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OTHER ARTISTS YOU MIGHT LIKE
Guy Clark
The quintessential storyteller songwriter,
and a founding father of Americana music.
Steve Earle
One of the original country rock "outlaws."
Emmylou Harris
Great site for this American music legend.
Be sure to visit the photo galleries!
Lyle Lovett
Good unofficial site for this
talented and eccentric Texan songwriter.
Beth Orton
British singer-songwriter.
Bashful Brother Oswald
If you love resonator guitars (also called dobros),
this man is one of the greats.
Gram Parsons
The man who was alt country before
there even WAS alt country!
Gove Scrivenor
Another adopted "local,"
Gove has played with everyone under the sun
and is a better autoharp player than you dreamed possible!
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Shoqanaw
Led by my friend Jerry Trapp,
this wonderful group mixes folk, celtic, jazz
and other sounds to make music like you've never heard before.
Son Volt
The band that introduced me to alt country.
Guthrie Trapp
One hell of a fine guitar player,
and one of our local "favorite sons."
Townes Van Zandt
Certainly one of the greatest songwriters of
all time, an original country "outlaw,"
and a father to Americana music.
Uncle Tupelo
The band that many credit with starting the
alt country movement, and the coiners of
the term No Depression.
Gillian Welch
Unofficial website for this artist's haunting
bluegrass-influenced alt country folk music.
Whiskeytown
Led by talented songwriter Ryan Adams,
this group is the stuff of alt country legend.
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RESOURCES FOR MUSICIANS AND MUSIC FANS
Amsterdam Songwriters Guild (ASG)
Diverse and talented group of songwriters based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Brad's Page of Steel
A wonderful resource for lap steel and resonator guitar players.
The 13th Fret
Dan Skowron's site on acoustic guitars and their construction.
Harmony Central
Answers to most, if not all, of your recording and equipment questions.
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New Insurgent Country Homepage
This is a great site for fans of so-called
Alt. Country / New Depression / Americana music.
The Steel Guitar Forum
The best place on the net to discuss steel guitar.
Members include steel guitar legends.
TalkBass.com
Extensive site for bass players (upright and electric).
Check out the bulletin board.
VS Planet
This is a fantastic resource for musicians recording with the legendary Roland "virtual studio" digital recorders. Check out the bulletin board!
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ONLINE LISTENING
Alt.Country Cooking
Based in the Netherlands, this radio program from Radio Winschoten, hosted by Theo Oldenburg and Johanna Bodde, plays a variety of alt.country, Americana and roots music.
KPIG Texas Radio
A plain good Texas music station.
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Texas Rebel Radio
Solid stream of Texas music, with plenty
of non-Nashville country artists.
WWOZ New Orleans
New Orleans' (and maybe the country's) finest
public radio station, featuring everything from
great jazz, to bluegrass, cajun, and classical.
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