Tag Archives: Americana
Pagosa Rotary Independence Day Parade
I love a parade. I helped organize the Pagosa Rotary Club‘s Independence Day Parade this year. We put on a bit of a show for the tourists and locals alike. Like the Librarians and their carts, my personal favorite this … Continue reading
JC’s Top Tunes of 2017
They say art thrives in the face of chaos, that genius requires difficulty that must be overcome. 2017 was a difficult year for many—to the benefit of roots music, and hopefully, eventually, to the greater good. We lost friends like … Continue reading
Americana Radio Albums 2017
The Americana Music Association released their 2017 Americana Airplay Chart Top 100 Albums. I tend to track the AMA Radio chart fairly closely through the year. Spotify helps feed the new music habit—or is that “enable the new music habit”? … Continue reading
Three Ladies and a Cowboy: Buy Good Roots Music for Xmas
Black Friday. Small Biz Saturday. Sunday. Cyber Monday. Whatever Whenever. There’s no good excuse not to buy somebody you love some good music for Christmas. Or Hanukkah, Or Kwanzaa, Or Yuletide. Or Whatever. The Americana Radio Charts et al are … Continue reading
Americana Music Awards 2017
As autumn leaves turn golden hues, music awards season begins each Fall with awards for golden tunes. Â Each September, the Americana Music Association bestows Honors and Awards on the previous year’s crop and the genre’s legends. The Americana Honors & … Continue reading
The Fates Have Been Kind — New Music for 2017
The Fates have been gracious again to Americana music this year. 2017 has featured several strong releases from long-time Country music stars (Alison Krauss, Marty Stuart, Willie Nelson), Alt.Country should-be stars (Son Volt, Mavericks, Jason Isbell), and ignored-by-radio Texas Country … Continue reading
Songs of the Fall – Confessions
Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes—Songs of the Fall—have a new Americana album out, called Confessions. After an initial singer-songwriter release as Stetson & Cia, they recorded a self-titled album in 2012. So this may be a sophomore effort, or it … Continue reading
Windy City Turn Loose My Baby: Alison Krauss Absolves the Sins of the Nashville Sound
Alison Krauss‘ new release Windy City is a journey forward into the past of Country music. I kick myself that back when Alison was starting out as a youngster in Central Illinois, I was wasting my college days in Urbana-Champaign … Continue reading
In Search of… American Roots Music at the Grammy Awards
William Bell won the Best Americana Album Grammy Award earlier this month for This Is Where I Live, released on a revived Stax label. A lot of people said nice things about the award and what a great artist Mr. Bell … Continue reading
JC’s Top Tunes of 2016
I played a lot of music during the January cold, streamed KRFC-FM more in February, March and April. Â I’m still not quite sure why I spiked my last.fm scrobbles in May before spending more time outside in June. Â July, August … Continue reading
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