SiriusXM 359 – North Americana

[Channel98]

"Today's alternative country meets yesterday's folk, rock and roots." That is how SiriusXM describes the North Americana channel. Here is a sample of the playlist. Chart positions are shown for the few songs which made the Billboard Hot 100. The Allman Betts Band (Shinin') is led by Devon Allman and Duane Betts. Devon's father Gregg and Duane's father Dickey were founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, best known for the 1973 hit Ramblin' Man.

SiriusXM 359 – North Americana

A Wolf Who Wears Sheep's Clothes - Mac DeMarco (2017)
Abandonitis - Terry Allen/Panhandle Mystery Band (2020)
Against The Grain - City & Colour (2008)
All In It Together - Mavis Staples/Jeff Tweedy (2020)
All Your'n - Tyler Childers (2019)
Alone But Not Alone - Great Lake Swimmers (2018)
Angel From Montgomery - John Prine (1971)
Any Fool With A Heart - Tami Neilson (2019)
Anytime - Adam Baldwin (2016)
As I See You - Carmanah (2020)
Bad Trick - Ray Wylie Hubbard/Chris Robinson (2020)
Baptise Me - Robert Randolph & The Family Band (2019)
Believe Me, Angela - Whitney Rose (2020)
Bird Bone - Cat Clyde (2019)
Birds On A Feeder - Kathleen Edwards (2020)
Black Haired Québécoise - Old Crow Medicine Show (2006)
Bloom - William Prince (2015)
Box Full Of Letters - Wilco (1995)
Breathless - William Prince (2018)
Broken Halos - Chris Stapleton (45/2017)
Brother - Mac DeMarco (2014)
Bulletproof - Blue Rodeo (2002)
Call It Dreaming - Iron & Wine (2017)
Can't Stop Shakin' - Whitney Rose (2020)
Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot (--/1967)
Church - Kelly Prescott (2020)
Cicadas - Cowboy Junkies (2010)
Closer - JJ Shiplett (2020)
Cold 100 - Blackie & The Rodeo Kings (2020)
Dancers & Queens - Northcote (2020)
Don't Be Cruel - Mavericks (2019)
Drifting On A Summer's Night - Deep Dark Woods (2017)
Drunk All The Time - Ten Kills The Pack (2019)
Eachother - Grace Potter (2020)
End Of My Rope - Pokey LaFarge (2020)
Every Happiness Under The Sun - Bonnie Bishop (2019)
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen (1971)
Feel You - My Morning Jacket (2020; recorded 2014)
Fish Mountain Part II - Blaze Velluto Collection (2020)
Forgiveness - Joey Landreth (2018)
Froggie Went A-Courtin' - Bruce Springsteen (2006)
Glad It's Over - Wilco (2008)
Golden Days - Kinley Dowling (2016)
Goodbye - The Bros. Landreth/Mariel Buckley (2020)
Grew Apart - Donovan Woods (2020)
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (1984)
Happy Reunion - Colter Wall & The Scary Prairie Boys (2019)
Hold Me - Teskey Brothers (2019)
Hometown Down Heart - Cold Manitoba Project (2019)
Hot Tears - Leif Vollebekk (2019)
How Long - Ariel Posen (2019)
I Can Change Your Mind - James Hunter Six (2020)
I Do - Wild Rivers (2019)
I Gave It All Away - Matt Hoyles (2018)
I Shall Be Released - The Band (B/1968)
I'd Like To Live In California - Ewan Currie (2019)
I'm A Wheel - Wilco (2004)
I'm Amazed - My Morning Jacket (2008)
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot (5/1970)
In My Corner - Charlotte Cornfield (2020)
It's All Happening - Sam Weber (2019)
It's Good To Be King - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (68/1995)

 

[Channel98]

