This time I featured a handful of tunes inspired by the PBS series American Epic. These songs were recorded by artists you've heard on The Current. Artists like Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brothers, Willie & Merle and others.

There is an upcoming American Epic vinyl giveaway in the days to come over at thecurrent.org

Americana Gig List

Sunny Sweeney - 7/13 - Turf Club
Joe Carey - Thursday 7/13 - Whiskey JCT
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 7/13 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz - 7/13 - The Dakota
Girls Guns & Glory - 7/14 - 7th St. Entry
Roots, Rock & Deep Blues Fest. feat. Erik Koskinen / Black Eyed Snakes / Useful Jenkins feat. Ryan Young / Dusty Heart / Jack Klatt - 7/15 - Hook and Ladder
Sociable Cider Werks "americana-fest" feat. The Roe Family Singers / No Man's String Band / Dead Horses / The Dead Pigeons - 7/16 - Sociable Cider Werks
Amos Lee - 7/18 & 7/19 - MN Zoo
Jerry Jeff Walker - 7/21 - MN Zoo
Social Distortion / Jade Jackson - 7/26 - Palace Theatre
Slim Cessna - 7/27 - Turf Club
Ryan Adams - 7/28 & 7/29 - Palace Theatre
Bob Schneider / Travis Linville - 7/29 - Fine Line
Mary Chapin-Carpenter 7/29 - MN Zoo
Steve Earle / Cactus Blossoms / The Masterson's - 7/30 - MN Zoo
The Claudettes - 8/1 - View Carre
Almighty American / Ben Lubeck - 8/3 - Icehouse
Gear Daddies - 8/5 - MN Zoo
Hot Tuna - 8/5 - The Dakota
Dick Dale - 8/5 - Cabooze
Ricky Skaggs - 8/7 - The Dakota
Chris Isaak - 8/9 - Pantages Theatre
Rodney Crowell - 8/10 & 8/11 - The Dakota
Nicole Atkins - 8/12 - The Dakota
Ruthie Foster - 8/14 & 8/15 - The Dakota
Shakey Graves / David Ramirez - 8/15 - First Avenue
John McEuen & Friends "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - 8/18 - The Dakota
Dave Rawlings Machine - 8/23 - Pantages Theatre
Jerry Douglas Band - 8/23 - The Dakota
David Bromberg - 8/27 - The Cedar
Romantica - 8/30 & 8/31 - MN State Fair
JD McPherson - 9/1 & 9/2 - MN State fair
TajMo - 9/7 - State
Conor Oberst - 9/7 - Palace Theatre
Joe Purdy - 9/7 - The Cedar
John Prine - 9/8 - Northrop
Joan Osborne 'Sings Bob Dylan' - Friday 9/8 - The O'Shaughnessy
Poco - 9/8 - The Dakota
Roger McGuinn - 9/14 - Pantages Theatre
Firefall - 9/15 - Dakota
Elliott Brood - 9/16 - 7th St. Entry
Rhiannon Giddens - 9/20 - O'Shaughnessy
Reckless Kelly (Unplugged) - 9/21 - The Dakota
Mandolin Orange - 9/22 - Fine Line
Joseph - 9/23 - First Avenue
Suzy Bogguss - 9/27 & 9/28 - The Dakota
The Mavericks - 9/29 - State Theatre
Angel Olsen / Mt. Mariah - First Avenue - 10/2
Will Hoge - Turf Club - 10/5
Chris Stapleton / Margo Price / Brent Cobb - 10/7 - Xcel Energy Center
Paul Kelly - 10/11 - The Cedar
Iron & Wine / Jon Moreland - 10/14 - Palace Theatre
Pinegrove - 10/19 - 7th St. Entry
Ron Pope - 10/20 - 7th St. Entry
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - 10/25 - The Cedar
Jeff Daniels (yes, that Jeff Daniels!) - 10/30 - The Dakota
Tom Rush - 11/9 - The Dakota
James McMurtry - 11/14 - Turf Club
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - 11/16 - Fine Line
Angus & Julia Stone - 11/22 - Fine Line

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331
Frankie Lee and Friends - Monday's in June - Clown Lounge at Turf Club

Segments

Everybody's Talkin'
Glen Campbell

Levon at the Helm
Joe Carey

The Weight
The Band

You Be the Melody
The Roe Family SIngers

Dancin in the Moonlight
Yonder Mt. String Band

The Only Man Wilder Than Me
Willie & Merle

Closer Walk with Thee
The Avett Brothers

If I Can't Resist
Jim Lauderdale

Act Naturally
The Beatles

Battle Born
Matthew Ryan

Hush
Joe South

Why Me
Kris Kristofferson

Staying Kind
Cale Tyson

Fast Cheap Or Well Done
Lara Hope

Jump the Blues
Wayne Hancock

Killer Diller Blues
Alabama Shakes

I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight
Sunny Sweeney

I'll Never Get Out of theis World Alive
Hank Williams

High Is Not the Top
Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Sticks and Stones
Chris Shiflett

Shakedown
Valerie June

Wishing Well
Jaime Wyatt

Roulette
Steelism

The Night Before
Lee Hazlewood

Living in the City
Hurray for the Riff Raff

Sunset Highway
Steve Earle

To Live Is To Fly
Townes Van Zandt

White Man's World
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Beer Run
Todd Snider