It was an exceptional year for blues in Colorado. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown delivered an award winning performance at the ICB (International Blues Challenge) Memphis last winter, bringing home “the bronze.” This year, Cary Morin won the in-state solo/duo Colorado Blues Society Challenge – so he’ll represent at the IBC in January, as will Bad Brad & the Fat Cats, who took home the trophy in the band category. Brad represented in the youth category last year.
Only those records that were released between November 1, 2012 and October 30, 2013 are considered “current” 2013 releases.
Americana / alt-country / bluegrass = country music, roots music, American music, rural, acoustic, banjo, fiddle, steel guitar … twang – or not, hats – or not, it might rock hard (alt-country-rock) – or not. It is what it sounds like, and we here in Colorado have some of the best in the country. Last year the Lumineers were nominated for a Grammy Award in the Americana genre – this year, Elephant Revival broke the TOP 20 of the national Americana Music Association radio airplay charts.
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Americana / Alt-country / Bluegrass Blues / Rhythm & Blues Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter Indie / New Alternative Jazz / Instrumental Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover Rock / AAA / ALT / AOR Urban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul
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