Americana

Country singer Allison
Moorer balances on a fine
line between rich, new
traditional tones and more
contemporary productio...

While still attending high
school, Buddy Miller cut his
teeth playing upright
acoustic bass for various
bluegrass bands. When Mi...

Sahm was a genre-defying
musical badass who was
equally at home with
country, Psychedelic Rock,
R&B, and Tex-Mex.

Welch plays haunting,
Appalachian influenced
Americana. Her songs are
no faster than a heartbeat
and her singing is demure...

His body of work is gigantic
and largely underrated.
Some think of him as a folk
singer, but Prine is a father
of Americana. Kris Kristoff...

Kelly Willis plays classic
Honky-Tonk-flavored
Americana with angelic
vocals and high-lonesome
harmonies.

Lucinda Williams is Alt
Country's tough lover. Her
raspy voice and
uncompromising 'tude make
for one of the last true re...

Fulks is a songwriter of
surprising depth and range.
He can play just about any
style of Roots-informed
American music. Fulks is a...

A stringed-instrument
virtuoso, protector of
indigenous music and crack
film scorer, Ry Cooder has
built a career on variety....

The Band captured and
released the ghosts of Okie
souls in their
unpretentious, down-home
roots music. The Band wr...

Whether or not you dig her
hit-or-miss woodsprite
inflections, there is no
denying Victoria Williams'
songwriting brilliance.