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After giving herself to blues, jazz, folk, gospel and country, Maria fell hard for the sounds of New Orleans starting in the '90s. Teaming with the cream of the Crescent City crop, she digs deep into... more

One of the most celebrated female acoustic-blues artists alive honors one of the most towering figure in blues. These performances remind us how special Bessie's songs were and how uncommonly... more

The complete 1971 release, featuring the hit Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll, plus alternate versions of It Ain't Easy and I'm Ready, and the additional bonus tracks... more

These 41 tracks and 10 videos celebrate 35 years of this great Canadian roots label. Key cuts join unreleased material: The Wildcat Jeff Healey; The Diplomat Maria Muldaur; Wheels Emmylou Harris;... more

If the sound of Canadian music truly is roots rock, then Stony Plain is our Motown or Blue Note. Over the course of 25 years, the Edmonton-based independent label has released more than 250 roots,... more

How civilized! The complete 1972 release, plus the bonus tracks I'm Just a Rake and a Rambling Boy; a duet with Joyce Everson on Only Love Can Break Your Heart, and a live performance of Bring My... more

Texan folk hero Sir Doug Sahm meets underrated guitarist Amos Garrett and ex-Blasters keyboardist Gene Taylor and they cook like an Austin barbecue.

This Canadian songstress portrayed Janis Joplin in "Love, Janis," became a judge on "Canadian Idol" and notched some big pop hits in Canada. Sass has always had a blues edge to her singing, but this... more

An almost all-instrumental blues guitar release by one of the most acclaimed guitarists of our time. With The Broadcasters, his band of over 25 years, Ronnie's latest 'live' release shows him to be... more

Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons and Charlie Sexton add extra firepower to Sue's new album, as do a host of top Texas session aces. Sue, of course, is a stellar blues guitarist in her own right, and... more

Guitar Heroes: James Burton, Albert Lee, Amos Garrett, David Wilcox* Four Telecaster Masters shake up the rock and roll universe on this historic release. Guitar history was made on July 12, 2013... more

Rory Block is the winner of five Blues Music Association Awards including one for her last CD THE LADY AND MR. JOHNSON. Her new album is a tribute to Son House, one of histories most important blues... more

Over a four-decade career, there's not a lot Amos Garrett hasn't done. As one of the most distinctive guitar players since the Telecaster was invented, he's made almost a dozen albums of his own,... more

A 1963 backstage meeting with this country-blues legend got Rory started on her own journey toward greatness as a singer and guitarist. Her vocals are relaxed and soulful and her finger-picking... more

The dynamic Boston-based guitarist pays simultaneous homage to his recently departed bandmate, pianist Dave Maxwell, and the storied Chicago Maxwell Street blues scene with the title of his new... more

Carnero Vaquero includes 10 songs that can be described as true and clear as the western sky, the foothills of the Rockies and the changing cowboy tradition. The album's title - "Carnero" is the... more

Ronnie Earl is one of the most revered guitar players working today. Earl, along with the Broadcasters, his band of over 25 years, presents GOOD NEWS, a mostly instrumental album of spellbinding... more

Stony Plain was honored to release three highly acclaimed Joe Louis Walker albums, including "Between a Rock And the Blues" which won the Blues Foundation's Blues Album of the Year Award in 2010.... more

On the road between Memphis & Bamako. The musical merger of Habib Koite and Eric Bibb brings together two soulful histories into a never-before heard guitar sound that is passionate and ebullient.... more

In his '50s/'60s era with Ian & Sylvia and subsequent solo career, this legendary Canadian walked the line between folk and country. The composer of Four Strong Winds is also a revered songwriter;... more

Rory met this Delta blues guitar master when she was 15, and it stayed with her ever since. She honors him on this 2011 album with a set of driving guitar tunes—his as well as tributes she wrote:... more

2009 release from the singer/songwriter, his first album in four years. A tough time for Ian Tyson yields an important new album of touching, heartfelt songs. Now, thanks to a stubborn virus, Tyson... more

Pasture Prime was a comeback of sorts for the band; they had not recorded in five years, and - had it not been for the generosity of one Willie Nelson - this one might not have happened either.... more

He'll always be the king of boogie-woogie, but this class package is just what's needed to establish Long John Baldry as a bluesman who only gets better with age. Aside from a few electric guitar... more

If you pick up Richland Woman Blues remembering Maria Muldaur's erotic recording of the song with Jim Kweskin's Jug Band, you may be surprised at how her voice has changed, and yet how impossible it... more