Americana
Folk-country music blend
Americana refers to things associated with American culture, history, and heritage—especially artifacts, memorabilia, and imagery evoking traditional or nostalgic visions of the United States: The diner was decorated with vintage Americana.
In music, Americana is a genre blending country, folk, blues, and roots rock into a distinctly American sound: The album draws on Americana and gospel influences.
The word often suggests rural, small-town, or heartland imagery rather than urban America.
Excessive tender emotion
- yesteryearTime not long past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
longing · jukebox · postcard · small-town · innocence · hometown · Rockwell · heartland
Improvisational American music genre
- bluesMournful American music genre
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- gospelSacred choral tradition
rockabilly · soul · baseball · apple-pie · Thanksgiving · Hollywood · Broadway · diner
Old valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
ephemera · heirloom · patina · flea-market · restoration · mid-century · typewriter · Kodachrome
Legendary North American ape-man
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- folksongsCommunal heritage music
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- superstitionsUnfounded beliefs about luck
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- frontierEdge of settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- colonialOf occupied territories
indigenous · revolution · constitution · emancipation · suffrage · gold-rush · immigration · melting-pot
Cloth symbol or signal
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
freedom · democracy · independence · pledge · allegiance · republic · veteran · monument
sentimentality
Excessive tender emotion
- yesteryearTime not long past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
wistfulness · longing · jukebox · postcard · small-town · innocence · hometown · Rockwell · heartland · sepia
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- bluesMournful American music genre
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
gospel · rockabilly · soul · baseball · apple-pie · Thanksgiving · Hollywood · Broadway · diner · drive-in
antique
Old valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- collectibleObject worth amassing
memorabilia · ephemera · heirloom · patina · flea-market · restoration · mid-century · typewriter · Kodachrome · enamelware
Bigfoot
Legendary North American ape-man
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- folksongsCommunal heritage music
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
pioneers
First to explore territory
colonial · indigenous · revolution · constitution · emancipation · suffrage · gold-rush · immigration · melting-pot · reconstruction
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
liberty · freedom · democracy · independence · pledge · allegiance · republic · veteran · monument · memorial
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- Albumsalbum, Thriller, Rumours, Pet Sounds, OK Computer
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
- AmericanaFourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie, baseball
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- retro aestheticsart deco, art nouveau, mid-century modern, vintage posters, pixel art
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- American flagNational emblem, starred banner
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- American footballTackle sport with touchdowns
- Mall of AmericaMinnesota's colossal retail complex
- American cheeseMild processed dairy slices
America, American, Americans, South America, North America, Americanize, Central America, Americanized, Americanizing