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Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time

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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

January 22, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 4
Lists of popular songs have been around for more than a century. The US music trade paper Billboard began publishing a rundown of the top ten best-selling pieces of sheet music in June 1913. By January […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Graeme Tait

January 15, 2026 Graeme Tait 8
This new feature has now been running for approximately four months. During that time, I have simultaneously sympathised with my fellow writers at the magnitude of the challenge they have faced and marvelled at the array […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: John Lee

January 8, 2026 John Lee 0
This is a mighty difficult task. I was quite excited when my initial list came in at just under 100 songs. Then I thought of a few more. It feels like I should share some of […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonathan Smith

December 18, 2025 Jonathan Smith 10
I’ve always enjoyed lists in magazines, and for me they serve three purposes. One, they may introduce me to some new song or artist I’ve not been aware of; two, they may make me go back […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Churchill

December 11, 2025 Peter Churchill 1
If one thing has become apparent from the lists that have appeared on these pages and the, not unsurprisingly, incredibly wide range of songs that have featured to date, it must be that it seems highly […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 9th= Jason Isbell – “Elephant” (2013)

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 9th= Jason Isbell – “Elephant” (2013)

March 31, 2026 0
The second  of two songs that were voted equal ninth by our writers. Another shoo-in for the Top Ten list, given the high esteem in which Jason Isbell is held by americana fans. In our Best […]
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Dylan LeBlanc returns to his “Cautionary Tale” and releases fan favourite demo

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Louisiana singer-songwriter Dylan LeBlanc has announced the 10th Anniversary re-release of his acclaimed album Cautionary Tale, which is due out on May 15, 2026, via Single Lock Records and includes a limited run on yellow vinyl. […]
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Norma “Country Catering”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

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  The title track, an entry in a song writing competition to highlight the effects of pine beetle epidemic in Iowa City, the 4th album in AEL’s discography and an opening track with a sad weepy […]
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Video Premiere: Sarah Gerritsen “Don’t Fear The Healer”

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This is an impressive and powerful, directed by Sarah Hanner, for a great song by Seattle singer-songwriter Sarah Gerritsen about sickness and healing.  It’s from her latest album ‘Coyote’, which was written as a tribute to her […]
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Bob Dylan brings his Rough and Rowdy Ways to the UK with November 2024 dates – Praise the Lord!

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