Freedom is a word that turns up with embarrassing frequency in rock-and-roll songs. How we love to free-associate about freedom. On occasion, we’re good for a “Chimes of Freedom” (at least Bob Dylan ...

Juneteenth is not only a historical commemoration; it is also a musical archive. Long before freedom was legally recognized, it was imagined, sung, prayed, whispered, shouted and remembered in song.

"It's the season of rebellion," Lizzie No sings towards the end of Outlaws' Almanac, this new, tour-de-force collaborative roots-music concept album. No is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who's ...

But the record is not merely a powerful plea for liberation. It also doubles as a showcase for some of the most exciting rising voices in folk-roots music. There’s the mesmerizing “One Day” from ...