This Week in Americana

April 8 - 14, 2023

Abraham Alexander
SEA/SONS
William Bell
One Day Closer To Home
Ben de la Cour
Sweet Anhedonia
Chris Duarte
Ain't Giving Up
Brian Dunne
Loser On The Ropes
Caleb Elliott
Weed, Wine &  Time
Fruit Bats
A River Running to Your Heart
Tony Holiday
Motel Mississippi
Natalie Merchant
Keep Your Courage
The Tallest Man on Earth
Henry St.
Mike Tod
Mike Tod
The Wood Brothers
Heart is the Hero
  • Sierra Ferrell reimagines “The Sea” from her 2021 album Long Time Coming with a stripped-back version that puts her vocal and guitar-picking abilities on full display. Listen here

  • Demonstrating his powerful storytelling, Logan Halstead shares his wistful acoustic “Man’s Gotta Eat” from his forthcoming LP Dark Black Coal (out May 5). Listen here

  • Dave Hause peels back the curtain on the autobiographical “Tarnish” from his upcoming album Drive It Like It’s Stolen (out Apr. 28). Listen here

  • Casey James Prestwood layers bright piano chords and steel guitar over the darkness of his unfiltered penmanship regarding overdoses on “Out of Place", which features Sierra Ferrell, from his upcoming record Where I’m Going is Where I’ve Always Been (out June 16). Listen here

  • Calling for kindness to prevail, The Suffers take an introspective look on the soft, poignant “You and I” from the band’s deluxe edition (out June 2) of their 2022 album It Starts With Love. Listen here

  • Wolf Jett invites AJ Lee to lend her voice and mandolin skills to the band's blissful new single “Fare Thee Well.” Listen here
Americana On Your Screen
Jill Andrews
"High Fives"
John Jenkins
"Christopher Roberts"
Pixie and the Partygrass Boys
"These Chickens Eat Fascists"
(Live from WinterWonderGrass)
Mariee Siou
"Circle of Signs"
Bruce Sudano & Valerie Simpson
"Two Bleeding Hearts"
Kassi Valazza
"Smile"
New & Noteworthy News
  • “We talked about community. It’s not divided by nationality. It’s more like something above. Above those individual groups of the nations, groups of the nationalities, groups of the colors.” – Japanese musician Bosco shares his vision for his latest album, Tiki Parlour, his history of visiting the United States and how he fell in love with old-time music and banjo playing. Read more

  • “Most of these songs are recent, and I wanted to delve into the different areas of Black country music. I wanted to have some romantic material, some soulful numbers, the gospel influence, songs about the history, the entire spectrum.” – Dom Flemons opens up about his goals for his most recent album Traveling Wildfire, his monthly radio show as a broadcaster and the listening experience of the Black community in roots and country music. Read more

  • Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer sit down and discuss the start of their friendship, how they have assisted each other throughout their career and taking their talents on the road together for an acoustic co-headlining tour that kicks off May 3 in Washington, DC. Read more

  • CHART NEWS:
    • Devon Gilfillian’s Love You Anyway and The Wood BrothersHeart is the Hero debuted at #6 and #13, respectively, on the Americana Radio Albums Chart. View the full albums chart
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