This Week in Americana

January 13 - 19, 2024

From ONE, to TENN.
This new series features one-of-a-kind performances recorded at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center during AMERICANAFEST 2023. 
This week's artist: Jaimee Harris
This Week in Americana is on Spotify and Apple Music.
Featuring music from the current week, check out what's fresh and new in the Americana community all in one place with our playlist!
Eddie Berman
Signal Fire
The FBR
Ghost
Colby T. Helms
Tales of Misfortune
Lizzie No
Halfsies
Clay Parker & 
Jodi James
Your Very Own Dream
Brittney Spencer
My Stupid Life
James Talley
Bandits, Ballads and Blues
Town Mountain
Dance Me Down Easy: The Woodstock Sessions EP
  • Written from a father's perspective, Blackberry Smoke shares the sentimental hymn "Azalea" from the band's upcoming album Be Right Here (out Feb. 16). Listen here

  • Armchair Boogie delivers their latest blazing bluegrass cut, "Gone In A Day," from the group's forthcoming record Hard Time & Deadlines (out Mar. 15). Listen here

  • Sophie Gault proclaims she is "Fixin Things" this time around on the southern blues rocker from her newest LP Baltic Street Hotel (out Apr. 12). Listen here

  • Unveiling the studio version of a song 15 years in the making, Josiah and the Bonnevilles finally release the emotional piano ballad "One Last Song" for the world to hear. Listen here

  • Noah Kahan continues his collaborative series of re-releases from Stick Season with his latest song featuring Sam Fender on "Homesick." Listen here

  • Exuding pain through his soulful voice, Marcus King struggles to break the cycle of a toxic relationship with "F*ck My Life Up Again." Listen here

  • Honoring his musical hero in Roger McGuinn, Christian Parker returns with a new slate of Byrds tunes with the title track of his upcoming covers album Change Is Now. Listen here
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is saying goodbye as they embark on their All The Good Times: The Farewell Tour kicking off on March 21, 2024, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. See full list of dates

  • Charles Wesley Godwin announced a new slate of dates for his 2024 Spring Tour, with the additional run of shows starting on April 17 in Detroit, Michigan. See full list of dates
Americana On Your Screen
Brandon Birkedahl
"Coffee, Marijuana, Sunshine, and Cigarettes"
Sierra Ferrell
 "Fox Hunt"
(On Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Shawn Hess
"Tear For You"
(On Western AF)
Bobby Rush
No Depression Session (AMERICANAFEST 2023)
Dylan Taylor
"Rather Watch Me Burn"
The Wandering Hearts
"River To Cry"
Wilco
"Meant To Be"
Jaime Wyatt
"World Worth Keeping"
(On The Late Show)
New & Noteworthy News
  • Folk Alliance International announced the nominees and Lifetime Achievement honorees for the 2024 International Folk Music Awards, which features Tracy Chapman, Margo Cilker, Nickel Creek, William Prince, Allison Russell, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway and more. See the full list of nominees

  • "Besides how influential on me the music, historically, is that was made at Capricorn, it’s also presently a great and active studio. Feels like home to me. And it in itself is a “southern star”. So, naturally, it just made sense." — Brent Cobb reveals why he felt that Capricorn Studios was the perfect recording space for his most recent album, Southern Star, and why he chose to produce it himself. Read more

  • Tommy Emmanuel joins the Music Makers and Soul Shakers podcast to discuss the musical upbringing that saw him become a professional musician by age 6, his finger-picking style, only playing music by ear, working with Chet Atkins, and more. Listen here

  • "I just want to bridge the gap. Open people’s eyes to a different genre, so they take a rabbit hole experience from there." — Sierra Ferrell profiles her career from growing up in West Virginia to busking in New Orleans and Seattle and now hitting the Grand Ole Opry stage, as well as shares the newest single, "Dollar Bill Bar", from her upcoming Trail of Flowers (out March 22). Read more

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