Music

For my money, Yellowstone is by far the best show on TV right now. From the gorgeous scenery, to the fierce family ties, the sacrifices and the political conflicts, to the cowboy lifestyle… there’s just so much too it. But the piece that really puts it all together is the music. I mean, come on

There were a lot of great debuts in 2021. Morgan Wade lead the charge with Reckless, Hannah Dasher put out The Half-Record EP and Triston Marez released his self-titled first album just to name a few, but there’s another that didn’t get near the recognition it deserved. Back in August, Sierra Ferrell released her debut label album titled

As promised… Every year, when it’s time for our annual Albums of the Year list to come out, we always like to include a playlist to go with it. After all, what good is a list of albums if you can’t listen to the music on the list, right? So once again this year, we

Yellowstone BROUGHT IT this week. After what was a relatively light episode (just two songs) last week, Taylor Sheridan and music supervisor Andrea von Foerster more than made up for it tonight. We have six new tunes to add to the to our league leading Yellowstone: The Soundtrack playlist, a must-follow for anyone that loves the

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times. There’s nothing better than Morgan Wade acoustic. From her OurVinyl Sessions to “Northern Air” to Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire”, every time she picks up a guitar, she continues to impress. And now, she’s back with another one. “Mend” was originally released by her

How about one last live performance from Carrie Underwood before Christmas is over? I’ve been loving all of the videos of her singing some of the classics like “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Silent Night”, so I wanted to share her Christmas Eve performance from yesterday on The Today

Talk about a duo we didn’t know we needed… Billy Strings played a show in Dallas, Texas earlier in December and brought out none other than Tyler, Texas native Paul “Big Velvet” Cauthen to join him for a few songs. They played two songs together. One was The Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil,” and

Carrie Underwood is the queen of country Christmas music. Something about her voice is just perfect on a classic like some of the ones we’ve shared recently, “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, and now, she’s releasing her live performance of “Silent Night” from the 2021 Opry Live: USO Holiday Special

I imagine Christmas at the Nelson house is full of just as much singing as it is exchanging gifts and normal people holiday traditions. I say normal because the last thing I would ever want on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is to hear anyone in my family try to sing a song or play

Man, I almost forgot about this absolute Christmas country gem. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are two of the most recognizable/likeable names in country music history. And what happens when you bring the two together for a collab? It’s truly something special. “A Christmas to Remember” is a country all-timer. Straight off of Dolly’s legendary

“Pretty Paper” is up there on my list of favorite classic country Christmas songs. Written by the one and only Willie Nelson in 1963, it was first made famous by Roy Orbison when it peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Willie later recorded his own version of the song in 1964 and again

Hard to believe we’re already wrapping up another year of (mostly) great country music. Looking back on this year, it’s hard not to be encouraged by the way country music is going. From killer debut albums to incredible new releases from some of our old favorites, there was plenty to be excited about in 2021.

Well folks, if you were waiting to buy George Strait’s gorgeous hilltop mansion in San Antonio, you’re officially outta luck… It’s off the market. After sitting in the market since 2018, and cutting down the price over $3 million bucks, the mansion now has a new owner, according to San Antonio Current. The 8,000 square foot

I mean, is there anything better than a music festival in the mountains of Colorado? The great Tyler Childers is set to perform at the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, along with Tenacious D, Sam Bush Band, Molly Tuttle, Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Rhiannon Giddens, and a ton more. The festival is set for June 19th

On this date in 1970, Loretta Lynn was topping the charts with the song that defined her career. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” was a solo write by Loretta and was by far the most significant of her career, leading to her 4th career Number 1, 2nd Gold album and a biographical musical film of her life

As we approach the end of the year and start putting together all those year end lists here at Whiskey Riff, I’ve been reflecting a lot on what music has touched me the most over the last 12 months. I’ve found plenty of new favorite songs and artists, was reminded why I still love Eric

Goin’ deluxe. Brothers Osborne 2020 hit album, Skeletons, is getting a deluxe makeover. Featuring their GRAMMY nominated hit “Younger Me,” picked for best duo/group performance, the deluxe edition will also feature “Headstone,” produced by Jay Joyce and written by the Osborne brothers and Kendell Marvel, as well as “Midnight Rider’s Prayer,” a song that features elements

Another Sunday in the books and another batch of tunes to add to the to our league leading Yellowstone: The Soundtrack playlist. The best soundtrack on television, it features Ryan Bingham, who stars in the show, Whiskey Myers (who even made an appearance as a bar band), as well as Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Lainey Wilson,