AMERICANA AND ROOTS MUSIC NEWS

You might call the new album from The Nields, November, a collection of songs for our times. Kicking off with a reworked version of "America the Beautiful," sisters Nerissa and Katryna reflect both a ...More

From the dreamy, confessional indie-rock that fills her newest release, Bad Actor, to the bluegrass and old-time roots music that soundtracked her upbringing in small-town Pennsylvania, Jen Starsinic ...More

A graduate of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Sarah Morris spent the first years of her career in Nashville, losing herself in the art of writing timeless Americana melodies. In 2016, ...More

Chicago Farmer is known for his clever and heartfelt songwriting and unique voice. For his album Flyover Country, Illinois-based Cody “Chicago Farmer” Diekhof paired up with Texas’ The Band of ...More

Dallas Burrow had a lot of living in a short amount of time when he headed to Nashville in 2018 to record his album Southern Wind. The record finds Burrow bidding goodbye to a number of vices and ...More

By Tim W. Jackson The five members of the band Pond Diver all grew up in Florence, Ala., aware of the rich musical history of the area, where just across the Tennessee River amazing songs were ...More

“I’m writing and performing the stories of my life — some truth, some lies, but all real American music,” says Nashville-based singer-songwriter Chad Harvey. “I want people to come away from my shows ...More

Don’t Forget The Heart That’s Beating is the debut album from Pacific Northwest songwriter Jessica Lambert, better known as Her Silo. Produced by indie-folk artist, Joshua James, the album releases ...More

Scott Fab is a Detroit born singer-songwriter who released his first full-length album in 2017.  That album, Leave My Friends, landed him a Folk Alliance showcase in the Midwest, a selection as a ...More

Canadian-born New Zealand resident Tami Neilson has been entertaining the masses most of her life. She's won multiple awards and is known for her voice that brings to mind the early days of country ...More

Jason Lee McKinney is an award-winning songwriter, college music professor, and a dynamic front man in the realm of Roots music. Pieces, the eighth studio album from Jason Lee McKinney Band, is set to ...More

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) has announced that Greensky Bluegrass, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Sierra Hull, Ghost Light, and Jon Stickley Trio are added to The 4th Annual Suwannee ...More

As a music network that focuses on Americana and Roots music, we understand that the origins of a lot of what we love today are rooted in the Scots-Irish music of Appalachia from 200+ years ago. ...More

Daytime Highs and Overnight Lows, releasing Jan. 31, marks the return of this musical group fronted by former journalist Eric Brace, on his own East Nashville label, Red Beet Records. Between ...More

As we continue our look at the newest VJs at DittyTV, we present to you Cecilia Lona. (If you missed our "Get to Know a VJ" segments with Cyrena Wages and Michaelantonio Jones, be sure to get to know ...More