Americana News

If there was blue blood in music, it would be seeping through the veins of Rufus Wainwright. His pedigree is such that it is no surprise...

Nothing personifies Bob Dylan circa 21st Century than Shadow Kingdom, his latest album, released on June 2, which features studio...

The pedestal of Irish folk music which accommodates legends like The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers and The Dubliners needs to make room...

Rodney Crowell’s reputation as a meticulous – if not perfectionist – songwriter is no better illustrated than on his latest album The...

Few people ever said an unkind word about Gordon Lightfoot. Bob Dylan called him “a rare talent.” John Prine once walked off stage to hug...

It’s official. Bruce’s Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska is his masterpiece. Says who? Well The Boss himself, that’s who! Springsteen’s...

Willie Nelson did what you might expect him to do when he celebrated his 90th birthday on April 29, 2023. He was on the road again,...

More than 55 years after Grace Slick helped create psychedelic rock with the Jefferson Airplane hit “White Rabbit,” the same song is...

Van Morrison has stepped down from his righteous political platform and headed back to where he best belongs – the nonpartisan purity of...

It is a known fact that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have an underlying affection for country music. After all, one of Keith’s closest...

If street-wise Texan legend Willie Nelson thought Nashville was the roughest, then spare a thought for a pair of unknown young musicians...

One of the most politically-charged songs released so far this century – certainly in the Americana catalogue – has been made even more...

Bonnie Raitt accentuated the positive, while ignoring the negative, in her latest response on social media following the controversy...

Bonnie Raitt’s shock win in the prestigious Song of the Year category at the 65th Grammy Award, for “Just Like That,” was for many the...

A sentimental ballad inspired by a mother’s real-life grief won Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards and finally gave an Americana...

The two-concert all-star extravaganza scheduled at the Hollywood Bowl to mark Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday in late April begs the...

Popular music has lost one of its most colourful characters – certainly of the Rock ‘n Roll era – with the death on January 18 of David...

Legendary singer-songwriter Steve Earle strode onto the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on January 4, 2023 - what would have...

While the year marked the global return of live shows and tours, it was the passing of a legendary singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn, and...

The Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were celebrated in true country style in Nashville on November 8, with somewhat predictable...