Alternative country
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Alternative country is a loosely defined subgenre of country music that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop. Most f
Son Volt performing in 2005
Blue Mountain on stage in 2008
Americana music
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Americana is a general term for roots or traditional music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, with particular emphasis on
Alternative country
…Alternative country (also alt-country, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music…
Pete Seeger in 1955
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in 1963
Exene Cervenka and John Doe during an X concert in 1983
The Lumineers performing in 2023