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Help Us Keep the Lights On at Adventures in Americana!

Adventures in Americana was created by Carol Roth and Jaclyn Nott, two friends who share a love of music and writing. We launched AiA in January 2021 to express this love of music, promote and elevate our favorite Americana artists and venues, and share our exploration of artists new to us. While our focus is predominantly in the North and Midwest of the U.S., we explore artists from Canada and around the U.S., celebrating the expansiveness of what “Americana” is and can be. We promote and support artists and venues through our blog, Instagram and Facebook feeds, an events calendar, a podcast hosted by local music photojournalist Tom Smouse, and a video series conceived and produced by singer-songwriter Eli Gardiner.

All this growth has been thrilling but it also comes with mounting costs, both in money and time. All four of us (and other occasional contributors) have done this work unpaid, covering the costs of operating expenses, such as site hosting, podcast publishing, travel and admission to many of the shows we see, out of pocket.

Your support — via PayPal, Patreon, or Venmo — will help us pay for the various costs of running Adventures in Americana and compensate us for the time, labor and love we pour into it!

Thank you for believing in us and wanting to be part of our adventures. We appreciate you so much!