I’m looking for new original Americana directly from the artists who made it.

If you have your own song on Spotify and want me to listen, submit your track here:

https://thecauldron.rocks/submit

I’m using the submission page so I can keep everything organized and not miss anyone.

Love this new track. Thoughts??

Hey everyone,

Here is a dry, unamplified take on the classic fiddle tune "Red Wing", played completely solo on mandolin.

No pickups, no DI, no compression or studio tricks—just the instrument in the room and straight flatpicking to keep the melody and pulse moving together without a rhythm section.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSITtXzyxfM&list=RDGMEMiF6q0X_XMo4jeG1PMAV35AVMZSITtXzyxfM&start_radio=1

I’m looking for new original metal directly from the musicians who made it.

If you have your own song on Spotify and want me to listen, submit your track here:

https://thecauldron.rocks/submit

I’m using the submission page so I can keep everything organized and not miss anyone.

Paige Lewis - When the World Gets Heavy

Colby T. Helms - One for the Losers

Beau Jennings - Sings Tom Petty

Sorrel Nation - Creeping Thyme

Sam Burchfield - Every Season

Pug Johnson - From a Beaumont Bar

Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Trouble With Love

Roc Helton - Pain Longs For Me

Shane Pendergast - Jack Pine

Owen Temple - Closer, Says Love

Emily McLoud - Where I Am Today

Rayland Baxter - True Violet

Chris Gantry - Worth Every Nail

Grey DeLisle - Don’t Turn Around

W.D. Miller - Child Of The Kindly South

JP Harris - Shaving a Dead Man

Dasher the Band - Grandpa Clocks and Gravestones

Marshall Crenshaw - The Bootleg Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw

Abigail Rose - Paisley

Andrew McArthur - Antique Power

Country Risque - As The Crow Flies

Jade Jackson - Jadine

Ben Jarrell and the Night Sights - Self-Titled

The Fretliners - When The Kettle Sings

Evan Nicole Bell - Evan

Jake Rebman - The Waitin’ Rounders

Matt Lang - Ain’t That Bad

Ali Tod - Self-Titled

Josh Rouse - Museums and Women

Exile - Look Out, Heart

Bernie Taupin - The Sea Has No Mercy

Redd & The Paper Flowers - Dead Little Thing

Max Bien Kahn - Baby Green

Kendall Street Company - Yodeling Astroman

Megan and Shane - The Tourist

Gordie Tentrees - Dandelion Blue

Peter Autio - Country, Soul, and Rock N’ Roll

Kacy Lee Anderson - Hello, I'm Irrelevant

Sean Tobin - Banshee River

Big Fancy & The Shiddy Cowboys - Crushing Weight Of Bad Mistakes

Wooten Hill - How Did We Get Here

Chancey Williams - Thirsty and Blue

William Prince - Live at Massey Hall

Lamplight - Lick the Spoon, Let it Soften

Caroline Rose - Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall

Buck Owens - At The Mint: Buck Owens Live In Vegas

Brothers Osborne - Watertown

Sadurn - The Underworld

Dave Martin - Donegal Tweed & Cowboy Chords

Jimmy Webb - Yours ForThe Talking: The Found Songs of Jimmy Webb

LOCASH - Chris & Preston

Muireann Bradley - Blackwood Pew (EP)

AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Matterhorn (EP)

The Sean Shiff Project - No (Country for Old) Kings (EP)

Rusty Jam - Self-Titled (EP)

The Creekers - Little Man (EP)

Jack Barksdale - Battleground (EP)

Brandon Jane - Stolen Horses (EP)

Matthew Barber - The World Is A Buble (EP)

Fanny Lumsden - By The River (EP)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vHV1RmHrXdU1XYVmtHze2?si=2kaxviBJQgqKioYRmIrQtQ

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGI_6DH6_3sM&si=EVcfySV4gF-v9gyX

Blackberry Blossom - Americana Revue Duet

I have two of these one has a LR Baggs M1 pickup installed.

JTE Recording King stock. $375 shipped

JTE Recording King with LR Baggs M1 Installed. $575 shipped.

Oh My Lord – The Hickory Ridge Boys

Straight from the fictional backroads of America's Deep South comes “Oh My Lord”, a foot-stomping, banjo-picking bluegrass tale of bad luck, false accusations and Southern justice.

Set in Alabama, the song follows an unfortunate traveller who finds himself accused of a crime he swears he never committed. With a lying witness, an unforgiving judge and the law firmly against him, all he can do is plead his innocence and ask the Good Lord for a little help.

Packed with infectious bluegrass rhythms, traditional Southern storytelling and a generous helping of dark humour, Oh My Lord captures the spirit of old-time American country music.

If you enjoyed the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the unforgettable music of the Soggy Bottom Boys, there's a good chance you'll love the Hickory Ridge Boys.

Pull up a chair, tap your boots and enjoy a little musical mischief from the American South.

The Hickory Ridge Boys — a fictional band from a little town that may or may not exist.

Created by Phil Spurgin.

© 2026 Phil Spurgin. All rights reserved.

Tackling one of Bill Monroe and Kenny Baker’s quintessential bluegrass instrumentals: Road to Columbus.

In this session, the focus is pure, unvarnished acoustic rhythm and right-hand drive—aiming for that crisp chop, clean alternate picking, and the earthy bounce that makes this tune an absolute classic of the tradition. No electric gear, just the natural voice of the instrument.

Watch the full tune here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfCCSHXvjK4

Late night smoky guitar.

The project’s ethos remains entirely uncompromising: 100% organic, unamplified, and recorded dry. No piezo pickups, no preamps, no pedals, and no studio processing. The focus is strictly on genuine steel-string dynamics, wood resonance, and natural acoustic projection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56Rb0M6_mA

Disabled, but write my own lyrics and melody and use my voice. My producer adds the backing tracks based on what i want.