Kelly said, “I didn’t go to New York assuming I was going to join a band, I was just going to go play and record some stuff. But it was so cool when it clicked in my head.

Tyler-James Kelly’s acoustic solo set during AmericanaFest in Nashville was a head-turner, thanks to his fleet-fingered playing style and songs from his upcoming debut album Dream River that had ...

The band hit the song’s classic introduction, and then all of them were off, swinging. Saint James served as a skilled and emotive guide through the sung chorus, then ceded the stage to his band, ...