AmericanaMusic.com Podcast
In depth interviews with Americana Artists and other related Americana Music topics. Listen to stories behind the songs, the nuances of songwriting, and real life stories from the road, as we dig deep into the craft and the why behind the music. With Americana artists you know and love and up and coming artists, the unifier in this podcast is the people who bring that great music to life.
Listen to the Music Playlists of Artists Interviewed. https://americanamusic.com/americana-music-playlists/
Episodes
29 episodes
The James McMurtry Interview: An Americana Legend on His New Album
Today on the Americana Music.com Podcast we have the privilege of welcoming James McMurtry. Texas Monthly calls him “a songwriter’s songwriter” and Rolling Stone says he’s "One of America's greatest living songwriters". James McMurtry’s ability...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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24:15
The Jerry Douglas Interview: Alison Krauss and Union Station Tour, Rounder 0044, and Monty Python
Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast, we welcome Jerry Douglas. He’s a world renowned Dobro and lap steel player. He’s won 16 Grammy Awards, 3 CMA Awards, and Numerous IBMA awards, including multiple Dobro Player of the Year Awards. A memb...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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30:09
The Kai Crowe-Getty Interview: On Connecting with Listeners and His Solo Americana Album The Wreckage
Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we’re excited to have Kai Crowe-Getty. With his new album The Wreckage, releasing this Friday, June 27th it echoes of Mellencamp, Petty, and Springsteen storytelling with driving guitar grooves. Kai ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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23:33
The Cat Terrones Interview: Welsh Influences, Liner Notes, and Her New Album "Shelter in Our Beauty"
Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we welcome Cat Terrones. She’s a singer-songwriter from California whose songs, vocal presence, and harmonies wrap you up in their sound. I first met Cat at the Folk Alliance Conference International in 2...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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25:33
The Zach John King Interview: From Indie Rock to Coming Home to Country Music
Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we welcome Zach John King. He’s recently signed with Sony Music Nashville, and has already performed at the Country to Country which is a huge three-day Country Music Festival in London, Glasgow, and Belf...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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23:00
The Gretchen Peters Interview: Connectivity and Empathy in Songwriting
Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we welcome two time Grammy nominee singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, she’s a songwriter’s songwriter writing Country hits like “Independence Day” for Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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28:43
The Sam Robbins Interview: 70's Singer/Songwriter Influences and His New Album, So Much I Still Don't See
Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we welcome Berklee College graduate and singer/songwriter Sam Robbins. His songs evoke the storytelling styles of James Taylor and Mary Chapin Carpenter by drawing you in while being accompanied by his old wo...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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32:41
The Leslie Jordan Interview: Her Debut Americana Album “The Agonist” Based Off Her Grandfather’s Writings
Today's interview is with Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Leslie Jordan with her first full length solo Americana album, "The Agonist" releasing this Friday, April 25th. Produced by Kenneth Pattengale Milk Carton Kids, the album is a collect...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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27:00
The Tony Kamel Interview: Texas Songwriting, His Grandmother, and the New Album, "We're All Gonna Live"
On this AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we're excited to have Grammy nominated Tony Kamel frontman and songwriter for the band Wooden Wire, he's releasing his solo album We're All Gonna Live,
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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24:32
The Jonathan Rundman Interview: The Silos, Recording Analog, and His New Album "Waves"
Americana artist Jonathan Rundman has been recoding and touring for the last decade with The Silos. On April 11st, 2025 he releases his solo album, Waves where he not only sings and wrote the song, but performs organ, accordion,...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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31:43
The Doohickeys Interview: The New Album, "All Hat No Cattle", The Ryman, and Zombies
In this episode we're interviewing the duo The Doohickeys consisting of Haley Spence Brown and Jack Hackett. Their debut album, All Hat No Cattle, has charted number one on the Roots Music Report, number 21 on the Americana Musi...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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The Sierra Hull Interview: Mandolin, Bluegrass Influences, and "A Tip Toe High Wire"
Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we have the priveledge of interviewing Sierra Hull. A 2-time Grammy nominated artist, she's won 6 IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Awards. She's also performed at Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, and th...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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The Kelly Hunt Interview: Ozark Symphony and the Melding of Folk, Jazz, and Bluegrass
With her latest album Ozark Symphony, Kelly Hunt creates an orchestra of folk acoustic instruments with echoes of ragtime keys and horns to paint an era encapsulated in documentaries and faded black and white photographs. The much anticipated a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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24:14
The Jeff Trott Interview: Writing Sheryl Crow Hits and His New Album
This Grammy Nominated Songwriter has Co-written and recorded some of Sheryl Crow's biggest hits like "If It Makes You Happy", "Soak Up The Sun", and "Every Day is a Winding Road". A previous BMI Songwriter of the Year Award Winner, he als...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:04
The Jessica Willis Fisher Interview: Truth, Honesty, and Kindness as a Compass and Recording Her New Upcoming Record, "Bloom"
In this episode of AmericanaMusic.com we have the privilege of interviewing Jessica Willis Fisher. Her unmistakeable vocal vibrato and amazing fiddle chops are reminiscent of Allison Krauss an...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:52
The Bayker Blankenship and Lilly Hiatt Interviews: Lilly's New Album and Her Dad's Influence; and Bayker's Touring with the Band and Co-Writing
Welcome back to Season 2 of the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast. In this first episode we have the great privilege of interviewing two phenomenal singer-songwriters, Lilly Hiatt and Bayker Blankenship. Lilly Hiatt talks about releasing her new album...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:34
The Suzy Bogguss Interview: TV Dinners w/ Roy Rogers, Finding the Perfect Song, & Songwriting
Season 1's final interview is with none other than Grammy Award winner Suzy Bogguss. She's sold over four million records, with top country hits like "Outbound Plane", "Aces", "Letting Go", "Someday Soon", ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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32:10
The Tim Easton Interview: Busking in Europe, Music Cities, and Guitar Names
Tim Easton is a confessional storyteller who has lived a thousand lives in one, having lived and played in London, Dublin, Paris, Prague, and Madrid. After returning to the States, the singer-songwriter with t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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31:06
The JM Stevens Interview: Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, and Getting Back to Mississipi Roots
Today's guest is an Americana artist out of Austin, Texas, JM Stevens. Former lead singer of the Retro-rock band Moonlight Towers. Stevens has performed at the prestigious SXSW and Folk Alliance Showcases si...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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24:36
The Jesse Ray Smith Interview: That Bay Area Sound, Music as a Way to Cope, and the Definition of a Great Album
Today we have Jesse Ray Smith. He’s a singer-songwriter out of California. His sound is reminiscent of those famous crossovers from the 70s like Fleetwood Mac, Joe Cocker, Eagles, and Jackson Browne with a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:18
The Matt Joe Gow Interview: Early Americana Influences, Collaboration, and Songwriting
Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, in a city known for its gothic style architecture, a singer-songwriter was born whose life would change forever hearing a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album which grew into a love for bands like The Jayh...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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The McKinley James Interview: The Advice His Dad Gave Him, "Working Class Blues" Album, and Motown, Stax, & Chicago Blues
Opening for ZZ Top throughout multiple dates on their tour to opening up for the Mavericks at The Ryman Auditorium their’s something universal that connects McKinley James‘s music to playing for thes...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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The Wesley Dean Interview: Australian Roots, Crazy Hearts, and the Creative Mindset
Dubbed "The Psychedelic Cowboy", Wesley Dean is an Aussie with the spirit of the American West. His latest album, Music from Crazy Hearts, with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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23:28
The Edie Carey and Sarah Sample Interview: Songs of Comfort, Recording, and Balancing Touring w/ Motherhood
With gentle piano melody, a soft strum on the guitar, and floating vocals In My Arms is more than a lullaby. It is a love song that only two experienced songwriters writ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:15
The Crys Matthews Interview: LGBTQ+ Preacher's Kid, Ted Talk, and Reclaiming Country Music
An in-depth conversation with singer/songwriter Crys Matthews about the importance of having candid conversations to those in your community and how she uses music intentionally to educate through story an...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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