Americana Music News--4.12.12

Before The Gold Rush: New Folk And Americana Music Night Strums Opening Chords ... openPR (press release) (openPR) - Saturday April 21st 2012 will see a new monthly night of folk, Americana and acoustic music open its doors at the renowned live venue The Wilmington Arms in Clerkenwell, London. The free to enter Before The Gold Rush promises to showcase the ... See all stories on this topic »

Merle, Rosanne and friends descend on Portsmouth Press Herald By Bob Keyes bkeyes@mainetoday.com PORTSMOUTH, NH - Fans of Americana music might want to consider heading south to Portsmouth for the weekend of April 20-22, when The Music Hall hosts the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival at its two theaters in ... See all stories on this topic » Press Herald

Center Stage: "Lightnin' Charlie" TriCities.com TOM NETHERLAND/SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Ride along with Lightnin' Charlie on April 14 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tenn. during his "Roots Revival 2 An Americana Music Odyssey." "We start with Jimmie Rodgers at the Bristol ... See all stories on this topic »

Justin Townes Earle finds soul Stuff.co.nz While its predecessor Harlem River Blues (including the song of the same title that won him an Americana Music Award for best song last year) was a twangy country number, the new offering adds some soul to the equation. ''It's a record I wanted to make ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

2 Cent Bridge (NYC) Expands Catalog with Three New Commercial Music Libraries ... SonicScoop 2CB has followed a strong 2011 with three new commercial music libraries. The new material is available in three collections that each express distinct movements in popular music and culture: "Americana," "The Classics" and "The Scene. See all stories on this topic »

Nanci Griffith shows the best music springs from life Spartanburg Herald Journal Griffith's 20th studio album, "Intersection," was released Tuesday, and the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award winner describes it as her most personal effort to date. As the title implies, Griffith felt as if she were at a crossroads in her life ... See all stories on this topic »

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The Trappers Follow the Stream of Americana Music - No ... by Terry Roland Call me a true believer. Somewhere during the years between Stephen Foster ... www.nodepression.com/.../the-trappers-follow-the-stream-of-a...

Americana Boogie Music Releases for the week of April 10th, 2012 ... Here's a list of new Americana and roots-type music releases for the week of April 10th ... www.nodepression.com/.../americana-boogie-music-releases-f...