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, a style of restaurant that notably began in the United States.
Americana refers to artifacts of the
culture of the United States, the history of the United States and
folklore of the United States resultant from its
westward expansion. Examples of this culture include
baseball, apple pie, Superman, the
Diner,
barbed wire,
wagon trains, and NASCAR;
jazz, the music of Stephen Foster, George Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue, the music of
Aaron Copland (notably his
Fanfare for the Common Man), and rockabilly; and American art, such as that of Frederic Remington, Grant Wood, and Norman Rockwell, all based on American folk art.
Music
In music,
Americana (music) is a loose subset of
American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass music to
alternative country,
gospel music, blues music,
zydeco, and other native forms. One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which we call American. For example, traditional Bluegrass instrumentation consists of the banjo which originated on the African continent, guitars from Europe, and fiddling styles which have their roots in traditional Irish and other Gaelic fiddling techniques. The music group
The Band is often cited as having the biggest modern influence on Americana, especially in
rock and roll.
Today a growing collective of musicians from across the country are taking a darker, more rustic approach to the genre, creating a subculture commonly referred to as "Gothic-Americana". Many credit this style's origins to the artists that came from the Denver scene in the mid to late 90's, such as the Denver Gentlemen and 16 Horsepower. Today's gothic americana musicians blend traditional folk, gypsy, blues, bluegrass, and country with a much darker side, focused on songs of tragedy and murder. Pushed along by bands such as Slim Cessna's Auto Club and
Jay Munly,
Strawfoot, Gravemist,
Reverend Glasseye, Curtis Eller, the Monads,
Creech Holler, William Elliott Whitmore and many others, fans are growing in large numbers around the world, breathing new life into the Americana sound.
Americana bands and musicians
Americana in literature
Eric Flint's novel
1632 (novel) was an experiment in the power of ideas wrapped up in Americana wherein he explores the effect of transporting a mass of people through time — in the case of this series, the small fictional town of
Grantville, WV,
West Virginia from the
United States in the year 2000 to central
Germany in the year 1631. The best selling 1632 series of novels and anthologies asks the
what-if question: "What might history have been like had a typical American town influenced European thought from the time of the earliest days of christian on christian religious conflict (The
Thirty Years' War) and Imperialism/
Colonialism." In other words, with this premise, Flint decided to hold the both the Industrial revolution and the American revolution (political and social) years early from a new location in central Holy Roman Empire; the result is mostly very American and the social, religious, and political sub-conflicts and conflicts to European thinking and practices are very informative as to what makes Americans American in thought, words, and deeds, and in contrast, a nifty benefit, presents an thoughtful in depth picture of European thought and attitudes of that crucial time.
Americana Radio
Americana is a format in commercial radio, public broadcasting, terrestrial radio,
satellite radio and
internet radio. The Americana Music Association (AMA) has created a chart which documents Americana radio, with approximately 75 Americana radio stations and programs.
Visual Art
In the visual fine arts, Americana usually indicates a concern with the marginal aspects of historic American culture: carnivals, popular amusements such as side-shows, vernacular typography and signage, old horror movies in the 'haunted house' genre, the old West, and the backwoods cultures. It has increasingly veered off into a dark Gothic approach to Americana that was first visualised by U.S. writers such as
Edgar Allan Poe and
Ray Bradbury.
Americana Movies
Hootenanny Hoot (1963) - featuring Johnny Cash, Judy Henske, The Brothers Four, etc.
See also
External links
- Americana Music Association (Nashville)
- Americana UK - world's biggest alt-country website
- The Danans - UK based Americana band
- Americana Roots - Americana Music News & Resources
- Americana Radio Promotion Independent Radio Promotion for the Americana radio format
- - Description of "Hootenanny Hoot"
- Americana Artist J. K. Coltrain (Nashville)
- Jaimie Muehlhausen - Americana indie musician
- Americana Songwriter James Power ( York)
- HickoryWind.org - Americana (music), Bluegrass music, & Alternative country News, Reviews, & Personality
, a style of
restaurant that notably began in the United States.
Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States, the history of the United States and folklore of the United States resultant from its westward expansion. Examples of this culture include
baseball, apple pie, Superman, the Diner, barbed wire,
wagon trains, and NASCAR; jazz, the music of Stephen Foster,
George Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue, the music of Aaron Copland (notably his
Fanfare for the Common Man), and rockabilly; and American art, such as that of Frederic Remington,
Grant Wood, and
Norman Rockwell, all based on American folk art.
