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Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2023

Saturday, December 30, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Terra Lightfoot

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2023.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Abby Hamilton, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Carter Sampson, Deer Tick, Erin Viancourt, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jerry Joseph, Jess Williamson, Jesse Daniel Edwards, Jesse Dayton, JOHN BAUMANN, Joshua Ray Walker, L.A. Edwards, Mark Erelli, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Nathan Mongol Wells, Restos, Samantha Fish, Shadwick Wilde, Terra Lightfoot, The Band Of Heathens, The Hold Steady, Vincent Neil Emerson

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2023, Part 2

Friday, December 29, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2023 back in June (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Whatever Helps You Sleep, Abby Hamilton (from the Blue Gown Records release #1 Zookeeper (of the San […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Abby Hamilton, Allison Russell, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Diane and the Gentle Men, Diane Gentile, Garrison Starr, Heather Horton, james maddock, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jeff Plankenhorn, Jeremy Moses Curtis, Jerry Joseph, Jonah Tolchin, Joshua Ray Walker, Lauren Calve, Lydia Loveless, Margo Cilker, My Sister My Brother, Nathan Mongol Wells, Restos, Sean McConnell, Shadwick Wilde, Terra Lightfoot, William Matheny

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall/Winter 2023, Part 1

Thursday, December 28, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Lydia Loveless

Toothache, Lydia Loveless (from the Bloodshot Records release Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again) Relationships are messy and few songwriters capture that fact better than Lydia Loveless. One need look no further than “Song About You”, the confessional ballad that opens their latest album. Against the backdrop that is mostly a lone electric guitar, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Gospel, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Allison Russell, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Diane Gentile, Erin Viancourt, Heather Horton, Jeff Plankenhorn, Lydia Loveless, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Terra Lightfoot

Monday Morning Video – Celebrating Levon Helm at the Ryman

Monday, April 19, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Levon Helm is an Americana, hell, an all-around music legend who we lost nine years ago today. Here are two celebrations of the man at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The first is a Levon Helm’s Ramble show from 2009 and features the man himself, as well as John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Miller, Sam […]

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Amy Helm, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, Brittany Howard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, Sam Bush

Buddy and Julie Miller – Breakdown on 20th Ave. South

Thursday, May 30, 2019 By Chip Frazier

The first couple is back and making music together again. Of course you no doubt know that I am referring to the President and First Lady of Americana, Buddy and Julie Miller. On June 21st they will be releasing their new album “Breakdown on 20th Ave. South”, via New West Records. This will be their […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Julie Miller

Americana 2018: Chip’s Picks

Thursday, September 27, 2018 By Chip Frazier

When trying to outline the highlights of the week of AmericanaFest the easy path would have me simply say you had to be there… then go get a beer. However, I will choose a more descriptive path. The venues are disparate and scattered across the Metro Nashville area, which is what is so cool. So […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Country, Indie, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Elise Davis, Jim Lauderdale, Kinky Friedman, Paul Cauthen, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, The Nude Party, The War and Treaty

Americana Music Awards – 2018 Edition

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

As has become tradition in the middle of September, the Americana Music Festival rolled into Nashville earlier this month.  The opening of the festival used to be the Awards show at the fabulous Ryman Auditorium, but over the past couple of years the festival has outgrown its 4 day window and this year you could start […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Fantastic Negrito, Irma Thomas, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Roseanne Cash, The Milk Carton Kids, Tyler Childers

Americana 2016: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, October 06, 2016 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. SHANNON MCNALLY It’s become something of an annual tradition to close […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Blackfoot Gypsies, Buddy Miller, Shannon McNally, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2016, Part 1

Thursday, February 18, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists by Nikki Hill We’re gonna call this the best 2015 album that slipped by me last year. Better late than never, right? Hill’s sophomore release, the aptly titled Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists, hits like a punch in the gut. While her sound is rooted in old-school R&B, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Harvest Thieves, Ian McFeron, Ivan & the Parazol, Javier Escovedo, Kris Kristofferson, Nikki Hill, Pinegrove

Readers’ Pick: Let Me Get By by Tedeschi Trucks Band

Friday, February 05, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Let Me Get By - cover art

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Let Me Get By beats out BUDDY MILLER AND FRIENDS, Cayamo Sessions at Sea as your favorite for the week of January 29, 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’ […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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