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AmericanaFest 2022 – Shawn’s Favorites

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

I was once again fortunate enough to attend the fall celebration of all things roots music, AmericanaFest. Taking place across most of a week, the traditional kick-off is the Americana Music Awards on Wednesday night. The official showcases also started Wednesday, and ended Saturday night. And this year the unofficial events started on Tuesday and […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Alisa Amador, Brennan Leigh, Brian Wright, Grace Pettis, Jacob Groopman, Jesse Daniel, Joe Purdy, Kelly Willis, McCrary Sisters, Melissa Carper, Melody Walker, Rob Ickes, Side Pony, Steve Poltz, Trey Hensley

Americana 2017: Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

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. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Brian Wright, David Ramirez, Graham Nash, Jack Ingram, Josh Ritter, Matthew Ryan, Ricky Scaggs, The Milk Carton Kids, The Texas Gentlemen, The Wild Reeds

Brian Wright’s on Fire

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By Kelly Dearmore

Now, I’ll be honest: I still haven’t made my way completely through Brian Wright’s new Sugar Hill album, House on Fire. It’ll be released next week, but what I’ve heard thus far, I really like. See for yourself with these two videos. One shows the softer acoustic side, while the one below it displays a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Features, Folk, Indie, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Brian Wright, Sugar Hill Records

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