New Country Traditions

Kacey Musgraves celebrates long history of cross-border collaboration in Country Music with the release of ‘Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex…

Musgraves’ new album follows two hundred years of traditional music from both sides of the Rio Grande.

Oct 26 • Matt Hildreth

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March 2026

Johnny Blue Skies, AKA Sturgill Simpson, Releases Mutiny After Midnight

Nobody puts Sturgill Simpson in a box. His ninth studio album is a country disco record, and it sounds exactly like an artist who has never once done…

Mar 9 • Matt Hildreth

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December 2025

Recent FEMA Shifts Leave Rural Communities Carrying the Weight of Disaster Response

When the winter rains returned to rural western Washington in December 2025, they did not arrive quietly.

Dec 17, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

Lukas Nelson Shares Two New Songs with American Romance, too

Acclaimed Album American Romance Out Now Via Sony Music Nashville

Dec 13, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

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November 2025

Luke Bell’s The King Is Back Arrives Posthumously via Thirty Tigers

28-Song Collection Compiles His Final Recordings — All Proceeds Benefit The Luke Bell Memorial Affordable Counseling Program

Nov 10, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

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October 2025

Ray Charles’ “Love Country Style” Returns

More than fifty years after its initial release, the Ray Charles Foundation and Tangerine Records have reissued the long-out-of-print albu

Oct 25, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

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Key Peninsula Farmers and Growers Featured at Madrona Fest

Madrona Fest on the Key Peninsula on October 18, 2025, is all about the good life in the great outdoors—and that’s true not only for the music, but also…

Oct 13, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

Contra Dancing Brings All Ages Community Spirit to Madrona Fest

One of the liveliest and most welcoming events on the calendar at this year’s Madrona Fest will unfold at 2:00 PM, for the Contra Dance.

Oct 8, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

Zach Bryan’s “Bad News” Pushes Buttons, and Revives Country Music’s Long, Complicated History With the Law

Country star Zach Bryan is no stranger to stirring the pot, but his latest song, “Bad News,” may be his most politically charged release yet.

Oct 7, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

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The Lone Bellow Release Stirring New Single, “No Getting Over You,” As Fall Tour Sweeps the U.S.

The new release follows “Common Folk,” the band’s first original song in more than three years

Oct 1, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

September 2025

Roots Music Workshop Brings Old-Time Traditions to Key Peninsula

The Madrona Music Festival, set for Saturday, Oct.

Sep 26, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

Key Peninsula Farm Tour and Harvest Festival Returns with Food, Music, and Community Spirit

The Key Peninsula Farm Tour and Harvest Festival returns this weekend, offering a two-day celebration of agriculture, food, and rural traditions on the…

Sep 25, 2025 • Matt Hildreth