This is one of the festival articles that I put out, that will be constantly updating all month. There is just too much information to be able to publish a total survival guide on here at one time.
It’s that time once again folks where I get to swap out from Muddy Roots to the prodigious Americanafest and this one is perhaps one of the biggest extravaganzas yet! The lineup is HUGE as well as all of the side festivities that are involved with all of the music, if you try to take this whole entire festival in you’ll be worn out. So I’m going to include the intro here directly from their website:
Our 19th annual AMERICANAFEST: The Americana Music Festival & Conference will take place September 11th-16th, 2018, gathering thousands of artists, fans, and industry professionals from all over the world in Nashville, TN. With planning already underway, 2017 promises to once again be the must-attend event for anyone who loves the melting pot of Americana’s influences including roots, folk, country, blues and soul-based music. Each year, AMERICANAFEST℠ brings together legendary artists, the next generation of rising stars, fans, and industry professionals for six days of music and education.
Our conference portion features numerous panels, seminars, exclusive day time performances, and much more, proudly providing Nashville’s most educational music industry forum. This special event covers the interests and needs of artists, managers, labels, radio stations, publishers, agents, promoters, retailers, legal and business affairs executives, merchandisers and new media professionals – all enthusiastically attended and presented by music industry leaders. And FYI, you do not have to be a member of the Americana Music Association℠ or in the music industry to purchase a conference registration and attend all the events. We encourage all music lovers to be apart of the conference experience.
If you choose not to be a part of the entire AMERICANAFES experience through a conference registration, then our festival wristband is the option for you. For six nights, AMERICANAFEST will feature 230+ live performances at almost 40 of Nashville’s most prominent venues and much, much, more! However, wristbands do not guarantee entry if venue is at capacity. In the event of a line, conference registrants have priority access. If there is a must see band on your list we suggest arriving to the venue early.
You can purchase all admission wristbands HERE that will get you any avenue of admission you wish to include yourself in.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
($199 – 499)
What do I have access to with the conference registration?
All conference and festival events! A Conference Registration badge allows you access to every single event in our program guide including education panels, parties, luncheons, showcase performances and additional various events. Registration prices vary upon membership or date of purchase. With a Conference Registration you will be able to purchase up to two tickets for the Honors and Awards show.
Please note, some events will require an RSVP, so watch your inbox for the invitation. Please use a unique email address for each attendee when you register. Multiple people with the same email address will miss out on invite only events. If you have opted out from receiving our emails, you will also miss out on these events. You may opt back in by joining our email list here. You will receive an email asking you to confirm this.
What do I have access to with the festival wristband?
A Festival Wristband gets you into all six nights of performances at any of the official showcase venues. Also, you are welcome to attend various special events and parties to be announced. When the full schedule is released, the event will clearly indicate if wristband holders may attend. In 2016, wristband holders were welcome to attend an additional 46 events. This wristband is the best valued festival access in the nation. You definitely get a huge bang for your buck!
Nashville’s airport is designed to keep you moving, with an easy flow to and from the terminal’s 45 gates. The award-winning airport features a range of dining and retail options, two massage bars, a nail salon, terminal-wide Wi-Fi access, an extensive Arts at the Airport program featuring visual art and live entertainment, a full-service business center with foreign currency exchange – and even space for one last meeting before you head home. Airport Information Center: Call 615-275-1675 or visit flynashville.com.
The AmericanaFest Shuttle is the free shuttle that runs between the host hotel and most AmericanaFest venues. During the daytime events, the shuttle service will be available to and from any venue that is not within a walking distance of a mile from the hotel. Please check the details of the specific event for shuttle availability once the schedule is announced. For the nightly showcases, the shuttle will make a continuous loop to every participating venue from 7pm until 1am departing approximately every 30 minutes. The shuttle service is provided as a convenience. If you need to be at a certain event at a specific time, you might consider taking alternative transportation.
Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound – A Tribute to Rick Hall
3rd & Lindsley
Kyle Daniel
ACME Feed & Seed
Chance McCoy
The Basement
TWO DOLLAR TUESDAY Featuring Nashville’s Finest
Kristina Murray, Carson McHone
The 5 Spot
Free to Registrants or $2 cover
BETTER TOGETHER: Show Up & Sing!
