Jackson Browne has been named the 2014 recipient of the “Spirit of Americana” award for free speech in music, presented by the Americana Music Association and the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center.
Category: Americana Music Festival
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
This just in: The 2014 Americana Music Award Nominees
Robert Ellis, Rosanne Cash and Jason Isbell led nominees for the 2014 Americana Music Awards with three nominations each, including artist of the year, the Americana Music Association announced today in Nashville.
Mad: A New video from Eric Brace, Peter Cooper and friends
Americana Music News — We caught up with Eric Brace at the Americana Music Conference in Nashville and he told us about a new video featuring Tom T. Hall’s “Mad” and a slew of really cool guest stars, including Marty Stuart, Duane Eddy and Mac Wiseman. The video promotes The Comeback Album, the most recent album from Brace and Peter…
Interview: Tim O’Brien on his new album with Darrell Scott
Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott have teamed up again for an impressive new album called “Memories and Moments.”
Stephen Stills honored for free speech through music
Throughout his career, Stills has used his music to encourage us to look at our society and ourselves. His response to the world’s challenges has been reflective, not reflexive.
Interview: Billy Bragg at Middle Tennessee State University
By Ken Paulson We were pleased to host Billy Bragg at Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Mass Communication on Thursday, Sept. 19. Bragg was in Nashville to perform at the annual Americana Music Festival, and came to MTSU to be a part of the Tom T. Hall Lecture Series. Bragg was also the inaugural speaker in series of programs…
3-minute interview: Jim Lauderdale on Americana
Jim Lauderdale has hosted the Americana Music Festival awards show for more than a decade and is one of the genre’s biggest boosters. His thoughts on the music and on his friend and collaborator Robert Hunter:
Sun209 on Twitter: Americana Music Festival edition
.@billybragg has been all over @AmericanaFest, including a visit to MTSU. Catch his outside in-store at Grimeys at 4:30 today @MassComm1 11 mins ago RT @MusCornerNash: Promised Land Sound! @ Musicians Corner @ Centennial Park instagram.com/p/eiOeZqm3bK/ 14 mins ago Starting in minutes: The Big E: Salute to Buddy Emmons at Country Music Hall of Fame, hosted by Bill Lloyd…
Middle Tennessee State University partners with Americana Music Association
This weekend’s Americana Music Festival and Conference marked the beginning of a unique educational partnership between the festival’s organizer, the Americana Music Association, and MTSU’s College of Mass Communication.
Interview: Chip Taylor on “Block Out the Sirens of This Lonely World”
By Ken Paulson Chip Taylor regularly attends the Americana music Festival and it’s always great to catch up with him. He wrote classic pop songs like “Angel of the Morning,” “I Can’t Let Go” and Wild Thing” and then carved out a country career in the early ’70s that was truly a precursor to what we now call Americana. Here’s…
Interview: Kim Richey on “Thorn in my Heart”
By Ken Paulson Kim Richey has been all over the Americana Music Festival and it’s been great to see her showcase her fine new album Thorn in My Heart. Here’s a quick interview on the new album and her return to Nashville: listen to ‘Kim Richey’ on Audioboo
Interview: Randall Bramblett on “The Bright Spots”
Sun209 – We caught up with Randall Bramblett at the Americana Music Festival. He played a great, but short set to open the evening at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville. Here’s Bramblett on his career and new album The Bright Spots: listen to ‘Randall Bramblett’ on Audioboo
Duos dominate Americana Music Awards
Duos dominated at tonight’s Americana Music Association Honors and Awards show at the Ryman.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell won for album of the year for Old Yellow Moon, and were also named top duo/group.
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Americana Music Awards tickets on sale
The Americana music awards show, a highlight of Nashville’s musical year, will be hosted once again by Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller will head up the always stellar house band.
Americana Music Festival artists announced
There’s an impressive line-up of artists booked for the 2013 Americana Music Association Festival and Conference set for Nashville Sept. 18-23.
Americana music showcased in Brite video series
Americana Music News — As we count down to the Nov. 10 national broadcast of the Americana Music Festival Award show, you’ll want to check out a cool series of videos produced by Brite Revolution during the festival in Nashville. Here’s the kick-off video featuring honeyhoney: Follow Sun209:Americana Music Journal News at @sun209com.