We looked back on 2019 on this episode of United States of Americana. I featured tunes from the top 20 albums of the year and a few other highlights!

Here are the Top Albums you heard in 2019 on United States of Americana

1 - The Cactus Blossoms - Easy Way
2 - Tyler Childers - Country Squire
3 - Steve Earle - Guy
4 - Shovels & Rope - By Blood
5 - Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi - There Is No Other
6 - Willie Nelson - Ride Me back Home
7 - Frankie Lee - Stillwater
8 - Justin Townes Earle - The Saint of Lost Causes
9 - Yola - Walk Through Fire
10 - Daniel Norgren - Wooh Dang
11 - The Highwomen - The Highwomen
12 - Paul Cauthen - Room 41
13 - Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - Turn off the News (Build A Garden)
14 - Son Volt - Union
15 - Kelsey Waldon - White Noise/White Lines
16 - Hayes Carll - What It Is
17 - Eilen Jewell - Gypsy
18 - JS Ondara - Tales of America
19 - Lula Wiles - What Will We Do
20 - Ian Noe - Between the Country

Americana Gig List

2020

Rachael Kilgour / Laura Hugo - Sat Jan 4 - Turf
20th Annual "Cash Only" Tribute to Johnny Cash feat. Ol' Yeller, JT & The
Gunslingers, Sherwin Linton and Silent Treatment - Sat 1/11 - Cabooze
Yola - 1/15 - Fine Line (moved from Turf Club)
Honky- Tonk Jump - 1/16 - Hook & Ladder
Ron Pope - 1/22 - Fine Line
Fruition - 1/23 - Turf Club
Wesley Stace, a.k.a. John Wesley Harding feat. Robert Lloyd / Dylan Hicks - 1/29 - Hook & Ladder
Mandolin Orange - 1/30 - Palace Theatre
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials - Fri 1/31 - The Dakota
Sarah Morris Release Show / Haley Rydell - Fri Feb 7 - Turf
Grace Potter - 2/8 - Palace Theatre
Robert Randolph - 2/8 - Fine Line
Cody Jinks / Nikki Lane / Alex Williams - 2/8 - The Armory
Brandi Carlile - 2/12, 2/13 & 2/14 - Fillmore
Doug Collins & The Receptionists w/ Lolo's Ghost / The Carnegies - 2/13 - Turf Club
Ruthie Foster - Sat. 2/15 - Hopkins Center for the Arts
Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal - 2/17 - Guthrie Theatre
Kendall Marvel - 2/18 - Cabooze
Joe Henry - 2/20 - The Dakota
James McMurtry - 2/22 (2 shows) - The Dakota
Bo Ramsey / Tom Feldmann - 2/22 - Hook & Ladder
*Pert Near Sandstone's Winter String Band Gathering Night 1 w/ Cascade
Crescendo - night 2 w/ Jon Stickley Trio Saturday The Cedar - Fri Feb 28 & Sat Feb 29 - The Cedar
Tanya Tucker - 2/29 - Grand Casino, Hinkley
Joe Purdy - 3/1 - Dakota
Pieta Brown / David Huckfelt - 3/1 - Dakota
Railroad Earth - 3/6 - First Avenue
Anderson East / Foy Vance - 3/6 - The Cedar
Murder By Death 20th Anniversary Tour - 3/12 - The Cedar
The Lumineers - 3/13 - Xcel
The Revivalists - 3/13 - Fillmore
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Sat. 3/14 - Hopkins Center for the Arts
Drive-By Truckers - 3/14 - Palace
Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives - 3/22 - The Ordway
Jon Cleary - 4/1 - The Dakota
The Lone Bellow - 4/2 - Varsity Theatre
Sturgill Simpson / Tyler Childers - 4/4 & 4/5- The Armory
The Secret Sisters / Logan Ledger - 4/5/2020 - The Varsity
Lil' Smokies - 4/9 & 4/10 - Turf Club
James Hunter 6 - 4/10 & 4/11 - The Dakota
Robyn Hitchcock - 4/18 - Icehouse
Ricky Skaggs / Dee White - 4/18 - Medina Ent. Ctr
Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan feat. Ken Valdez, Brian Naughton, Cole
Allen, Craig Clark, Elijah Adam etc - Sat April 18 - Cabooze
Robbie Fulks - 4/19 - The Dakota
Josh Rouse - 4/21 - The Dakota
Taj Mahal Quartet - Sat 4/25 - Hopkins Center for the Arts
Delbert McClinton / Lamont Cranston - 4/25 - Medina Ent. Ctr
Amanda Shires - 4/26 - Turf Club
Asleep At The Wheel- Sat 5/2 - Hopkins Center for the Arts
"Ricky Nelson Remembered" feat. Matthew & Gunnar Nelson - 5/8 - Treasure
Island
Roger McGuinn - Sat. 5/9 - Hopkins Center for the Arts

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331
The Cactus Blossoms - Monday's in January - Turf Club
Erik Koskinen - Monday's in Feb. - Turf

Segments

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
Bob Dylan

In-Studio Session
Tyler Childers

Eve Boards A Train
Humbird

Downtown Train
Courtney Marie Andrews

Letter to Madeline
Ian Noe

Nashville, Man
Lula Wiles

Lebanon
JS Ondara

Guitar Man
Elvis Presley

Crawl
Eilen Jewell

None'ya
Hayes Carll

Kentucky, 1988
Kelsey Waldon

The 99
Son Volt

Turn Off the News (Build A Garden)
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Holy Ghost Fire
Paul Cauthen

Highwomen
The Highwomen

Rolling Rolling Rolling
Daniel Norgren

Faraway Look
Yola

The Saint of Lost Causes
Justin Townes Earle

Only She Knows
Frankie Lee

Ride Me Back Home
Willie Nelson

Letter
Rhiannon Giddens

The Wire
Shovels & Rope

Dublin Blues
Steve Earle

House Fire
Tyler Childers

Got A Lotta Love
The Cactus Blossoms