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Americana Stories: What our fiction series says about the music and ourselves

When we asked readers for short fiction about Americana in the Spring, we got far more than a set of stories about cowboy hats and lonesome highways, which, to be honest, was a wor...

Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”

Stuart Anderson concludes our Americana Stories series with The Doubts That Make Us Strong. Stuart says: I’m a retired network engineer who was shown three guitar chords by a good...

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his Fe...

Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

Jack Roscoe finally emerged as a songwriter during Lockdown after years of stalled attempts at music. He released his debut album, the folky Out of the Woods, in November 2023. He...

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play liv...

AmericanaFest 2026, Say What?!

One of my favorite things about attending music conferences and festivals are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from this year’s Amer...

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5 of the Saddest Country Storytelling Songs That Always Bring a Tear to My Eye

Photo by Andrew Putler/Redferns No musical genre does sad storytelling songs quite like country music, and these five songs across multiple decades prove it. The post 5 of the Sadd...

American Myths

Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both. Continue reading American Myths at Th...

3 AM Radio Country Songs From the 1980s That Every Small Town Seemed to Know

UNITED STATES - APRIL 15: AMERICAN BANDSTAND - "30th Anniversary" 1981 Oak Ridge Boys (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) AM radio d...

AmericanaFest 2026: Day 5

America's Story, Told in 15 Million First Drafts of History

3 Loretta Lynn Songs That Will Make You Believe in the Magic of Country Storytelling

MEMPHIS - OCTOBER 7: Loretta Lynn performs on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW at the State Fair in Memphis, Tenn. October 7, 1970 (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) Loretta Lynn was one of count...

4 Storytelling Songs From the Early 1980s That Every Baby Boomer Still Knows by Heart

Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage Every baby boomer alive can still remember how these iconic 1980s storytelling songs end, even if that ending is up for debate. The post 4 Storytell...

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Country Ballads From 1976

17372 036 There isn't a baby boomer country fan out there that could forget about these iconic ballads from 1976. The post Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Count...

Swept off Our Feet at the Broom Corn Festival

Driving through the middle of America in early autumn meant we were bound to stumble upon some sort of fair or festival. But we never expected to find one dedicated to something th...

AmericanaFest 2026 – Shawn’s Favorites

Having just wrapped up its 26th edition, AmericanaFest has grown considerable in the years I’ve been going. In the early years a shuttle bus continuously made the rounds between th...

3 Famous Songs With Backstories We Could All Learn Major Life Lessons From

Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) We could all learn a lot from these three songs. Their backstories all carry strong morals that coul...

The Storyteller: Three Red Lights Over Zinfandel Lane

EN ESPAÑOL: Una celebración de la herencia hispana en Clarksburg, Virginia del Oeste. 

4 Storytelling Songs From 1976 That Every Baby Boomer Still Knows by Heart

Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images Every baby boomer alive likely still remembers how these storytelling songs from 1976 songs panned out in the end. The post 4 Storytelling So...

AmericanaFest 2026 Day 4

Choosin' Texas-The Biggest Non-Christmas Hit Ever?

I don't know, but it seems to me country is going to be America's dominant music genre. I can't go anywhere without hearing it! I welcome this change as a sign that Americans are b...

3 Classic Songs That Sound Like Fiction but Were Inspired by Real Life

Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot sings and plays acoustic guitar for the television concert series, 'Midnight Special,' 1970s. (Photo by Getty Images) The...