January Wedding - Avett Brothers (2009)
Johnny - Sarah Jarosz (2020)
Just Like A Summer Cloud - Kacy & Clayton (2017)
Kingfisher - Joel Plaskett (2020)
Left Off - Wild Rivers (2020)
Let There Be Love - Matt Mays (2019)
Life To Fix - The Record Company (2018)
Long Gone To Saskatchewan - Corb Lund/Hurtin' Albertans (2019)
Love Is Love - Grace Potter (2019)
Maybe Remember Me - Daniel Romano (2016)
My Town Has Moved Away - Blackie & Rodeo Kings/Tillis (2011)
No Place To Fall - Steve Earle (2009)
None'ya - Hayes Carll (2019)
Old Men - Corb Lund (2020)
One Day She's Here - Marcus King (2019)
One Thing Right - Jim Cuddy (2018)
Only Children - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2020)
Only Son - Shakey Graves (2014)
Options Open - Kathleen Edwards (2020)
Orion - Buffy Sainte-Marie (2015)
Pancho & Lefty - Steve Earle (2009)
Rainbow & Arrow - Ocie Elliott (2020)
Renegade - Dylan LeBlanc (2019)
Ride On - Corb Lund/Ian Tyson (2020)
Road Regrets - Dan Manigan (2009)
Sad & Beautiful World - Danny Michel/Garifuna Collective (2012)
Salad Days - Mac DeMarco (2014)
Satellite Man - Satellite & The Harpoonist (2020)
Searchlight - Leeroy Stagger (2019)
Shinin' - Allman Betts Band (2019)
Sign On The Road - Sun Harmonic (2020)
Sing Along - Sturgill Simpson (2019)
Sisyphus - Andrew Bird (2019)
Something To Believe In - JJ Shiplett (2017)
Song For Winners - Nick Waterhouse (2019)
Stab At Matter - Bruce Cockburn (2017)
Stand By My Girl - Dan Auerbach (2017)
Stay Out - Elliot Brood (2020)
Stone Me - Margo Price (2020)
Strong Enough - Ray LaMontagne (2020)
Summertime - Orville Peck (2020)
Superstar - Blue Rodeo (2016)
Survivors - Tim Baker (2020)
The Benefits Of Being Alone - Rose Cousins (2020)
The Bottom - Joel Plaskett (2020)
The Carny - William Prince (2015)
The Light Of Day - Kacy & Clayton (2017)
The Perfect Space - Avett Brothers (2009)
The Return (Love Comes Back) - Rose Cousins (2020)
The Ridge - Julian Taylor (2020)
The Spark - William Prince (2019)
The Way You'd Love Her - Mac DeMarco (2015)
The Well - Marcus King (2019)
Think Of Me - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (2019)
This Forgotten Town - Jayhawks (2020)
This Old Dog - Mac DeMarco (2017)
Till I Hear It From You - James Hunter Six (2020)
Trouble Is - Matinée (2020)
Try - Neil Young (2020)
Try Again - Andy Shauf (2019)
Two Minds - Cayley Thomas (2020)
Uh Huh - Jade Bird (2018)
Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (25/1969)
Vacancy - Neil Young (2020)
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show (2004)
Waiting On My Love - Catherine MacLellan (2019)
Waiting On The Rain - JJ Shiplett (2020)
We Are One - The War & Treaty (2020)
We Will Get There - Reuben & The Dark (2020)
What A Drag - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2020)
When I Learned Your Name - Daniel Romano (2017)
White Little Lights - Roddy Colmer (2020)
Why Can't They - Jeffrey Piton (2019)
Wolves - Martha & Rufus Wainwright (2020)
Woodshed Waltz - Calexico (2015)
You Are Mine - Avett Brothers (2016)
You Don't Scare Me - Whitney Rose (2017)
You Got Me - William Prince (2015)
You Worry Me - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2018)
You'd Blame Me For The Rain - Whitney Rose (2020)

 

[Channel98]

Here is Ray Wylie Hubbard's Bad Trick. It features Ringo Starr on drums, Don Was on bass, Joe Walsh on guitar and the Black Crowes' Chris Robisnon on harmony vocals. Now how do we get these guys to go on tour together?

 

[Channel98]

North Americana just played Surviving Is Easy, the latest single by Ken Yates, a folk singer from London, Ontario. I love the song but I can't tell if the video is an old cartoon – or a new cartoon that was made to look like an old cartoon.

