Category Archives: Americana News

Brandy Clark announced this morning that her highly-anticipated-Shooter-Jennings-produced album ‘the bird’ is coming out in middle of January on Reprise Records — and everyone here at Folk Alley is psyched!

Clark possesses one of the sharpest songwriting pencils in modern music. The new record has ingredients that portend a magical musical experience. An early 2027 album we’re likely to celebrate all year.

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Masked cowboys are, by definition, not great with vulnerability. Orville Peck has spent the majority of his career shrouded in mystery; it wasn’t until last year that the incognito country singer showed his face publicly and revealed his true identity — Daniel Pitout — ahead of his Broadway

You picked Buddy Miller – Buddy Miller as your favorite new release for the week of September 11, 2026.

Middlebury College is mourning the loss of its assistant hockey coach who succumbed to injuries she suffered six months ago in a car accident in Vermont. Emily McNamara, 42, died on Friday, Sept.11 months after a two vehicle crash left her seriously injured. Middlebury President Ian Baucom announced the tragic passing in a statement. “With […]

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Marshals, a spin-off of the hit Paramount series Yellowstone, will feature a familiar face in Season 2. Jefferson White, best known for playing Jimmy Hurdstrom in Yellowstone, will appear in the sophomore season of Marshals, CBS announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. His return is not just a one-off, either. The 38-year-old actor will return in […]

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The academic year began with an alleged stabbing incident that took place on Wednesday, September 16, at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York. Per The New York Post, “Several students are seen [in video footage] scuffling on the ground outside the David Swoope Student Center….” One person manages to step away from the alleged […]

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Luke Bryan announced that his scheduled performance in Westmoreland County has been cancelled due to field conditions. The show, part of Bryan’s Farm Tour, was scheduled for 1846 Farms on Bell Memorial Church Road in Unity Township. However, heavy rainfall hit the area earlier in the day, leaving the concert grounds muddy. Concert organizers explained their […]

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A man in Ohio extended his year-long jail sentence before even leaving the courtroom after throat-punching a police officer.

The post Man Breaks Out of Handcuffs, Punches Deputy and Makes a Run for It appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Chilling video footage of an emergency room employee being attacked by a patient has surfaced online.

The post Hospital Patient Pummels ER Nurse in Shocking Attack Caught On Camera appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Nicholas Jamerson hails from the hills of Eastern Kentucky, and he’s always willing to talk about what the area – his home – means to him. The country singer joins the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about his home state, detail how he’s been writing a song a week for the last three years, and why he’s trying to release fewer songs at a time to better suit the modern day consumer’s attention span. The “Linda James” singer also […]

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