American Country Music

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the Christmas season is the music. One of the things I get excited about is new, contemporary music that tenderly reflects the true religious meaning of the holiday. After all, how many versions of Jingle Bells can we stand. This month I'll describe some ...

Whle most music fans of any genre are familiar with artists of national fame, many listeners are not familiar with local artists. The problem is one of finding them and the opportunities to hear their music. This is the raison d'etre (reason for being) of the various local and regional music ...

One of the things that new listeners of a genre need is information about that genre. There are lots of sources of information from historical to today's happenings. While
there are periodicals that can be found on newsstands, Americana information may be regional unless you subscribe to a specific magazine. One ...

The one thing I've found over the past several years is that there is plenty of talent
out there that doesn't get a recording contract with some Nashville label. One excellent
source is MP3.com; others can only be found after
some painstaking searches through various Internet sites. This month we'll take ...

Many may be wondering exactly what styles of "Country" music are included under this topic of Americana. While evryone's definition may be different, I'm going to define it generally as traditional forms of the genre. Specifically, besides Bluegrass and Western styles, I'll also cover those mainstream artists that consistently perform Traditional ...

For those who noticed the change in the title of this section during June, you may have wondered what was going on. For those who are looking for the Country page for July may have to stand by. After last month's article, I've decided to change the focus of my topic ...

This month, I'm going to make a radical departure from my usual reviews of sites. In reading the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger on Saturday, May 26, I found an article by Howard Cohen of KRT News Service. This month we'll take a look at what the article said and I'll provide my ...

This month we'll take a comprehensive look at Internet Broadcasting sites where Country Music is either featured or an equal part of the site with other genres. Most of these sites we've seen before at one time or another. Some of these sites feature a specific on-demand program and others feature ...

When CountryCool.Com died on February 1, the hunt started for a new Top 5 site. While there are always lots of candidates, it's not always easy to find one that stacks up to being among the best. This month we'll take a look at a site that fills the bill and ...

More sites are biting the dust. This month I'll update you on the latest demises as well as introduce you to a Bluegrass group that has been around for some time in various incarnations, but is introducing a new CD and rereleasing an old one.