Category : FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS MERLEFEST

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

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 FEST FESTIVALS

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

Britt Bossert
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 FEST FESTIVALS

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

Britt Bossert
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 FEST FESTIVALS

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

Britt Bossert
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 FEST 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 FEST 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......
AMERICANA FEST FESTIVALS LIVE MUSIC REVIEW

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND @ RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
Whether members of the audience at Nashville’s iconic Roman Auditorium came to hear Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play from their extensive lineup of hits or Bob Dylan tunes from their most recent album, Dirt Does Dylan, no one left the Mother Church disappointed on Friday night of Americana Music Festival.......