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4 Country Songs That Will Make You Long for Home if You’re From Small-Town America

4 Country Songs That Will Make You Long for Home if You’re From Small-Town America

3 Country Songs That Secretly Influenced 1990s Americana

These incredible country songs had a hand in inspiring Americana musicians, as well as the subgenre's boom, in the 1990s. The post 3 Country Songs That Secretly Influenced 1990s Am...

Voices of America Country Music Festival Just Unveiled a Star-Studded Lineup That You Won’t Want to Miss

Voices of America Country Music Fest reveals its 2026 lineup and ticket prices for the four-day Ohio event. The post Voices of America Country Music Festival Just Unveiled a Star-S...

4 Country Ballads That Still Bring Crowds to Their Feet Decades Later

Iconic Music in Sweet Home Alabama

Can you hear it? It’s the sound of legendary music echoing through Alabama — where iconic artists recorded hit after hit and shaped the soundtrack of America.

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

Country music influenced by Gram Parsons, but altogether livelier and rougher around the edges. Cosmic American Music is the debut of Tabasco Birds, an eight-piece from North Texas...

4 Country Artists That Know How To Keep It Country (No 90s Country-Pop Here)

Country music always evolves, but no matter what, that neo-traditional sound still holds its own. Here are some artists that keep it country. The post

Americana Honors & Awards Unveils 2026 Nominees: Brandi Carlile, I’m With Her, S.G. Goodman, Margo Price, Tyler Chil...

Brandi Carlile, photo by Bill Kelly The Americana Music Association has unveiled the nominees for its 25th annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony. In a celebration of the ma...

25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards Nominees Announced

The Americana Music Association has officially unveiled the nominees for its 25th annual Americana Honors & Awards, one of the most prestigious celebrations in roots music, set...

These 3 Songs by America Still Rock Our World Today

These three classic rock songs by America are so good, they still rock our world today, decades after they were first released. The post These 3 Songs by America Still Rock Our Wor...

These 3 Songs by America Still Rock Our World Today

These three classic rock songs by America are so good, they still rock our world today, decades after they were first released. The post These 3 Songs by America Still Rock Our Wor...

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and earl...

Alabama Shakes – “American Dream”

Blues-rock stars Alabama Shakes made a surprise return at the end of 2024, playing an unannounced reunion set at a Tuscaloosa benefit — their first time playing live in seven years...

Ally Venable & The Texas Blues Tradition

Emmylou Harris live at the Royal Albert Hall – everything that’s great about American music

Red dirt queen bows out in style with an emotional, career-spanning set The post Emmylou Harris live at the Royal Albert Hall – everything that’s great about American music appeare...

The 8 Most American Songs Ever Written, From Bruce Springsteen to Don McLean

American history is complicated. So are these all-American hits. From "Born in the U.S.A." to "We Shall Overcome" and "Sweet Home Alabama," these songs encapsulate America in all i...

3 Songs That Prove Country Music Is Cooler Than Ever

Country is indeed cool again. These three country songs have helped build the genre's reputation to new heights. The post 3 Songs That Prove Country Music Is Cooler Than Ever app...

Andy Hedges – The Westerner

It used to be called country & western. Then two or three decades ago, for reasons I’m sure the ethnographers still debate, it just became country music. Western just sort of s...

Lost Radio Rounders Swing into Summer with America 250: Songs & Stories

Albany’s Lost Radio Rounders started 2026 on a high note, with the debut of the musical/historical program America 250: Songs & Stories at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall this...

More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony sin...

Marisa Anderson’s (Tunefully) Un-American Activities

The guitarist mined the scholar Harry Smith’s LP collection, recording her takes on songs rooted in regions the United States has been in conflict with since 1970.

A reminder of our call for short fiction: Americana stories…

AUK would like to invite fiction writers to submit short stories inspired by the world of americana music for publication on Americana UK. Whether it’s a tale sparked by a particul...

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Roug...