Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Dori Freeman — Dori Freeman

Freeman’s album was listed in Rolling Stone‘s most anticipated country albums of the year. Get a gander of 5 seconds of a Freeman song and you’ll know why. The quality of Freeman’s voice is just not something that exists in…

Anna/Kate — I Run With You EP

Should you need convincing that queer country and folk (that is often fueled by radically liberal teachers) is totally A Thing, may I present you with Anna/Kate? As a fellow pedagogue, I am always excited to feature the artistic pursuits…

Alex Culbreth — The High Country

Alex Culbreth’s last album, Heart in a Mason Jar, was released in 2013 which, for me, is one apartment and almost all of my girlfriends ago. Like myself, Culbreth’s narrators aren’t necessarily less of a mess than they were three…

Heather Green — Clementine

Heather Green’s songs might be dominated by distorted guitars and layered harmonies, but it’s Green’s carefully observant lyrics that distinguish her. “The Wild Ones,” a song that exudes confidence — not because of the subject matter, but because of Green…