Artists performing at
Americana Music Festival and Conference
Asleep At The Wheel
Performing on September 16, 2009
Ray Benson (Ray Benson Siefert, born March 16, 1951), Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston were really just three alterna-culture refugees when they landed in Paw Paw, W. Va., in the summer of 1969. Their plan was to form a real live Western swing band, influenced by the likes of fellow-gonzo-swinger Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. After drifting through Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, the band (which got its record deal when Van Morrison raved about them in Rolling Stone) landed in heart of Bob Wills country: Austin, Texas, in the early '70s. With its fondness for jazz, blues, rock and country, the band was an instant hit with the same folks who embraced Willie Nelson and the rest of the Outlaws. The band only scored one Top 10 country hit -- 1975's "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" -- but has collected eight Grammys since then. In addition to two-all star Bob Wills tributes in the '90s, the ensemble offered a concept album Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo in 2003. Also that year, Benson (the only remaining founding member) released his first solo album, Beyond Time, which earned two Grammy nominations.
Brigid Kaelin
Performing on September 16, 2009
NASHVILLE STAR Semi-Finalist, out of 20,000 hopefuls, only 56 people have this distinction! "A genre-busting record." - New Southerner Magazine
"An amazing singer." -WFPK Radio
"To say she is multi-talented is certainly an understatement." -Today's Woman Magazine
"The woman can write songs." - Lou. Music News
"Two of the most requested songs of the year." - DJ from WFPK
"...a lyrically driven musician who is as adept at owning her music as Joni Mitchell and as amusingly -- and amazingly -- versatile vocally as the late Eva Cassidy." -Velocity Weekly
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Antje Duvekot
Performing on September 16, 2009
Antje Duvekot is an up-and-coming German-American folk singer-songwriter. Where so many songwriters stretch for their highest notes, hoping to impress and astound, Duvekot bravely mines her deep reaches, where the dark feelings lurk. It softens her phrasing, leading us in with whispers, letting us know she believes every word she sings. Her melodies seem like suddenly occurring thoughts, matching the hushed, conversational allure of her singing. They feel so immediate, so in synch with her lyrics; and yet also snugly rooted, oddly familiar, like memories you can't quite recall.
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AMONG THE OAK AND ASH
Performing on September 16, 2009
this album is a breath of fresh air for 2009
saw cover went to youtube and was blown away with live performances. water is wide is awesome song best ive heard this year in my humble opinion.
played the album to everyone and sent links to all friends who r into good music. we all AGREE when will you be playing the uk cause were gonna be there !!!
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Bearfoot
Performing on September 16, 2009
"A mere two years after their initial meeting as camp counselors, Bearfoot earned one of roots music’s most prestigious awards – Telluride Bluegrass Band Champions – an honor they share with artists like Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek. Now, after years of national touring at top theaters and festivals, Bearfoot joins these iconic pop peers, with the broad horizon of the Americana frontier in their souls. Bearfoot is deeply American music.
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Amy Speace
Performing on September 16, 2009
"I kind of spilled blood all over this project," Amy Speace says of her new album The Killer In Me, which marks a quantum creative leap from the artist's 2006 breakthrough effort Songs For Bright Street. While that release won her widespread critical acclaim and a loyal international fan base, The Killer In Me finds the New York-based singer/songwriter forging into deeper, darker lyrical and musical terrain, borne largely out of relationships gone wrong, then right and wrong again. "This is the record that I needed to make," Speace states.
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Baskery
Performing on September 16, 2009
Baskery is Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson, three sisters from Stockholm, Sweden. This three part orchestra creates their sound on distorted slide banjo, slap-driven upright bass and acoustic guitar. Baskerys debut album "Fall Among Thieves", released in may 2008, was recorded live on stage at Decibel Studios together with their engineer/producer,
Lasse Mårtén (Sahara Hotnights, Pink, Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John etc). Baskery's members have earlier toured Sweden, Europe and the US, with their former band Slaptones (EMI/Capitol) featuring drummer & dad Jan-Åke Bondesson.
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Amy Cook
Performing on September 16, 2009
Amy Cook is a singer songwriter living and working in Austin and Marfa, Texas. Her music has appeared in a variety of films and TV shows including Laguna Beach, The L Word, Veronica Mars, Felicity and Dawson's Creek.
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Ben Mallott
Performing on September 16, 2009
Roots formed in old standards, a juvenile heart, and his mother’s Ray Charles albums, Austin’s Ben Mallott uses his grainy timbre to remove the punctuation between singer and songwriter. For his first solo release, Look Good, Feel Good, Mallott’s songs range from sentimental to sad to what he calls “unpredictably genuine”. A songwriter who admits his journeys have taken him from window seats to bathroom floors, he sticks to what works and in turn churns out his distinctive brand of Americana confession.
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Charlie Robison
Performing on September 16, 2009
From Wikipedia: Charlie Robison (born September 1, 1964, Houston, Texas) is an American singer/songwriter, who was raised in Bandera, Texas. His brother is singer/songwriter Bruce Robison. His younger sister is singer/songwriter Robyn Ludwick.
Career Before going solo, Charlie Robison was in the bands Chaparral, Millionaire Playboys, and Two Hoots and a Holler. At one point, Robison was on Warner Brothers, but apparently did not see eye to eye about his musical career there and left to release some albums on his own.
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Amanda Shires
Performing on September 16, 2009
Amanda Shires was born and raised in Lubbock and Mineral Wells, TX. At the age of ten, smitten by the sight of a green and orange pawn shop fiddle, Amanda quickly became obsessed with the instrument and the sounds of western swing and country fiddle. Tutored by Lanny Fiel, she joined his Ranch Dance Fiddle Band, and while attending Lubbock High School also performed in school, city and regional orchestras and symphonies.
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Annie & The Beekeepers
Performing on September 16, 2009
Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born November 21, 1977 in Trondheim, Norway), better known by her stage name Annie, is a pop artist and DJ from Bergen, Norway. Her debut album, Anniemal, was released in 2004 (the name originally an idea of her late boyfriend Tore). Annie worked again with Timo Kaukolampi, as well as fellow Norwegians Röyksopp and Richard X, who made a return to produce and co-write the track Me Plus One.
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Amelia Curran
Performing on September 16, 2009
Amelia Curran could make an honest run at the title for most resilient singer- songwriter in Atlantic Canada. "War Brides" is her fourth since 2000, quite a feat for the Independent Musician who also adds acting and writing to her talented resume. If pissed off, lonely, feeling sorry for yourself and missing your home—while not knowing exactly where it is—had a soundtrack, it would be written by Amelia Curran.
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Angela Easterling
Performing on September 16, 2009
Angela Easterling was raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Much of her childhood was spent on the farm that has been in her family since 1791, seven generations. Ironically, it wasn't until she moved to Los Angeles, that the homespun musical calling in her soul became a siren's song. A performer all her life, Angela had begun playing guitar and writing songs while studying at Emerson College in Boston. More and more her music returned to the place her heart called home.
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Casey Driessen
Performing on September 16, 2009
While he is indeed one of the fastest-rising sidemen on the bluegrass circuit, Casey Driessen is a restless explorer, a bold boundary crosser who listens for inspiration from Tennessee to Tibet. There's no solace in safety for this remarkable 29-year-old, and with his debut album 3D, a worldly instrumentalist and composer is able to show off a little, not merely as a fast and inventive fiddler, but as a visionary who translates his passion for tradition and improvisation into important new American music.
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Buddy Miller
Performing on September 16, 2009
Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller is married to and has recorded with singer/songwriter Julie Miller. Miller formed the Buddy Miller Band, which included singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin on vocals and guitar. In addition to releasing several solo albums over the years, Miller has toured as lead guitarist/backing vocalist for Emmylou Harris's Spyboy band, Steve Earle on his El Corazon tour, and Linda Ronstadt.
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Hot Club of Cowtown
Performing on September 16, 2009
The story begins with a classic musical travel adventure: an ad in the music section of New York City's Village Voice. In the mid-'90s Elana James was looking to join a "gigging band" when Whit Smith answered her ad. Though he had no shows on the books, Whit somehow convinced Elana to come down to his East Village apartment and rock out for an evening just to see what would happen. When she arrived, he opened the door in big furry slippers and the rest is history. More than a decade later, the Hot Club of Cowtown has grown to be the most globe-trotting, hard-swinging Western Swing trio on the planet. From early days busking for tips in San Diego's Balboa Park, the band has grown and developed into a formidable international sensation. The Hot Club's ever-growing presence on the international festival scene has grown with its relentless touring over the years alongside the release of five critically acclaimed CDs on American Roots label HighTone Records. In August 2008 the Hot Club's sixth CD, "The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown," a hand-picked, band-picked, twenty-song retrospective, was released by Shout!Factory. After a two-year hiatus during 2005-2007 the band went its separate ways, reuniting in 2008 with a packed tour schedule and a new studio CD of original material slated for release in early 2009. In the meantime, some things haven't changed. The band--Elana James on violin and vocals, Whit Smith on guitar and vocals, and Jake Erwin on bass and vocals--still swings harder than ever as it continues to develop it's unique, ever-evolving sound. This journey, which began with the roots of the Hot Jazz era, Americana music, vintage pop and folk music, continues to unfold into the new sound of the group's original songs. In the United States, the Hot Club of Cowtown has been featured on All Things Considered, The Grand Ol' Opry, $40 Dollars a Day with Rachel Ray, Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion, and numerous other radio and television programs. In the UK they have appeared extensively on BBC Radio with Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw, and on BBC TV's "Later" with Jools Holland, the "Live From Glastonbury Festival" broadcast, as well as throughout the UK at festivals, theatres, and clubs. Among the youngest members ever to be inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, in 2006 they also toured as musical ambassadors for the US State Department and were honored to be the first American band ever to tour in Azerbaijan. These days, tours with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, the Mavericks and others keep the Hot Club of Cowtown busy dazzling new audiences both nationally and internationally throughout much of the year.
