Americana News

Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have long vied for the title as the greatest singer song-writing poet of a lifetime. Now they share the...

Brandi Carlile once again dominates the nominations for the Americana Music Awards, an event which reflects the diversity the American...

Those who believe Steve Earle to be finest living singer-songwriter in Americana music will have little hesitation in asserting that his...

The speculation was spot on. Bob Dylan is to deliver his first album of original songs in eight years. Columbia Records has announced...

The coronavirus has suddenly enhanced our vocabulary with words we had hardly heard of and phases we had never used. How about these:...

In 1993, a two-disc CD titled Great Days – The John Prine Anthology was released by Rhino Records. It comprised 41 songs chosen by John...

The club was called the Quiet Knight. It was on the North side of Chicago. The year was 1971. The man at the microphone was Kris...

There’s a hole in Daddy’s arm where all the money goes Sam Stone (1971) And the gold rolled through his veins like thousand railroad...

Americana music lost one of its greatest artists Tuesday when singer-songwriter John Prine died at the Vanderbilt University Medical...

A day after the music world learnt that John Prine is in a critical condition with the coronavirus, his family has provided an update....

Just when the world appears heading down the highway to hell, Bob Dylan has released not only his first original recording in many years...

Americana artists, like most in the recording industry, are either abandoning concert tours or postponing upcoming gigs as the...

What’s mine is yours! What’s yours is probably mine? Is this the conversation of young siblings fighting over toys? No, it’s just two of...

When it comes to being one of the most enduring partnerships in modern music, few can hold a candle to Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch...

Americana legend John Prine has had another medical setback and has been forced to cancel all scheduled appearances around the globe...

It is now more than 60 years since “El Paso” – one of the greatest ballads ever recorded – was first released. And to mark the 60th...

American folk icon Pete Seeger has received a special recognition six years after his death with a collection of his recordings honored...

Keb Mo, who has a musical palette as broad as anyone in Nashville, has won his first Americana Grammy. Mo collected a golden gramophone ...

Yola - Four Grammy nominations. Overdue efforts to achieve greater diversity in the recording and performing arts could reap rewards for...

Just when you think John Prine’s ageless career can’t get any better, it does! Prine has been named as one of the recipients of the...