This time I featured some of the best of the rest albums of 2019. We checked out music from Lillie Mae, Kim Lenz, Caleb Elliott & others.

We also listened to some new music for 2020.

Americana Gig List

2020

20th Annual "Cash Only" Tribute to Johnny Cash feat. Ol' Yeller, JT & The
Gunslingers, Sherwin Linton and Silent Treatment - Sat 1/11 - Cabooze
Henhouse Prowlers - 1/11 - Turf Club
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
Calexico & Iron & Wine - 2/14 - Palace Theatre
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
Dwight Yoakam- 4/10 - Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
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
Charlie Parr - Sunday's in January - Turf Club
The Cactus Blossoms - Monday's in January - Turf Club
Erik Koskinen - Monday's in Feb. - Turf Club
Humbird - Tuesday in Jan. - Icehouse

Segments

Blue Moon of Kentucky
Elvis Presley

Honey
Austin Plaine

Clay Pigeons
Blaze Foley

I Think It's All Different
Ben Dickey

Dawn
Fruition

The Long Way Home
John Paul White

Hand Over My Heart
The Secret Sisters

Black Myself
Our Native Daughters

Trouble In Your Mind
Carolina Chocolate Drops

Crisp & Cold
Lillie Mae

El Paso
Marty Robbins

El Paso
Caleb Elliott

Hard Luck
Tanya Tucker

The Spark
William Prince

Tennessee Flat Top Box
Johnny Cash

Desperado
The Cactus Blossoms

Cheap WIne
Charlie Parr

Into the Sun
Mandolin Orange

River of Fools
Logan Ledger

Dream Baby
Roy Orbison

Dead of Night
Orville Peck

Our Town
Trampled By Turtles

Pocohontas
Neil Young

Texas Sun
Leon Bridges & Kreungbin

My Love Will Not Change feat. Steve Earle
Aubrie Sellers

Bury Me Deep
Kim Lenz

Bottle It Up
Jade Jackson

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Yola