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Americana Podcast A podcast about Americana genre's roots, reach, and definition from the musicians' point of view.

19/11/2025

“It was the best thing in my entire life I ever got to be a part of.” — Jo Harvey Allen

In Part 2, Terry and Jo Harvey talk about Ghost Ship Rodez — a piece that arrived at the right time and carried more weight than either of them expected.

Inspired by Antonin Artaud’s years in Rodez, the play took on a life of its own, finding them as much as they found it.

Watch the full conversation on Americana Podcast: The 51st State: Terry and Jo Harvey Allen Part II.

Listen wherever you stream podcasts or watch the full video on Robert Earl Keen’s YouTube channel 😎

11/11/2025

This clip’s from Robert Earl Keen’s latest conversation with Terry and Jo Harvey Allen — two of the most revolutionary creatives to come out of Texas.

From influencing Sam Shepard to shaping the Living Theatre, they’ve lived it all.

🎧 Full episode on Americana Podcast: The 51st State.

05/11/2025

Our latest Americana Podcast episode release: Part 2 of the conversation with Robert Earl Keen and Terry and Jo Harvey Allen.

Their contribution to art, theater, music, and poetry is unmatched.

From the beginning of their love affair—which began at ages 10 and 11 in the 1950s—to their most recent acting credits in Martin Scorsese’s blockbuster Killers of the Flower Moon, their story is so deep and wide that for the first time on Americana Podcast, we had to break our show into two segments.

Although Jo Harvey and Terry were born and spent their early years in Lubbock, Texas, their artistry and story begin with a coin toss that took them to Southern California.

It was in L.A. where Terry refined his skills as an artist, a songwriter, and a playwright—while Jo Harvey, on a whim, became the first female voice anywhere on the first underground radio show in America.

Rawhide and roses, word of their talent and synchronicity spread, moving them from L.A. to Berkeley and then Fresno, California, where Terry settled in as artist-in-residence.

The two started and raised a family; however, their artistry and fame could not be held in check, and soon they were on the go again.

Part two of our show reveals a turn of events that only happens in fairy tales.

Purely by accident, Terry picked up a book in the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti was working the cash register, and although Terry hadn’t a penny to his name, Ferlinghetti gave him the book—which sent he and Jo Harvey on a worldwide trek to search for the staff of Jesus.

New Americana Podcast episode out now! Listen wherever you stream your podcasts or watch the full video on the Robert Earl Keen official YouTube channel.

28/10/2025

Part 2 of our conversation with Terry and Jo Harvey Allen on Americana Podcast, host Robert Earl Keen continues his conversation with two legendary Texas-born artists whose creativity has spanned generations, mediums, and continents.

From a childhood friendship in Lubbock to a coin toss that took them west, Terry and Jo Harvey’s story unfolds like a piece of living Americana—filled with grit, luck, and a touch of magic. This episode picks up with their adventures from Los Angeles to Berkeley to Santa Fe, from early radio beginnings to global artistic recognition, including their most recent roles in Killers of the Flower Moon.

Together, Robert, Terry, and Jo Harvey revisit a half-century of partnership rooted in art, poetry, and the pursuit of truth—a love story told through every canvas, song, and stage.

Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you stream your podcasts.

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22/10/2025

Robert Earl Keen sits down with two of Texas’s most revered creative forces-Terry and Jo Harvey Allen.



A true artistic duo, their work stretches across music, theater, film, literature, and visual art, each piece carrying the unmistakable edge of West Texas grit and imagination.

It’s Part 1 of a conversation as expansive as the plains they call home.

Out now on AmericanaPodcast.com, YouTube, or anywhere you stream your podcasts!

Americana podcast, hosted by Robert Earl Keen, examines artists and ideas that define what Americana means now-beyond ju...
21/10/2025

Americana podcast, hosted by Robert Earl Keen, examines artists and ideas that define what Americana means now-beyond just music.

It honors its roots while expanding into a broader cultural lens.

From the stories we tell to the food we cook, the style we wear, and the places that define us.

This is Americana Podcast.

New Episode, the last Tuesday of every month.

