Country and Americana

A wonderful trip down memory lane.

Phil Gammage delivers in ‘Used Man for Sale’ a safe sound that listeners looking for familiar sounds will most appreciate.

Tim Houlihan’s ‘Another Orion’ brings together 10 mainstream ballads with broad potential appeal.

'On Safari' is a great musical journey with The Kentucky Headhunters.

Justin Ryan’s ‘Warm Whiskey Nights’ is a collection of 12 relaxed and relaxing ballads.

The pianist captures the essences of small works by Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland as sensitively as she does songs and pieces by Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and Howard Arlen.

Anyone who has listened to Dylan’s songs has known that they are pure poetry.

The Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival brought joy, country music, fun and surprises to the Las Vegas Strip, September 30 to October 2. The three-day event provided excitement each day, taking place at the MGM Resorts Festival Grounds, giving it the feel and experience of a traditional music festival like Stagecoach but enabling you to sleep in a Vegas hotel instead of your camper.

Back when the term "Americana" just meant pioneer-era antiques, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was bringing American folk music into the pop-music mainstream. To celebrate half a century of making music, the group is releasing a live album of 18 favorite tunes recorded at Nashville's famous Ryman Auditorium, many featuring guest artists from the pantheon of folk, Americana, and country music.

Soprano Lisa Delan's direct, humanistic approach and pianist Kevin Korth's sensitive musicality strike just the right balance between liquid emotion and straightforward braininess.