Category Archives: Americana News

This young fisherman won’t ever forget catching a tropical fish in… Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michael Coffey was out fishing at Ridley Park Lake with his son, Seamus, when the 8-year-old angler hooked something that had a lot of fight in it. Michael initially assumed that Seamus had an aggressive and sizable bass on the line. Once they started to pull it out of the water, Michael told ABC News that he had no idea what it was: “I thought it might be […]

The post “I Thought It Was A Bluegill”: 8-Year-Old Angler Reels In Piranha From Philadelphia-Area Lake first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Recently, a Saturday Night Live skit featuring comedian Chris Farley impersonating Hank Williams Jr. has been making the rounds online. Originally aired as part of Season 23, Episode 4 on October 25th, 1997, the skit is quite hilarious.

The post The REAL Message Behind the Hank Jr. / Chris Farley SNL Skit first appeared on Saving Country Music.

A Texas high school teacher was emotionally and visibly distraught after his senior students failed to complete a reading and writing exercise. Darius Williams, a teacher for Houston Independent School District’s Wheatley High School, said that he realized on the second day of school that his students’ poor literacy skills would be a major hurdle, […]

The post Texas Teacher Breaks Down After High School Students Struggle to Read appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The former Disney star and her mother are being sued for using the mental health company they founded to defraud investors.

The post Former Disney Star Sued for Fraud appeared first on Wide Open Country.

One of the rare situations where a first year driver in NASCAR won’t be eligible for the “Rookie of the Year” award. Corey Heim is already a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack. The 24-year old has only been running part time in NASCAR this season, but it was announced last month that the phenom will be replacing Riley Herbst and joining 23XI Racing full time next season. That was undoubtedly the right call by 23XI Racing, considering Heim […]

The post NASCAR’s Rising Star, Corey Heim, Will Not Eligible For Rookie Of The Year Award… Here’s Why first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

When the needle drops on Bronwyn’s latest record, Rattlin’ Bones, one thing that hasn’t changed and is quickly evident is the linchpin of her music: the incendiary fiddle playing, which is on full display straight through from the album’s opener (and lead single)

How this latest iteration of “The Band Perry” landed a label deal and booking representation, ended up on the lineups of festivals like the Two Step Inn and Bristol Rhythm and Roots playing to backing tracks defies logic.

The post Brother of The Band Perry Exposes Falsehood Behind New Lineup first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Forty years ago, on August 25, 1986, Paul Simon released his seminal album, Graceland. On it, Simon collaborated with a number of South African musicians, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vusi Kumalo, Bakithi Kumalo, and Ray Chikapa Phiri, among many others. As music historian Ashley Khan (A Love Supreme) points out

It seems like there are two trajectories young bluegrass musicians follow when they break into awareness by the broader Americana audience. One arc is to toil away for years perfecting your entire craft before bursting onto the scene with arena shows. I’m looking at you Billy and Molly. The other, more linear path, is exemplified […]

Brantley Gilbert does all he can to help the veteran community, and he credits Toby Keith for inspiring him to do so. Fresh off the release of his latest album, Sins of the Father, the country singer sat down with us on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and talked to us about his very personal record, broke down his song “F***ed Me Up” that featured over 15 f-bombs, how the one feature on the album with Jelly Roll tackled homelessness, and […]

The post “Toby Keith Was Doing God’s Work” – How The Country Icon Inspired Brantley Gilbert To Give Back To Veterans first appeared on Whiskey Riff.