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Shawn’s Favorite Albums of 2023

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 By Shawn Underwood

2023 was a good year for new records. It seemed like themes and topics were no longer dominated by pandemic-induced experiences, and writers felt free to explore the entirety of their experience again. There was a good mix of new and old, both in terms of songs and artists. There’s the usual caveat that what […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: Brennan Leigh, Brit Taylor, Jason Eady, Larry & Joe, Marty Stuart, Molly Tuttle, Robbie Fulks, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Wood Brothers, Tyler Childers

Shawn’s Favorite Albums of 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

It was a good year for music, both live and recorded. I heard some things pushing the envelope of an already large package called Americana. I heard some new takes on old songs and some old takes on new songs. I heard a few things that even though I knew what was coming, and looking […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Charley Crockett, Dropkick Murphys, Jamestown Revival, John Fullbright, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Moontricks, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The Brothers Comatose, The Whitmore Sisters, Tyler Childers

Best of 2019- Chip’s Picks

Friday, December 27, 2019 By Chip Frazier

This was a tough year to rank best albums. The sheer volume of good releases made it difficult. This is especially true in the Americana genre with it’s ever expanding boundaries. All the same, I gave it my best shot. 1)Yola- “Walk Through Fire” Released early in the year, from my first listen I knew […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Indie, Indie Rock, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Billy Strings, Brittany Howard, Hayes Carll, Hiss Golden Messenger, Jade Jackson, John Paul White, Josh Ritter, Kelsey Waldon, Mandolin Orange, Molly Tuttle, The 40 Acre Mule, Tyler Childers, Vandoliers, Whiskey Myers, Wilco, Yola

Readers’ Pick: Tyler Childers – Country Squire

Friday, August 09, 2019 By Tom Osborne

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You picked Tyler Childers – Country Squire as your favorite new release for the week of August 2, 2019. 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’ Tops Summer & Fall 2019 Tyler Childers – Country Squire […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Tyler Childers

Steve Poltz Wins AMERICANAFEST 2018

Thursday, September 27, 2018 By Todd Mathis

As a newbie to AMERICANAFEST I have to say that looking at the schedule beforehand I was a bit overwhelmed. Throw in the fact that it had been about 10 years since I’d been to Nashville and that made it even more so.  But once I got there and settled into the pace and learned […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Ana Egge, Brian Whelan, Eric Ambel, Irma Thomas, Kevin Gordon, Linda Gayle Lewis, Lula Wiles, Redd Volkaert, Robbie Fulks, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, Sarah Borges, Steve Poltz, The Bottle Rockets, Tommy Emmanuel, Tyler Childers, Vandoliers

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

Monday Morning Video – Tyler Childers

Monday, September 03, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Tyler Childers has been making quite a stir with a voice as lived in as the characters in his songs. His own songs aside, he is equally adept at bringing to life the songs of others. In this case he tackles legendary folk singer Utah Phillips “Rock Salt & Nails.”

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Tyler Childers

Newport Folk Fest 2018: New Arrivals

Monday, August 06, 2018 By Jeff McMahon

At Newport Folk Fest 2018, the lineup included both established artists and up-and-coming artists. The up-and-comers were particularly compelling this year. Brand new artists, those coming together as a new band, and those with a totally new sound. This year’s committee did a great job of finding acts coming into their own and all of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Newport Folk Festival, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Amanda Shires, David Ramirez, Glorietta, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Noah Gunderson, Tyler Childers

SXSW 2018 – The Sounds, Part 3

Tuesday, April 03, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

TERRA LIGHTFOOT If there was one artist on my “do not miss” list this year it was Terra Lightfoot. I first saw her at SXSW a few years back and she just keeps getting better and better. The combination of her voice, songs and guitar playing makes for a potent rock and roll cocktail. JAIMEE […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Cody Canada, Jaimee Harris, James McMurtry, John Doe, Jon Dee Graham, Kelly Willis, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sam Morrow, Terra Lightfoot, the Sideshow Tragedy, Tyler Childers

Waterloo Sunset – AmericanaFest UK 2018

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 By Elizabeth Cawein

If you’ve ever traveled to another country, you know the quiz well. Border control agent: “So, what brings you to (insert country name here)?” What you may be less familiar with is the variety of quizzical expressions you get from those border control agents when you’re traveling to England and your answer is: “an Americana […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Folk, Reviews, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Billy Bragg, Darlingside, Joe Henry, Kashena Sampson, Reverend Osagyefo Sekou, Tyler Childers

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