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Buffalo Gals
This week on Double Americana, we’re taking a pass at "Buffalo Gals," which you probably know from school or from “It’s A Wonderful...

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Sep 27, 20172 min read


Oh! Susanna
This week on Double Americana, we’re performing a song that most American kids know before they know anything. “Oh! Susanna” is one of...

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Sep 20, 20172 min read


Hard Travelin
“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound...

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Aug 30, 20173 min read


Bright Morning Stars
We are sitting in a hotel room-- pretty much the fanciest hotel we get all year-- in Wichita. This is our third year playing at the...

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Aug 23, 20173 min read


How Can I Keep From Singing
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and...

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Aug 16, 20173 min read


Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
This week on Double Americana, we learned the old-timey tune, "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy," which is about a cast iron skillet and...

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Aug 2, 20172 min read


Bury Me Beneath the Willow
For as popular as this song is, we are a little surprised that we hadn't heard it in all our lives! This, friends, is why we need...

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Jul 26, 20171 min read


From the Middle of It All
We got a little carried away. What with all this Wednesdays at noon livecast Double Americana nonsense, and all this Rumbly Tummy food...

The Rough & Tumble
Jul 19, 20174 min read


Red River Valley
What makes a good Americana song a good Americana song, you ask? Heartache. Longing. Homesickness for a place you can't return to. The...

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Jul 12, 20171 min read


How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
On this week's, Double Americana, we're performing a poignant, protest song. "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live," by Blind...

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Jun 28, 20173 min read


The Battle of New Orleans
Not every week is public domain, we guess. Because sometimes, there are songs that stick in our brains like they used to stick in...

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Jun 14, 20172 min read


Cockles and Mussels
We've spent our last month on or near the Atlantic, which while that isn't quite Ireland, our time in Maine felt dang close. Well, at...

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Jun 7, 20171 min read


The Water is Wide
Our second week, and we are still going strong as ever! We took our pal, Paula, up on her request (as it was the first request we got!)...

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May 31, 20171 min read


Cindy
Our very first Double Americana! We decided to ease in slow, playing you a song that we've been playing around a bit in the last couple...

The Rough & Tumble
May 24, 20171 min read


Double Americana
In case you've missed all the hub-ub on our Facebook page recently, we're starting a new project. It's called "Double Americana," and...

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May 23, 20172 min read
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