Artist Name Andea Esquivel Anne Abercrombie Art Carter Bill Mulroney Brenda Allen-Kuhn Carolann Ames Chris LeBlanc Christina Montgomery Corduroy Road Daniel Jason Deweese Dave Catmore Deanna Mitchell Del York Derek McCorkell Don Johnson Doug Folkins Ed Bentley Ervin Allen Gary Gene Bolton Garry Jackson Gary Moeller Jack Barlow Jason North Jim Gach Joey Canyon Joe Wamsley Josh Harty Julie Kinscheck Karl Sapp Ken Will Morton Laura Roppe Marv Goble Meyer & McGuire Nashville Session Players Nole Tuckett Paul Wilson Raymond William Roldan Rob Wessel & Friends Richard Wood Roger Kaye Roger Knott Second Wind Bandits Stephanie Raymond Steve Ed Stone Ted Bryson Thomas Hendley Tubie Pushe'e Wade Landrum Wil Maring Keith Markum Mic Conways National Junk Band

Welcome , To Tsp The Americana Collection as you probably have gathered since you're here the Americana Collection is basically an off shoot from Tsp Country Radio. Generically a place to play all the songs that don't fit neatly into the " Country" classification.

Now what exactly does roots / americana cover ? Does your music fall into this category ?

This may seem like a simple question, but the answer is anything but simple. Part of the confusion surrounding the use of the term "Americana" is that there is really no consistent use of the

term.Some fans favor a limited use of the term to describe traditional American music styles such as traditional folk music and bluegrass. Increasingly, however,Americana refers to just about any

form of music influenced by or derived from these traditional American music styles. This more expansive use of the term includes a variety of musical styles which originated or developed in

North America. Thus, bluegrass, folk music, blues, zydeco, country rock, and alternative country all fit under the umbrella known as Americana.Despite the variety of musical styles involved, there are

some common threads which run through all Americana music. First, all of these styles exist to some extent outside of the commercial mainstream of popular music. In fact, to many fans,

Americana is synonymous with "non-commercial." However, obscurity is not a requirement of Americana. Many Americana artists are very well known and successful in both country and

popular music circles. For example, Alison Krauss, Ricky Scaggs, Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris are all Americana artists who have achieved commercial breakthroughs into the country and/or

rock mainstream. But even with their commercial success, these artists retain a commitment to traditional musical styles which form the basis of Americana.Another common characteristic of

Americana is its rural roots. Most Americana styles originated or developed in rural America. Whether it was the Appalachian home of bluegrass, the Mississippi home of the delta blues, or the

Louisiana bayou home of cajun and zydeco, all of these styles share a common rural ancestry. It is this characteristic of Americana which distinguishes it from other musical styles native to the

United States, such as jazz and hip-hop which originated in a more urban environment. Of course, the original rural musical styles have developed though the years and much of today’s Americana

may bear little resemblance to its rural past. A final shared characteristic of all Americana music is perhaps the most obvious, as it provides the source for its name. Americana music is music which

is native to America. Its styles and sounds developed from a complicated mix of outside sources, including  Irish, Scottish, African, Spanish, Carribean and many other musical influences.

However, the result of this mixture was a variety of new and unique musical styles which were easily distinguishable from the outside influences which contributed to the sound. Of course, not

all Americana artists are American. Artists such as Kasey Chambers, Richard Thompson, and Elvis Costello are a testament to the world-wide influence of Americana.Ultimately, it doesn’t really

matter whatAmericana is or is not. Like all good music,Americana is something to be listened to – not defined or categorized. If you enjoy it, that’s all that really matters.

Taken from the article referenced at    http://www.americanahomeplace.com/WhatIsAmericana.htm