Americana Highways’ PLAYLIST, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer on Apple Music has been newly updated! Follow to listen to fresh updates once or twice a month. You may also find albums from our monthly reader poll for favorite new album the month before, mixed in with other new Americana and roots rock songs, PLUS classic old […]
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When quarantine broke out in March 2020, musician/filmmaker/neighborhood centerpiece Scot Sax decided it was time to start profiling the immense road seasoned talent suddenly surrounding him full time in his east Nashville neighborhood. With touring abruptly transformed into a non-option, Sax opened his lot for musicians to come perform a piece of music in ways […]
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With her dazzling new EP Heart In Tennessee singer-songwriter Teni Rane firmly establishes herself as a glorious musical force to be reckoned with by giving us a brilliant collection of six songs that illustrate a wonderful ability to capture and communicate complex and simple emotions and observations in a way that we can all […]
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Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of David Burchfield’s song “Ain’t Gonna Be Easy,” from his recent release State to State, produced by Joshua James. This live version of “Ain’t Gonna Be Easy” features David Burchfield on lead vocals & rhythm guitar, and Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose on lead guitar & backing vocals. The video was produced […]
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar – The Reckless One With a nice muscular vocal by Canadian vocalist Samantha Martin & subdued but punchy horns & soulful Hammond organ the band Delta Sugar is superb. It’s planted in rich retro-sounding soil but infused with generous doses of modern Stax-Soulfinger notes. A pinch of 70s powerhouse horn-driven […]
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With two albums coming out on February 19th, 2021 (I’ve Chosen Love & Creosote Flats), Americana troubadour Reed Turchi seems to be in constant motion. I caught up with him recently as he was filming a live taping for Bud’s Presents #Live and Direct in Austin TX. Americana Highways: I really dig the song “I’ve Chosen […]
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Americana Highways presents this video premiere of Sean Harrison’s song “Halfway From Nashville.” This song is the title track of his recently released debut album, co-produced by Michael Brinson, Paul Carabello and Sean Harrison. “Halfway From Nashville” is Sean Harrison on vocals; Michael Brinson on guitars and bass; Don Martin on drums; and Jerry Roller on pedal steel. With […]
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In all the great music and awful chaos of 2020, one thing that’s been in short supply is sad love songs. There have been some devastating albums (Courtney Marie Andrews’ Old Flowers remains the best break-up record of the year), but the old, odd comfort of finding that solitary sadness in the midst of a […]
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Steve Bonham and the Long Road’s new EP Out of the Darkness is a mighty 4-songs released in October. The EP delivers celebratory high vocals, swift guitar work and up-tempo piano, all wrapped up in a folk music package with ribbons of British influences. The tracks are performed by Steve Bonham and The Long Road. […]
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On November 13, 2020, Mitch Dembin released his second full length album Nothing Up My Sleeve. From the opening piano figure (is it a Fender Rhodes?), you just know that this album is going give late Boomers/early Gen-Xers something to smile about. Perhaps more than any time since the advent of rock & roll, musicians […]
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