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July 25, 2019 Americana Highways0

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Vote: Favorite July 2019 Release (vote for 3)

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Americana Highways0

Vote for your favorite THREE releases this month, July 2019. The vote stays open until August 12th at 11:59pm EDT; results will be posted August 13th. Write in, if we overlooked one! What's Your Favorite July 2019 Release? (vote for three; or write one in!)

Readers’ Favorite Top Ten Releases for June 2019; With Playlist

July 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Melissa Clarke0

The results are in! The results from the readers’ vote for favorite June 2019 release are in! Congratulations top ten! Take a listen right here on the playlist! Click anywhere in BOLD to read more!!! Diana Rein “Queen of My Castle” Molly Thomas “Honey’s Fury” Holly Auna “Love Shouldn’t Be So Hard” Keb’ Mo‘ “Oklahoma” […]

Book: Chapter Excerpt from Janiva Magness’ New “Weeds Like Us”

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Melissa Clarke0

Janiva Magness, who has been nominated 28 times at the Blues Music Awards, has an autobiography hot off the presses this week Weeds Like Us (Fathead). Magness has received a high degree of validation in the music world as a seven-time winner of annual Blues Music awards, including winning Song of the Year, Contemporary Female Artist of […]

NEWS: Joey’s Song Fundraiser and Del Amitri

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 David Nowels0

Del Amitri’s Change Everything is one of my all-time favorite albums. It’s easily a consistent top five desert isle album, anytime I’m faced with that question. It’s a release that I never tire of, and one that I consider one of the most impactful albums of my life. With that said, you’ll understand my interest […]

Readers’ Favorite Top Ten Releases for February 2019, with Playlist

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Americana Highways0

The results from the readers’ vote for favorite February release are in! Take a listen to the top ten right here on the playlist! Holly Auna & Ryan Oetkin “Harmonies for the Heart” Emily Duff “Hallelujah Hello” Tedeschi Trucks Band “Signs” Gary Clark Jr “This Land” Marley’s Ghost ‘Travelin’ Shoes” Hayes Carll “What It Is” […]

PLAYLIST: Reader’s Favorites January 2019

February 25, 2019February 24, 2019 Americana Highways0

Take a couple minutes and listen on shuffle to one song each from the top ten favorite albums of January 2019, according to readers’ vote!

Vote: Favorite Album from February 2019 (vote for three!)

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Melissa Clarke0

Vote for your favorite THREE releases this month, February 2019. Vote closes March 4th, results will be posted March 5th. Write in, if we overlooked one. What's Your Favorite February 2019 Release? (vote for two; or write one in!)

TALES YOU WIN IN LUCKY PENNY’S LIVING ROOM: A Look at Americana Music’s Intimate Concert Trend

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Leanne Tankel1

click anywhere in bold to read more about that artist Mark Cline Bates is Lucky Penny’s latest living room troubadour. Hailing from Hurricane, West Virginia, a strong gust’s reach from DC, Mark prefers to embody the aftermath, and greets his assembling guests with a calm, and an appreciation, that belies both his youthful songwriter successes […]

January 2019 Top Albums Poll Results

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Melissa Clarke0

The results of our readers’ poll are in!! The top ten album(s) of January 2019 according to our poll are: (Scroll down to see the whole list at the bottom.) #1: John Kilzer’s “Scars #2: Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles’ “Heart Songs” #3: Alice Wallace’s “Into the Blue” #4: Rob Baird’s “After All” #5: Eddie […]