Engine 145 - A Roots Music Publication

Editor's Picks

• The Grammy Problem

  

  To NARAS, country is a fringe category. Never mind being the largest radio format in America, nor that it routinely puts the most butts in seats of any touring genre. It’s not cool; it’s lame, so cut it down.

• Roots Watch: New Year's Beginnings, Middles, Endings & Post-Mortems

  

  The start of a new calendar year here in Nashville does have a certain distinctive local flavor to it; performers who’ve been out on the road, suddenly back home for a Christmastime break, show up at get-togethers around town. Reunions get started even as others are preparing to take to the road.

• 2011 Best of Bluegrass Countdown

  

  Whether you’re a fan of traditional, progressive, or any and all other permutations of bluegrass music, chances are you found a few favorite new albums this past year. Here are our Top 20 bluegrass records of 2011.

• Old Memories: Del McCoury Remembers Bill Monroe

  

  Though Del McCoury was only a Blue Grass Boy for a year, the lessons he learned have lasted for five decades

• Guy Clark: Stuff That Works

  

  Guy Clark's 70th birthday (coming up on November 6) is cause for celebration, as is the release of two albums that focus on his incredible gift for songwriting.