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Welcome to the Americana Music Resource page…the following is a list of some of our picks for Americana online sources, magazines and radio stations.

Americana Music Association www.americanamusic.org

The Americana Music Association is "a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana Music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field."

Check out their member benefits and the weekly Top 40 Americana spins reported by approximately 70 stations.

This Is Americana www.thisisamericana.com

The online source for Americana music. This site features Americana festivals, labels, publications, artists and more. They have a pretty good definition of Americana music on their history page.

ezFolk www.ezfolk.com

According to ezfolk.com, they are the most popular Folk Music Resource on the Internet.

They feature MP3 hosting, tablature & tutorials, artist profiles, news, songs, radio stations and a 3,000+ link directory that will send you to a wealth of Americana sources.

JigTime International www.jigtime.com

A Slice of Life, Bluegrass, Americana and Irish Traditional Music from Ireland and the USA.

This interesting site features CD reviews, artist profiles, news, newsletter and links.

No Depression www.nodepression.net

This is a bi-monthly magazine surveying the past, present and future of American music.

Dirty Linen www.dirtylilen.com

"…American Bi-Monthly magazine that celebrates Roots/Traditional/Folk/World music…"

They have a pretty good Gig Guide listed by Artist, State or Province and Events/Festival. Plus great feature articles on various artists.

East Tennessee's Own, WDVX www.wdvx.com

This is the planet's premier online radio station for the latest and best in Americana, Bluegrass, Classic Country, Alternative Country, Western Swing, Blues, Old Time & Traditional Mountain Music, Bluegrass Gospel, Celtic and Folk.

WDVX is a listener supported, 501 c 3 Not-for-Profit organization, not affiliated with any college, university, religious or political organization. Funding comes from, individual donations, benefit concerts and underwriting from local businesses.

Help support online radio and East Tennessee's own, WDVX.

FolkAlley www.folkalley.com

Another fine listener supported online radio station. Their play lists feature a distinctive blend of the best of Singer/Songwriters, Celtic, Acoustic, Americana, Traditional and World sounds.

Help support online radio and FolkAlley.

Live365 www.live365.com

Tons of online radio stations…at last count there were 190 Americana stations.