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Monday Morning Video – A Long Monday Without John Prine

Monday, April 13, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Gonna be a long MondaySittin’ all alone on a mountain by a river that has no endIt’s gonna be a long MondayStuck like the tick of a clock that’s come unwound again and again As we mourn the loss of the wit, wisdom, and humanity of John Prine, here’s a collection of artists paying tribute […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, In Memoriam, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Amos Lee, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Colter Wall, conor oberst, Courtney Marie Andrews, dave matthews, Drew Holcomb, Ellie Holcomb, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Ivey, Jim James, Joan Baez, John Paul White, John Prine, Justin Vernon, Kacey Musgraves, Langhorne Slim, Lucas Nelson, Margo Price, Martin Sexton, Marty Stuart, Nathaniel Rateliff, Phoebe Bridgers, ruthie foster, Shakey Graves

Monday Morning Video – John Prine Duets

Monday, March 30, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

John Prine’s family shared the news yesterday that John is in critical condition battling the Covid-19. I’m certain that all here join Twangville in sending him best wishes for a speedy recovery. Here’s Prine singing with some friends, including “Angel From Montgomery” with Bonnie Raitt, “In Spite of Ourselves” with Iris DeMent, and “The Speed […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Bonnie Raitt, Iris DeMent, John Prine, Nanci Griffith

Bill’s Blues Based Best of 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016 By Bill Wilcox

2016 was a hard year. But it was a pretty good year for the blues, with some of the highest profile blues musicians releasing fantastic albums. Below is my inexpert summary of some of the most memorable blues releases from the year to forget. 1. Steve Dawson – Solid States & Loose Ends. A relative unknown, Dawson’s […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Big Dave McLean, Bob Margolin, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Luther Dickinson, Mavis Staples, Ronnie Earl, Steve Dawson, Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Rolling Stones, Tinsley Ellis

AmericanaFest 2016 – The AMA Awards

Tuesday, October 04, 2016 By Shawn Underwood

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music.   Traditionally, the opening of the annual Americana Music Festival was always […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Reviews, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Americana Music Awards, Billy Bragg, Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Isbell, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Parker Millsap, William Bell

Readers’ Pick: Carolina Ghost by Caleb Caudle

Friday, March 04, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Caleb Caudle - cover art

CALEB CAUDLE, Carolina Ghost beats out BONNIE RAITT, Dig In Deep as your favorite for the week of February 26, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Top 25 Winter 2016 CALEB CAUDLE, Carolina Ghost […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bonnie Raitt, Caleb Caudle

Who Will Win the Americana Grammy (plus a Paul Kelly give-away!)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

With the Grammy Awards scheduled to take place on Sunday 10 February, this seems a good time to see who the Twangville community would like to see win the Americana Award. To sweeten the pot, everyone who comments will be eligible to win a special prize package. So who do you think should win? Post […]

Filed Under: Americana, Contests Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, John Fullbright, Mumford and Sons, Paul Kelly, the Lumineers

Monday Morning Video: 2012 Americana Music Awards

Monday, October 15, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

As part of our re-cap of the 2012 Americana Music Conference and Festival, here are some highlights from the Americana Awards show. We bookend our collection with the all-star version of “The Weight,” a tribute to Levon Helm. We open with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Richard Thompson, Brittany Howard and others rehearsing “The Weight” for […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Videos Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Bonnie Raitt, Brittany Howard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, John Hiatt, Lee Ann Womack, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, The Band, Tom T Hall

Americana 2012: The Scene

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members and artists together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. The Americana Music Awards Any discussion of the AMA Conference has to start […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Anthony da Costa, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Caitlin Rose, Charlie Faye, Chris Stamey, Colin Gilmore, Corb Lund, Darrell Scott, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Hayes Carll, Jacob Dylan, Jason Isbell, John Fullbright, John Hiatt, Kasey Chambers, Kenny Vaughn, Larry Campbell, Lee Ann Womack, Lera Lynn, Levon Helm, Mike Mills, Nick Lowe, Patterson Hood, Paul Thorn, punch brothers, Richard Thompson, Robert Ellis, Sara Watkins, shane nicholson, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Steve Forbert, The Mastersons, Tom T Hall

Celebrating the Rock Hall of Fame: Night One

Monday, November 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Tom Hanks may have kicked things off with a hearty “Hail Hail Rock and Roll,” but it was the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis (HoF inaugural class of 1986) who got the party started. The 74-year old was clearly showing his age yet still showed his spark as he knocked out a healthy version of “Whole […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, News, Pop, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, CSN, David Crosby, Dion, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, james taylor, Little Anthony, Paul Simon, Rock Hall of Fame; Jerry Lee Lewis, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Stills

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