Daddy
Performing on September 16, 2009
Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack both boast amazing underground resumes. Kimbrough (2005 Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year) and Womack (Two-time winner of the Nashville Scene Best Song Award) first came together in 1992 in the bis-quits, who made one impressive guitar-fest record for John Prine’s Oh-Boy! label. They discovered a musical and personal kinship that they fought for years – in and amongst other commitments – to get back to. With the breakup of the bis-quits in 1994, Kimbrough went on to be lead guitarist in Todd Snider & the Nervous Wrecks. (He has since produced several of Snider’s records, along with a whole slew of other artists.) Womack wrote Cheese Chronicles: The True Story of a Rock n’ Roll Band You’ve Never Heard Of (the story of his first band, Government Cheese. Kimbrough went on from Todd Snider’s band to play with Rodney Crowell (most recently) as well as with Kim Richey, Josh Rouse and others, and to become one of the most in-demand session guitarists in Nashville, launching a successful solo career as well and getting songs cut by Jimmy Buffett, Jack Ingram and Little Feat. Womack wrote songs with Jason & the Scorchers and Dan Baird, and has been covered by Todd Snider, Scott Kempner and David Olney, among others. As guitarists, Kimbrough and Womack most noticeably click. The former’s wide-ranging abilities, sweet and reckless by turns, dovetail with the latter’s passionate slash-and-burn style to produce a chemistry that pushes each other. Drawing on Juke-Joint Blues, Country and good old Heavy Rock, DADDY (as they chose to call their new band) made its debut many years later, in 2005, with the “At The Women’s Club” album, recorded live in Frankfort, Kentucky. A strictly indie release, it created quite a bit of online stir, after which they went back to their individual solo projects. As impressive as the co-leaders’ credentials are those of the rest of the band: Paul Griffith (one of Nashville’s most sought-after session drummers), Dave Jacques on bass (John Prine, Emmylou Harris) and John Deaderick (Dixie Chicks, Michael McDonald, Patty Griffin) keys. DADDY plans to take their act on the road to promote their NEW studio album "DADDY For A Second Time", fittingly in time for Father’s Day! National release on June 16, 2009.
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Performing on September 16, 2009
Holly Golightly started her musical career as a founding member of all girl garage band Thee Headcoatees, a Billy Childish, Thee Headcoats splinter group in 1991. She spent a good few years as a Headcoatee before making her debut solo record, The Good Things, in 1995. Where the Headcoatees sound was a blend of girl-group sounds and three-chord garage-rock, with all the original songs coming from the pen of Billy Childish, Holly’s solo sound is more a blend of pre-rock electric blues, folk, soul and less frantic elements of rock & roll.
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Corb Lund
Performing on September 16, 2009
We live in a perpetual state of war. It’s an obvious subject, yet a dangerous one. Every songwriter owes it to themselves to confront it, either allegorically or directly. On his fifth album, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!, Corb Lund writes about warfare via something he knows about first hand: horses. It’s been almost a century since most of us pondered the cavalry’s integral role in military history. But as Lund points out on the globetrotting title track, you can still find traces of the cavalry in more contemporary conflicts, like the one going on today in Afghanistan.
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Grayson Capps
Performing on September 16, 2009
GRAYSON CAPPS www.graysoncapps.com
www.myspace.com/graysoncapps Rott 'N' Roll. The title originated with Grayson Capps’ fans in New Orleans as an explanation of his music. Prostitutes, alcoholics, vagrants and drifters often inhabit the southern troubadour’s songs, while his live performances are ignited by sanctified Southern soul, howling back-country stomp and raucous roadhouse blues.. Slowly, but surely, the phrase spread from one city to the next as the definition of the Grayson Capps experience.
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Deadstring Brothers
Performing on September 16, 2009
Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Deadstring Brothers are forging their own imprint far removed from anything remotely close to what we've been conditioned to expect from the Motor City. While their hometown counterparts follow Iggy Pop's footsteps so closely they're practically ripping the skin off his heels, Deadstring Brothers style embraces a sound from somewhere far beyond the Wayne County line.
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Cross Canadian Ragweed
Performing on September 16, 2009
The members of Cross Canadian Ragweed -- Grady Cross, Cody Canada, Randy Ragsdale and Jeremy Plato -- have known each other pretty much since kindergarten in the band's hometown of Yukon, Oklahoma. They all wanted to get out, and music seemed like a good escape. When they all had graduated (except for Ragsdale, the youngest member), they started jamming at a party, and Cross Canadian Ragweed was born. Yukon as a rule wasn't a very musician-friendly town, but they had one notable local squarely in their corner: Ragsdale's father Johnny.
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Elliott Brood
Performing on September 16, 2009
Elliott Brood is a three-piece alternative country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukelele and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukelele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals. The band bills its own style as "death country". Members Mark Sasso and Casey Laforet grew up together in Windsor, and began playing as a band after moving to Toronto following high school.
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J.D. Souther
Performing on September 16, 2009
J. D. Souther, born John David Souther on November 3, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Amarillo, Texas, is a singer-songwriter country rock singer and actor. Souther was greatly influenced by Texan Roy Orbison. Following his move to Los Angeles in the late 1960s, he met a young guitarist from Detroit named Glenn Frey. They bonded over their Detroit roots and a common love of country and R&B music.
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Dallas Wayne
Performing on September 16, 2009
Dallas Wayne considers himself lucky to be able to make a living doing something he loves. Some people might say it has more to do with talent than luck. But throughout a career that has taken Dallas around the world as a songwriter, singer, actor and radio deejay, he claims he's never had a real job. A native of Springfield, Missouri, Dallas began performing professionally in 1975, and by the age of 18 he had toured throughout the entire U.S. and Canada. After moving to Nashville, he further developed his vocal style singing demos for many of the top publishing houses in the music industry.
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Diana Jones
Performing on September 16, 2009
Diana's music is informed by the themes that have run through her life…love, loss, and redemption…bringing to mind both Emily Dickinson & Loretta Lynn in the same breath. From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl, to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman's burial instructions, each of Diana's original songs from her latest CD, My Remembrance of You, draws life from the rich cross currents of old timey, country blues and mountain music.
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Clarence Fountain and The Blind Boys of Alabama with Sam Butler
Performing on September 16, 2009
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Kara Grainger
Performing on September 16, 2009
Imagine this artist: classic songwriting skills, smooth sultry vocals, and the ability to whip up a storm with a fiery slide guitar. Very few can boast this set of trump cards, but it just happens to be the hand dealt to Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Kara Grainger, who exhibits an effortlessly seductive and modern take on roots, blues and soul music.
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Jim Rooney & The Irregulars
Performing on September 16, 2009
Matthew Ryan
Performing on September 16, 2009
Hey guys, Matthew Ryan here. This is a "bio" section, so I'll try and give you a sense of things and I'll try and keep it short. It's July 11th, 2009 as I write this. I've been working on a new record for the better part of the summer so far. It's looking like an October or November release is likely. I started releasing records in 1997. I think the two most influential bands to me were The Clash & The Blue Nile. But that's not definitive, I love a lot of music. Mostly I love songs.Those two bands stand out to me because they have a certain humanity and cinema to their work that I love.
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Jim Lauderdale
Performing on September 16, 2009
JIm Lauderdale is a Nashville showman in the grand tradition. He's also one of the city's finest songwriters, as the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Mark Chestnut, Vince Gill and George Strait will be glad to attest. Beyond Music Row, Lauderdale is well known in bluegrass and jamband circles. He recorded two albums with the legendary Ralph Stanley, one with Donna the Buffalo and he collaborated with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter on <i>Headed for the Hills</i>, his 2004 release on Dualtone Records.
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Joe Pug
Performing on September 16, 2009
The day before his senior year as a playwright student at the University of North Carolina, Joe Pug sat down for a cup of coffee and had the clearest thought of his life: I am profoundly unhappy here. Then came the second clearest. Pug packed up his belongings and drove the longest route possible to Chicago. Working as a carpenter by day, the 23 year-old Pug spent nights playing the guitar he hadn't picked up since his teenage years.
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Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, & Elizabeth Cook
Performing on September 16, 2009
Jerry Douglas
Performing on September 16, 2009
Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. He is best known for his bluegrass recordings with other prominent musicians such as J. D. Crowe and the New South, Béla Fleck, Tony Rice, and Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has released several solo albums and has been featured in over 750 recordings throughout his musical career. Douglas often plays Scheerhorn resonator guitars, built with an open soundwell and solid wood for huge volume. Jerry has received twelve Grammy Awards in recognition of his talent.
