What Is Americana
Americana Music Festival 2012
September 12th - 15th
Nashville, TN
Bloomberg Radio Interview with Jed Hilly
Click the play button above for Bloomberg Radio's interview with Executive Director Jed Hilly to hear his thoughts on Americana and some of the key artists of the genre.
What is Americana Music?
Americana is music that honors and is derived from the traditions of American roots music. It is music inspired by American culture traditions which is not only represented in classic man made / roots based sounds but also through new and contemporary artists whose music is clearly inspired by these great traditions. It is a great genre, vast, like jazz which encompasses a wide range of music. Like jazz, which spans from Miles Davis to Harry Connick to the Preservation Hall, Americana's range includes artists like Gram Parsons, Soloman Burke, The Band, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Mavis Staples...
Click the play button above for Bloomberg Radio's interview with Executive Director Jed Hilly to hear his thoughts on Americana and some of the key artists of the genre.
What is Americana Music?
Americana is music that honors and is derived from the traditions of American roots music. It is music inspired by American culture traditions which is not only represented in classic man made / roots based sounds but also through new and contemporary artists whose music is clearly inspired by these great traditions. It is a great genre, vast, like jazz which encompasses a wide range of music. Like jazz, which spans from Miles Davis to Harry Connick to the Preservation Hall, Americana's range includes artists like Gram Parsons, Soloman Burke, The Band, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Mavis Staples...
