Powerfully Poetic Folk and Country Songwriter Nanci Griffith Has Died at Age 68

Song-crafter’s career spanned Hole in the Wall to Carnegie Hall

"...Nanci Griffith, Austin-raised folk and country singer-songwriter, has died at age 68. Her management company, Gold..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ruth Ellsworth Carter, Austin Songwriter Who Wrote Hits for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Has Died

The "soup chef" co-composed with her husband Bill Carter

"...Ruth Ellsworth Carter, the chef, painter, and songwriter who helped compose hits for Stevie Ray Vaughan and..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

"...Firebrand singer-songwriter and playwright Jo Carol Pierce, a Lubbock native who..."

Dec. 5, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Songwriter Symposium Launches Music Legends HOF

Austin Songwriters Group inducted Steven Fromholz and more

"...groups of musicians huddled over guitars for the Austin Songwriters Group’s 12th annual Songwriter Symposium. The setting didn’t deter..."

Jan. 20, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin Songwriter Symposium

Keynote Eliza Gilkyson leads the ‘Beauty Way’

"...The Austin Songwriter Symposium at the Omni Southpark looks strong in its..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"...appeal of being largely off the grid for the songwriter. Carper embodies her own sense of modern rusticity, uneasy..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Songwriter Session: Richard Thompson

SXSW Panel Reviews

"...Songwriter Session: Richard ThompsonAustin Convention Center, Friday, March 15..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Charlie Robison, Charismatic Texas Country Singer-Songwriter, Has Died at 59

Following 2018 retirement, Robison had returned to the stage this year

"...his sister, Robyn Ludwick, Robison’s death comes as the songwriter was just making a comeback to the stage in..."

Sept. 11, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Mandy Mercier, Force of Nature in the Austin Singer-Songwriter Scene, Died on Her 74th Birthday

Fiddler/guitarist played with Lucinda Williams and Blaze Foley

"...and Jimmie Dale Gilmore in the generative Eighties Austin singer-songwriter scene. In an excellent 2001 profile on Mercier entitled..."

March 31, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sulfuric Songwriter David Ramirez Pens His “I’m in Love” Record – Breakup and All

Austinite goes through heavy self-reckoning on new LP

"...a bicycle. In the upheaval of COVID-19, the Austin singer-songwriter's emerged habitually healthier, happier...."

July 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Singer-Songwriter Lizzy Lehman Finds “Sweet Relief”

New single with Project Traction lifts the lid on letting go

"...women- and nonbinary-folks-focused Project Traction and co-produced by fellow singer-songwriter Sara Houser, is a new chapter in the musician’s..."

May 20, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

On the Move All Her Life, UK Songwriter Jade Bird Finds Her Speed in Austin

"Austin feels quite grounded and down-to-earth, which just sort of mimics the English mentality"

"...a little too charmingly on-the-nose British of the UK songwriter. Mostly though, the 23-year-old has thoroughly embraced her new..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Songwriter-Performer Caleb De Casper Wants Your Attention

Good Boy or "Bad Boy"? You decide.

"...“I'd do all kinds of stuff,” recalls the local singer/songwriter/performer, “because I was trying to express these crazy things..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Tie-Dye Groovemaster Trachtenberg Should Stick to Singer-Songwriter Music

"...this CD is top-notch. You should stick to reviewing singer-songwriter music, because that is all you and the Chronicle..."

Sept. 19, 2005 Postmarks

ACL Interview: Nashville Singer-Songwriter Brittney Spencer Isn’t Taking Herself Too Seriously

The country powerhouse previews debut LP My Stupid Life at Zilker

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Charlie Robison, Charismatic Texas Country Singer-Songwriter, Has Died at 59

Following 2018 retirement, Robison had returned to the stage this year

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Meet UT Math Professor and Spellbinding Songwriter Sean Keel

The seldom-performing educator's fragile voice breathes bittersweet nostalgia

"...of saying "open mic." There are about a dozen songwriters waiting to go on, and one of them is..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Jack Corcoran

Jimmy LaFave Songwriter Rendezvous

May 19, 2017 Photo Gallery

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Vivid yet impressionistic, this documentary tribute to the musician Townes Van Zandt brings the life and the music of this songwriter's songwriter into focus.

"...Vivid yet impressionistic, Margaret Brown’s film tribute to the singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt brings the late musician and his..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thing Called Love

"...brilliant film material in country music; witness Payday or Songwriter or even Nashville (which actually has more to do..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Album Review: David Ramirez, All the Not So Gentle Reminders

Relentlessly raw songwriter resets on seventh LP

"...six LPs, and following a particularly rough breakup, the songwriter felt he needed to step back from processing his..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Interview: Without Getting Killed or Caught

Tamara Saviano on the bonds between Guy, Susanna, and Townes

"...New Year's Day 1997, Susanna Clark pleads to the songwriter in her grief for the inevitability she recognized to..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Doug Freeman

Blaze

The life and legacy of Austin's ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah

"...a piece in memory of Blaze Foley, an influential singer-songwriter who was shot and killed a decade earlier in..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Ace in the Hole

Who is Clay Blaker and why are all these famous people recording his songs?

"...When it comes to Texas songwriters and performers, Clay Blaker is easily one of the..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Grace of My Heart

"...singing contest that launches her transformative career as pop songwriter Denise Waverly. Loosely based on the career of Carole..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Listen to This: David Beck Follows His “North Star” Home

New album reunites with Sons of Fathers bandmates and his actual father

"...got this cozy voice and warmhearted nature as a songwriter...."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Off Beat: Nilüfer Yanya Isn’t Acting

Ahead of Levitation, British singer-songwriter unpacks new LP My Method Actor

"...who play the Far Out Lounge Nov. 1, and singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya, who plays Mohawk Nov. 3. ..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

From Songwriting Greats to New Artists, Kerrville Folk Festival Champions Multigenerational Folk Excellence

Drag performer / singer-songwriter Flamy Grant returns to the main stage after last year’s New Folk Competition win

"...bagging a 2023 New Folk winning distinction, Asheville-born drag queen/singer-songwriter Flamy Grant stands as a testament to Kerrville’s eye..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

ACL Fest Artist Spotlight: Dermot Kennedy

Poetic dramatic pop songwriter with a grizzly voice

"...A visceral songwriter, Dermot Kennedy uncovers the hurt and the dirt, then..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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