Buddy Miller

At a ceremony in Los Angeles today (May 31), actor and music lover John C. Reilly helped unveil the nominees for the 2012 Americana Music Honors and Awards. Jason Isbell leads the pack with four nods, while Gillian Welch scored three nominations...

'Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us,' due April 10 on Mercyland Records, features a diverse group of performers delivering songs that reflect their personal beliefs, whether in a higher power, in humanity, or simply in the positive, transformative qualities of a soul-stirring tune...

A surprised Buddy Miller walked to the podium at the Ryman Auditorium twice last night (Oct. 13) at the Americana Music Awards in Nashville, both times practically protesting his name being called as an award recipient. The first time was for Instrumentalist, the second for the night's biggest honor: Artist of the Year...

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant will likely record a follow-up to their five-time Grammy Award winning 2007 album 'Raising Sand,' but don't expect that to happen right away. Although fans have clamored for a second album from the duo, Robert says that a 2009 session with Alison didn't produce the music they hope to release, according to an article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine... Re

Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has become something of an Americana fixture, thanks to his multi-award-winning album, 'Raising Sand,' recorded with Alison Krauss and the tour which followed, featuring Americana kingpin and ace musician Buddy Miller...

The Americana Honors and Awards ceremony is one week away, and the event's star power continues to rise. John Mellencamp and Wanda Jackson, who are both recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform during the evening's festivities...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Ford Theater is quickly becoming one of the most dependable venues for once-in-a-lifetime musical "events" in Nashville. On Thursday night (August 24), such an event occurred as guitarist/singer/producer/singer/songwriter Buddy Miller took the stage to demonstrate the astounding breadth of his talent, in addition to his dry wit and his obvious

Wanda Jackson and John Mellencamp will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Americana Music Association next month. The pair are among a handful of musical luminaries who will be honored at a special ceremony on September 9, at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium...

Fans of Buddy Miller will get a chance to see their hero in a rare and intimate setting in August, when he presides over three concerts at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as the Hall's newly named 2010 Artist-in-Residence. The shows will re-open the Hall's prized Ford Theater, which was recently damaged by extensive flooding in Nashville...

Married musicians Buddy and Julie Miller are sharing the top spot on the year-end chart of the top albums in the Americana music format. The Americana Music Association reports that tracks from Buddy and Julie's 'Written in Chalk' received more than 8,000 spins at Americana radio in 2009...