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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

Paul Thorn – Don’t Let the Devil Ride

Thursday, March 15, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

As many before me have observed, there’s a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning.  Particularly  when applied to many congregations in the American South, that observation pertains as much to the music as it does the time of day.  Many hymns originated in the late 19th century as verses created or borrowed from Christian […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Blind Boys of Alabama, McCrary Sisters, Paul Thorn

Americana 2011: The Awards

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

The hands-down highlight of the Conference was the annual Americana Music Awards. In this instance, the words for such a magical evening are hard to come by. Set aside any the speeches and performances, the event was held in the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Originally built for religious revivalist meetings, it achieved great fame as the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, News, Reviews Tagged With: Alison Kraus, Alison Krauss, Avett Brothers, Buddy Miller, Candi Station, Cody Dickinson, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Greg Allman, Greg Leisz, Gregg Allman, Jerry Douglas, John Deaderick, Justin Townes Earle, Justing Townes Earle, Keb Mo, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, McCrary Sisters, Mumford and Sons, North Mississippi All-Stars, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

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