![]() ![]() I couldn’t help but crowd the top ten of this chart with some gems that I really hope you’ll give a listen and/or watch on YouTube. Refreshing standouts include recent releases by Courtney Barnett, Vance Joy, James Bay, and former Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knoffler.īluegrass is on fire and shares a generation spectrum among its artists similar to current Blues music. But folk has swung pretty dramatically in the past year to folk rock and alternative. I used to be able to tap pretty deeply into Billboard’s Folk charts for primarily acoustic rock that made me swell with country pride or at least reverberated with enough twang to make me feel like I was sitting on my front porch listening to peepers. I welcome any true fan of The Blues, knowledgeable in current releases, to help me out with the next Americana chart. In other words, most blues songs sound alike to me. I know that The Blues are a legitimate slice of Americana, but I’ll admit to not be as discerning as I am with the other sub genres. I was pleased to find Boz Scaggs, the Kentucky Headhunters, and Steve Earl still kickin’ it on the Blues charts. But it was the group Detour’s “Train, Train” – – that actually made me get up from the computer and dance. All 20 songs are worth a listen, and it was great to come across The Roys, who I’ve seen at NEPA Bluegrass in Tunkhannock. This time, the Blues are back in, and Bluegrass is better represented since I stumbled onto a weekly Bluegrass airplay chart. ![]() In January, I forgot to include the Blues, so the chart was not truly Americana. I generally try to catch up with the genre at least twice if not three times a year. I always enjoy researching modern music of the America genre, which includes popular country, bluegrass, blues, and folk music. Meanwhile, Drake White (above) and his band break the 80-beat-per-minute country rock mold with the refreshingly dance-able “It Feels Good.” It could easily become the country hit of the summer. The talented musicians (top) from Springfield, MO, have what it takes to bring a whole new generation to the traditional country and folk camp with their delightfully familiar bluegrass romp. The HillBenders bluegrass take on the Who’s “Tommy” is more than just a novelty endeavor. ![]()
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