Duos and special projects dominate our list of favorite traditional acoustic Americana in 2025. Of course I mean Amy Alvey and myself, hosts of The Old Fashioned on WMOT. Just as we love collaborating on our show and on this annual list, collaboration is a hallmark of string band culture. So topping off our Old Fashioned Dozen are four projects that brought artists with interesting histories together, in some cases in unique and historically significant locations.
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Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence performed "Dat Ain't Right", "All Fifty States", and "Good Luck to Ya" from their upcoming record Havin' A Talk, for WMOT's Words & Music series.
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