Americana

$14.97

1. RobinElla • Down the Mountain 2. Mulehead • Frankie Lee 3. The Little Willies • It's Not You It's Me 4. Robert Earl Keen • Ride 5. Eliza Lynn • Sing a New Song 6. Old Crow Medicine Show • Wagon Wheel 7. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez • Sweet Tequila Blues 8. Tim O'Brien • House of the Risin' Sun 9 Alison Brown • Deep Gap 10. Terri Hendrix • Prayer for My Friends 11. Josh Ritter • Harrisburg 12. Ruthie Foster • Hole In My Pocket Click to hear sample tracks

The landscape of American music is as vast and varied as the geography of the country itself. At its root are a range of diverse cultural influences that have combined to form what is now called Americana music. Sometimes called "alternative country," it's a genre whose parameters are broad enough to include bluegrass, folk and traditional country with occasional elements of blues, jazz and others thrown in. In the 1990s, Americana made a home for itself on the airwaves, bridging the gap between Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) and mainstream country radio and allowing audiences to explore a sound stripped of the slick production that usually dominates the industry.

Watch the video for for Eliza Lynn's "Sing a New Song".

A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network, which feeds local communities who struggle with persistent hunger on a daily basis.

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