Category : FESTIVALS

MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 3 OF MERLEFEST 2023: BLUE SKIES

Nancy Posey
Festival-goers still needed the rain boots to navigate the mud, but the sun came out on Saturday. The annual tradition, the Waybacks’ Hillside Album Hour, means that people start staking out spots early in the day in preparation for the the California band’s cover of a classic album each year,......
MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 2 OF MERLEFEST 2023: “LET IT RAIN, LET IT POUR”

Nancy Posey
Day two of MerleFest offered the same dilemma festival-goers face every year: so many stages, so many choices. With storm clouds threatening, early arrivals had an opportunity to catch several MerleFest favorites, as well as some first-time performers with multiple appearances. Banjo icon Alison Brown, whose album “On Banjo” was......
FESTIVALS MERLEFEST 2023

Day 1 of MerleFest 2023: Music, Memories, and Mud

Nancy Posey
Festival-goers kept a wary eye on Ray’s Weather, western North Carolina’s favorite meteorology site with special MerleFest daily–and hourly–forecast. With rain inevitable, music lovers stocked up on ponchos, boots, and tarps and headed to Wilkesboro for the 35th MerleFest. This year was particularly meaningful, marking what would have been Doc......
FESTIVALS

PilgrimageFest Returns to Frankin

Nancy Posey
The organizers of the 2023 Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival have announced this year’s performers and opened ticket sales. The festival, set for September 23-24, returns to at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin TN. The festival regularly draws headliners from a range or genres, as well as a......
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

TAJ MAHAL 9/14/22 AT THE BASEMENT EAST – AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL 22

Johnny Giles
TAJ MAHAL https://www.facebook.com/tajmahal/ https://www.instagram.com/tajmahalblues/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIi2-PY_EP6il-Tossk8Sg AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL 22 https://americanamusic.org/home https://www.facebook.com/AmericanaMusicAssociation https://www.instagram.com/americanafest/ https://www.youtube.com/user/americanafest...
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM 9/16/22 AT BMI ROOFTOP – AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL 22

Johnny Giles
CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM https://www.facebook.com/callmekingfish https://www.instagram.com/callmekingfish/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvcysfVmw_twtggWtyp17Q AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL 22 https://americanamusic.org/home https://www.facebook.com/AmericanaMusicAssociation https://www.instagram.com/americanafest/ https://www.youtube.com/user/americanafest...
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

THE HEAVY HEAVY 9/16/22 AT BMI ROOFTOP – AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 22

Johnny Giles
THE HEAVY HEAVY BAND MEMBERS William Turner, guitar and vocals Georgie Fuller: keys and vocals Benjamin Parker: guitar and vocals Thomas Holder: bass and vocals James Porter: drums WEBSITES/SOCIAL https://www.theheavyheavy.com https://www.facebook.com/theheavyheavymusic https://www.instagram.com/theheavyheavy/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQfCp80eKndS8_nCoIrc2g    ...
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

‘THEY CALLED US OUTLAWS’ PANEL @ CM HALL OF FAME THEATER

Nancy Posey
In a special panel at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Saturday featured a preview of the twelve-hour documentary They Called Us Outlaws, due out in 2023. Narrated by Jack Ingram with Jessi Colter as executive producer, the project that has taken ten years to complete features more......
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

MUSIC OF 1972 @ BASEMENT EAST

Nancy Posey
Every year during AmericanaFest, the Basement East presents a group of performances that have become fan favorites. Featuring the music from fifty years before, Tim Jones hosts four sets—winter through fall—and brings in performers from across the festival and across genres. This year’s Music of 1972 opened with a Jackson......