AmericanaFest Releases Full 2019 Lineup
The Americana Music Association has announced the full 2019 lineup of juried artists to perform September 10th to the 15th in Nashville at the 20th Annual AmericanaFest.
Some notable names from the latest additions include songwriter and performer Brent Cobb, Austin, TX’s Carson McHone, Dori Freeman who’s getting ready to release a new album, guitar maestro and Americana Instrumentalist of the Year nominee Daniel Donato, Texas Swing trio The Quebe Sisters, and mandolin player and songwriter Sierra Hull. They add to an already impressive lineup which includes Emily Scott Robinson, Charles Wesley Godwin, Caroline Spence, Logan Ledger, and many more. Saving Country Music’s 2018 Top Live Act Mike and the Moonpies will also make the trek to Nashville, as will the 2018 Album of the Year winner Sarah Shook and the Disarmers.
Part music conference and part fan festival, artists, fans, and independent music industry will come together in scores of venues across Nashville for hundreds of performances and showcases spanning six total days. From country and bluegrass, to folk, blues, roots rock, and everything in between, from up-and-comers to legends, new venues to historic spots, AmericanaFest will cover it all.
Also part of AmericanaFest is the Americana Music Awards held on Wednesday of the event at the Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium. The nominees were announced in May. Wristbands that get you into most all AmericanaFest performances go for only $90 and can be purchased here.
2019 AmericanaFest New Additions:
• 10 String Symphony • The 502 s• Alexa Rose • Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory • Amilia K Spicer • Amund Maarud & Lucky Lips • Amy Speace • Ana Popovic • Andrew Bird • Andrew Combs • Andrew Duhon • Austin Plaine • Big Cedar Fever • Bones Owens • Brad Butcher • Brent Cobb • Brian Wright & The SneakUps • Caleb Caudle • Caleb Elliott • Carl Anderson • Carly Burruss • Carson McHone • Carter Sampson • Cody Belew • The Coffis Brothers • Cordovas • DADDY LONG LEGS • Daniel Donato • Darrin Bradbury • David Starr • David Wax Museum • Dawn Brothers • Dead Horses • The Dead Tongues • Dee White • The Delevantes • Dixon, Easter & Stamey • DL Rossi • Dori Freeman • Doug Seegers • Driftwood • Drivin N Cryin • Eddie Berman • Eilen Jewell • Elliott Brood • Emma Hern • Ezra Bell • Ferris & Sylvester • Fireside Collective • Fort Frances • Foy Vance • Frothy Pitt • Fruition • Gabriel Kelley • Gangstagrass • Garrison Starr • The Get Ahead • The Ghost of Paul Revere • Grayson Capps • The Haden Triplets • Hogslop String Band • Honey Island Swamp Band • Honeysuckle • Horse Feathers • Hugh Masterson • Ilse DeLange • Ira Wolf • Izaak Opatz • Jack Klatt • Jade Jackson • Janiva Magness • Jared & The Mill • Jeremie Albino • Jeremy Ivey • Jesse Malin • JJ Grey & Mofro • Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen • Jonah Tolchin • Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys • Jonathan Wilson • Jontavious Willis • Josh Ritter • Josiah Johnson • Judy Blank • Kacy & Clayton • Kasey Anderson • Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor • Kate Vargas • Kevin Burt • Kirby Brown • Korby Lenker • Lauren Morrow • Leah Blevins • Lee Henke • Leon III • Little Georgia • Lola Kirke • Lovers Leap • Lula Wiles • Maggie Rose • Malin Pettersen • Mapache • Matt Andersen • Matt Mays • McKay & Leigh • Michigan Rattlers • Micky and the Motorcars • Mile Twelve • The Milk Carton Kids • Molly Parden • Nickel&Rose • Nicki Bluhm • Old Man Luedecke • Orville Peck • Pat Byrne • Peter Mulvey • Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers • The Quebe Sisters • The Rad Trads • The Rails • Ray Bonneville • The Record Company • Red Dirt Boys • Reuben and the Dark • Robert Vincent • Rose Cousins • Sammy Brue • Sarah Potenza • Sarah Siskind • The Scot Sax Soul Revue • Scott Miller • The Sea The Sea • Season Ammons • Shawn Colvin • Shawn James • Shook Twins • Sierra Hull • Smooth Hound Smith • Son Little • The Steel Wheels • Steve Poltz • Strung Like A Horse • Sun Seeker • Them Coulee Boys • TK & The Holy Know-Nothings • Todd Albright • Tre Burt • Vanessa Peters • Will Stewart • William Prince • Wyatt Espalin
2019 AmericanaFest Previously Announced Performers:
Aaron Lee Tasjan • Abigail Lapell • Adam Chaffins • Adam Wakefield • Alanna Royale • Albi & The Wolves • Alice Wallace • American Aquarium • Amy Ray Band • Amythyst Kiah • Ana Egge • Anna Tivel • Anthony da Costa • Aubrie Sellers • The Ballroom Thieves • Billy Strings • Bobby Rush • Bonnie Bishop • Brandy Clark • The Bros. Landreth • Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis • Buddy Miller • Caitlin Canty • Caroline Spence • Charles Wesley Godwin • Chatham County Line • Chris Shiflett • Christopher • Paul Stelling • Chuck Mead • The Commonheart • Corb Lund • Cruz Contreras • Curse Of Lono • Danni Nicholls • David Garnham & the Reasons to Live • Dawn Landes • Del Barber • Delbert McClinton and Self Made Men + Dana • Della Mae • The Dip • Donna The Buffalo • Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors • Dylan LeBlanc • Early James & The Latest • Emily Scott Robinson • Erin Rae • Falls • Front Country • Gibson Brothers • Glen Phillips • Gretchen Peters • Hawktail • The High Divers • J.S. Ondara • Jack Ingram • The Jacob Jolliff Band • Jade Bird • Jaimee Harris • Jim Lauderdale • Joachim Cooder • Joana Serrat • Joe Pug • Jordie Lane • Josh Halverson • Josh Q and the Trade-offs • Katie Pruitt • Keb’ Mo’ • Kelsey Waldon • Leslie Stevens • Lilly Hiatt • Liz Brasher • Lizzie No • Logan Ledger • Lori McKenna • Lucette • The Maes • Malcolm Holcombe • The Marcus King Band • Mark & Maggie O’Connor • Mark Erelli • Mary Bragg • Maya de Vitry • The McCrary Sisters • Michaela Anne • Mike & The Moonpies • Missy Raines • Molly Tuttle • Noble Jacks • Oshima Brothers • Paul Cauthen • Penny & Sparrow • Peter More • Quaker City Night Hawks • Rainbow Girls • Rising Appalachia • Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley • Robert Francis • Robert Randolph • Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers • Roseanne Reid • Rosie Flores • Ryan Montbleau • Sarah Shook & The Disarmers • Sean McConnell • Shinyribs • Stephen Kellogg • The Suitcase Junket • Sunny War • Tami Neilson • Tanya Tucker • Thomas Csorba • The Travelin’ McCourys • Waylon Payne • Whiskey Wolves of the West • Yola
Jim L.
July 24, 2019 @ 7:07 pm
Way more than I deserve! Just booked the hotel. Best music fest in the country.
Robert's Country Blog
July 24, 2019 @ 7:12 pm
In addition to Americanafest, the NSAI ceremony is at the Ryman a couple of days later, and there’s Marty Stuart’s CMHOF artist-in-residence.
Jumpin' Jack Flash
July 24, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Cool to see Jade Bird and Foy Vance on this lineup. It’s nice that a couple of artists outside the typical Americana scene (who are still awesome) represented.
Blackh4t
July 25, 2019 @ 2:34 am
Emily Scott Robinson was my standout artist at Telluride, and her Traveling Mercies album is beyond amazing.
The writing is just stunning. This girl is outstanding, up there with Gretchen Peters who is up there with Townes.
(All of whom are looking down on Dylan saying ‘thats cute’)
Solvitur Ambulando
July 25, 2019 @ 6:59 am
Far be it from me to split hairs over music genre, but Andrew Bird and Foy Vance seem like strange (thought not unwelcome) additions to the lineup. The juxtaposition of Tanya Tucker and Andrew Bird as headliners, alone, got a good-humored guffaw out of me.
To my mind, Bird was always part of whimsy-indie and Vance belonged to the subgenre of indie I affectionately call, “I get my paycheck from Grey’s Anatomy” (fellow genre members include Damien Rice, Ingrid Michaelson, and Greg Laswell).
Anyhow, I’m mostly having some fun. This looks stellar and I wish I could go (and you can bet I’d be up front for both Bird and Vance, in case anyone accuses me of being a hater).
Dawg Fan
July 25, 2019 @ 7:31 am
Glad to see Caleb Caudle added….one of the most underappreciated artists out there today in my opinion. Looking forward to his latest album release that was recorded at Johnny Cash’s cabin.
Euro South
July 28, 2019 @ 4:41 pm
Crushed Coins – the best album of 2018 and one of the best of the decade… Hell, in decades.
bshott
July 25, 2019 @ 7:38 am
If there was ever a year I was going to go to Americanafest, it would be this one, especially with Hogslop String Band and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers on here.
ShadeGrown
July 25, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
Brent Cobb is really good live. Wasn’t a fan til I saw him open for Whiskey Myers.
Amanda Rose
July 25, 2019 @ 11:24 pm
Anyone know who or what is “Frothy Pitt” who are listed in the second row of the poster but have no google, streaming or soc med presence at all. Someone’s secret side project? Supergroup?
wes
July 26, 2019 @ 6:51 am
I am trying to find new music and would like to avoid trying to listen to every single one of these bands. Any of these bands have similar sounds to the Motorcars, the Michigan Rattlers, or the bluegrass side of things like Ghosts of Paul or Mile Twelve? I am not really a fan of acoustic folk or old school 70’s and before country (for the most part). I would really appreciate the recommendations especially new artists.
Jim L.
August 8, 2019 @ 8:45 am
Schedule and updated app now available. Darnit… conflicts again!