Ian Moore, Jaime Wyatt, Mary Gauthier, Sam Morrow, Sugaray Rayford Band, Whiskey Wolves of the West, Will Hoge
The Basement East
Dead Horses
The Local
8:30 pm
Jill Andrews
Mercy Lounge
I’m With Her
City Winery
9:00 pm
Ruen Brothers
Cannery Ballroom
The Reckless Electric
ACME Feed & Seed
Sounds Australia at The Bluebird Cafe
The Bluebird Cafe
9:30 pm
Neighbor Lady
Mercy Lounge
Jerry Douglas
City Winery
10:00 pm
Samantha Fish
Cannery Ballroom
Blank Range
The Basement
Caleb Caudle
The Local
10:30 pm
Van William
Mercy Lounge
Mandolin Orange
City Winery
11:00 pm
Fantastic Negrito
Cannery Ballroom
Ian Moore
The Basement
The Way Down Wanderers
The Local
12:00 pm
Festival Wristband Pick-Up
City Winery
3:00 pm
Tales & Ales with Paul Thorn and Tony Magee
InDo Nashville
AMA-UK Welcome Party
Ida Mae, John Smith, The Wandering Hearts
Nashville Underground
4:00 pm
Underground Muddy Roots Party
Vinyl Bunker
5:00 pm
In-Store: Amy Helm
Grimey’s New & Preloved Music
6:00 pm
The Official Viewing Party of the Americana Honors & Awards Show
City Winery
6:30 pm
17th Annual Americana Honors & Awards Show
Ryman Auditorium
Separate Ticketed Event
7:00 pm
Live at The Local: Tony Lucca & Friends Songwriter Residency
The Local
10:00 pm
Drivin N Cryin
Mercy Lounge
Hymn For Her
3rd & Lindsley
Ida Mae
The Basement
Molly Tuttle
City Winery
The Black Lillies
The High Watt
Hayley Thompson-King
The 5 Spot
Pony Bradshaw
Station Inn
Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons
The Local
10:30 pm
Surprise
Cannery Ballroom
Big Velvet Revue: Hosted by Paul Cauthen
Paul Cauthen, Whiskey Wolves of the West
The Basement East
Vandoliers
3rd & Lindsley
Ghost of Paul Revere
The Basement
Mary Gauthier
City Winery
Sam Lewis
The High Watt
Lucky Lips
Station Inn
Wood & Wire
The Local
11:30 pm
Tyler Childers
Cannery Ballroom
11:59 pm
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
3rd & Lindsley
Town Mountain
The Basement
Southern Avenue
The High Watt
Colter Wall
Station Inn
Austin Lucas
The Local
Quicksilver’s Dirty Kitchen Experience
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Kaia Kater, Town Mountain
Station Inn
Day Stage presented by NPR Music, World Cafe & WMOT
The Local
The House of Songs and Texas Music Office Present: TACOS
InDo Nashville
The Okie Roundup
Ole Red
2:00pm
In-Store: Alejandro Escovedo
Grimey’s New & Preloved Music
5:00pm
The 5 Spot Residency: The Mark Robinson Band with Guests
The 5 Spot
Free to Registrants or $5 cover
Musicians Corner
Musicians Corner at Centennial Park
Music Export Memphis Presents: The Pure Memphis Happy Hour
The Filming Station
The California Country Social
Fond Object Records East Nashville
BreakOut West BBQ
The Groove
Queer Roots
The Crying Wolf
5:30pm
Hooks, Lines & Singers: 30A Songwriters Presents
City Winery Lounge
6:00pm
Kristina Murray
ACME Feed & Seed
Songwriters in the Round, hosted by Mary Gauthier
The Bluebird Cafe
6:20pm
Scott Mulvahill
Musicians Corner at Centennial Park
6:20pm
Scott Mulvahill
Musicians Corner at Centennial Park
7:00pm
Lynn Langham
3rd & Lindsley
Lauren Morrow
ACME Feed & Seed
Music City Roots
Nashville Palace
7:05pm
William Fitzsimmons
Nashville Palace
7:10pm
Sarah Siskind
Musicians Corner at Centennial Park
7:30pm
Ross Cooper
Mercy Lounge
Shemekia Copeland
City Winery
Kelsey Waldon
The Basement East
Rachel Baiman
Station Inn
7:35pm
Yola Carter
Nashville Palace
8:00pm
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear
Cannery Ballroom
Thomas Csorba
3rd & Lindsley
Bottle Rockets
12th & Porter
Johnny Irion
The Basement
William the Conqueror
The High Watt
Tim Bluhm
The 5 Spot
Romantica
The Local
Chris Gantry
Third Man Records
Carl Anderson
City Winery Lounge
8:05pm
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Nashville Palace
