Americana Festival Lineup Reaches Fever Pitch
The 11th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference kicks off in Nashville next month (Sept. 8-11), so for four nights I'll be feverishly chasing my roots music fix. It's impossible to see it all, so I've got to pick carefully from the long list of performers. But first I wanted to share some new additions that were made to the lineup today (Aug. 10), including Shannon Whitworth, whose smoldering new album, Water Bound, has been slowly burning its way into my head. Her moody voice refuses to ever totally catch fire -- it always seems just a little detached from the aching subject matter. Other fresh arrivals include Shelby Lynne, Todd Snider, Cadillac Sky and Sarah Jarosz, and they'll join a cast that already boasts Charlie Louvin, Corb Lund, Band of Heathens, Elizabeth Cook, Micky and the Motorcars, Randy Kohrs Band, Raul Malo, Ray Wylie Hubbard, the SteelDrivers and Australian country star Troy Cassar-Daley, as well as young upstarts like the Trishas, Those Darlins, Rayland Baxter and Frontier Ruckus. And that's not even half of the full list. If you were me, who would you go see?
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Bob says:
Definitely see Corb Lund, He is so good. Charlie would be great to see-what a legend
solongsowrong says:
Top of my list would be Sarah Jarosz, one of the up and comers who will be around for many years to come. Amazing talent.
Tenn says:
Give Cadillac Sky a try - great group
D Trotter says:
Reckless Kelly, the Tejas Brothers and Angelina Jolie’s uncle.
Robin says:
Sounds like a great line-up. Love Elizabeth Cook, Raul Malo, and the SteelDrivers.