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Americana From the Flatlands Top 10 Cabin Countdown – July 15, 2019

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No, I’m not a real estate person trying to sell you a cabin… 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 new tunes with their eye on making it around the campfire!

Not much change on the countdown this week as the Flatlands swelters in a lounge of heat and humidity. The worst of it is coming this weekend, so we’ll pack extra ice and cold adult beverages for you! One new entry to the Top 10 – Billy Strings comes in like a fresh breeze – and hits #5!

Number 1 on the Countdown remains the same – week 2 at the top of the charts for The Avett Brothers “High Steppin'”

2. Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

3. Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real “Bad Case”

4. J.S. Ondara “Saying Goodbye”

5. **NEW** Billy Strings “Taking Water”

6. Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

7. Shovels and Rope “C’mon Utah”

8. Ryan Bingham “What Would I’ve Become”

9. Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

10. Josh Ritter “Losing Battles”

These tunes are fighting through the heat to earn some love in the Top 10 – close…but, not quite there yet!

Bruce Springsteen “Hello Sunshine”

The Revivalists “Oh No”

JJ Cale “Chasing You”

Willie Nelson “Ride Me Back Home”

Daughter of Swords “Dawnbreaker”

Americana From the Flatlands Top 10 Cabin Countdown – July 10, 2019

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The world spins faster and faster in July and the long 4th weekend has me playing catch up with that spinning globe. 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 new tunes with their eye on making it around the campfire!

We’ve got a brand spanking new Number 1 Cabin Countdown tune!

Congrats to The Avett Brothers and “High Steppin'” – our new #1!

2. Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

3. J.S. Ondara “Saying Goodbye”

4. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real “Bad Case”

5. Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

6. Josh Ritter “Losing Battles”

7. **NEW** Ryan Bingham “What Would I’ve Become”

8. **NEW** The Revivalists “Oh No”

9. Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

10. **NEW** Shovels and Rope “C’mon Utah”

And here are a few tunes willing to unload the Jeep or bring in some firewood if we include them in the Cabin…

Bruce Springsteen “Hello Sunshine”

Willie Nelson “Ride Me Back Home”

JJ Cale “Chasing You”

Daughter of Swords “Dawnbreaker”

Americana From the Flatlands Cabin Top 10 Countdown – July 1, 2019

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Well, I know I’m not the only one struggling to deal with the fact that we’ve flipped the calendar to July. The best part of Summer speeding by like an old pick up truck on a country road is that it’s time for another Cabin 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 new tunes with their eye on making it around the campfire!

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real continue their roll at Number One on the Cabin Countdown with “Bad Case”! They are being pushed – but they’re mellow about it. Others can take their turn and they’ll enjoy it while they’re up there…

2. Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

3. The Avett Brothers “High Steppin'”

4. J.S. Ondara “Saying Goodbye”

5. The Lumineers “Gloria”

6. Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

7. Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

8. Josh Ritter “Losing Battle”

9. **RE-ENTRY** Bailen “I Was Wrong”

10. Caroline Spence “Who’s Going to Make My Mistakes”

And…rallying around the fire pit with a pocket full of shells – here are a few artists looking to crack the Top 10!

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram “Outside Of This Town”

The Dead South “Diamond Ring”

Bruce Springsteen “Hello Sunshine”

Jamestown Revival “This Too Shall Pass”

Ryan Bingham “What Would I’ve Become”

Americana From the Flatlands Cabin Countdown – June 24, 2019

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Ha! Hit the Cabin Countdown on it’s regular Monday night for the first time in a while. Hope you enjoy our regularly scheduled broadcast! 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!

Who’s Number 1? Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real are Number 1 again this week with “Bad Case”!

The Lumineers “Gloria”

Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

**NEW** J.S. Ondara “Saying Goodbye”

Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

Josh Ritter “Losing Battles”

**NEW** Avett Brothers “High Steppin'”

Caroline Spence “Who’s Going to Make My Mistakes”

And here are a few making a move up the hill towards the Cabin…

Bruce Springsteen “Hello Sunshine”

Jamestown Revival “Crazy World”

Joy Williams “Front Porch”

Cactus Blossoms “Desperados”

The Vandoliers “Miles and Miles”

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”

Americana From the Flatlands Cabin Countdown: June 4, 2019

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A day late and more than a dollar short, but…we’ve got some newcomers that jumped right into the Top 10 this week – and they’re good. So, with no further ado…

It’s time again this week to feature our Top 10 Cabin Countdown – if we were programming our radio station up at the Cabin…these are the tunes we’d make sure you caught! And we’ve added a few on the back end that are peeking in the Cabin windows to get in.

