“Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig and sometimes you find something.” – Ry Cooder

Listen live to Americana Breakdown, hosted by Art Hanson, on Bluegrass Country Radio every Thursday evening from 7 pm to 10 pm ET for three hours of American roots music.  Click here for the Bluegrass Country live stream.

On this week’s show, Americana Breakdown will feature many of the Americana 2026 Grammy Award winners and nominees, including:

• Best Americana performance – “Godspeed” – Mavis Staples – from “Sad And Beautiful World”
• Best American Roots performance – “Beautiful Strngers” – Mavis Staples – from “Sad And Beautiful World”
• Best Americana album – “Big Money” – Jon Batiste
• Best Bluegrass album – “Highway Prayers” – Billy Strings
• Best Folk album – “Wild and Clear and Blue” – I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan)
• Best Traditional Country album – “Ain’t In It For My Health” – Zach Top

 
(An archive of this show will be available on Radio Replay until February 12th).

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Americana Breakdown showcases a diverse range of Americana music, going beyond traditional country to include elements of folk, blues, roots rock, and more, with the goal to introduce listeners to both established and emerging artists within the Americana genre.