8:30pm
Katie Pruitt
Mercy Lounge
Guthrie Trapp
City Winery
Liz Brasher
The Basement East
Dom Flemons
Station Inn
Lizzie No
ONE
9:00pm
Mipso
Cannery Ballroom
Hayes Carll
3rd & Lindsley
Nicki Bluhm
12th & Porter
Jeremy Pinnell
The Basement
The Americans
The High Watt
HYWAYS
The 5 Spot
Kaia Kater
The Local
Birds of Chicago
Third Man Records
Bobby Long
City Winery Lounge
9:30pm
Mandy Barnett
Mercy Lounge
John Oates and The Good Road Band
City Winery
Amanda Shires
The Basement East
The Earls of Leicester
Station Inn
Holly Macve
ONE
10:00pm
Tyler Ramsey
Cannery Ballroom
Will Hoge
12th & Porter
Whitehorse
The Basement
Israel Nash
The High Watt
Sam Morrow
The 5 Spot
Josh Rennie-Hynes
The Local
Erin Rae
Third Man Records
Steve Poltz
City Winery Lounge
10:30pm
H.C. McEntire
Mercy Lounge
Amy Helm
City Winery
Lee Ann Womack & Friends
The Basement East
John Hiatt
Station Inn
The Last Revel
ONE
11:00pm
The Milk Carton Kids
Cannery Ballroom
The Suffers
3rd & Lindsley
Alejandro Escovedo
12th & Porter
William Crighton
The Basement
Courtney Marie Andrews
The High Watt
Leah Blevins
The 5 Spot
Courtney Hartman
The Local
Cedric Burnside
Third Man Records
11:30pm
Asleep at the Wheel
Mercy Lounge
Mountain Heart
City Winery
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Station Inn
Birdtalker
ONE
11:59pm
Sons Of Bill
The High Watt
Jeffrey Foucault
The Local
The Nude Party
Third Man Records
12:00pm
Shore Fire Media’s Salute to Americana
3rd & Lindsley
Festival Wristband Pick-Up
City Winery
It’s Cooler in Canada at Borealis Records’ Songwriter Session
Station Inn
The Shootouts & Sam Morrow Lunchtime Party
InDo Nashville
2:00pm
Day Stage presented by NPR Music, World Cafe & WMOT
The Local
3:00pm
Activism, Commerce and the Soul of Americana: Two Case Studies
Analog at Hutton Hotel
5:00pm
Esther Rose
ACME Feed & Seed
ACME Feed & Seed
Finest Folk: A Celebration of Women in Music12th & Porter
Tim Carroll’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Happy Hour The 5 Spot
Green Room Music Source American Legion Post 82
Third Annual Bloodshot Records Backyard Bash Bottle Rockets, Vandoliers, Ruby Boots, Robbie Fulks with Linda Gail Lewis, Luke Winslow-King The Groovea
6:00pmJohnson Crook ACME Feed & Seed
Rosanne Cash: Live at Third Man Records Third Man Records Conference registrants only
7:30pmNew West Records 20-Year Celebration 3rd & Lindsley
Buxton 3rd & Lindsley
Dawn Landes The Anchor
Ian Noe ONE
8:00pmLogan Ledger Mercy Lounge
Peter Case The Basement
The Josephines The High Watt
A Tribute to 1968: Winter The Basement East
Logan Ledger MercThe Wandering Hearts The 5 Spoty Loun
Darling West Station Inn
Catherine Britt The Local
Old Crow Medicine Show: LIVE AT THE RYMAN Ryman Auditorium Separate Ticketed Event
American Folk with Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth Joe Purdy, American Folk with Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth The Local
The Small Glories City Winery Lounge
10:30pmAmerican Aquarium 3rd & Lindsley
Kim Richey City Winery
Lee Roy Parnell ONE
The Watson Twins Analog at Hutton Hotel
11:00pmRon Pope Mercy Lounge
Candi Staton 12th & Porter
Luke Winslow-King The High Watt
The Lone Bellow Station Inn
Elise Davis The Local
11:30pmThe War and Treaty Cannery Ballroom
Aaron Lee Tasjan 3rd & Lindsley
John Carter Cash City Winery
River Whyless Analog at Hutton Hotel
11:59pmMike Farris 12th & Porter
John Paul Keith The Basement
Ryan Culwell The 5 Spot
Well folks I’m hoping to see y’all down there, I’m going to tell the honest truth here I have so many functions going on at once that month It’s uncanny. I HAD a ticket for Cody Jinks at the Ascend Ampitheater, but I got called upon for Kickin’ It On The Creek..so I dropped what I was doing for them.