Articles by Steacy Easton

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  Jake Xerxes Fussell

  Out of Sight

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2019

  Jake Xerxes Fussell's Out of Sight both preserves and extends the history of folk music in the American South. His ability to preserve come...

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  Various Artists

  Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Box Set

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2019

  Listening to this new box set of 50 years of performances from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (by Smithsonian Folkways), three re...

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  An American Forrest

  O Bronder, Donder Yonder?

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2019

  Far be it from me to disparage someone's cowboy credentials — An American Forrest has ridden rodeos for a while, and lives in the mountain...

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  The Strumbellas

  Rattlesnake

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2019

  The press release for Rattlesnake calls it, "an uplifting album with songs that focus more on optimism." Musically, it has a bounce, with s...