 

[Channel98]

In the past six years, nobody has asked for an updated sample of the North Americana playlist – so here it is. You're welcome. Chart positions are included for the few songs which made the Billboard Hot 100 (h), country chart (c) or adult alternative airplay chart (aaa). And “Skinny Dyck” is not obscene; it’s the stage name of Canadian singer/guitarist Ryan Dyck. GWYH stands for "Gone When You're Here." Pokey LaFarge is singer/guitarist/mandolinist Andrew Heissler.

SiriusXM 359 – North Americana

A Friend Like You – Milk Carton Kids (2026)
After Hours – Christian Lee Hutson (2024)
Against the Grain – Adrian Underhill/Julianna Riolino (2024)
Alabama Pines – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2011)
Alibi – Hurray For The Riff Raff (2023)
All Your'n – Tyler Childers (46c/2019)
American Dreaming – Sierra Ferrell (2024)
American Sickness – Cassandra Lewis (2026)
And They Called Her California – Ray LaMontagne (2024)
Angel So Bad – True Mountain Laurel (2026)
Anxiety – Femi Luna (2026)
Any Clearer – Nora Mae (2026)
Ba Ba Song – Current Swell (2024)
Baby – Basia Bulat (2025)
Baby Blue Frigidaire Mini Fridge – Ada Lea (2025)
Be A Farmer Or A Preacher – Jake Vaadeland (2024)
Be Afraid – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2020)
Better In The Shade – Patrick Watson (2022)
Beyond The Stars – Tami Neilson/Willie Nelson (2022)
Big Swimmer – King Hannah/Sharon Van Etten (2024)
Blackjack County Chain – Benjamin Dakota Rogers (2023)
Bluebird Singing – John Vincent III (2023)
Bored – Waxahatchee (12aaa/2024)
Brightside – Lumineers (124h/2021)
Burn The Other End – Billy Strings (2026)
Call Me – Nathaniel Rateliff/Night Sweats (1aaa/2024)
Can't Fail Me – Rae Spoon/Cassia Hardy (2026)
Cape Forestier – Angus & Julia Stone (2024)
Casseroles – Hailey Whitters (2025)
Change Of Heart – Margo Price (2023)
Coin In The Cake – Mia Kelly (2026)
Common Denominator – Geneviève Racette (2025)
Crazy Blue – Altameda (2025)
David & Goiliath – Nathaniel Rateliff/Night Sweats (2024)
Darling Let’s Go Out Tonight – JJ Shiplett (2017)
Deadman – Logan Staats (2023)
Delilah – Marcus King (2024)
Do You Realize – Willie Nelson (2024)
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down – Sierra Ferrell (2025)
Dried Up River – Lone Bellow (31aaa/2017)
Empty Trainload Of Sky – Gillian Welch/David Rawlings (2024)
End Of My Rope – Pokey LaFarge (2020)
Face Down In The Moment – Rateliff/Night Sweats (3aaa/2021)
Fill In The Blanks – Joel Plaskett (2026)
GWYH – Skinny Dyck (2026)
Get It Honest – Revivalists (2026)
Gild The Lily – Billy Strings (2024)
Girl From The North Country – Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash (1969)
Happier When I’m Alone – Your Hunni (2024)
Happiness – The Heavy Heavy (2024)
Harlem River Blues – Steve Earle (2021)
Headrush – Georgia Harmer (2022)
Heart Stop – Revivalists (2026)
Heaven – Mama's Broke (2026)
Hell Of A Daydream – Richard Inman (2025)
Here To Stay – Boy Golden (2024)
Hurt – Johnny Cash (56c/2003)
I Ain’t The Man – Benjamin Tod (2024)
I Will Not Go Down – Amythyst Kiah/Billy Strings (2024)
If I Ever Was A Child – Wilco (17aaa/2016)
If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2017)
In The Middle Of It – Hiss Golden Messenger (2026)

 

[Channel98]

