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Americana Stories – Coming soon, but there’s still time to submit your story

We will be starting to publish our Americana Stories in June, but the submission deadline is not until the end of August. We have some great work to share with you through the summ...

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...

The Stories That Saved the West

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

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

Our American Story: Film crew for nationwide storytelling project records people’s contributions at Esther Short Park

As part of the nationwide America 250 celebrations marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, film crews from the Our American Story...

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Pieces: 300Author: DelwynPlay

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Pieces: 300Author: DelwynPlay

5 of the Best Vince Gill Stories We’ve Ever Heard

Vince Gill has no small shortage of stories and anecdotes, from his childhood in Oklahoma to his time on the road as a touring musician. The post 5 of the Best Vince Gill Stories W...

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...

A night of promises, freedom, and independence: 4th of July reflections and recognizing there’s more than one American s...

When it came to writing my debut young adult novel, Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights, I wanted to center it on public service and to feature a family of recent immigrants (first...

The American Book Of Fables Is An America 250 Roadtrip From Your Porch Swing

The new America 250 commemorative volume, The American Book of Fables, motors imaginations through breathtaking U.S. history and geography.

The Real America?

Perhaps it was for decades held in check...

3 of the Most Instantly-Recognizable Characters From Famous Country Songs

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...

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...

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...

This America you heard of

This is not the America I heard of,...

3 Country Songs From the 1960s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People

Country music is three chords and the truth. These are three country songs from the...

Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1936, the Storyteller Behind “Harper Valley PTA” and Other Timeless Country Hits

3 Famous Country Songs That You Didn’t Know Were Autobiographical

Unless you're a diehard fan, you might not have known that these classic country songs were autobiographical. The post 3 Famous Country Songs That You Didn’t K...

3 Country Songs Where the Spoken Parts Steal the Show

These country songs uphold the classic tradition of spoken-wor...