Host of Americana Podcast, Robert Earl Keen sits down with Terry and Jo Harvey Allen as they reflect on decades of creat...
16/10/2025

Host of Americana Podcast, Robert Earl Keen sits down with Terry and Jo Harvey Allen as they reflect on decades of creation, collaboration, and connection: from navigating the intersections of music and art to sustaining a marriage and creative partnership that defies convention.

It’s part 1 of a conversation as expansive as the plains they call home-an intimate, fearless, and unforgettable look at two artists who continue to shape the Americana landscape.

Out now on AmericanaPodcast.com, YouTube, or anywhere you stream your podcasts!

14/10/2025

Our latest episode is, in the simplest terms, a love story—but not the kind pulled from a bookstore shelf. This one’s rooted in something deeper: a love of a person, a way of life, and a lifelong relationship with art.

Told in the wide-open style of West Texas, it’s filled with sandstorms, sunsets, and the kind of desert flowers that bloom when no one expects them to.

At its heart are Terry and Jo Harvey Allen—two artists who’ve built a life and legacy that blur the lines between the personal and the creative.

New Americana Podcast episode out now! Listen wherever you stream podcasts or watch the full video on Robert Earl Keen’s YouTube channel.

09/10/2025

In this episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen sits down with two of Texas’s most revered creative forces—Terry and Jo Harvey Allen.



A true artistic duo, their work stretches across music, theater, film, literature, and visual art, each piece carrying the unmistakable edge of West Texas grit and imagination.

Terry Allen, celebrated as both a groundbreaking songwriter and a visual artist, has long blurred the lines between mediums, telling stories that are as cinematic as they are deeply personal.

Jo Harvey Allen, equally trailblazing, has carved her path as a writer, actress, and performance artist, bringing the raw complexities of American life—especially through women’s voices—onto stage and screen.

Together, Robert, Terry, and Jo Harvey reflect on decades of creation, collaboration, and connection: from navigating the intersections of music and art to sustaining a marriage and creative partnership that defies convention.

It’s part one of a conversation as expansive as the plains they call home—an intimate, fearless, and unforgettable look at two artists who continue to shape the Americana landscape.

PART 1 OUT NOW!

AmericanaPodcast.com, YouTube, or anywhere you stream your podcasts! 🎧

07/10/2025

“It’s almost sometimes like it’s already written for you.” — REK

In this clip, Jo Harvey Allen recites one of her favorite poems — a glimpse into the magic that happens when words feel less like invention and more like discovery.

Watch the full conversation on Americana Podcast: The 51st State.

01/10/2025

Live at Slim’s in San Francisco, 2018—Terry Allen firing off “Amarillo Highway,” the hard-edged anthem that’s been riding with him since Lubbock (On Everything) in ’79.

First cut by Bobby Bare and later covered by Robert Earl Keen, it’s Allen’s version that turned the song into a touchstone of outlaw country—swaggering, satirical, and pure West Texas grit.

Watch the latest episode of the Americana Podcast as Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen sit down with Robert Earl Keen for a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Tune in now on YouTube or stream it wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen sits down with two of Texas’s most revered c...
23/09/2025

In this episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen sits down with two of Texas’s most revered creative forces—Terry and Jo Harvey Allen.



A true artistic duo, their work stretches across music, theater, film, literature, and visual art, each piece carrying the unmistakable edge of West Texas grit and imagination.

Terry Allen, celebrated as both a groundbreaking songwriter and a visual artist, has long blurred the lines between mediums, telling stories that are as cinematic as they are deeply personal.

Jo Harvey Allen, equally trailblazing, has carved her path as a writer, actress, and performance artist, bringing the raw complexities of American life—especially through women’s voices—onto stage and screen.

Together, Robert, Terry, and Jo Harvey reflect on decades of creation, collaboration, and connection: from navigating the intersections of music and art to sustaining a marriage and creative partnership that defies convention.

It’s part one of a conversation as expansive as the plains they call home—an intimate, fearless, and unforgettable look at two artists who continue to shape the Americana landscape.

Out today, 9.23.25 at 6pm CT!

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