John Prine

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

April 9, 2026 FredArnold 2

Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Andrew Frolish

February 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 8

As ever, with features of this type, a great deal more time was spent reflecting, taking notes and re-listening to a huge number of great songs than was actually spent on the writing. Like most of […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 6

Every writer faced with distilling the entire history of music into the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time is faced with a need to place some boundaries around the task in order to get some […]

The Song Remains: Todd Snider (1966-2025)

November 18, 2025 Martin Johnson 2

Songwriter who climbed the same peaks as his heroes. Todd Snider, self-proclaimed “Nashville Antihero”, died on November 14th, 2025, from pneumonia, according to his publicist. This followed a difficult few weeks for Snider, where he had […]