Blackie and the Rodeo Kings at the Franklin Theatre Oct. 20

Kathy Mattea, Ry Cooder enter Americana Music Chart

New to chart: Mumford & Sons, Iris DeMent, Ben Sollee

Trouble in the Fields: An Artists’ Tribute to Nanci Griffith

Freedom Sings concert set for Bluebird Cafe in Nashville

Concert review: Martina McBride at the Ryman

Nick Lowe: Tour dates and new video

Concert review: Nick Lowe both classic and current

Americana: John Hiatt at #1, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott chart