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Missy Raines
Performing on September 16, 2009
Missy Raines
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Jump to: navigation, search Bassist Missy Raines has achieved acclaim in the world of bluegrass, including seven International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year awards. In addition to being one of the most awarded instrumentalists in her field, she is the only woman to win more than one instrumental award. Raines has toured internationally with Jim Hurst and The Claire Lynch Band. She has formed a band, missy raines and the new hip to explore fusions of jazz, bluegrass, pop and funk forms.
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Sarah Borges
Performing on September 16, 2009
As the great thespian Patrick Swayze once said, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." The same is true of Sarah Borges. On the basis of her critically-lauded early work, particularly Diamonds in the Dark (2007), some pundits decided they know exactly where the Boston-area rocker and her cohorts, the Broken Singles, belong in the musical spectrum. They were mistaken. Her new record, The Stars Are Out, is about to stun them with a more vibrant, far-reaching display of what Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles are all about. And yes, there will be dancing. "We always want people to dance," enthuses Borges. "That's the best way to get a show going." After months of touring in support of Diamonds, she knew the character of her third album needed to be more upbeat than its contemplative predecessors. "I was trying to think of songs that would fit really well into our live show." The results include the slinky, '60s stroll of "Me and Your Ghost" ("That's about going out and dancing, all the things you used to do with your loved one"); the flirtatious, guitar-driven kickoff, "Do It For Free"; and "It Comes To Me Naturally," a hip-shaking tale of a girl-about-town, originally recorded by bar band supreme NRBQ. Diamonds and Borges' 2005 debut, Silver City, often found her work filed under the Americana banner. But the time had come for Borges to explore different terrain, both as a writer and performer. The Stars Are Out is a soundtrack for Saturday nights, not Sunday mornings. "When I say I explored country music as much as possible, that doesn't mean I became perfect at it," she quickly qualifies. Borges just felt ready to take a break, until she had something new to say in that realm. And rock has always been her first love. "This is a style of music I've always listened to, and been really excited about." The ten selections of The Stars Are Out—five new originals, and five covers—were winnowed down from a list of dozens of candidates. Possible songs were put forth not only by Borges, but also her band mates—guitarist Lyle Brewer, bassist Binky, and drummer Rob Dulaney—and producers Paul Q Kolderie (the Pixies, Lemonheads, Radiohead) and Adam Taylor. "Every day, we'd sit down at the table, drink coffee and listen to records," she explains. "In the end, we had way too many songs, and had to pick the best of the best. We held ourselves up to high standards, so I think we got the cream of the crop."
Reckless Kelly
Performing on September 16, 2009
Though they’re honored by the recognition, Reckless Kelly might have preferred winning something besides Best Country Band at this year’s Austin Music Awards. Something like Best Live Band — their Lone Star Music Award win — works nicely. That’s because they’re hardly country; certainly not in the Nashville-approved sense, anyway. Brothers Cody and Willy Braun and their Austin-based band of merry men have described themselves as a rock band with a fiddle, which also works. But 2008’s Bulletproof, hailed as their best yet, hit No. 22 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, thanks to hook-filled songs like “Ragged as the Road” and “A Guy Like Me,” or the political statement of “American Blood” and the personal reflection of the title tune. More than just a country band that rocks or a country-leaning rock band — or, for that matter, a good-time party band — Reckless Kelly is a band of substance. And that fits any genre.
Sara Watkins
Performing on September 16, 2009
What’s a young bluegrass star with pop inclinations to do? In the case of Sara Watkins, singer and fiddler in the immensely popular crossover group Nickel Creek, you call in your friends. Watkins’ lovely self-titled solo debut is graced with guest turns by not only her Nickel Creek bandmates Chris Thile and Sean Watkins (her brother), but also Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, keyboardist Benmount Tench (of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers), pedal steel ace Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas — not to mention some producer by the name of John Paul Jones (yeah, the Led Zeppelin guy, who also played with Watkins in the Mutual Admiration Society). Throw in smartly chosen covers by Norman Blake, John Hartford, Jon Brion and Tom Waits, and you’ve got the perfect showcase for Watkins’ crystalline vocals and sizzling fiddle leads. She may have been the last member of Nickel Creek to take a solo dip, but she’s off to an ultra-assured and beautiful start.
Sarah Siskind
Performing on September 16, 2009
Singer-songwriter Sarah Siskind may be, as the Nashville Scene notes, “one of the best and most arresting voices in Nashville’s Americana and pop community,” but her music is hardly a regional secret. Alison Krauss’ recording of Siskind’s song “Simple Love” was nominated for a Grammy, and Siskind also wrote Krauss’ hit single, “Goodbye is All We Have.” She’s played onstage and recorded with Irish legend Paul Brady, toured Europe with indie-rock buzz act Bon Iver (which has also performed Siskind’s “Lovin’s for Fools” at many a concert), and been called “utterly captivating” by Performing Songwriter. Born in North Carolina to bluegrass-playing parents, she started recording songs at age 14 and has been finessing her songwriting and performance chops ever since, developing a distinct sound combining elements of Appalachian, Celtic and progressive folk with rock, pop and gospel. Her sixth and latest album, the self-produced Say It Louder, was released this year.
Seth Walker
Performing on September 16, 2009
The driving delivery and infectious down-home style of Seth Walker's voice and songs resonate with Blues and Roots music. Although he is heavily influenced by guitar players BB King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin to name just a few, Seth also has a great gift for songwriting in the blues idiom. "These songs sound like classic -- matter of fact, they are!" says Chris Tomlin, Gold Record recording artist.
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Otis Gibbs
Performing on September 16, 2009
Otis Gibbs is a man in search of an honest experience. Some people refer to him as a folk artist, but that is a simplistic way to describe a man who has planted over 7,000 trees, slept in hobo jungles, walked with nomadic shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains, been strip-searched by dirty cops in Detroit, and has an FBI file. Otis has played everywhere from labor rallies in Wisconsin, to anti-war protests in Texas, Austria and the Czech Republic, Feed & Seed Stores in the Midwestern U.S. and in countless, theaters, festivals, bars and living rooms.
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Patrick Sweaney
Performing on September 16, 2009
Patrick Sweany likes the spaces in between. On a given night (or on a given album) he'll swing through blues, folk, soul, bluegrass, maybe some classic 50s rock, or a punk speedball. He's a musical omnivore, devouring every popular music sound of the last 70 years, and mixing 'em all together seamlessly into his own stew. Yet, the one thing that most people notice about Patrick isn't his ability to copy - it's his authenticity. Like his heroes, folks like Bobby "Blue" Bland, Eddie Hinton, Doug Sahm, Ray Charles, Patrick somehow manages to blend all of these influences into something all his own. It's no wonder that as a kid he immersed himself in his dad's extensive record collection: 60s folk, vintage country, soul, and, of course, blues. Patrick spent hours teaching himself to fingerpick along to Leadbelly, Lightnin' Hopkins, and other folk-blues giants. In his late teens, Patrick began playing the clubs and coffeehouses around Kent, OH. He quickly gained a reputation for the intricate country blues style he was developing: part Piedmont picking, part Delta slide - with an equally impressive deep, smooth vocal style. It wasn't long before Pat drew the attention of other notables like Jimmy Thackery who was impressed enough to bring Pat on the road, and Roy Book Binder, who, after hearing Patrick's self-released debut CD I Wanna Tell You, arranged his first appearance at Merlefest in 2002. Book Binder also turned his longtime friend Jorma Kaukonen on to Patrick's music, landing Pat a perennial slot at the legendary Fur Peace Ranch alongside guitarists like GE Smith, Marjorie Thompson, Bill Kirchen and Bob Margolin. But Pat wouldn't stay in the acoustic world for long. His love of 50s era soul and rock fused with the adrenaline-soaked garage punk revival happening throughout the Rust Belt pushed Pat to form a band. Modeled after Hound Dog Taylor's House Rockers with a baritone guitar instead of a bass, Patrick's revved up music became accessible to a whole new legion of fans. His touring radius grew and before long, Pat found himself playing 150 shows per year all over the U.S. His new CD Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone (June 2007) is the perfect snapshot of Patrick's evolution. Produced by longtime friend and collaborator Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, the songs hint at the blues-influenced rock of the 70s ("After Awhile," "Them Shoes"), soul and gospel ("From Orange To Pink," "Two Or Three"), and even ragtime ("Mom & Dad"), all the while shifting seamlessly in the spaces between these styles. And it's in these spaces that Patrick's huge voice and trademark style shine the most.
Shannon Whitworth
Performing on September 16, 2009
Shannon Whitworth currently lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, where she has spent the last ten years focusing on mountain, bluegrass and country music. Her talent as a singer and songwriter has enabled her to spend the last 4 years touring the United States with a band she co-founded, The Biscuit Burners. On clawhammer banjo and guitar Shannon’s compositions contributed depth to the bands material and have helped her gain respect as a truly talented singer and songwriter.
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Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers
Performing on September 16, 2009
Sometimes music is a collision of opposites. Realities clash and coexist, and the tension that results is scary and strange, but undeniably beautiful. Maybe that's why Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers embody so many conflicting unities and clashing identities. With a blow-your-hair-back vocal presence that occasionally yields to whisper-soft vulnerability, Samantha Crain unites the sounds of confidence and desperation.