The Lumineers “Gloria”

Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real “Bad Case”

Infamous Stringdusters “Rise Sun”

**NEW** Gary Clark Jr. “When I’m Gone”

Bailen “I Was Wrong”

Calexico & Iron and Wine “Father Mountain”

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

**NEW** Jade Jackson “Bottle It Up”

**NEW** Jamestown Revival “This Too Shall Pass”

Plus…as usual…we’ve got a number of great tunes knocking on the door of the Cabin, anxious to get in…

Joy Williams “Front Porch”

Dylan LeBlanc “Renegade”

The Cactus Blossoms “Desperados”

Justin Townes Earle “Frightened By the Sound”

The Felice Brothers “Special Announcement”

Americana From the Flatlands Cabin Countdown for Memorial Day 2019

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A thunderous ‘Thank You’ from the Cabin this week to all of the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free and safe here in the Flatlands! We will always remember you.

It’s time again this week to feature our Top 10 Cabin Countdown – if we were programming our station up at the Cabin…these are the tunes we’d make sure you caught! And we’ve added a few on the back end that are peeking in the Cabin windows to get in.

“Gloria” The Lumineers

“Rise Sun” The Infamous Stringdusters

“I Was Wrong” Bailen

“Bad Case” Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real

“Father Mountain” Calexico & Iron and Wine

“Love All Night (Work All Day)” Yola

“Messed With My Mind” Molly Tuttle

“Old Black Magic” Josh Ritter

“Into the Sun” Mandolin Orange

“I’m On My Way” Rhiannon Giddens

Plus…here are a few knocking on the door looking for a bit of your time

“This Too Shall Pass” Jamestown Revival

“Frightened By the Sound” Justin Townes Earle

“Front Porch” Joy Williams

“Special Announcement” The Felice Brothers

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

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It’s definitely been a minute, but Americana from the Flatlands is back and we are happy to feature our Top 10 Cabin Countdown – if we were programming our station up at the Cabin…these are the tunes we’d make sure you caught! Let’s dive in!

The Lumineers – “Gloria”

Yola “Love All Night (Work All Day)”

Infamous Stringdusters “Rise Sun”

Calexico and Iron & Wine “Father Mountain”

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real “Bad Case”

Bailen “I Was Wrong”

Molly Tuttle “Messed With My Mind”

Josh Ritter “Old Black Magic”

Mandolin Orange “Into the Sun”

Caroline Spence “Who’s Gonna Make My Mistakes”

Plus…these artists are knocking on the Cabin door and raisin’ their voices…

Jamestown Revival “This Too Shall Pass”

Patty Griffin “Where I Come From”

Rising Appalachia “Harmonize”

Joy Williams “Front Porch”

Weekend Americana Mixtape – February 23, 2019

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We’ve got the can opener out ready to crack your ears open to some music that may not have hit your radar yet. Each Saturday, our goal is to give you a nice mixtape to set you up through your weekend – for wherever you’re headed to and whatever you’ve got planned…

Let’s start it off with Rob Baird and Green Grass – a chugging guitar leads you through this jaunt into a Saturday. Rob’s Memphis roots are right there for you to take as your own. This one has had me hurrying to slam the door on the truck so I could get it loud on the stereo and me on the road faster. Check it out on Rob’s new album “After All”!


I really think the next stop on the Mixtape could be summed up in one sentence – I love Yola. Just a breath of fresh air swirling through the mixtape. If you’ve caught an interview with her you know how happy she can make those around her – and her music carries the same weight. My current fave from her is Ride Out In the Country – not going to lie this one just reminds me of home. I want to ride around in Yola’s truck with her…and yeah, I’d help her bury her past if she wanted me to.


I love putting fellow Ohioans on the Mixtape and I’m happy to talk about the new one from Over the Rhine – Los Lunas. Haunting and swirling – the song is a audiolog of fresh, raw feelings. The guitars float like ghosts and Karin Bergquist’s vocals soak you like a day long rain. Los Lunas isn’t a tune you pop on with a group of people in the room – but it’s one that can help you get back to wanting to be in that room of friends when things are crashing down on you.

Jenny Lewis is just straight cool. I’d like to be her for a few days and her newest tune Heads Gonna Roll underlines that. Any tune with a narcoleptic poet involved rockets to the top of my list (narcoleptic goats would surpass that, but that’s just me). Jenny’s got stories to tell and they’re not the stories in your Book of Life. Heads Gonna Roll features interesting instrumentation that really enhances the storyline she weaves. Give it a listen and take a trip to someone else.

One final tune for your Weekend Mixtape today – how about some Roses and Cigarettes California Going Home. I must have travelling on the back of my mind this weekend. A lot of the Mixtape takes you on the road this weekend. I don’t think there are any road signs for sunshine and heartbreak in the Golden State (never been there), but this song makes me think the tourism office should probably feature both in their brochures. Glad Angela and Jenny are willing to take me there with them.

That’s the Americana From the Flatlands Weekend Mixtape for you this week – find us on Twitter and Facebook