Americana

Americana refers to the basic characteristics of American culture. It is the distinctly American way of life that exists within our cultural aesthetics. The foods eaten, the clothes worn, the movies loved and the music listened too all refer to the concept of Americana.

Americana speaks to more than an American way of life or American tastes; it also refers to the norms that govern the cultural practices within America. Within the culture there are acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, which are determined by the norms governing the American way of life.

Furthermore, with respect to the practices within American culture, Americana reflects the tensions present within American society, while also reflecting the good. It is a complex interrelation of all things American.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Americana”

• My winding path to Matthew Ryan’s Dear Lover album

  
  Slowcoustic — Authority: 468
  I am sure it is not a secret, but most of you might know that I am a huge fan of Matthew Ryan.  How can I not when he is responsible for many of those late night hushed songs that just hit home for me.  He also (in my opinion) probably has the best voice for singing the music that he does – it is the perfect ...
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• Birther sedevacantism

  
  The blog of Dave Cole — Authority: 471
  Sedevacantists are a small minority within Catholicism who hold that Vatican II was illegitimate and so current Popes and the current Catholic church are shams. They base this, as I understand it, on three ideas. Firstly, the changes passed at Vatican II, particularly the removal of the doctrine of Extra ecclesiam ...
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• Upper Peninsula Upventure: Olkies and its Indian head sign

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Everything new is old again...or something like that. My guess is that when this neon sign went up sixty or so years ago, it was viewed as garish and tawdry. Unless you are a slave to political correctness, its seen as classic Americana. Olkies and its Indian head sign is located in Ironwood, Michigan, near Hiawatha. ...
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• American Dagger Moth Caterpillar

  
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• Controversial new book exonerates Thomas Jefferson of having sexual relations with Sally Hemings

  
  eNewsChannels — Authority: 142
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• Music Review: Wrinkle Neck Mules – Let the Lead Fly [Lower 40 Records 2009]

  
  Twang Nation — Authority: 414
  Richmond, Virginia’s Wrinkle Neck Mules’ fourth studio release Let the Lead Fly finds the band – Andy Stepanian on vocal, guitar, mandolin, Mason Brent on vocal, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, Brian Gregory on vocal, bass, Stuart Gunter on drums and Chase Heard on vocal, guitar, banjo – strips down their ...
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• The US Forest Service.

  
  A Continuous Lean. — Authority: 575
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• West County Ciders

  
  Selectism.com — Authority: 665
  If you are lucky enough to live in Massachusetts, you are then lucky enough to have access to West County Ciders. The range is, quite probably, America’s best hard cider. Family owned, West County started selling Cider commercially in 1984, becoming the first American winery to specialize in hard ciders. The ...
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• ERIT AMERICANA.

  
  Semper erit aestas. — Authority: 482
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• McCoury, Stringdusters, Steeldrivers, & King Wilke at Upper Valley, NH

  
  Ted Lehmann's Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms — Authority: 117
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• Well, Damn…

  
  yankeemom.com — Authority: 136
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• Of Teabaggers and being punked…

  
  The blog of Dave Cole — Authority: 471
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• 7 score and 6 years ago today … well, you know

  
  The Abraham Lincoln Observer — Authority: 417
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• Duisenbergs The Name Belies A Fine European Touring Vehicle

  
  Naked News — Authority: 174
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• Morning “Morning”

  
  THE RISING STORM — Authority: 115
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• Pioneering Chris Hillman Goes Live in 2010

  
  The Boot — Authority: 627
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• Died On This Date (November 18, 1999) Doug Sahm

  
  The Music's Over — Authority: 438
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• Stars and Stripes Forever

  
  V for Victory! — Authority: 465
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