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Radney Foster
Performing on September 16, 2009
Radney Foster was born July 20, 1959 in Del Rio, Texas. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd. Between then and 1990, the duo recorded three studio albums for RCA Records and charted nine singles on the country charts. Foster began his solo career in 1992 when he signed to Arista Records, Although his first release for the label (1992's Del Rio, TX 1959) produced four consecutive Top 40 hits...
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Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Performing on September 16, 2009
At least two artists share this name: 1) Musician who grew up in Virginia, USA, and whose projects include Scott Miller and the Commonwealth and The V-Roys. 2) Musician who grew up in Connecticut, USA, and began recording demos at the age of 14. 3) San Fransisco Bay-Area musician (guitar, vocals, production) who lead Game Theory and The Loud Family 4) Akron, Ohio guitarist formerly in a local band called Sideways
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Sam Bush
Performing on September 16, 2009
Sam Bush (born: 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is a virtuoso American bluegrass musician. Bush plays mandolin, fiddle and guitar as well as being an accomplished bluegrass vocalist. He was a founding member of the New Grass Revival and has been called a modern day Bill Monroe. Sam is one of the main attractions at the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado. He is affectionately known as "The Mayor of Telluride" for his perennial appearances there.
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Sarah Jarosz
Performing on September 16, 2009
Sarah Jarosz emerged on the scene about five years ago as someone to watch. Jamming onstage with bluegrass icons named Grisman or Skaggs, she played her mandolin with a sure touch and real joy. It looked and sounded comfortable in her twelve-year-old hands. She started writing songs on the guitar, took up the banjo, and won a bunch of awards. While her instrumental talents are formidable, let's make one thing clear: Sarah is a singer. She's just flat got it.
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The Greencards
Performing on September 16, 2009
Famed Texas songwriter Robert Earl Keen once called the Greencards’ music “the best bluegrass I’ve heard in 20 years.” High praise, sure, and probably right on the money at the time; but it’s been a while since this Austin-formed, Nashville-based trio played anything resembling straight-up bluegrass (or even “newgrass”). The acoustic picking and vocal chops are still as impeccable as they were when the Greencards won Best New Band at the 2004 Austin Music Awards and Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2006 Americana Music Awards (and scored a Grammy nomination in 2007 for Best Country Instrumental). But as demonstrated by the eclectic new avenues explored on this year’s Fascination (the band’s fourth album and first for Sugar Hill), the Greencards now have more than a little gypsy in their souls. But of course, they’ve always been travelers: fiddler Eamon McLoughlin is from England, and mandolin player Kym Warner and bassist/standout lead vocalist Carol Young both hail from Australia. At least the band name still fits.
The Travelin' McCourys & The Lee Boys
Performing on September 16, 2009
The Travelin’ McCourys consists of the band members of the most awarded group in the history of bluegrass -The Del McCoury Band- uniquely paired with elements of other touring bands in configurations purposely reminiscent of the Traveling Wilburys. The Travelin’ McCourys is comprised of Ron McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on banjo, Jason Carter on fiddle, and Alan Bartram on bass. They will be joined on this tour with three members from Dre’s Rude Awakening: Dre’ Anders (vocalist), Shane Theriot (guitar), and Johnny Neel (keyboards). This touring unit blends the best of the Appalachian tradition with the improvisational magic of jazz, folk, and blues. Unique live collaborations are the hallmark of their performances, and demonstrate why critics and musicians across the world hail the McCourys as the best bluegrass band in the world. There may not be a major festival where they have not performed—from Bonnaroo to the Jazz Series at Carnegie Hall. The Lee Boys is a band that transcends the boundaries set by musical genres; their music is an energetic blend of R&B, gospel, hip-hop, rock and country driven by the pedal steel guitar. 2008 has been a monumental year for the band, having performed at over 50 of the biggest music festivals in the U.S., culminating with an appearance on Late Night With Conan O’Brien on December 8th; a performance on the prestigious West Virginia Public Radio show, Mountain Stage; and successful tours with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Michelle Shocked, Susan Tedeschi, Victor Wooten and more.
The Trishas
Performing on September 16, 2009
The Trishas got together towards the end of 2008 for what they thought was gonna be one show, a tribute to songwriter Kevin Welch at 2009's Steamboat Music Festival. The four songstresses, Jamie Wilson, of the sweetheart band of the hill country The Gougers, Liz Foster, late of Liz & Lincoln, Kelley Mickwee, formerly of Jed & Kelley, and Kevin's daughter Savannah Welch, permanently and evermore of the Welch clan, came together to do just that, sing...for the sake of the songs. And sing they did, around one microphone until there wasn't a single dry eye in the place. From the moment they stepped off the stage, it was obvious to all attending that this wasn't just for one show, no matter what they said. To give you an idea of the sound you'll hear, think of what would happen if Texas dirt, Mississippi River water, City Lights, and Apple Pie all sat down in a pickin' circle at an Austin, TX backyard party. This combination creates a kind of soul that no definition is worthy to define, and plants a seed of bluegrass that gives blues a place to grow from. Add a couple country accents, a lot of truth to be told, and rhythm you couldn't shake a stick at...but you'll want to...and you've got The Trishas.
The Belleville Outfit
Performing on September 16, 2009
With a tight, seamless, and an acoustic sound that's uniquely their's — a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana music, original songs and some clever covers — the startling six-piece Belleville Outfit of Austin belies the tender age of its members and its vast experience garnered swiftly after its union around Merlefest 2007 in Wilkesboro, N.C. In fact, in just six months, the band has played for more than 10,000 people...
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The Lovell Sisters
Performing on September 16, 2009
There is a word often used when describing rising Americana stars The Lovell Sisters: Passion. It’s what these three young women—Jessica (23), Megan (19) and Rebecca (18)—feel when they step on stage to perform. Passion is the fuel that feeds their writing and arranging, and it colors every note they play and sing on Time To Grow, their forthcoming new album. The Lovell Sisters, who have proven themselves time and again as polished performers...
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The Farewell Drifters
Performing on September 16, 2009
A youthful, yet refined quintet, the Farewell Drifters are clearly a band with something to say. The band consists of Zachary Bevill on guitar and lead vocals; Trevor Brandt on banjo; Joshua Britt on mandolin, Clayton Britt on guitar; and Dean Marold on upright bass. Their admiration for first generation folk music and bluegrass is clear in their acoustic presentation, but they have pushed the limits to include modern influences, putting their own stamp on these traditional genres.
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The Bottle Rockets
Performing on September 16, 2009
The Bottle Rockets is an alt-country music group formed in 1992 in Festus, Missouri. The founding members were Brian Henneman (guitar, vocals), Mark Ortmann (drums), Tom Parr (1992-2002, guitar, vocals) and Tom Ray (1992-1997, bass guitar). Current members include John Horton (joined 2003, guitar) and Keith Voegele (joined 2005, bass, vocals). Most members of the group have contributed compositions to their repertoire, as have Robert Parr (Tom's brother) and schoolteacher Scott Taylor (who writes lyrics for some of Henneman's tunes).
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Those Darlins
Performing on September 16, 2009
Pop garage country produced by a trio of darling ladies from Murfreesboro, TN. http://www.myspace.com/darlins
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Smart Brothers
Performing on September 16, 2009
The Smart Brothers are a San Diego-based trio comprised of Jay, Lou, and Mickey Smart. The group came together in October of 2007 and immediately gained local recognition and fan base due to their highly innovative sound and musical techniques. The group has also completed trans-american tours, gaining broad support in their travels. The sound of The Smart Brothers is typically classified as folk-pop, though this definition rounds many edges in describing the band's sound. The band's sound features influences that span multiple genres.
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Marty Stuart
Performing on September 16, 2009
Marty Stuart (born John Marty Stuart September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American Country Music Singer, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. In the early-1990s, he had a successful string of Country hits. Once infamous for his flamboyantly hedonist party image, he is now a born again Christian and records both Country and Gospel music. He is known for wearing rhinestone-studded "Nudie suits" onstage, but after the passing of his friend Johnny Cash he now wears black in his honor.
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The Band of Heathens
Performing on September 16, 2009
Originally conceived as a loosely-knit collective showcasing four of Austin’s best up-and-coming artists, The Band Of Heathens is quickly becoming one of the most exciting new acts in American Music. The band’s debut album LIVE FROM MOMO’S features dynamic songwriting with powerful vocal harmonies and superb musicianship. The broad appeal of The Band of Heathens can be credited to musical diversity.
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Yarn
Performing on September 16, 2009
Yarn owes as much to Gram Parsons and Earl Scruggs as to Jerry Garcia and Exile On Main Street-era Rolling Stones. Following in a fine tradition that includes forward thinking roots bands like The Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of The Purple Sage and Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Yarn weaves roots musical idioms into a fresh, exciting sound that turns on hipsters and country fans alike. Edie Brickell, anticipating a performance with Yarn, summed it up: "I'm excited to get to sing with this band.
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Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
Performing on September 16, 2009
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers is a rock band from Tempe, Arizona, USA. The band is typically referred to by fans by the abbreviation "RCPM". The Peacemakers' music is known to cross genres, with some songs showing a more Country influence, and others sounding more like a modern pop song. Roger Clyne's lyrics frequently showcase his Southwestern roots, and frequently imply images of cowboys, Federales, and references to Mexico and places in Arizona, amongst other Southwestern references.
