Americana Music

A Taste of Americana in the Catskill Woods

Samantha Marshall | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Levon Helm, Nashville, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Woody Allen, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Americana Music, Entertainment News
Samantha Marshall

It's a kind of pure musicianship that exists all over the country, but you won't necessarily come across it on MTV.

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Too Real to Be on Radio -- Roots Music Rescues Los Angeles

Suzanne O'Keeffe | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Roots Music, Mike Stinson, Roots Roadhouse, The Sadies, The New Los Angeles Folk Festival, Bluegrass, Americana Music, Folk Music, Los Angeles, Country Music, Grand Ole Echo, The Echo, Slidefreestyle, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Suzanne O'Keeffe

Tucked into thrown-away nights and abandoned time slots -- far from the droning anonymous dance scene -- the Americana / hillbilly / country shows have been the musical lifeboats of Los Angeles.

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City and Country

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City, Country Music, Bluegrass, Grascals, Roots Music, Americana, Country Music Awards, O Brother Where Art Thou, True Grit Soundtrack, Americana Music, Entertainment News
Daniel Menaker

There's no real culture of Americana in New York as there used to be in the 40's, 50's and 60's when Greenwich Village played host from Seeger to Dylan to Baez to Ochs. For a nostalgist like me, that's a shame.

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Mollie O'Brien: New CD, Saintly Sinnin' Sound

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sinners & Saints, Live Performance, Broadway Music, Music, CD Release, Denver, New York City, Tom Waits, Mollie O'Brien, Ophelia String Band, Tim O'Brien, Rich Moore, Swing Music, Family Life, Swallow Hil, Americana Music, Denver News
Sharon Glassman

Denver-based, nationally adored Americana singer Mollie O'Brien's big musical "Yes" started with a big New York City "No."

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Voices From Haiti: "God, We Have Not Heard You for a Long Time"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cathedral of Notre Dame, Children, Hope, Help Haiti, Americana Music, Port-Au-Prince-Haiti, Catholic Church, Haitiblog, World Religions, Religion, Haiti Earthquake, God, Haiti, Diana Jones, Voudun, Faith, Pat Robertson, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

For the survivors it was the initial primeval instinct for life that shocked stopped hearts into beating. Haiti has had a massive coronary and, collectively damaged, is operating at a fraction of its normal output.

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Oil and Music: Conversations With Steve Forbert and Tift Merritt

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Kenny Loggins, Argo Merchant, Anne Murray, Ryan Adams, Amoco Cadiz, Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, Folk Music, Bill Gates, The Olympic Games, Tift Merritt, Grammy Awards, Exxon Valdez, Kuwait, Saddam Hussein, Bill Withers, American Music Awards, Entertainment News, James Cameron, Oil, My Morning Jacket, Steve Forbert, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy James, Mike Campbell, 60 Minutes, Americana Music, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Steve Forbert discusses his apropos single "The Oil Song," originally released in 1979, and Grammy nominee Tift Merritt describes her songwriting process.

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God Bless You, Josh Ritter

Sally Thorner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Josh Ritter, Empty Nest, Americana Music, Parenthood, Entertainment News
Sally Thorner

My husband left the Josh Ritter show early, but I stayed until the end -- not only because I was actually enjoying the concert, but because, for two hours, I had my son back.

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Joan Baez: Blessed be the Barefoot Madonna and Her 50 Years of Peacemaking

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quakerism, Newport Folk Festival, Americana, Folk, War, Day After Tomorrow, Steve Earle, Peacemakers, Tom Waits, Peace, Spirit of Freedom Award, Spirituality, Americana Music, Joan Baez, Religious Music, Faith, Video, Entertainment News
Cathleen Falsani

As long as she's been singing, Baez has been singing for peace.

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