Americana News

It is a known fact that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have an underlying affection for country music. After all, one of Keith’s closest...

If street-wise Texan legend Willie Nelson thought Nashville was the roughest, then spare a thought for a pair of unknown young musicians...

One of the most politically-charged songs released so far this century – certainly in the Americana catalogue – has been made even more...

Bonnie Raitt accentuated the positive, while ignoring the negative, in her latest response on social media following the controversy...

Bonnie Raitt’s shock win in the prestigious Song of the Year category at the 65th Grammy Award, for “Just Like That,” was for many the...

A sentimental ballad inspired by a mother’s real-life grief won Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards and finally gave an Americana...

The two-concert all-star extravaganza scheduled at the Hollywood Bowl to mark Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday in late April begs the...

Popular music has lost one of its most colourful characters – certainly of the Rock ‘n Roll era – with the death on January 18 of David...

Legendary singer-songwriter Steve Earle strode onto the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on January 4, 2023 - what would have...

While the year marked the global return of live shows and tours, it was the passing of a legendary singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn, and...

The Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were celebrated in true country style in Nashville on November 8, with somewhat predictable...

Among the various Bob Dylan compilation lists on Spotify, there is one titled All Bob Dylan Albums. The duration is 63 hours and 17...

The year 2022 has not been kind to the state of Kentucky which could claim to be the home of American roots music. In late July, Eastern...

As the music world reacts to the death of the Queen of Country Loretta Lynn, at the age of 90, most of the headlines will no doubt...

There is no one more fitting to receive a distinguished music award than Buddy Miller and there is no more appropriate manner for him to...

Trying to define the distinction between Country and Americana music is - to quote a famous pop song - a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up...

There’s an old adage, often heard in music studios, which goes something like: “Behind every good songwriter is … someone else’s song.”...

There is no better tribute to a lost recording artist than in song, especially when that tribute emulates all that the legend left...

Acclaimed Australian Indigenous singer-songwriter Archie Roach has died, leaving behind a legacy of being the writer of some of the...

Canadian Tami Neilson may have followed her heart to New Zealand - in the outer parts of the hemisphere - nearly 20 years ago, but her...