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The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville has just opened “Outlaws and Armadillos,” a fascinating exploration of the fresh new music coming out of Austin and Nashville in the 1970s, courtesy of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Steve Young, Marshall Chapman, Doug Sahm and many more.

We had the opportunity to talk with Michael Gray of the Country Music Hall of Fame, who curated “Outlaws and Armadillos” with Peter Cooper. He offers his insights into the music and the era.

We first spotted Kim Richey in 1997 at the Exit/Inn playing songs from her then-new album “Bitter Sweet.” 21 years on, we still marvel at the depth of her songwriting talent. We sat down with Kim recently to talk about her striking new release “Edgeland.”

About  Americana Music News: We’re in our seventh year covering Americana, roots, country and folk music from our base in Nashville. We’ve just launched a new Americana Music News podcast, available free of charge through all the leading podcast providers, including iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music.  And  please join our 23,000 Twitter followers to continue the conversation.

 

We first spotted Kim Richey in 1997 at the Exit/Inn playing songs from her then-new album “Bitter Sweet.” 21 years on, we still marvel at the depth of her songwriting talent. We sat down with Kim recently to talk about her striking new release “Edgeland.”

About  Americana Music News: We’re in our seventh year covering Americana, roots, country and folk music from our base in Nashville. We’ve just launched a new Americana Music News podcast, available free of charge through all the leading podcast providers, including iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music.  And  please join our 23,000 Twitter followers to continue the conversation.

 

Today the Americana Music Association released its list of nominees for honors at the Americana Music Festival and Conference set for Nashville in September.

The nominees included:

Album of the Year

 

“All American Made,” Margo Price, Produced by Jeremy Ivey, Alex Munoz, Margo Price and Matt Ross-Spang

“By The Way I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile, Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings

“The Nashville Sound,” Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Produced by Dave Cobb

“Rifles & Rosary Beads,” Mary Gauthier, Produced by Neilson Hubbard

 

 

 

Artist of the Year

Brandi Carlile

Jason Isbell

Margo Price

John Prine

 

 

Duo/Group of the Year

I’m With Her

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

Emerging Act of the Year

Courtney Marie Andrews

Tyler Childers

Anderson East

Lilly Hiatt

Song of the Year

“A Little Pain,” Margo Price, Written by Margo Price

“All The Trouble,” Lee Ann Womack, Written by Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack and Adam

Wright

“If We Were Vampires,” Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Written by Jason Isbell

“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile, Written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth

Instrumentalist of the Year

Daniel Donato

Brittany Haas

Jerry Pentecost

Molly Tuttle

Here’s our podcast from this celebrative event, featuring the Milk Carton Kids and AMA Executive Director Jed Hilly.

Today the Americana Music Association released its list of nominees for honors at the Americana Music Festival and Conference set for Nashville in September.

The nominees included:

Album of the Year

 

“All American Made,” Margo Price, Produced by Jeremy Ivey, Alex Munoz, Margo Price and Matt Ross-Spang

“By The Way I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile, Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings

“The Nashville Sound,” Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Produced by Dave Cobb

“Rifles & Rosary Beads,” Mary Gauthier, Produced by Neilson Hubbard

 

 

 

Artist of the Year

Brandi Carlile

Jason Isbell

Margo Price

John Prine

 

 

Duo/Group of the Year

I’m With Her

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

Emerging Act of the Year

Courtney Marie Andrews

Tyler Childers

Anderson East

Lilly Hiatt

Song of the Year

“A Little Pain,” Margo Price, Written by Margo Price

“All The Trouble,” Lee Ann Womack, Written by Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack and Adam

Wright

“If We Were Vampires,” Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Written by Jason Isbell

“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile, Written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth

Instrumentalist of the Year

Daniel Donato

Brittany Haas

Jerry Pentecost

Molly Tuttle

Here’s our podcast from this celebrative event, featuring the Milk Carton Kids and AMA Executive Director Jed Hilly.

 

Marcia Ball, the official 2018 Texas State Musician of the Year, has a just-released  album called “Shine Bright,” her 12th.  We caught up with her on board Delbert McClinton’s “Sandy Beaches Cruise” earlier this year. She talks about the new album and her colorful career on Episode 11 of the Americana Music News Podcast.

About  Americana Music News: We’re in our seventh year covering Americana, roots, country and folk music from our base in Nashville. We’ve just launched a new Americana Music News podcast, available free of charge through all the leading podcast providers, including iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music.  And  please join our 23,000 Twitter followers to continue the conversation.

 

Marcia Ball, the official 2018 Texas State Musician of the Year, has a just-released  album called “Shine Bright,” her 12th.  We caught up with her on board Delbert McClinton’s “Sandy Beaches Cruise” earlier this year. She talks about the new album and her colorful career on Episode 11 of the Americana Music News Podcast.

About  Americana Music News: We’re in our seventh year covering Americana, roots, country and folk music from our base in Nashville. We’ve just launched a new Americana Music News podcast, available free of charge through all the leading podcast providers, including iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music.  And  please join our 23,000 Twitter followers to continue the conversation.

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We showed up at the City Winery’s lounge in Nashville to see Margo Price at a WMOT members’ event, but opener Joshua Hedley was a pleasant surprise.

He mines a traditional sound, but all but one song on his new “Mr. Jukebox” album on Third Man Records is an original.

The impressive set sent us out to the car to get our recording gear and set up in the bar. Voila! Instant podcast.

 

Americana Music News

We showed up at the City Winery’s lounge in Nashville to see Margo Price at a WMOT members’ event, but opener Joshua Hedley was a pleasant surprise.

He mines a traditional sound, but all but one song on his new “Mr. Jukebox” album on Third Man Records is an original.

The impressive set sent us out to the car to get our recording gear and set up in the bar. Voila! Instant podcast.

 

Tim Easton has an intriguing new album called “Paco & the Melodic Polaroids,” a celebration of his black Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar, christened “Paco” by a Deadhead in Paris. The album was recorded direct to lacquer in Bristol, Virginia, the storied birthplace of country music.

In this Americana Music News podcast, Tim Easton talks about this compelling collection of songs – due for release on April 13 – and the path that brought him to Bristol.

About  Americana Music News: We’re in our seventh year covering Americana, roots, country and folk music from our base in Nashville. We’ve just launched a new Americana Music News podcast, available free of charge through all the leading podcast providers, including iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music.  And  please join our 23,000 Twitter followers to continue the conversation.