Check out a new live video for “Come As You Are” from our current favorite Canadian folk duo, Madison Violet. The song hails from their stunning 2011 album The Good In Goodbye. (Read our Writer of the Week Q&A with Madison Violet here.) “Come As You Are is a song about loss and letting go,” [...]

Madison Violet, “She’s Got Something To Live For” Canadian folksters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac spin the story of Joni, a coffee shop waitress who struggles to make ends meet. As four-on-the-floor drumbeats and sparkling guitars chime in the background, Joni eventually ditches the coffeehouse gig and starts singing at bars around town. The money [...]

In conjunction with our new country music issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Country Way Digital Volume 3, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from some of our favorite artists. And the best thing about it? It’s free! You can download the sampler by going to this URL: http://thecountrywaydigitalsamplervol3.bandcamp.com/ Rodney Crowell, “I’m A Mess” Later this summer, [...]

The only Canadians to win the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize, folk duo Madison Violet – comprising of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac – release their new album, The Good in Goodbye, in March. With Americana inspired melodies and candid lyrics, the record was written as an “open diary” about their personal experiences. We [...]

MRG has announced the winners of the 10th annual Independent Music Awards, the “influential awards program for fans and bands.” Among this years’ distinguished winners are Jackson Browne and David Lindley (Live Performance Album for Love Is Strange), Possessed by Paul James (Alt. Country Album for Feed The Family), Darell Scott (Country Album for A [...]

From The Press Release: New York, NY (July 27, 2010) – The Alternative Country duo, Madison Violet, has been announced the winner of the coveted “Maxell Song of the Year” from the 13th annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest for their original composition, “The Ransom.” The duo made up of Brenely MacEachern, who sings the lead [...]

MADISON VIOLET No Fool For Trying (TRUE NORTH) Rating: The good news about Madison Violet’s third album is that Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac have discovered how well it works when they sing close harmony on spare, melancholic material. That’s also the bad news; they want to go there on every track. And who can [...]