On the Bookshelf – Recent Reads Authors, many without websites or first-time published, some newly discovered by RTA,  from or about locations around the world. Known for “Six Days...

Bill Wax on the Blues For those who are unfamiliar with me, I was the Program Director and Host of Bluesville on XM Satellite Radio.  The channel was renamed...

Music gets airplay and bands appear live. Authors’ books make best-seller lists and get promoted through Bookbub and other media. Visual artists create their work in a studio. The...

A week of music immersion on board a mid-sized cruise ship. That is a description of Cayamo, or of other amazing music cruises that cover many genres. Spending a...

Sierra Hull is a virtuoso mandolinist and singer-songwriter who has redefined the boundaries of modern bluegrass. Originally from Byrdstown, Tennessee, Hull was a child prodigy who made her Grand...

Launch – Roaming the Arts Radio on Spotify All Set Playlists open in Spotify and are free to listen to whether you subscribe or not. (Click “Show All” when...

Rickie Lee Jones occupies a unique space in the American musical landscape, serving as a bridge between the gritty bohemianism of the late 1970s and the sophisticated, genre-bending artistry...

Molly Rose Tuttle is an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player, guitarist, recording artist, and teacher in the bluegrass tradition. She is noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer, and crosspicking guitar...

James Sallis R.I.P. James Sallis (born December 21, 1944 in Helena, Arkansas, United States) is an Americancrime writer, poet, critic, musicologist and musician, best known for his series of...

Ronnie Baker Brooks is a prominent American Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has carved out a unique identity while honoring his “blues royalty” lineage as the eldest...

Born in 1950 in Houston, Texas, Rodney Crowell has built a career as one of the most significant figures in the evolution of Americana music. Raised in a musical...

Lou Berney Lou Berney is the author of November Road (a Washington Post Best Book of 2018), The Long and Faraway Gone (winner of the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Macavity, and ALA awards), Whiplash River, and Gutshot Straight, all from...