Winter 2023

The Winter 2023 issue features another book of long-form, multi-sourced journalism highlighting the roots music’s stars like Tony Rice and Billy Strings, as well as up-and-comers like Noah Kahan and Roberta Lea. Additionally, this edition features fascinating photo essays honoring the 75th anniversary of Smithsonian Folkways and the history of the fiddle from The Secret Museum of Mankind. Included in this issue: Carving Out Their Names: How Counting Crows merged alt-rock and roots music on August and Everything After - Will Hodge 75 Years of Folkways - Hilary Saunders Handing Down History: One guitar's journey from Clarence White to Tony Rice to Billy Strings and beyond - Andrew Park Bending Strings, Blurring Genres: Clarence White's guitar playing continues to inspire - Nadine Smith Navigating an Atlas of Instruments - Pat Conte and Eli Smith Leon's Legacy: Book and tribute album look back across Leon Russell's mastery - Jim Shahen This Must Be The Place: Musicians who have shifted t