and being in the world—that makes me calm.”
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Tar Heel Guitar Hero Sam Moss Gets His Due with Posthumous Release ‘Blues Approved’
Chapel Hill-based producer and musician Chris Stamey discovered the soulful, Stax- and Muscle Shoals–influenced recordings in 2020 at the end of an old four-track reel.
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Jake Xerxes Fussell Revisits Familiar Emotional Landscapes of Love, Loss, and Labor on His Standout Fourth Album
“The whole record felt a little bit wild—beyond my control. They had been sitting around with me for a long time, below the surface in a very natural way. There’s a deeper feeling to them.”