Roots Run Strong for 56th Grammy Award Nominees
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Science held their big to-do to announce a few of the nominees for the next round of the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The choices in the Americana and…
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56th Annual Grammy Award Nominees in Americana and Related Categories
Here’s a list of the Country, Americana and roots and related categories from the 56th Annual GRAMMY Award Nominees. Look for a more in-depth post soon. You can get the full list of all nominees…
NASHVILLE 2.0: The Rise of Americana to Air on PBS This November
NASHVILLE 2.0 kicks off the “PBS Americana Music Weekend,” which pairs this documentary with an Americana music concert from PBS’ iconic Austin City Limits (ACL) series. In a special episode, ACL travels to Nashville to…
Americana Music Awards Winners 2013
The Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, was again a fit setting for the Americana Music Awards, kicking off a week-long Americana Music Conference. A ceremony that the evening’s MC, the incomparable Jim…
Americana Awards Nominees Announced: Shovels and Rope, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller Shine
The nominees for the Americana Music Awards and Honors was announced today from the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The one-hour ceremony was carried live on AXS TV and featured performances…
A Song of Perseverance – An Interview With Jim Lauderdale
If you’re a struggling musician I suggest you take a look at the career of Jim Lauderdale. Between early setbacks as a Bluegrass banjo player, and being marginalized in Music Row there were plenty of…
Record Store Day – “Buddy & Jim” Vinyl Contest
Step right up folks for a special Record Store day contest featuring New West recording artists Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale. One lucky ,random, winner will receive one Record Store Day exclusive copy of Buddy…
Twang Nation Podcast Episode 10 – Chris Knight, Buddy Miller,Jim Lauderdale, John Fullbright, Gurf Morlix
Episode #10 (alright double digits!) of Twang Nation Podcast pulls from my first 10 of a list of 21, Cream of the Crop selections from 2012. It’s been a great year for Americana and roots…
Cream of the Crop – Twang Nation Top Americana and Roots Music Picks of 2012
It seems like I say it every year – so here goes, another bumper year for Americana releases blah blah. but it’s true! I’ve been sitting on a list of about 50 releases all of…
5 Americana & Country Music Christmas Albums – The Nice List
Not too be cynical, but Christmas albums are often little more than a money grab from big artists.They makes perfect business sense but rarely results in laying out hard-earned dollars to add to your collection.…