Americana Music News —Tonight the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will induct Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tony Arata, Kim Williams and Larry Henley at a ceremony in Nashville. Carpenter, who played the Ryman Auditorium Friday night, is being recognized for a body of work that includes “I Feel Lucky,” “Down at the Twist and Shout” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her.”…
Sun209: The week in Tweets
The Avett Brothers on 'The Carpenter,' Gap ads, faith, and how cancer has shaped their songs http://t.co/F6QVAmVH via @EW # Music to delight and excite at Donegal Bay and Blue Stacks Festival – Entertainment – Donegal Democrat: http://t.co/1KZgRKtd # A celebration of censored songs: Freedom Sings set for Bluebird Cafe in Nashville http://t.co/eEQvVcRU #nashville # PREVIEW: Trouble in the Fields:…
New to chart: Mumford & Sons, Iris DeMent, Ben Sollee
Americana Music News — Experience shows on the Americana Music Association Airplay Chart this week. John Hiatt remains at number one with Mystic Pinball, followed by Rodney Crowell’s Kin, Bob Dylan’s Tempest and Dwight Yoakam’s Three Pears. New to the chart: Iris DeMent’s Sing the Delta, Ben Sollee’s Half-Made Man and Mumford and Sons’ Babel. Among the most added non-charting…
Trouble in the Fields: An Artists’ Tribute to Nanci Griffith
Americana Music News — It’s about time Nanci Griffith had a tribute album. After all, she’s been generous in her contributions to other tribute collections, celebrating the careers of Townes Van Zandt, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, among others. The new album ,Trouble in the Fields: An Artists’ Tribute to Nanci Griffith on Paradiddle Records, is due Nov. 6, Here’s the…