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United States of Americana

United States of Americana

Delve into music with country and roots influences, covering genres like folk, bluegrass, and alt-country, every Sunday from 8 to 10 a.m. Central, with host Bill DeVille.
Best of 2025, so far

Best of 2025, so far

Bill DeVille • Jul 16, 2025

We made it to the halfway point of the year! A good time to look back at some of the best Americana music from 2025, so far…there’s been some good stuff, we’ll check out tunes from Charley Crockett major label debut, Jason Isbell’s first ever solo acoustic album, & Alison Krauss and Union Station’s 1st album in 14 years among others.

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June 29, 2025

June 29, 2025

Bill DeVille • Jun 29, 2025

On this United States of Americana we celebrated Trampled By Turtles with a handful of live tunes! They perform on July 5th at Bayfront Park in Duluth. We also caught new songs from Joshua Ray Walker, The War and Treaty and Patty Griffin!

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June 22, 2025

June 22, 2025

Bill DeVille • Jun 24, 2025

One true sign of summer music festivals is the Blue Ox Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This time I’ll feature a handful of artist performing at the fest next weekend, including Margo Price, Orville Peck, Charlie Parr, Molly Tuttle and festival hosts Pert Near Sandstone! 

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Pride Month Show

Pride Month Show

Bill DeVille • Jun 15, 2025

June is Pride Month! So, this time I featured artists that are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and a few pride anthems too!  We heard artists like Melissa Carper, Elton John, Vandoliers, Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls & more!

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June 8, 2025

June 8, 2025

Bill DeVille • Jun 8, 2025

It’s June, the unofficial beginning of Summer. On this episode I featured some road songs to inspire your summer road trips. We’ll hear songs from Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan and more! I also debuted new songs from The Honeydogs and Rodney Crowell!

2:00:49
June 1, 2025

June 1, 2025

Bill DeVille • Jun 1, 2025

On this episode of United States of Americana I featured a bunch of artist performing in the Twin Cities & surrounding area this Summer! We’ll check out new songs from Charley Crockett, who performs at Surly Brewing Festival Field on August 23rd, Alison Krauss and Union Station at the Ledge Amphitheatre in Waite Park on June 6th, & a bunch more!

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May 18, 2025

May 18, 2025

Bill DeVille • May 18, 2025

Gary Louris, has been making album for nearly 40 years with The Jayhawks. He’s also made a few albums of his own, including his latest Dark Country. Gary Louris dropped by a few weeks back to perform a couple of tunes and chat. That’s part of this show, plus the usual dose of new music!

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May 11, 2025

May 11, 2025

Bill DeVille • May 11, 2025

It’s the Mothers Day installment of United States of Americana this time! I’ll feature of handful of songs for Mom on this week’s show song from artists like Justin Townes Earle, Lucinda Williams and Merle Haggard. I also featured the usual dose of new tunes, the Vintage Vinyl pick and the Americana Gig List!  

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May, 4, 2025

May, 4, 2025

Bill DeVille • May 4, 2025

Johnny Blue Skies, you know him, he’s the artist formerly known as Sturgill Simpson. He has a couple of big shows at the Armory in Minneapolis this week. We’ll celebrate with some extra tracks. I interviewed Hunter Metts a couple weeks ago. He’ll tell us his story, which includes appearing on American Idol. It’s all in this episode of United States of Americana!

2:01:10
MN Music Month Special

MN Music Month Special

Bill DeVille • Apr 27, 2025

It’s the final Sunday of April. A good reason to celebrate MN Music Month with an all local United States of Americana. We’ll feature all local tunes, new and old, this time) We’ll hear new Americana tunes from artists like Molly Dean, LASKA, Sleeping Jesus & Alan Sparhawk with Trampled By Turtles.

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