The Backroads of American Music project links forgotten music history with active off-the-beaten-path venues for the Blues, Bluegrass, Country and Western, Gospel, and Soul. We open doors to juke joints, honky-tonks, and hoedowns, and share the sights, sounds, and stories of working people who make music, and the places they've made it in.
Well-meaning and sometimes well-done travel books that cover this type of material date as soon as they go to press. Musicians die, venues close down, and money runs out. But the opposite is also true. New venues open up all of the time. New musicians are learning to play and taking their acts out. The process remains dynamic. Backroads reflects the truth that roots music is alive and well across the country.
We constantly add new people and places to the site, and report on the inevitable passings, so check back often to stay in the know.
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