The 2011 Americana Music Festival lights up Nashville this week, bringing a remarkably diverse and talented range of artists to the city’s venues. And of course, it also prompts the question: “What is Americana music?” Peter Cooper of the Tennessean took a stab at it in 2003: American music is “country music that is too rooted and true for contemporary…
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Americana Music Festival schedule: Friday, Oct. 14
Sun209: The Americana Music Journal will provide extensive coverage of the Americana Music Festival in Nashville all week. Here’s a quick look at the showcase schedule for Friday, Oct. 14: The Basement 8 pm Meg Hutchinson 9 pm Tommy Womack and the Rush To Judgment 10 pm Ian McLagan, formerly of the Faces 11 pm Henry Wagons Midnight: New Country…
Americana Music Festival announces artists
The Americana Music Festival, scheduled for Oct.12-15, 2011 in Nashville, is unveiling more details about the performances: From the AMA’s press release: “More than 100 of the genres’ trailblazers and rising stars will perform in the talent packed showcases that draw music lovers from all over the world. Among the first round of artists announced are: Gurf Morlix, Foster &…