AmericanaMusic.com Podcast

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  The Divorcees Interview: The Canadian Outlaw Country Band's New Album "Another Round" 02.09.2026 25min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we’re excited to have Canadian Outlaw Country Band “The Divorcees”. They’ve won two East Coast Music Awards for Country Album of the Year and multiple Music New Brunswick awards. They’ve been featured on CMT. Their new album is a wonderful mixture of Bakersfield Sound, Honky-tonk, and the Tulsa Sound reminiscent of both The Tractors and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. The band consists of Alex Madsen as lead vocalist and on guitar, Shawn Thomas on guitar, Denis “...
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  The Caroline Cotter Interview: Hunting Season, Love is The Answer, and a WW2 Banner Gibson 17.08.2026 23min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we excited to welcome Caroline Cotter. She’s performed at over 1,000 venues including the prestigious Falcon Ridge Folk Fest in New York and Rocky Mountain Folk Fest in Colorado. She was artist in residence for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan. Her single, Grounded in Love comes out Friday, August 14th followed by her album The Answer releasing October of 2026. Caroline Cotter writes close to the bone without naming names. Her music is a soothing salve in today'...
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  The Nanseera Interview: Bluebird Golden Pick Winner's Heart Wrangling Song, "Mobile" 24.06.2026 27min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we’re excited to welcome up-and-coming Nashville sensation Nanseera. Born in London, Nanseera grew up in Uganda and Ethiopia before moving to the US for high school and college. She’s a singer-songwriter with both depth and warmth to her style that draws you in like a moth. April 2026 Bluebird Golden Pick Winner, we are so excited to welcome Nanseera to our show. Support the show AmericanaMusic.com Your Source for Americana Music
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  The Tift Merritt Interview: Everyday Singing, Vulnerability in Songwriting, and Her New Album “Sugar” 09.06.2026 25min

  Today on Americana Music.com Podcast we are excited to welcome Grammy nominee Tift Merritt. A brilliant songwriter and gifted vocalist Tift blends country, folk, rock, and soul influences in her music. Her song “Traveling Alone” has over 18 million streams on Spotify. She’s an advocate for musicians’ rights with the Artists Rights Alliance. With nearly a decade of life’s vicissitudes to draw from she’s releasing her brand new album, Sugar. Tift Merritt’s Sugar is full of luscious melodi...
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  The Danni Nicholls Interview: The Creative Draw of Nashville, Her New Album "Making Moves", and a Guitar Named Burnie 19.05.2026 28min

  Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we are excited to have 3-time Americana Music UK award nominee Danni Nicholls. She’s shared bills with artists such as Lucinda Williams, The Secret Sisters, and Sturgill Simpson. Her fourth full length studio album, Making Moves is set to be released in Summer of 2026. With powerhouse vocals both hauntingly linger with you we are excited to have Danni Nicholls on the show today. Support the show AmericanaMusic.com Your Source for Americana ...
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  The Mary Lucey Interview: Appalachian String Band, Universal Language of Music, and TANASI’s Debut Album 12.05.2026 23min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we have the great pleasure of welcoming Mary Lucey from the Appalachian String Band Tanasi. The Ashville Trio mix global folk and bluegrass with rich harmonies and world class dobro. Their members have performed on well-known stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Ryman Auditorium. Tanasi hails seasoned players drawing from old time classics creating a brand-new sound that hooks you instantly. We’re excited to have Mary on the show with us today....
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  The Michael Rudd Interview: From a Songwriting Desert to a Waterfall of Inspiration 17.03.2026 24min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we are excited to welcome Michael Rudd. He’s just released his brand-new album Ways of the World, the dreamy album feels seamless and before you know it you’ve listened to the whole thing. After a waterfall of inspiration through dreams and melodies on the road, Michael wrote 5 albums worth of songs. The journey of writing and recording these songs was only intensified by a cancer diagnosis that Michael talks candidly about with us. We’re so grateful to have Michae...
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  The Rissi Palmer Interview: Ways Songs Change Meaning and Her New EP Perspectives 10.02.2026 26min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com, we’re excited to have Grammy nominated Rissi Palmer. She’s shared bills with The Eagles, Chris Young, Taylor Swift, and Charley Crockett. In 2025 she received the Academy of Country Music Lift Every Voice Award recognizing her ongoing efforts to expand equity and visibility within the genre. She’s been listed by Spin Magazine as one of ten essential albums by black artists in 2024. She’s performed at The White House, Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater, and t...
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  The Cam Interview: Co-Writing on Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" and Her New Album "All Things Light" 29.01.2026 38min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we’re excited to be talking with Producer, Artist, Songwriter Grammy Winner Cam. Her 4x Platinum song “Burning House” reached number 12 in Billboard top 200 and number 2 for Billboard Top Country Albums. She’s written songs for Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith, and was a writer on 5 songs for Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album. Her latest album All Things Light has evolved with even more depth and breadth as a songwriter and artists. We’re privileged to have her on the show today...
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  The David Powys Interview: The Paper Kites New Album "If You Go There, I Hope You Find It" 20.01.2026 24min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we have the pleasure of interviewing David Powys of The Paper Kites. A mellow blend of harmony rich leaning acoustic folk The Paper Kites are a welcome sound in the chaos of today. With two billion global streams, The Melbourne band’s music has been featured on Grey’s Anatomy, This Is Us, and Virgin River. With their 7th studio album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, coming out January 23rd, 2026. Begining May 1s their 2026 they begin their North American Tour ...
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  The Geoffrey Himes Interview: Willie Nelson: All the Albums, The Stories Behind the Music 01.10.2025 25min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we close out our season with Geoffrey Himes, the author of the book Willie Nelson All of the Albums – the stories behind the music which releases this coming Tuesday. Between 1977 and 2020 Geoffrey wrote weekly music publication for the Washington Post. He has also written for Rolling Stone, Paste, The NY Times, DownBeat, the Smithsonian, and Texas Music Magazine. We are excited to have Geoffrey Himes on our show today. Support the show AmericanaMusic.com Yo...
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  The Ramona Martinez Interview: Ramona and the Holy Smokes' Debut Album with Traditional Country and Chicana Influence 25.09.2025 25min

