The 19th Americana Music Festival & Conference, also known as AmericanaFest, will fill Nashville with the sounds of roots, country and blues music in its old-school SXSW-style festival atmosphere from September 11 through September 16. The recent addition of artists such as Amanda Shires and Tyler Childers will make Music City overflow with talent.
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In April, AmericanaFest was already shaping up to sound like an amazing week with its first string of confirmed performers including Lee Ann Womack, American Aquarium, Drivin' N' Cryin', The Black Lillies and Joe Purdy, to name a few. A month ago, 250 artists were listed out of the now 500-name long catalog of performers. At the time, the new additions of artists like John Prine and Ashely Monroe already had fans hurridly registering to attend.
Now, the Americana Music Association has finally unveiled the full list of artists who will be captivating crowds across the city including Childers, Shires, Candi Staton, Richard Thompson and Rosanne Cash, who will receive the "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award.
Those who only want to check out the performances taking place across 60 venues in Nashville can purchase a $75 wristband to try their hand at getting into the shows. But if fans want the full experience of the conference (which includes access to the Honors & Awards Show, panels, seminars, parties and special daytime performances along with the regular AmericanaFest shows), they'll need to go through the registration form on the festival's website and purchase a $200+ pass.
AmericanaFest 2018 Full Lineup:
Ahi
Animal Years
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Alejandro Escovedo
Amanda Shires
American Aquarium
American Folk
Amy Helm
Amythyst Kiah
Andrew Combs
Arkansas Dave
Ashley Monroe
Asleep at the Wheel
Austin Lucas
Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons
Birds of Chicago
Birdtalker
Blackfoot Gypsies
Bobby Long
Bones Owens
Bottle Rockets
Brandi and the Alexanders
Brandy Clark
Buddy Miller
Buffalo Gospel
Buxton
Cordovas
Caleb Caudle
Candi Staton
Carolina Story
Carson McHone
Catherine Britt
Cedric Burnside
Chance McCoy
Charley Crockett
Charlie Faye and the Fayettes
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Chris Gantry
Chris Shiflett
Courtney Hartman
Courtney Marie Andrews
Creamer
Daddy
Daniel Donato
Darling West
Dawn Landes
Dead Horses
Devon Gilfillian
Dom Flemons
Doug Seegers
Drivin 'N Cryin
Dylan Pratt
Elise Davis
Elizabeth Cook
Emily Scott Robinson
Erin Rae
Esther Rose
Fanny Lumsden
Fantastic Negrito
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
Ghost of Paul Revere
Great Peacock
Greyhounds
Guthrie Trapp
Guy Davis
H.C. McEntire
Hyways
Hayes Carll
Hayley Thompson-King
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
Holly Macve
Hymn For Her
I'm With Her
Ian Moore
Ian Noe
Ida Mae
Israel Nash
J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band)
J.P. Harris
Jackie Greene
Jade Jackson
Jaime Wyatt
Jamie McLean Band
Janiva Magness
Jason Boland and the Stragglers
Jason James
Jedd Hughes
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeremy Pinnell
Jerry Douglas
Jill Andrews
Jim Lauderdale
Jim White
Joe Purdy
John Carter Cash
John Craigie
John Hiatt
John Oates
John Paul Keith
John Prine and Friends
John Smith
Johnny Irion
Josh Rennie-Hynes
Kaia Kater
Kathy Mattea
Katie Pruitt
Kelsey Waldon
Kim Richey
Kirby Brown
Kristin Andreassen
Kyle Daniel
Leah Blevins
Lee Ann Womack and Friends
Lee Roy Parnell
Lera Lynn
Leslie Stevens
Lilly Hiatt
Lindsay Lou
Liz Brasher
Logan Ledger
Lucie Silvas
Lucky Lips
Luke Winslow-King
Lula Wiles
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
Mando Saenz
Mandolin Orange
Mandy Barnett
Mary Gauthier
Max Gomez
McKenzie Lockhart
Mike and the Moonpies
Mike Farris
Mindy Smith
Mipso
Molly Tuttle
Mountain Heart
My Politic
Neighbor Lady
New Reveille
Nicholas Jamerson
Nicki Bluhm
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Oliver Hazard
Ordinary Elephant
Paul Cauthen
Peter Bradley Adams
Peter Case
Phil Cook
Phil Madeira
Pony Bradshaw
Prinz Grizzley and His Beargaroos
Rev. Sekou
Richard Thompson
River Whyless
Robbie Fulks with Linda Gail Lewis
Robby Hecht and Caroline Spence
Romantica
Ron Pope
Rosanne Cash
Ross Cooper
Ruby Boots
Ruen Brothers
Ruston Kelly
Szlachetka
Sam Lewis
Sam Morrow
Samantha Fish
Sarah Borges
Sarah Siskind
Scott Mulvahill
Shemekia Copeland
Shook Twins
Sons of Bill
Southern Avenue
Sugaray Rayford Band
Sunny War
The Wandering Hearts
Taylor Kingman
The Americans
The Band of Heathens
The Black Lillies
The Commonheart
The Earls of Leicester
The Josephines
The Last Revel
The Lone Bellow
The McCrary Sisters
The Milk Carton Kids
The Nude Party
The Reckless Electric
The Small Glories
The Suffers
The War and Treaty
The Watson Twins
The Way Down Wanderers
Them Coulee Boys
Thomas Csorba
Tim Bluhm
Tom Freund
Tommy Ash
Tommy Emmanuel
Town Mountain
Treetop Flyers
Tyler Childers
Tyler Ramsey
Tyrone Cotton
Van William
Vandoliers
Walter Salas-Humara
Whiskey Wolves of the West
Whitehorse
Will Hoge
William Crighton
William Fitzsimmons
William Prince
William the Conqueror
Wood and Wire
Worry Dolls
Yola Carter
