Americana Music News — The Americana Music Association issued its 2012 festival schedule today, bringing a great mix of long-established and emerging talent to Nashville in September:
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 12
THE BASEMENT
10:00 Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
11:00 Blue Mountain
12:00 Shovels and Rope
THE STATION INN
10:30 Carper Family Band
11:30 Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
THE RUTLEDGE
10:00 Gretchen Peters
11:00 Bearfoot
12:00 Delta Rae
MERCY LOUNGE
10:00 Corb Lund
11:00 This Wheel’s On Fire: A Tribute to Levon Helm
THE HIGH WATT
10:30 Whitehorse
11:30 Chris Stamey
CANNERY BALLROOM
10:00 Star Anna
11:00 Brandi Carlile
THURSDAY SEPT. 13
THE BASEMENT
8:00 Lydia Loveless
9:00 Angel Snow
10:00 Sons of Fathers
11:00 The Deep Dark Woods
12:00 Black Lillies
THE STATION INN
8:00 The Amy Helm Band
8:45 Teresa Williams and Larry Campbell
9:20 The Dirt Farmers
10:00 Mary Gauthier
11:00 Richard Thompson
THE RUTLEDGE
The Music of Memphis
8:00 Star and Micey
9:00 Luther Dickinson Solo
10:00 Jim Lauderdale and the North Mississippi Allstars
11:00 The Bo-Keys
12:00 Songs of Big Star
MERCY LOUNGE
8:00 Turnpike Troubadours
9:00 Billy Joe Shaver
10:00 Steve Forbert
11:00 John Fullbright
12:00 Jason Boland & The Stragglers
THE HIGH WATT
8:30 The Mastersons
9:30 Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
10:30 Eilen Jewell
11:30 Julie Lee
CANNERY BALLROOM
8:00 Blue Highway
9:00 Sara Watkins
10:00 Paul Thorn
11:00 Punch Brothers
LIVE ON THE GREEN
6:30 The Dunwells
7:15 Delta Spirit
9:00 The Wallflowers
FRIDAY SEPT. 14
THE BASEMENT
8:00 Caitlin Harnett
9:00 American Aquarium
10:00 Cory Branan
11:00 Chuck Mead and His Grassy Knoll Boys
12:00 Buxton
THE STATION INN
8:00 Red June
9:00 Della Mae
10:00 McCrary Sisters
11:00 Steep Canyon Rangers
12:00 Humming House
THE RUTLEDGE
8:00 Mandolin Orange
9:00 Mindy Smith
10:00 The World Famous Headliners
11:00 Belle Starr
12:00 BoDeans
MERCY LOUNGE
8:00 Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition
9:00 Holy Ghost Tent Revival
10:00 TBA
11:00 Darrell Scott
12:00 Reckless Kelly
THE HIGH WATT
8:30 Max Gomez
9:30 Two Gallants
10:30 Sons of Bill
11:30 Andrew Combs
CANNERY BALLROOM
8:00 TBA
9:00 TBA
10:00 Robert Ellis
11:00 John Hiatt
SATURDAY SEPT. 15
THE BASEMENT
8:00 Anthony da Costa
9:00 Chastity Brown
10:00 Fort Frances
11:00 The Pines
12:00 Chris Scruggs
THE STATION INN
8:00 Brennen Leigh
9:00 Phoebe Hunt
10:00 Marvin Etzioni
11:00 Rodney Crowell
THE RUTLEDGE
8:00 Felicity Urquhart
9:00 The Wood Brothers
10:00 Kevin Gordon
11:00 Jordie Lane
12:00 The Trishas
MERCY LOUNGE
8:00 Lera Lynn
9:00 honeyhoney
10:00 Tift Merritt
11:00 Buddy Miller & Lee Ann Womack
THE HIGH WATT
8:00 Jill Andrews
9:00 Derek Hoke
10:00 Kasey Anderson and the Honkies
Ticket information for the Nashville event is available here.
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