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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: The Full List

February 21, 2024 Clint West 22

As inevitably happens with lists of this kind people will disagree. Where is X? How come Y is above Z? Well as promised you, our wise and wonderful readers, will have the chance to cast your […]

Classic Americana Albums: Trish Murphy “Crooked Mile”

February 21, 2024 Paul Russell 4

Debut albums from an unknown artist are always not only difficult to make, but also challenging to market and get decent sales. Trish Murphy is a Houston native and her father was a struggling musician as […]

More People Really Should Know About: Esther Rose

February 20, 2024 Clint West 2

New Orleans based musician and songwriter Esther Rose has seen her career gradually gain momentum over the last decade. Following the end of her marriage to Luke Winslow-King in 2015, Rose recorded and released her debut […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Justin Townes Earle “Lone Pine Hill”

February 19, 2024 Andy Short 0

Justin Townes Earle gave us his first full length album in 2008 “The Good Life” after a teasing six track EP “Yuma” the previous year. Following the relative success of “Yuma” Earle signed for Chicago label […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

February 16, 2024 Clint West 15

Well there you have it folks, our Number 1 is Lucinda Williams and by an overwhelming margin. She received 74 points which was 15 more than the runner-up, well over double that of fifth place and not […]

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

September 8, 2026 0

Out of tragedy comes a fitting album imbued with the spirit of the band’s co-founder. Back in May 2021, we featured a poignant interview in these pages with Bloodkin co-founders Danny Hutchens and Eric Carter. It […]

Strolling Bones Records to release Schaefer Llana’s debut in November

September 8, 2026 0

Schaefer Llana has signed to Strolling Bones Records and will release her label debut, Full Circle, on 13th November 2026. The 10-song set was produced by Llana and Starlin Browning and recorded at Matt Patton of […]

Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

September 8, 2026 0

Now, some may recall that we like to (when we have the opportunity) feature an instrumental track as the week reaches its mid-point, somewhere around Wednesday afternoon. So, what are we doing featuring this latest release […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: The Full List

Classic Americana Albums: Trish Murphy “Crooked Mile”

More People Really Should Know About: Esther Rose

For The Sake Of The Song: Justin Townes Earle “Lone Pine Hill”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

Strolling Bones Records to release Schaefer Llana’s debut in November

Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

Video: Eric Bazilian “Better Times” – they better come soon

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”