Grab those dancing boots or a guitar -- the country's largest organization of western swing players and fans will return to Cape Girardeau with its popular annual music showcase later this month. The ...

Nashville-based singer-guitarist Carolyn Martin is a die-hard tradition bearer, one dedicated to country music’s wild little cousin, Western swing. While the jazz-informed style has largely fallen ...

If you hear ghostly shouts of Bob Wills’ signature cry “Ah haaaa!” this weekend, don’t be surprised. The fifth annual Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival will call downbeat at noon Nov. 6, ...

When many people think of the rich music scene of Portland, Oregon, they may think of bands like Dandy Warhols, Poison Idea, and Wipers – all seminal and genre-defining in their own way, but also just ...

Being inducted into a hall of fame takes some doing, no matter what the hall's size. In music, guitar grinders and powerful vocalists are regularly received in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ...

While many bands in the Lone Star State are finding success playing what they call "Texas music," The Tailor Made Band is trying to reclaim that title with its own brand of western swing. "That's not ...