Tempering her political messages with plenty of humor, singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith entertained a capacity crowd with a relaxed, easygoing performance Wednesday night at the Woodland Park Zoo. The ...

Songwriters, longtime listeners, newcomers, and possibly a gang of neighborly ghosts pack Austin’s iconic Cactus Cafe. While members of this eclectic group gather as strangers, they all share one ...

I'm With Her's new album, "Wild and Clear and Blue," reflects on the passage of time and honors influences like Nanci Griffith and John Prine. The trio, comprised of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and ...

Every song in Nanci Griffith's show is accompanied by a story, usually a yarn that fleshes out the reality of her sagas set to rhyme and meter. It brings a special depth to her 100 minutes onstage, ...

The last song the late John Prine recorded in a studio was a cover of Nanci Griffith’s “Love at the Five and Dime,” with Kelsey Waldon. It was one of the first tracks laid down for a Griffith tribute ...

Texan songwriters often address the linguistic alienation native Texans can experience upon leaving home. Countless Lyle Lovett songs play off the trope of the awkward country boy overwhelmed by the ...

Nanci Griffith was the ultimate contradiction: “aw shucks” presence with a gumption that took listeners by surprise. And the Austin, Texas songwriter traveled around the world many times as a ...

Tempering her political messages with plenty of humor, singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith entertained a capacity crowd with a relaxed, easygoing performance Wednesday night at the Woodland Park Zoo. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68. Her ...

Being Dead are ostensibly an indie trio from Austin, Texas, but that description doesn’t really do justice to their smörgåsbord sound. Their default setting seems to be Trashmen “Surfin’ Bird” (just ...