People·Sept 30, 2024
Pilgrimage 2024: Hats Off to All the Best Portraits from the Annual Festival
Inside the Pilgrimage × Stetson Legend portrait studio, Michael Rix posed with his trusted banjo as the brand's tagline came to life.
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FAME Recording Studios·Jan 9, 2024
The War And Treaty Collaborate on New Album with Michael Rix on Banjo
“It's truly a privilege to work with you all on this new album,” says Rix of the Muscle Shoals sessions.
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Bank of America × PBS·2023
Featured in Ken Burns' National Country Music Marketing Campaign
Rix appears in the nationally-airing campaign celebrating the legacy of country music in America.
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Rolling Stone Country·Apr 12, 2024
The 25 Best Americana Releases of the Year, Halfway In
“Take A Drink” lands at #14 — “a song you'll keep coming back to.”
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No Depression·Mar 02, 2024
Michael Rix on the Banjo, Belief, and Breaking Free
A long-form interview about the new memoir, the new record, and the long shadow of the family farm.
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The Bitter Southerner·Feb 18, 2024
A Banjo Player's Reckoning
An essay on what it means to play the banjo as a Black man in Nashville in 2024.
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