News
The Song Remains: Phil Lesh (1940-2024)
Phil Lesh has left The Phil Zone The Grateful Dead are one of the most musically and culturally influential bands of the 20th Century, and Phil Lesh, who died at home surrounded by his family on […]
Grateful Dead
Essentials
Essentials: The Top Ten Buddy Holly Americana Covers
It is a testament to his lasting influence and the fact that his songs have entered mainstream culture that Charles Hardin Holley, also known as Buddy Holly, is still a pervading musical presence 65 years after […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: American writing and Jazz
The one style of American music that doesn’t really fit into the accepted definition of “Americana” is Jazz. While “our” sort of music draws influence from most styles born or evolved in the USA it’s the […]
Features
Americana One Two Three
Another slice of our series investigating the collision of those natural partners number theory and Americana. The last time we looked at songs which allowed us to progress along the number line from eleven to twenty […]
Features
The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 7 – Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead
As our countdown of the Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists gathers pace we reach Number 7. Whilst some of our writers celebrated the Grateful Dead, a couple also honed in on the individual talent and […]