Country music has often had powerful female vocalists but there seems to be an influx as of late, as there was in the late 1980s, of talented females with strong story songs and melodies paving their way to stardom.  Can this single do that for Brandi Carlile?

Listen to the title track off of the alternative country band's Shoulda Been Gold album.

Here's the a sample of the title track from Randy Kohrs' new rootsy album "Quicksand."

Listen to a track off of Canada's Ridley Bent's Boots & Buckles album.

Live In Europe is the second live recording from country rocker James McMurtry in the last six years but it also shows a confident artist firmly in his element with a stellar backing band.

Here's the music video for Colt Ford's sigle "No Trash In My Trailer."

Listen to a sample of a great song from acoustic pop band Carbon Leaf.

On June 11, 2009, The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash came to The Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ to play a show for roots music followers. The quartet played a set largely of original material from their albums while sprinkling in a few cover songs to boot.

Here's Bruce Robison with the lead-off track from his latest album simply titled his greatest.

Sometimes music comes out and at you from an honest and organic place. This is the vibe one gets from listening to this album, the debut album from honeyhoney, a California-based duo with genre-bending tendencies.