Koalas – Tess Parks (2024)
Last Of My Kind – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2017)
Leadfoot – Billy Strings (2024)
Leave This Home – Dweller (2023)
Leaving It All Behind – Cuff The Duke (2024)
Less Stress – Skinny Dyck (2024)
Let Me Go, Jo – Joel Plaskett (2024)
Little Old Paint Horse – Benjamin Dakota Rogers (2023)
Lonesome Drifter – Charley Crockett (2025)
Lost Cause Lover Fool – Milk Carton Kids (2026)
Mesmerized – Boy Golden (2024)
Mint Tea – Johnny Blue Skies (2024)
Mountain Road – Boy Golden (2023)
Niko – Jordan Klassen (2022)
Oh Ana – Dominique Way (2026)
Old Tape – Lucius/Adam Granduciel (31aaa/2024)
Only Children – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2020)
Only Hoping – Al Nicol/Hiss Golden Messenger (2025)
Out West – Meels (2026)
Outlaw – Ziggy Alberts (2024)
Passage – Arielle Soucy (2026)
Pathways – Julian Taylor/Allison Russell (2024)
Peace Of Mind (Evening) – Leif Vollebekk (2024)
Pour Me Out – Kashus Culpepper (2024)
Right Back To It – Waxahatchee/MJ Lenderman (17aaa/2024)
Rolling Down The 405 – Jeremie Albino (2024)
Secret House – Butcher Brown/Bruce Hornsby (2023)
Silencio – Patrick Watson/November Ultra (2024)
Solitary Road – Charley Crockett (2024)
Something's Gotta Give – Michaela Slinger (2026)
Start Over – Ontarians (2024)
Strangers – Mt. Joy (2020)
Stubborn Love – Lumineers (70h/2012)
Stuck In Your Ways – Altameda (2025)
Swim Practice – Mariel Buckley (2025)
Take Me Back – Deslondes (2024)
The Reasons (I'll Be Alright) – Geneviève Racette (2024)
The Homesteader's Song – Jake Vaadeland (2026)
The Spell Of The Lilac Bloom – Ruth Moody/Joey Landreth (2024)
The Witch – Kaïa Kater/Aoife O’Donovan (2024)
There's A Fire – Franklin Electric (2026)
These Hearts – Sarandons (2024)
This Life As We Know It – Warren Haynes (2024)
Time – Spencer Burton (2026)
Timid – Shaina Hayes (2026)
Varieties Of Quiet – Arielle Soucy (2026)
Vengeance & Grace – Benjamin Tod (2026)
Walk With Me – Adrian Sutherland (2021)
Wanna Be Loved – Red Clay Strays (2024)
Weakened – Lambchop (2026)
Well’s Running Dry – Tim Heidecker (2024)
What In The World – Brothers Landreth (2022)
When The Love Is New – Shakey Graves (2026)
When We Were Close – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2023)
Whole Thing – Sadurn (2026)
Wild Geese – Liv Greene (2024)
Windows – Paesler (2024)
Wine On Venus – Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge (2024)
Yer So Bad – Steve Earle (2024)
514-415 – Bells Larsen (2025)
1994 – Kris Ulrich (2023)

 

[scotchandcigar]

"Today's alternative country meets yesterday's folk, rock and roots." Somebody is asking for this? It looks a little like The Spectrum, but different.

 

[Wolf]

I didn't even know there was a channel called North Americana. Then again, I hardly ever check out the channels in the 300s. Based on the playlist you provided, I doubt it's the kind of music I'd listen to. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Madison]

I'll try listening to that North Americana. It's way too hot to listen to my favorite channel right now. Has to be 65-85 with clear beautiful skies to enjoy

 

[scotchandcigar]

I'll try listening to that North Americana. It's way too hot to listen to my favorite channel right now. Has to be 65-85 with clear beautiful skies to enjoy

Does your radio put out a lot of heat?

 

[Channel98]

Hey, it could happen.

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 0

? all of them

 

[scotchandcigar]

Great/good/ok 0

? all of them

I've heard of all these artists, but probably only heard a couple of the songs. This list is really heavy on a particular few artists. I imagine they're not played as frequently as shown in this sample.

