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Americana From the Flatlands Cabin Countdown – June 11, 2019

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Can’t seem to get a clean Monday to post my Cabin Countdown – so…here’s a Tuesday edition of the Top 10! Remember, if you’ve locked into the Americana Cabin Countdown in the past – you’ll get the Top 10 Americana Music tunes I’d make sure I had lined up for you when you got out of cell range and dipped out of radio range. Plus…as usual…we’ll throw in some artists with new songs trying to convince me to let them into the cabin on a rainy night on the Flatlands!

We’ve got a new Number 1!!

Lukas Nelson/Promise of the Real “Bad Case”

Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

The Lumineers “Gloria”

Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

**NEW** Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

Bailen “I Was Wrong”

Rhiannon Giddens (with Francesco Turrisi) “I’m On My Way”

Calexico and Iron & Wine “Father Mountain”

**NEW** Josh Ritter “Losing Battles”

**NEW** Caroline Spence “Who’s Going To Make My Mistakes”

And here are a few making a move up the stacks…

Joy Williams “Front Porch”

Vandoliers “Miles and Miles”

Cactus Blossoms “Desperados”

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram “Outside Of This Town”

This Week’s Americana From the Flatlands Top Cabin Countdown!

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Monday night on the Flatlands and we’re feeling a deep need to update the Top 10 songs this week that make the cut. Remember, our wi-fi is non-existant up at the Cabin and our cell service isn’t so special either…so…these are the Top 10 we recommend you’d put on your phone. Makes for a fun campfire with some solid Americana goodness. Here’s our Tops – with some that might be looking to sneak in soon.

Tedeschi Trucks Band “Hard Case”

Greensky Bluegrass “Do It Alone”

Shovels and Rope “The Wire”

Josh Ritter “Old Black Magic”

Sean McConnell “I Could Have Been an Angel”

Lula Wiles “Love Gone Wrong”

Son Volt “Devil May Care”

Mandolin Orange “The Wolves”

Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark Dark Dark”

Vandoliers “Cigarettes In the Rain

Plus a few that made it to your friend’s phone and are bidding to get in the Cabin:

I’m With Her “Call My Name”

The Raconteurs “Sunday Driver”

Rhett Miller “Total Disaster”

Americana From the Flatlands Top Cabin Jams

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Maybe it’s the old radio guy in me…but I love a good chart. Since I don’t have a show (right now, anyway) – this chart is different. Here are the top songs I’d tell you to grab if you’re in a cabin in the Flatlands and your phone can only hold a 10 pack. 12 pack in the fridge, 10 pack on the phone.

Anyway, I’ll normally be doing this on Monday, but wanted to spend a little extra on the first one…

TOP 10 Flatlands Tunes for 2/4/19:

Greensky Bluegrass “Do It Alone”

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats “Hey Mama”

Shovels and Rope “The Wire”

Grace Potter “I’d Rather Go Blind”

Son Volt “Devil May Care”

Mandolin Orange “The Wolves”

Ruston Kelly “Mockingbird”

Lula Wiles “Love Gone Wrong”

Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark Dark Dark”

Vandoliers “Cigarettes In the Rain

Plus a few that made it to the Campfire and bidding to get in the Cabin:

I’m With Her “Call My Name”

Sean McConnell “I Could Have Been an Angel”

Josh Ritter “Old Black Magic”

Rhett Miller “Total Disaster”

Weekend Americana Mixtape

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What’s on my ear radar this first weekend of February? A stack of Americana Awesome – that’s what!

Josh Ritter tears the wrapping off this weekend’s Mixtape. Brand new stuff from him this week – “Old Black Magic” is the name. Josh’s new album Fever Breaks will break out in April and was produced by Flatland Favorite Jason Isbell. “Old Black Magic” features chugging guitars and Josh’s smooth vocals. The 400 Unit Force is strong in this one.

The three talented ladies of I’m With Her have released “Call My Name” and it is ethereal. The harmonies connect and take you on a smooth walk through your day…

You won’t find music much fresher than The Lonely Heartstring Band’s latest. The album Smoke and Ashes just dropped and I’m really enjoying the direction they’ve taken. “Reverie” mashes musical metaphors and brings a new feel, while keeping you comfortable. The atmosphere of the strings feels almost North African at times and the keys at the beginning haunt…explore it yourself and let me know what you think in the comments!

As you get to know me, you’ll find I love the Vandoliers – their new album Forever is set to come out February 22nd. I can’t get enough of their single “Cigarettes In the Rain”. Equal parts raw and smooth, their real oozes from this tune. Thanks to them for bringing the Mixtape to a new level!

I’m finding my way through the catalog of Mandolin Orange and one of their latest has demanded a spot in the Mixtape. “Golden Embers” is a touching tale of loss and honored remembrance. Guitar strums and fiddle strings show me through the life of someone reaching to showcase the love they have for one who has passed. It’s a feeling we’ve all had – and will have again. “Golden Embers” will lend us an arm to lean on when we need it.

Have to leave the Mixtape on a fun note – jump in the time machine with me, I’ve set it for 1978 and we’re going to have a good time with Grand Canyon. “Standing In the Shadows” hearkens back to that golden time with a feel that would fit right in on your Firebird’s Pioneer stereo. It’s easier and easier for me to get nostalgic and while I couldn’t drive in ’78, if I could have, I would have cranked this one up. The organ solidifies it’s sound for me. Great visuals in the video, too!

Hope you love the Mixtape this weekend – we’ll do it every weekend right here at americanaflatlands.com. Don’t miss it! Leave any comments you have and we can share notes!