Meredith Lawrence
Meredith Lawrence is a New York–based writer and photographer. She started her career in local news in Oregon and Washington and is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School's Arts&Culture MA program. Her work has appeared in High Country News, Texas Monthly, and Vox.
For the Joy of It
Meredith Lawrence visits Juneau’s free, community-run Alaska Folk Festival—where music, community, and weirdness take center stage.
Woody Guthrie’s California
A new remastered album tells of the musician’s West Coast adventures.
A Western AF Video Playlist
New to Americana music? These four tracks from Western AF will help you understand its roots and resurgence.
We’re Western AF
A Wyoming YouTube channel is helping to drive the Americana music resurgence.
What’s Good for Grass Is Good for the Earth
Kent Reeves is part of a movement to fight climate change by repairing California’s grasslands—which pull carbon from the atmosphere. Its success depends on ranchers and their cattle.
Cowboy Poets of the New West
Cowboy poets ride tradition and verse to the stage each year in Elko, Nevada, debunking myths about the Old West—and creating new ones.