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Will Hoge
Performing on September 16, 2009
Decades ago, before the first rock and roll idols turned music into a product, musicians played music the way cobblers mended shoes and carpenters built homes. It was a trade like any other job and men did it for work, for wage. Young men would pack their station wagons with gear and travel from city to city to play their songs. For these musicians, it was not only all they wanted to do but all they could do. They were not in search of fame or fortune. It was simply a life in music. Welcome to the world of Will Hoge.
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Performing on September 16, 2009
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since the original founding in California in 1965. The group's membership has had at least a dozen iterations over the years, including five years, between "Dirt, Silver & Gold" (1976) and "Let's Go" (1983), when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. The band's best-known song was a 1970 cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's folk song "Mr. Bojangles".
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Webb Wilder
Performing on September 16, 2009
There are roots rockers, and then there's Webb Wilder. Hardly a purist, he has described the music he and his band, The Beatnecks, make as, “Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans.” In essence: Rock and Roll. There’s nothing new about combining R & B, Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Pop and Rock. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles proved that it can yield marvelous and diverse results. I said he wasn’t a PURIST. I didn’t say he wasn’t very PICKY about the quality of the music.
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Tim Easton
Performing on September 16, 2009
A singer songwriter from the alt-country mecca of Columbus, Ohio, Tim Easton writes of long boozy nights and day jobs. Easton was also the front man for The Haynes Boys, one of the best rock bands no one west of the Olentangy River ever heard.
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Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Performing on September 16, 2009
Sarah Borges is an rock and roll singer, songwriter and musician from Taunton, Massachusetts, signed to Sugar Hill Records. Her music is described as "walking that fine line between punk and country". Borges grew up in Taunton, a city south of Boston. She was a big fan of musical theatre in her youth, and majored in the subject while a student at Emerson College. On the strength of a performance at the South by Southwest Festival, Borges earned a record deal with Houston's Blue Corn Records.
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Bonnie Bishop
Performing on September 16, 2009
Bonnie Bishop is a singer and a Texan…and, yes, all that insinuates. Brassy, original, soulful, with a whole lot of attitude, her music and her personality are one in the same. But your stereotypical chick singer she is NOT. She sings with the confidence of a woman who understands that the power of her voice lies in her ability to make the audience want more, not want less. She wails effortlessly and with style, free from the shrillness of a woman who is straining to find her notes in the stratosphere, and then just as easily, she swoops down into the depths of her range with a softness that is rich and full of emotion. Walt Wilkins once said, “Her voice can be a tornado through your trailer park or a warm summer breeze across your skin.” Ray Wylie Hubbard also commented “Bonnie reminds me of Marianne Faithful…before she was ravaged by heroine and time.” With her trademark rasp, it is a voice that is both spiritual and sensual, both exhilarating and painful. Coupled with a poignant writing style, this young artist has found a niche that is truly her own, and if talent still has a place in the world of commercial music, in the future we will see Bonnie Bishop sitting at the top of the list as one of the most successful artists of her generation. Bonnie grew up in Houston, where her parents introduced her to soul music at an early age and found that their little girl was a natural performer, dressing up in costumes at family events and hamming it up to Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin songs. She was gifted at musical theater and was formally trained in opera until college, but Bonnie decided she wanted to be a writer, so she began penning her first songs while earning a degree in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. In a town legendary for churning out blues players and folkies alike, it is no surprise that, upon graduation, she followed in the footsteps of her musical predecessors and put a band together, booking herself all along the well-known club circuit in Texas and playing everything from rock rooms to dance halls for just about anyone who would listen. Around Texas, Bonnie always stood out at regional festivals and clubs because she was one of very few female artists who was able to make a mark in the male-dominated scene. It didn’t take long before she was sharing bills with artists such as Jack Ingram and Radney Foster and frequenting top venues in the state including Billy Bob’s Texas, Antones, and the Mucky Duck. In 2004, her first full length album “Long Way Home,” was released statewide and saw great success with two singles that stayed on the Texas Music Chart’s Top 30 for over six months. Two years later, she logged over 30,000 miles visiting radio stations statewide to personally promote her second studio album "Soft to the Touch", (Smith Music Group) which was produced by Walt Wilkins and featured guests appearances by guitar rocker David Grissom. The title track was a regional hit, a song which Bonnie co-wrote with Ray Wylie Hubbard, and the record received great reviews from Texas magazines and publications as well as a quote by Robert K. Oerman who said, “(Bishop) is an angel with dusty wings…make this Texan a star NOW!” This helped to open doors outside of Texas, and soon Bonnie began touring in the Southeast and Midwest areas. A year later in 2006, she recorded and released the impromptu “Bonnie Bishop and Friends Live at Magnolia Avenue” during an acoustic show in Fort Worth. The double disc became a hit among Texas fans because it showcased the raw power of the singer’s vocals, particularly on her rendition of the classic Cindy Walker tune “You Don’t Know Me”. It was during this time that she caught the attention of legendary singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen. The two sparked up a close friendship and Bonnie began touring with Keen and his band as an acoustic opener in 2007, which introduced her to a whole new (and much larger!) audience in theaters and rock rooms far beyond Texas on the East Coast. Amidst a heavy touring schedule, Bonnie taught herself to play guitar and piano over the course of a year, and began making frequent trips to Nashville to collaborate with some of the top songwriters in the industry. On a whim in late 2007, she loaded up her two dogs, two cats, and one reluctant fiancé and relocated among East Nashville's swanky landscape of writers and musicians, where she signed a writing deal with Montage Music Group and began a new chapter of her life as a full-time songwriter. Though she continued to tour acoustically, she spent the better part of 2008 writing and recording her fourth album, titled “Virginia” with well-respected indie guitar player and songwriter Will Kimbrough. Where other producers failed to find a harmonious blend between the singer's Joplin-esque vocals and her sensitive writing style, Kimbrough nailed it by artfully surrounding her raspy voice with soulful rhythms and his own masterfully played guitar parts. The result is a cohesive collection of rock and blues influenced original songs that truly highlight what Bonnie does best. Though still unreleased, “Virginia” has gained industry’s interest in their new resident, not only for her artistry but also for her songwriting. Recently she has added to her list of co-writers Mike Reid (“I Can’t Make You Love Me”, “My Strongest Weakness”), Walt Aldridge (“Holding Her and Lovin’ You”, “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde”), and Big Al Anderson (of NRBQ fame) as well as landed herself a spot at this year’s Key West Songwriter’s Festival in May. Bonnie is gearing up for a national tour later this year to promote the new album, but says she is glad for this time that allows her to be a “stay-at-home songwriter” as she recently became a newlywed. While she hopes this record will find a home in radio and that it will give her the opportunity for national success, she feels that whatever happens, she has the responsibility to continue to make music that is uniquely her own. “God blesses us all with unique talents and personalities, so as an artist, I try to make music that is a reflection of that individuality. In the current world of mainstream music, being “unique” or “different” usually means being doomed to obscurity…but that’s something I plan on changing.”
The Dexateens
Performing on September 16, 2009
Although the band formed in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11 years ago, the Dexateens’ self-titled debut (produced by Texas’ own Tim Kerr) didn’t surface until 2004. Not surprisingly, the five-year interim provided plenty of time for principals Elliott McPherson and John Smith (both on vocals/guitars) and bassist Matt Patton to get their act together, resulting in a record that managed to convey both the unhinged, punk-rock abandon of their live shows and an undeniable sense of hook-conscious songcraft — kind of like a Southern-fried Ramones. The Southern rock tendencies became more pronounced on the following year’s Red Dust Rising, and by the time Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers got around to co-producing 2007’s Hardware Healing, the Dexateens were pretty full-bore alt-country, like a grittier Jayhawks; harmonies and acoustic laments proved a new focal point, though the band could still turn satisfyingly raucous on a dime. In 2008, the Dexateens served up the brash, loose-rocking, Lost and Found album as a free download on their Web site, which was followed by this May’s Singlewide.
