In the year that marked the Apple Original series “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” the Basement East presented a four-hour tribute to the song of that iconic year, following their successful showcase of 1969 at the last Americana Fest. With a stellar house band and backup singers, the......
The Twentieth Annual Americana Music Awards ceremony, held Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Ryman Auditorium opened strong with the Aaron Lee Tasjan singing “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” as a salute to the Rolling Stones’ late drummer Charlie Watts, backed by the talent-filled house band led by Buddy Miller.......
Leah Song of Rising Appalachia Conventional wisdom would suggest that most people come to a festival drawn by the big name performers in the line-up. Americana Fest 2019 offered plenty of big names with a track record—The Mavericks, Brandi Carlile, Keb’ Mo,’ or the new 2.0 version of Tanya......
AMERICANA FEST Friday day stage NPR MUSIC, WORLD CAFE & WMOT Six bands played War Memorial Auditorium Friday. TANYA TUCKER @TheTanyaTucker MOLLY TUTTLE @mollytuttlemusic AUBRIE SELLERS @aubriesellers RISING APPALACHIA @RisingAppalachiaMusic CHE APALACHE @che.apalache DELLA MAE @heyheydellamae ...
AMERICANA FEST day stagey NPR MUSIC, WORLD CAFE & WMOT Six bands played War Memorial Auditorium Thursday. THE RECORD COMPANY @therecordcompany SHAWN COLVIN @ShawnColvin TAMI NEILSON @tamineilsonmusic THE MAVERICKS @TheMavericksMusic AARON LEE TASJAN @therealaaronleetasjan ROBERT RANDOLPH @rrtfb ...