Alabama Pines – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2011)
And They Called Her California – Ray LaMontagne (2024)
Baby – Basia Bulat (2025)
Be Afraid – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2020)
Beyond The Stars – Tami Neilson/Willie Nelson (2022)
Big Swimmer – King Hannah/Sharon Van Etten (2024)
Bored – Waxahatchee (12aaa/2024)
Brightside – Lumineers (124h/2021)
Burn The Other End – Billy Strings (2026)
Call Me – Nathaniel Rateliff/Night Sweats (1aaa/2024)
David & Goiliath – Nathaniel Rateliff/Night Sweats (2024)
Delilah – Marcus King (2024)
Do You Realize – Willie Nelson (2024)
Dried Up River – Lone Bellow (31aaa/2017)
Face Down In The Moment – Rateliff/Night Sweats (3aaa/2021)
Get It Honest – Revivalists (2026)
Gild The Lily – Billy Strings (2024)
Girl From The North Country – Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash (1969)
Harlem River Blues – Steve Earle (2021)
Heart Stop – Revivalists (2026)
Hurt – Johnny Cash (56c/2003)
I Will Not Go Down – Amythyst Kiah/Billy Strings (2024)
If I Ever Was A Child – Wilco (17aaa/2016)
If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2017)
In The Middle Of It – Hiss Golden Messenger (2026)
Last Of My Kind – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2017)
Leadfoot – Billy Strings (2024)
Leave This Home – Dweller (2023)
Old Tape – Lucius/Adam Granduciel (31aaa/2024)
Only Children – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2020)
Only Hoping – Al Nicol/Hiss Golden Messenger (2025)
Right Back To It – Waxahatchee/MJ Lenderman (17aaa/2024)
Rolling Down The 405 – Jeremie Albino (2024)
Secret House – Butcher Brown/Bruce Hornsby (2023)
Strangers – Mt. Joy (2020)
Stubborn Love – Lumineers (70h/2012)
This Life As We Know It – Warren Haynes (2024)
Weakened – Lambchop (2026)
When The Love Is New – Shakey Graves (2026)
When We Were Close – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (2023)
Yer So Bad – Steve Earle (2024)

And I bet this is one you know/like:
Hurt – Johnny Cash (56c/2003)

 

[scotchandcigar]

I'll try listening to that North Americana. It's way too hot to listen to my favorite channel right now. Has to be 65-85 with clear beautiful skies to enjoy

In all seriousness, can't you stream SXM from your laptop or phone, so you can get it in the house? When you're riding your bike listening to Coffeehouse, is that with a satellite radio unit, or streaming from your phone?

 

[Madison]

In all seriousness, can't you stream SXM from your laptop or phone, so you can get it in the house? When you're riding your bike listening to Coffeehouse, is that with a satellite radio unit, or streaming from your phone?

My TV has the SXM app but I was having trouble bringing up North Americana on the search. The search page gets frozen with the new app. More like stuck after the word search. I did listen for a little bit outside on my phone this morning. It has a soft country folk blend to it.

When I listen to the Coffeehouse on my bike, it is with my phone. It is wonderful. But I'm not in the mood right now with the inclement weather conditions. I guess it would be like listening to Holiday Channels during the holidays except it would be raining and it would spoil the mood.

 

[scotchandcigar]

My TV has the SXM app but I was having trouble bringing up North Americana on the search. The search page gets frozen with the new app. More like stuck after the word search.

As you may remember, I didn't even know there was an SXM app for my TV until I saw you mention it. And I'm very mixed on my opinion of it. It's very slow going through the menu, and a couple of times, it wouldn't work. Also, my TV goes into screensaver mode after 30 seconds, so then I can't see any of the channel/song info.

But what I've been doing for all these years is connecting the audio out of my phone (using either Bluetooth or the mini-jack) to my TV's audio receiver. Well, not usually my current phone (although that would work), but one of my previous phones, which is now inactive. I can do this on my TV in the living room, or the stereo on my back porch, or the stereo in my listening room, or any of the portable Bluetooth speakers I take to the beach.

So I'd think you could just connect/Bluetooth your phone (the one you take on your bike) to some TV/sound system in the house. Or even just listen on your laptop with the SXM app in the house. You can do that year-round.