Day three of Cayamo features mystery show with John Prine and Kacey Musgraves.
Category: Music fests on land and sea
Cayamo day two: Lucinda Williams, Band of Heathens
The first full day of Cayamo 2015, kicked off fittingly with a “Gospel Show” in the Atrium of the Norwegian Pearl
Cayamo sets sail with Lyle Lovett, John Fullbright
Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Fullbright, a sensation in his first Cayamo appearance last year, took the Stardust stage at midnight for an “Unlikely Sit-In” show featuring Chuck Cannon, Holly Williams and Jim Lauderdale.
Review: Delbert McClinton’s Sandy Beaches Cruise 2015
Review: On the Sandy Beaches Cruise, you come for the music.The cruise features an amazing array of artists, with blues, rhythm and blues and New Orleans influences among the most common denominators.
Bonnaroo announces 2015 lineup
The Bonnaroo Music Festival has announced its line-up for 2015 and a fair number of Americana artists are in the mix, including Sturgill Simpson, Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leicester, Mumford and Sons, Alabama Shakes, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn and the Punch Brothers.
Paul Thorn’s surprising musical influence
Paul Thorn gave a surprising answer when asked for a top musical influence.
Marcia Ball, Wayne Toups kick off Sandy Beaches
Delbert McClinton’s Sandy Beaches tour got off to a rousing start on Saturday with Marica Ball and Wayne Toups.
2015 Americana music conference set for Sept. 15-20
The 2015 Americana Music Festival and Conference has been set for Sept. 15 through 20 in Nashville.
Americana Music Festival on PBS this weekend
The Americana Music Association’s Honors and Award show at the Ryman Auditorium is one of our favorite events of the year, and highlights from the September show will be shared with a national audience on a special edition of Austin City Limits that begins airing Nov. 22.
Oct. 27: The Week in Americana Music
This week in Americana The sixth annual 30A Songwriters Festival, scheduled for Jan. 16-18 in South Walton County, FL has announced its first round of artists, including Graham Nash, Indigo Girls, Leon Russell, Jason Isbell, Shawn Mullins, Sara Watkins, Chely Wright, Bobby Bare Jr., Steve Poltz, Angaleena Presley, Over the Rhine, Glen Phillips, Jeffrey Steele, Jesse Harris, Mary Gauthier, Hayes…
Americana Music Festival’s deep, diverse line-up
2014 Americana Music Association Conference and Festival line-up
Americana Festival announces 2014 line-up
The ever-growing American Music Association announced today that its annual Nashville festival will feature an outdoor concert on the city’s riverfront on Sept. 20 with the Avett Brothers as headliners
John Hiatt, Patty Griffin headline Cross-County Lines
John Hiatt and Patty Griffin are headlining the Americana Music Association’s 2nd annual Cross-County Lines festival.
Tin Pan South: Cleveland, Lloyd, Ragsdale and Coleman
Ashley Cleveland, Bill Lloyd, Suzi Ragsdale and Dave Coleman were clearly enjoying themselves Friday night at Douglas Corner as part of the Tin Pan South songwriters festival in Nashville.
Tin Pan South: Classics revisited
The show was labeled “Classics to Current,” and “classics” was not an overstatement. This Tin Pan South show at Douglas Corner in Nashville featured Alex Harvey, who wrote “Delta Dawn” and “Reuben James”, “Buzz Cason, whose “Soldier of Love” was recorded by the Beatles in their BBC sessions, Dickey Lee of “Patches” fame and Austin Cunningham.
Best bets: 2014 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival
Tin Pan South, the world-class songwriters festival based in Nashville, begins this Tuesday in Nashville, and as usual, the line-up of talent is rich and diverse.
Tin Pan South set for March 25-29 in Nashville
Tin Pan South, a wide-ranging and always rewarding songwriters festival, has just announced its 2014 line-up. The festival, which features both songwriting legends and upcoming writers, will run from March 25 through March 29 in Nashville.
2014 Cayamo cruise in review: The highs, lows
Review: Despite losing two headliners, the 2014 Cayamo cruise is a varied and vibrant musical experience.
Americana afloat: Cayamo in photos
Sun209 correspondent Paul T. Mueller was on board the floating Americana Music celebration known as the Cayamo cruise. Among the highlights: Kanene Pipkin, singer and mandolinist with The Lone Bellow, performed with the band during its set on Friday, February 7. Songs included “You Don’t Love Me Like You Used To” and “Green Eyes and a…
Sept. 19-22: Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days Festival
The 38th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days Festival has released the line-up for this year’s fest, set for Sept.19–22 in Brown County, Indiana, 2012. The schedule: Wednesday, September 19, 2012: Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition, The Boxcars, James King Band, Karl Shiflett & The Big Country Show,…