Hayes Carll is well known as a songwriter, but when his episode of Austin City Limits premieres on Saturday (Jan. 21), the country-roots musician will get to shine as an artist, too. Click play above ...

Although he won’t be playing our area until November, Houston singer/songwriter Hayes Carll deserves some Texas-sized kudos for recently winning the Americana Music Award for Song of the Year with his ...

Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll performs at the Hamilton Theatre in Washington, D.C. At 22, Hayes Carll was at a turning point. The Houston native had just graduated from college last in his class. “I ...

Failure has always been a favorite topic of Texas troubadour Hayes Carll. Much of the songwriting catalog he's built up over the last dozen-plus years revolves around dashed dreams, doomed romance and ...

To get a sense of what Hayes Carll has been up to the past few years, just listen to both versions of his song “Love Don’t Let Me Down.” The first, a duet with Caitlin Rose released as a stand-alone ...

Dolly Parton was once quoted as saying, “Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn’t ...

Not since fellow Old Quarter alum Diane Craig’s Fortunes Told has a member of the OQ fraternity released as impressive a record as Flowers and Liquor, Hayes Carll’s ode to the thought-probing ...

The mesmerizing voice of Shawn James, the sharp wit of Hayes Carll and the in-charge confidence of Tami Neilson are all on display in our round-up of the best country and Americana tracks of the week.

Hayes Carll is ready for you to hear his new record. Opening up about it, however, is another matter. “Talking about it and discussing it has always been problematic for me. I’ve always approached it ...