Music
In music, Americana (music) is a loose subset of
American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass music to alternative country,
gospel music, blues music,
zydeco, and other native forms. One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which we call American. For example, traditional Bluegrass instrumentation consists of the banjo which originated on the African continent, guitars from Europe, and fiddling styles which have their roots in traditional Irish and other Gaelic fiddling techniques. The music group
The Band is often cited as having the biggest modern influence on Americana, especially in
rock and roll.
Today a growing collective of musicians from across the country are taking a darker, more rustic approach to the genre, creating a subculture commonly referred to as "Gothic-Americana". Many credit this style's origins to the artists that came from the Denver scene in the mid to late 90's, such as the Denver Gentlemen and 16 Horsepower. Today's gothic americana musicians blend traditional folk, gypsy, blues, bluegrass, and country with a much darker side, focused on songs of tragedy and murder. Pushed along by bands such as Slim Cessna's Auto Club and
Jay Munly, Strawfoot, Gravemist, Reverend Glasseye,
Curtis Eller, the Monads,
Creech Holler,
William Elliott Whitmore and many others, fans are growing in large numbers around the world, breathing new life into the Americana sound.
Americana bands and musicians
Americana in literature
Eric Flint's novel
1632 (novel) was an experiment in the power of ideas wrapped up in Americana wherein he explores the effect of transporting a mass of people through time — in the case of this series, the small fictional town of Grantville, WV, West Virginia from the
United States in the year 2000 to central Germany in the year
1631. The best selling 1632 series of novels and anthologies asks the
what-if question: "What might history have been like had a typical American town influenced European thought from the time of the earliest days of christian on christian religious conflict (The Thirty Years' War) and
Imperialism/Colonialism." In other words, with this premise, Flint decided to hold the both the
Industrial revolution and the
American revolution (political and social) years early from a new location in central Holy Roman Empire; the result is mostly very American and the social, religious, and political sub-conflicts and conflicts to European thinking and practices are very informative as to what makes Americans American in thought, words, and deeds, and in contrast, a nifty benefit, presents an thoughtful in depth picture of European thought and attitudes of that crucial time.
Americana Radio
Americana is a format in
commercial radio, public broadcasting, terrestrial radio,
satellite radio and internet radio. The Americana Music Association (AMA) has created a chart which documents Americana radio, with approximately 75 Americana radio stations and programs.
Visual Art
In the visual fine arts, Americana usually indicates a concern with the marginal aspects of historic American culture: carnivals, popular amusements such as side-shows, vernacular typography and signage, old horror movies in the 'haunted house' genre, the old West, and the backwoods cultures. It has increasingly veered off into a dark Gothic approach to Americana that was first visualised by U.S. writers such as
Edgar Allan Poe and
Ray Bradbury.
Americana Movies
Hootenanny Hoot (1963) - featuring Johnny Cash, Judy Henske, The Brothers Four, etc.
See also
External links
- Americana Music Association (Nashville)
- Americana UK - world's biggest alt-country website
- The Danans - UK based Americana band
- Americana Roots - Americana Music News & Resources
- Americana Radio Promotion Independent Radio Promotion for the Americana radio format
- - Description of "Hootenanny Hoot"
- Americana Artist J. K. Coltrain (Nashville)
- Jaimie Muehlhausen - Americana indie musician
- Americana Songwriter James Power ( York)
- HickoryWind.org - Americana (music), Bluegrass music, & Alternative country News, Reviews, & Personality
Americana International Show
Americana International July 10-12th 2009
Americana International
Europes #1 American Lifestyle Event held at Newark Showground UK.
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Americana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its westward expansion. Examples of this culture include baseball, apple ...
Americana (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Americana is a loose subset of American roots music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music" — ranging in style from folk, country blues, bluegrass, alternative ...
AMERICANA HOTEL LONDON UK
Close to Baker Street Underground and Regents Park. Photo tour, room rates, facilities and services stated with enquiry form.
Americana Building Products
Manufacturers of pavilions, gazebos, shelters, ramadas and walkway canopies. Includes a downloadable catalog in Adobe format and a listing of dealers and installers.
Americana Home Page
American music and auto show staged annually in the United Kingdom. Press reviews, current lineup, photographs, MP3 files, and past event information.
Americana
Glasgow University Library Special Collections Americana ... Americana An exhibition of printed books and manuscripts from Glasgow University Library originally held in the ...