Chip Taylor
Performing on September 16, 2009
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Chip Taylor is a Renaissance man whose determination and dedication have permeated all facets of his life. Born in 1944 and raised in Yonkers, New York, Chip (a.k.a. James Wesley Voight) began his love affair with music early in life. At the ripe old age of eight, he convinced his parents to let him stay up late to hear a country radio station whose signal emanated from West Virginia. His penchant for the country genre found an outlet in Chip's high school band, "Town and Country Brothers" (King Records). After the band broke up, Chip tried his hand as a professional golfer. He met with some success but was soon sidelined with a wrist injury. It was then that he decided to give music his full attention. Subsequently, he signed a contract with Warner Brothers Records in 1961 and had his first top 100 hit single, "Here I Am". Soon after, Chet Atkins heard a few of Chip's country songs and said it was hard to believe that he was born and raised in New York. Chet started recording several C.T. compositions with artists he was producing and Chip had his first big hit as a country songwriter with Bobby Bare's version of "Just A Little Bit Later On Down The Line". In the mid 60's, Chip signed a staff writers contract with CBS' Blackwood Music. He started combining his country feel with R&B (his other musical love) to write songs that, to this day, remain a staple in the American music diet. His ability to write in varied voices and styles is demonstrated in two of his best known songs, "Wild Thing" and "Angel of The Morning". The ubiquitous, "Wild Thing", (Jimi Hendrix, The Troggs, X) with its guitar driven, sexually charged theme is in direct contrast to the hauntingly romantic, "Angel Of The Morning", (Merilee Rush, Juice Newton, Chrissie Hynde). Other Chip Taylor songs that are ingrained in American music are "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)"' a performance favorite of Janis Joplin,"I Can't Let Go"' (The Hollies, LindaRonstadt) and " Country Girl, City Man"' (Ike and Tina Turner). Additionally, along with producing partner, Al Gorgoni, he discovered and produced James Taylor(James Taylor and The Flying Machine), and Evie Sands (her version of "Any Way That You Want Me" became a big hit in 1968). They also produced Neil Diamond's "Brooklyn Roads". He realeased six solo albums in the 70's and 80's, including Chip Taylor's Last Chance. Rolling Stone acclaimed this work as one of the best country albums of 1973. This album was one of the forerunners of the renegade cowboy movement containing several hit songs. One such song, "The Coalfields of Schickshinny", commemorates the lives of Chip's grandparents, refugees who had worked the hard coal mines of Eastern Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. His family has played an important part of his songwriting process. He has written several songs for them throughout the years including Anne Murray's version of "Son Of A Rotten Gambler", a song written for his son, Kristian, that went to the top of the country charts. The song is particularly poignant as it speaks of his other great talent -- gambling -- that he explored extensively during a break from his recording career in the early 80's. As a professional gambler, he was one of the foremost thoroughbred horse race handicappers on the East Coast. When Chip turned his sights on the gaming tables, he quickly gained notoriety with his black jack prowess; finishing third in the World Black Jack Championship in Las Vegas. Taylor became one of the most feared card counters in the land and was ulimately banned from every casino in Atlantic City. In the late 80's, along with friend, partner, and renowned handicapper, Ernest Dahlman, he garnered enormous winnings through his horse racing exploits, specifically in the form of massive pick six scores (wagers where often times you get paid enormous sums for picking six winners in a row). These windfalls are known throughout the gambling world and well documented by the I.R.S.. In 1993, Chip agreed to go on a national songwriters tour with Midge Ure, Darden Smith, Rosie Flores and Don Henry. As a direct result, his creative juices started to flow again. Bonnie Raitt recorded his "Poppa Come Quick" on herLuck of the Draw album and several other artists started recording his new material. Taylor released his retrospective collection, Hit Man (Gadfly Records), containing his versions of thirteen of his most successfull songs. He is now concentrating on making music again, with a commitment he hasn't felt since The Town and Country Brothers days. In 1997, The Living Room Tapes, was released. Presented with an autobiographical honesty, it is an intimate look at Taylor's life and relationships as well as a welcome return of an incredible talent. Seven Days In May (released April 1999 in the US), is a love story about meeting a pregnant woman named Florence at a swanky New York City bar. The CD tells the story of their seven days together--from spying her at the Pravda Bar to meeting the father of her baby. The album includes two duets with grammy winner Lucinda Williams (Through Their Mother's Eyes & If I Don't Know Love") and one duet with legendary Guy Clark.
Raul Malo
Performing on September 16, 2009
Raul Malo so enraptured fans as the frontman for ’90s country band the Mavericks, his departure was a crushing blow. That is, at least until he released his first solo album, 2001’s Today. As he followed it with 2004’s The Nashville Acoustic Sessions, 2006’s You’re Only Lonely, 2007’s After Hours and this year’s Lucky One, Malo convinced listeners that his skills range so far and wide, he can master almost any genre with ease. Whether he’s embracing the schmaltz of old standards, the rhythms of his parents’ native Cuba (he was born in Miami) or channeling Roy Orbison or Merle Haggard, he makes the musical equivalent of velvet: smooth, rich, sensual, and oh, so lovely. The guy could give Pavarotti a run for his money, but he’s more at home covering Doug Sahm with Los Super 7 (on Heard It on the X). Don’t be surprised if you bump into him on South Congress; he’s particularly fond of Austin and reportedly is a regular at a certain hotel next to Jo’s Coffee. You know, the one immortalized in that Mavericks song.
Holly Williams
Performing on September 16, 2009
"I'm such a blatantly honest person," says Holly Williams, "and I love to listen to an album and think the artist is truly sharing their life with me. I like to feel like I'm really getting in and knowing that person." With her debut album Here With Me for Mercury Nashville, Holly has succeeded in creating the type of album that would easily find a place among the works of her favorite artists. Penning the majority of the album's 11 tracks, Holly writes with piercing clarity on situations plucked from her life. While these songs come from extremely personal places, Holly's emotional honesty and commanding vocal performances give Here With Me a timeless quality that only gets richer on repeated listens. Though still in her 20's, Holly has been using music to tell the story of her life and those around her for the better part of two decades. Starting at age eight, Holly filled a notebook she called "Holly's song folder" with her own compositions, though the lyrical content was far beyond the comprehension of your typical elementary school student. The first of these songs, titled "Who Am I”, told the story of a woman in her 20's facing a broken marriage. Holly's penchant for addressing life's ups and downs through song was clearly established at this point, as was her songwriting method. "The way I wrote then is the way I write now. A song comes to me in its entirety. The chorus and melody come at the same time, but I didn't really sing my songs for many people back then. It was just kind of the first hints of what I would do later." As Holly grew older, her interests ranged from modeling and fashion to interior design. Her love affair with songwriting came back to the forefront at age 17 when she picked up a guitar, learned a few chords, and discovered her gift for crafting music and lyrics was still very much intact. As her high school friends continued on to college, Holly took a different path -- striking out on her own to make music. Giving herself one year to pursue her dream, Holly began booking shows for herself around Nashville at age 18. That one year turned into three with Holly playing shows by herself and with a small band. Following a three-month stay in Los Angeles where she honed her songwriting skills and mastered the piano as a second instrument, Holly accepted an offer to tour Europe with Canadian artist Ron Sexsmith. "I flew over there with a guitar and a backpack full of five-song EP’s I'd made and took trains to each venue," says Holly. "It was killer. I had just read Jack Kerouac’s novel On The Road, and it changed me. I was traveling along, soaking up every minute of it. I loved it." Around this time, Holly began to realize the full meaning of her family's history in the music world. Though her father is country legend Hank Williams, Jr., Holly's time spent with her dad mostly took place when he was off the road and away from the spotlight. In turn, Holly never realized the influence of her grandfather Hank Williams, Sr. until she embarked on her own musical explorations. "The artists that I love are the ones that brought me back to him. When I started making music and writing songs, I heard people like Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen talk about Hank Sr. I started listening to Bob Dylan, and he would talk a lot about Hank Sr. being an influence. It's funny how that circle happened." Over the next few years, Holly's touring kept her on the road for months at a time with several more European tours rounding out her hectic stateside touring schedule. Sometimes driving up to 10 hours between gigs in her mom's suburban, Holly found herself sharing a bill with a wide range of artists including Billy Bob Thornton, Train, John Mellencamp and Duncan Sheik, in addition to playing a string of shows throughout Europe opening for Keith Urban. With five years of independent touring under her belt, Holly signed her first record deal in 2004 and released her critically-acclaimed debut album, The Ones We Never Knew, that same year. With her career on the upswing, Holly's life was almost cut short when she and her sister Hilary were involved in a devastating wreck near Memphis in March 2006. Hilary's injuries were much more extensive than Holly's, and both were in critical condition by the time their parents arrived at the hospital. Looking back on the accident, Holly is truly thankful she and her sister survived. The events of that day forever changed the course of Holly's life and serve as the inspiration for one of Here With Me's most stirring tracks "Without Jesus Here With Me". "Living through that wreck was a miracle," Holly declares. "My sister told me one mile before it happened to put on my seatbelt. I usually never would have put it on, but it saved my life. Even the fact that my arm is here is a miracle. The car was lying on top of it. We landed sideways and they thought when they pulled me out of the car that my arm wouldn't be going with me. But it was only broken. The whole experience was a real turning point for me." Holly’s new songs began to take on a more straightforward tone. One song in particular, "Mama", struck a chord with Holly's live audiences and eventually led to a record deal with Mercury Nashville. Taking on the touchy, yet all too commonplace topic of divorce, "Mama" tells the story of Holly's own mother and the positive attitude she displayed to her daughters while splitting up with their father. "So many parents talk about their spouses so horribly in front of their kids," Holly says. "One thing my parents never did was talk about each other in a negative light," she says. "There's two lines in ‘Mama' that really stick out to me – ‘You were smiling when you could've been crying all night' and ‘You never wore your pain too thick.’ It's such an important thing they did for us. I don't think I realized it until I was 25 though. I feel like it relates. Everyone knows someone who has that story going on in their lives." As it turns out, "Mama" is just the tip of the iceberg on this collection of gems. Whether flowing from Holly's own pen or selected from the exceptional catalog of Nashville's top tunesmiths, the songs on Here With Me each contain a vulnerably honest quality brought to life by Holly's stunning vocal performances. Blessed with an extremely versatile instrument, Holly possesses the ability to wrap her voice around a lyric, wringing the emotion out of every syllable whether she's conveying a defiant determination to survive a heartbreak, expressing the subtle nuances of regret or playfully telling the story of a new love. Nowhere is Holly's gift with a lyric more evident than on the project's first single, "Keep The Change", an anthem exploring the moment an old love starts to become history. Written by Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird, Holly even breaks new ground for herself on "Keep The Change" with her gritty vocal delivery. She says, "I've never written anything myself that allows my voice to go where it does on 'Keep The Change.' Every single person can relate to that story. We've all been to that point when a love is over and you're bedridden and miserable, but then the sun shines, and you say, 'OK, I'm gonna get in my car and get out even though I'm dying inside.' It's that first step of moving on with your life." Sometimes when that love is over, the pain is slow to subside -- a situation Holly eloquently explores in the straightforward lyrics of "I Hold On". Holly explains, "I was having a hard time letting go of a past relationship, I wrote this song quickly and simply – ‘I used to move on easy I was strong/Like a widow to her lover I hold on’ -- I was really trying to be literal about hanging on to something. We kept the production simple, and the lyric is definitely foremost on this track." Where "I Hold On" pertains to a particular time and place, the pointedly confrontational lyrics of "He's Making A Fool Out Of You" – ‘I can't believe it/How'd you get here/I remember you when you were smart’ -- has a more mysterious origin. "I started this song at three in the morning while on the road in Scotland. It just came out of nowhere," Holly says. In fact, it was only later she realized the song could pertain to the couples she grew up seeing smiling their way through Nashville cocktail parties while their marriages were in shambles. "My parents' friends had that situation going on where the wives would be on some tours, and the girlfriend would be on others. Sometimes these people were the ones giving me advice to stay true to myself, and they were living this life. I'm not putting them down, because I've never been there. I just didn’t understand how they could deal with that personally and look so happy on the outside." On another one of Here With Me’s stand out tracks, “Three Days In Bed”, Holly’s measured choice of words and haunting vocal performance paints a startling visual in the listener’s mind recounting the story of a love affair in Paris. “This song speaks for itself, inspired by truth and fantasy,” explains Holly. “It's the only track on the record that is a live performance with me and my guitar, completely raw, which was very important to me to have on this record.” “My whole thing with writing is I love to tell a story,” Holly says. “When I listen to songs, I play the movie in my head. There are certain songs in my head I see the colors and the visuals. Tom Waits is a genius at doing this. I've always hoped some of my songs inspire vivid pictures.” “A song that was a departure for me from what I’m used to writing, but is an absolute blast to play live is ‘Love I Think Will Last’,” Holly admits. A song which follows in the light-hearted vein of Johnny and June Carter Cash's “Jackson”, Holly continues, “People laugh at it. They love the story of it.” While Holly has clearly forged her own musical path, shades of the Williams family musical history pop up here and there throughout Here With Me. “Alone" finds Holly tapping into the lonesome simplicity of Hank, Sr.'s lyrics with a tune about her own fear of commitment, while Hank, Sr.'s actual name appears in the lyrics for "Without Jesus Here With Me". In addition to making music, Holly has another outlet for her boundless creative energy. Building on her lifelong love affair with fashion and design, Holly opened the high-end clothing and accessories boutique H. Audrey in 2007, and H. Audrey Home in 2008, introducing new designers and brands to Nashville's retail scene. "I've always had this business side that I've needed to fulfill. I actually get to travel to Paris twice a year for work which is crazy to me, and dress friends of mine and stylish musicians. Sheryl Crow, Patty Griffin and Faith Hill all have a great eye for fashion. I love seeing who wears what to award shows and concerts!” Holly's stores have quickly become one of Nashville's hottest retail spots, but just one listen to Here With Me makes it clear that Holly's first love is and will always be making music. She says, "When it's in the blood, you can't help it." Holly signed a new record deal with Mercury Nashville, and her debut album will be out this summer! Her new single "Keep The Change" has just been released and she plans to get back on the road again very soon. If there is one thing to say about Holly, this is an artist with quite a story to tell....
James Intveld
Performing on September 16, 2009
James Intveld was a native of Los Angeles who started his career at an early age listening and singing along to his parents' recordings of Hank Williams, Sr., Dean Martin, Lefty Frizzell, and Elvis. During the cow punk movement of the '80s, Intveld was working the same clubs as Dwight Yoakam and Rosie Flores, playing his own brand of rockabilly, and so impressed Town South of Bakersfield producers Pete Anderson and Dusty Wakeman that he was included on the second volume of the compilation series. Initially, Intveld worked with his younger brother Ricky and friend Pat Woodward in a band known as the Rockin' Shadows. The group dissolved when Ricky and Woodward left to work with Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; both later died in the same airplane accident that took the life of Nelson, a tragedy that cut deeply into Intveld's heart and soul. On his own, he worked as a singer/songwriter and concentrated on acting. Continuously cast in movies, TV, and videos, he was the singing voice of Johnny Depp's character in the John Waters film Cry Baby and served as a prominent player and character in videos by such artists as Kathy Mattea. Still, his music remained the centerpiece of his creative life. As a writer, Intveld wrote the Rosie Flores hit "Cryin' Over You" as well as all the material on his own 1996 effort James Intveld. Named the best studio recording project and the best country or roots CD of 1996 by California's Music Connection magazine, Intveld successfully produced, arranged, sang, and played all the parts on this magnificent release, dedicated to his brother and best friend, Ricky. Continuing to write and perform on a continual basis, Intveld also remained in demand for his skills as a player; as adept at the slap bass, slide, steel, and drums as on guitar, he sat in with the Blasters periodically and often held down percussion duties for bluesman Lester Butler. A regular player around L.A., Intveld was also involved on recording projects with Kathy Robertson and the tribute CD Turning the World Blue, honoring Gene Vincent. The solo Somewhere Down the Road followed in mid-2000.
honeyhoney
Performing on September 16, 2009