  Today on Americana Music.com we have the pleasure of interviewing Ramona Martinez from Ramona and the Holy Smokes. With Texas roots, based out of Virginia their music contains memorable lyrics, steel guitar licks, and a toe taping beat that is reminiscent of 50’s and 60’s Country music hits by artists like Buck Owens and Patsy Cline. Their debut self-titled album, Ramona and the Holy Smokes releases September 26th. We’re excited to have Ramona Martinez on our show. Support the sho...
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  The Mike Reid and Joe Henry Interview: Their Collaborative Album "Life & Time" 17.09.2025 35min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast with fall rolling in and football on many American television screens and devices, it’s only fitting that we start today’s podcast introducing a first draft pick for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was also part of NFL’s elite All Pro in 72 and 73. He later retired from football in 1980 to pursue songwriting. That songwriter is Mike Reid, half of the duo we are interviewing today which also includes Joe Henry. Besides his own number one hit of “Walk on Fai...
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  The Maia Sharp Interview: Songwriting with Soldiers and Her New Album, Tomboy 03.09.2025 38min

  Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we are interviewing Maia Sharp. She’s written songs for Keb Mo, Cher, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Art Garfunkel, and Trisha Yearwood including Trisha’s recent single “The Wall or the Way Over”. Maia's new album Tomboy is a catchy collection of songs that hit close to the bone, from one of the best songwriters around. Tomboy releases Friday, September 12th. We are excited to welcome Maia Sharp to our show today. Support the show AmericanaM...
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  The CJ Lewandowski Interview: Celebrating the Life and Music of Bobby Osborne 20.08.2025 27min

  Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Grammy nominated vocalist and mandolin player CJ Lewandowski. He's the founder of The Po' Ramblin' Boys, but his most recent project is both a celebration of the life and music of Bobby Osborne and Bobby's last studio recording. Bobby Osborne was one half of the group the Osborne Brothers. In this episode, we talk with CJ about his friendship with Bobby and his family, and how artists like Vince Gill and Billy Strings came together to finish a Bluegr...
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  The James Kee Interview: East Nash Grass and Their New Album "All God's Children" 14.08.2025 26min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we welcome James Kee from the bluegrass sensation East Nash Grass. Highly acclaimed by the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association as New Artist of the Year, they consist of a supergroup of musicians who’ve payed behind artists such as Dan Tyminski, Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull, and Rhonda Vincent. Jerry Douglas from Union Station whom we’ve recently interviewed calls them “a band of ringers”. Their album All God’s Children comes out August 22nd of this year on ...
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  The Grayson Jenkins Interview: Creating Community and His New Album “Country Parables” 26.07.2025 24min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we welcome country singer/songwriter Greyson Jenkins' work has been featured in American Songwriter. With a quarter million miles logged touring his songs tell stories that are time honored but not antiquated. An amazing songwriter and lyricist, we are excited to welcome Greyson Jenkins to the show. Support the show AmericanaMusic.com Your Source for Americana Music
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  The Alaina Stacey Interview: Her EPs Dawn, Day, and Dusk and Psychology in Songwriting 17.07.2025 24min

  Today on AmericanaMusic.com we welcome Alaina Stacey. Formally part of the country trio Maybe April which garnered accolades from Rolling Stone and Billboard, Alaina has created a collection of 19 songs in 3 separate EPs titled, “Dawn”, “Day”, and “Dusk”. Her EP “Dusk” releases Friday, July 15th. We are excited to have her on our show. Support the show AmericanaMusic.com Your Source for Americana Music
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  The James McMurtry Interview: An Americana Legend on His New Album 10.07.2025 24min

  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 to tell a story, write great lines that hit in the right places, and create memorable characters is the best in the business. His new album The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy released on New West Records June 20th of this year. It is a pleasure to wel...
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  The Jerry Douglas Interview: Alison Krauss and Union Station Tour, Rounder 0044, and Monty Python 01.07.2025 30min

  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 member of the band Union Station since 1998, he’s also performed with Billy Strings, Phish, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, and Elvis Costello. He’s produced records for Maura O’Connell, Molly Tuttle, Jesse Winchester, and Eric Clapton to name a few. We are excite...