A diverse and groundbreaking group of artists were honored at tonight’s Americana Honors and Awards event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, with 2011 emerging artist nominees the Civil Wars being named duo/group of the year. The album of the year was This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, a project produced by Tamara Saviano and Shawn Camp,…
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Americana Music Festival: Delta Rae at the Rutledge
Americana Music News — Delta Rae closes out the Wednesday night showcases at the Americana Music Festival’s opening day with a performance at the Rutledge. Here’s a sampling of their music: Follow the Americana Music Festival on Twitter at @sun209com.
Americana Music Festival: Thursday line-up
Americana Music News — Most of the Americana Music Festival’s showcase events take place in Nashville’s city’s top clubs, but Thursday night is an exception as the festival moves to the great wide open at the city’s “Live on the Green.” This downtown space boasts performances by many of the top names in music and tonight features the Wallflowers, Dunwells…
Americana Music Festival: Wednesday night preview
Americana Music News — It will be a terrific first night of showcases at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville. The Wednesday line-up ranges from a salute to Levon Helm (arguably the father of Americana music) to the up-and-coming Shovels and Rope.It’s really a matter of just picking a venue and hanging out for the evening. Every club is deep…