Hello. Rock band bios are interesting things. Much of the time they are a laundry list of approximate comparisons, a few quotes from reputable sources, and a quick update on the current activities of the band. Change is in the air however. Inspired by the band Tenacious D and 70's game shows, we have decided to engage in a "Friendship Test" format: Ben will be answering for Suzanne and Suzanne will be answering for Ben. All band disputes will be settled privately. If you are disappointed, please direct your concerns to our management. 1. What is your musical background? Ben: Suzanne learned how to sing from musical theater and was obsessed with Mariah Carey and Disney cartoon movie soundtracks. She sang "Part Of Your World" as her fifth grade choir solo while wearing a fin. Suzanne: I believe it to be true that Ben Jaffe came out of the womb crying as most babies do, except his crying had rhythm and incredible pitch. In his adolescent years, young Jaffe started off in the percussion realm, playing the drums in various jazz bands and being way too cool for his age. He also had a mentor named Randy Kaye who taught him about the importance of the sounds he was creating. 2. Where are you from? Ben: She's from Strongsville Ohio. Suzanne: Ben was born in New York and lived there for a short time before heading off to the great state of Massachusetts. 3. How did you meet each other and when? Ben: Through a mutual friend known as "The Double". "The Double" is a recording engineer I work with doing songwriting for other artists and TV shows. At the time Suzanne was acting and playing solo and “The Double” took me to see her. I thought she was foxy and eventually we started writing together. 4. Why are you a good team? Suzanne: We're a good team because when we disagree on something, we physically beat the tar out of each other until someone yells uncle. I feel this is a quick and easy problem solver and that most bands should operate this way as it really helps create new vessels of creativity... just kidding. I think we're a great team because we respect the shit out of each other and are constantly trying to find ways to be better musicians and songwriters. We also have a lot of fun making music. 5. How would you describe your music? Ben: Suzanne would say something along the lines of "Rocktastic" or "Freeky Deeky" Suzanne: Ben would say that we are basically pop music. 6. What / who are your influences? Ben: I think Suzanne sounds like a mix of Billy Holiday, Chrissie Hynde, and Jack Black. Suzanne: Ben's influences are D’Angelo, Gershwin, Randy Newman, Brian Wilson and Satan. 7. What are your goals for being the band? Ben: I think Suzanne just wants to be close to me. Also to be able to make all her own choices in terms of what she does with her life. Suzanne: I think that Ben really just wants to keep writing great songs and to be able to sleep with as many women as possible while out on the road. He also wants to use music as a gateway for his professional basketball career. 8. What is the motivation behind your music / lyrics? Ben and Suzanne (loudly, in unison): To tell a good story. 9. How / when do you write? Describe the honeyhoney songwriting process. Suzanne and Ben: The honeyhoney songwriting process is as follows: Sometimes we write songs together, sometimes Ben writes songs on his own, and sometimes Suzanne writes songs on her own that she and Ben then work on together. 10. Do you currently have an album out? If so, tell us about it. Ben and Suzanne: Our debut record entitled First Rodeo is coming out November 4th. We recorded it at Ironworks Studios with Jude Cole producing. Four of the songs are from our EP Loose Boots and seven of them are songs we've been working on and playing since we started the band. We had a ridiculously good group of players work with us in the studio and we feel that all the different ingredients combined to form an unexpectedly delicious rock sauce. We've never been more proud of something we've been a part of. We hope this has been informative and useful, and if you buy / illegally download one album this year, let it be ours. Ben and Suzanne (honeyhoney) ) In Stores & on iTunes Now
Festival News
2009 AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
Published on: September 01, 2009
Lineup Includes Nanci Griffith, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Raul Malo, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Greencards, Those Darlins, Will Hoge... 4 Nights, 5 Venues, 100 artists only $45! Lineup of confirmed performances: Amanda Shires Amelia Curran Among The Oak & Ash Amy Cook Amy Speace Angaleena Presley Angela Easterling Annie & The Beekeepers Antje Duvekot Ashley Cleveland Asleep at the Wheel Band of Heathens Baskery Bearfoot The Belleville Outfit Ben Mallott The Boston Boys The Bottle Rockets Brigid Kaelin Buddy Miller Casey Driessen Charlie Pate & Dixie's Finest Charlie Robison Chip Taylor Chuck Mead Clarence Fountain, Sam Butler & The Boys Come On Go With Us Corb Lund Cross Canadian Ragweed DADDY Dallas Wayne Deadstring Brothers Dexateens Diana Jones Elizabeth Cook Elliott Brood The Farewell Drifters Gabriel Kelley & The Reins Grayson Capps The Greencards Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs Hot Club of Cowtown JD Souther Jason White Jerry Douglas Jim Lauderdale Jim Rooney & The Irregulars Joe Pug Kara Grainger Keith Sewell Ken Will Morton Love Trucker The Lovell Sisters Marty Stuart Mary Gauthier Matthew Ryan Missy Raines Nanci Griffith Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Otis Gibbs Patrick Sweany Radney Foster Raul Malo Reckless Kelly Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers The Rustlanders Sam Bush Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers Sara Watkins Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles Sarah Jarosz Sarah Siskind Scott Miller & The Commonwealth Seth James Seth Walker Shannon Whitworth The Smart Brothers Stone River Boys The Tejas Brothers Tenderhooks The Travelin' McCourys & The Lee Boys The Trishas Theodore Those Darlins Tim Easton W.P.A. Webb Wilder White Owls Will Hoge Yarn The 2009 Americana Music Festival is part of the 10th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference, which offers daily seminars, panels and networking opportunities at the Nashville Convention Center, along a stacked lineup of evening showcases. Registration for the entire Festival & Conference, including a ticket to the critically acclaimed Honors & Awards show, is $350 for AMA members and $450 for non-members through August 31st. Conference registrants also receive entrance and priority access to all showcase performances. Non conference attendees may buy wristbands granting admission to all venues on all four evenings of live music They're available for only $45 via the Americana Music Online Store and Grimey's New and Preloved Music (1604 8th Ave. South, Nashville). Presented by the Gibson Foundation, the Americana Honors & Awards Show is attended by 2000 people including artists, fans and entertainment industry executives in one of America's most beloved musical shrines, the historic Ryman Auditorium. Set for September 17th and hosted by Jim Lauderdale, withBuddy Miller and his all-star band, the ceremony features six member-voted year end annual categories and bestows several Lifetime Achievement Awards. 2009 Lifetime honorees so far include--Asleep at the Wheel (Performance) and Sam Bush (Instrumentalist)--with several more recipients to be announced in the coming weeks. A full list of nominees for the member voted categories may be viewed here.
Quick Info
601 Commerce Street
Nashville, TX 37203 US
615-386-6936
http://www.americanamusic.org
Current Lineup
09/16 at 12:00AM
The Travelin' McCourys & The Lee Boys on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 07:00PM
The Rustlanders on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 08:00PM
Brigid Kaelin on The Basement
09/16 at 08:00PM
AMONG THE OAK AND ASH on Station Inn
09/16 at 08:00PM
Baskery on Third & Lindsley
09/16 at 08:00PM
The Band of Heathens on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 08:00PM
Seth Walker on Cannery Ballroom
09/16 at 09:00PM
Antje Duvekot on The Basement
09/16 at 09:00PM
Bearfoot on Station Inn
09/16 at 09:00PM
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs on Third & Lindsley
09/16 at 09:00PM
TBA on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 09:00PM
Amy Cook on Cannery Ballroom
09/16 at 10:00PM
Sarah Siskind on The Basement
09/16 at 10:00PM
Amy Speace on Station Inn
09/16 at 10:00PM
The Greencards on Third & Lindsley
09/16 at 10:00PM
Asleep At The Wheel on Cannery Ballroom
09/16 at 10:00PM
The Dexateens on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 11:00PM
Bonnie Bishop on The Basement
09/16 at 11:00PM
Marty Stuart on Station Inn
09/16 at 11:00PM
Kara Grainger on Third & Lindsley
09/16 at 11:00PM
Those Darlins on Mercy Lounge
09/16 at 11:00PM
The Trishas on Cannery Ballroom
09/17 at 12:00AM
The Tejas Brothers on The Basement
09/17 at 12:00AM
Reckless Kelly on Cannery Ballroom
09/17 at 12:00AM
Corb Lund on Third & Lindsley
09/17 at 10:00PM
Otis Gibbs on The Basement
09/17 at 10:00PM
The Boston Boys on Station Inn
09/17 at 10:00PM
Yarn on Third & Lindsley
09/17 at 10:00PM
Ben Mallott on Mercy Lounge
09/17 at 10:00PM
Seth James on Cannery Ballroom
09/17 at 11:00PM
Grayson Capps on The Basement
09/17 at 11:00PM
Jim Rooney & The Irregulars on Station Inn
09/17 at 11:00PM
Chip Taylor on Third & Lindsley
09/17 at 11:00PM
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles on Mercy Lounge
09/17 at 11:00PM
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers on Cannery Ballroom
09/18 at 12:00AM
Deadstring Brothers on The Basement
09/18 at 12:00AM
Charlie Robison on Mercy Lounge
09/18 at 12:00AM
Cross Canadian Ragweed on Cannery Ballroom
09/18 at 12:00AM
Raul Malo on Third & Lindsley
09/18 at 08:00PM
Amanda Shires on The Basement
09/18 at 08:00PM
Keith Sewell on Station Inn
09/18 at 08:00PM
Come On Go With Us on Third & Lindsley
09/18 at 08:00PM
Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers on Mercy Lounge
09/18 at 08:00PM
Holly Williams on Cannery Ballroom
09/18 at 09:00PM
Matthew Ryan on The Basement
09/18 at 09:00PM
Jim Lauderdale on Station Inn
09/18 at 09:00PM
Shannon Whitworth on Third & Lindsley
09/18 at 09:00PM
Will Hoge on Mercy Lounge
09/18 at 09:00PM
James Intveld on Cannery Ballroom
09/18 at 10:00PM
Patrick Sweaney on The Basement
09/18 at 10:00PM
The Belleville Outfit on Station Inn
09/18 at 10:00PM
Annie & The Beekeepers on Third & Lindsley
09/18 at 10:00PM
Radney Foster on Mercy Lounge
09/18 at 10:00PM
Sam Bush on Cannery Ballroom
09/18 at 11:00PM
Daddy on The Basement
09/18 at 11:00PM
The Lovell Sisters on Station Inn
09/18 at 11:00PM
Joe Pug on Third & Lindsley
09/18 at 11:00PM
J.D. Souther on Mercy Lounge
09/18 at 11:00PM
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Cannery Ballroom
09/19 at 12:00AM
Elliott Brood on The Basement
09/19 at 12:00AM
The Farewell Drifters on Station Inn
09/19 at 12:00AM
Amelia Curran on Third & Lindsley
09/19 at 12:00AM
Scott Miller & The Commonwealth on Mercy Lounge
09/19 at 08:00PM
Angela Easterling on The Basement
09/19 at 08:00PM
Sara Watkins on Station Inn
09/19 at 08:00PM
Angaleena Presley on Third & Lindsley
09/19 at 08:00PM
Casey Driessen on Mercy Lounge
09/19 at 08:00PM
Tim Easton on Cannery Ballroom
09/19 at 09:00PM
Dallas Wayne on The Basement
09/19 at 09:00PM
Sarah Jarosz on Station Inn
09/19 at 09:00PM
Clarence Fountain and The Blind Boys of Alabama with Sam Butler on Third & Lindsley
09/19 at 09:00PM
Jerry Douglas on Mercy Lounge
09/19 at 09:30PM
Buddy Miller on Cannery Ballroom
09/19 at 10:00PM
Stone River Boys on The Basement
09/19 at 10:00PM
Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, & Elizabeth Cook on Station Inn
09/19 at 10:00PM
Webb Wilder on Third & Lindsley
09/19 at 10:00PM
Missy Raines on Mercy Lounge
09/19 at 11:00PM
Chuck Mead on The Basement
09/19 at 11:00PM
Diana Jones on Station Inn
09/19 at 11:00PM
Gabriel Kelley And The Reins on Third & Lindsley
09/19 at 11:00PM
Hot Club of Cowtown on Mercy Lounge
09/19 at 11:00PM
W.P.A. Blues on Cannery Ballroom
09/20 at 12:00AM
The Bottle Rockets on The Basement
09/20 at 12:00AM
Jason White on Third & Lindsley
09/20 at 12:00AM
honeyhoney on Mercy Lounge
