(Top Row, L-R): Yola Carter, Drive-By Truckers, Iron & Wine. (Bottom Row, L-R): Lukas Nelson, The Secret Sisters, Amanda Shires
The Americana Music Association announced today the second round of performers slated to appear at the 18th Annual Americanafest: The Americana Music Festival & Conference Sept. 12-17 in Nashville. Nearly 300 artists and bands are participating in the six-day festival, and the latest announced to perform include Hayes Carll, Elizabeth Cook, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Drive-By Truckers, Joshua Hedley, John Hiatt & the Goners, Phoebe Hunt, Iron & Wine, Lori McKenna, The Last Bandoleros, Lukas Nelson, The Secret Sisters, Amanda Shires and The Wild Reeds, and many more.
Americanafest conference registrations (currently $299 for members/$399 for non-members) offer priority admission into all showcases, sanctioned parties and events, and daytime panels, and can be purchased here. At this time, only Conference Registrants may purchase Honors & Awards show tickets. A festival wristband for the nightly shows is available for $75 and grants admission into all showcase venues as well as select sanctioned parties and special events.
Second Round of Artists Confirmed to Play Americanafest:
The Accidentals
Amanda Shires
Angaleena Presley
Becky Warren
Ben Smith & Jimmy Brewer
Birdtalker
Bonnie Whitmore and Her Band
Boo Ray
Boy Named Banjo
Buddy Miller
The Cactus Blossoms
Cary Morin
Charly Markwart
Cody Canada & The Departed
Colin Hay
Cory Branan
Cris Jacobs
Dalton Domino
Darling West
Darrin Bradbury
David Ramirez
The Dead South
Dean Owens
Doug Seegers
Drive-by Truckers
Dustbowl Revival
Elijah Ocean
Elizabeth Cook
Emily Barker
Flatland Cavalry
Great American Canyon Band
Hayes Carll
Humming House
Iron & Wine
J.P. Harris
Jade Jackson
Joan Osborne
John Hiatt & the Goners
Joshua Hedley
Kaitlin Butts
The Kernal
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
The Last Bandoleros
Lee Roy Parnell
Lilly Hiatt
Lori McKenna
LUCETTE
Lukas Nelson
Marc Broussard
Mark O’Connor featuring the O’Connor Band
Matthew Ryan
The Mavericks & Friends
Michigan Rattlers
Nicole Atkins
Noam Pikelny
Nora Jane Struthers
North Mississippi Allstars
Phoebe Hunt
Quaker City Night Hawks
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
Rogue + Jaye
Romantica
Sammy Brue
The Secret Sisters
Shannon McNally
Steelism
The Steel Wheels
Suzanne Santo
SZLACHETKA
The Texas Gentlemen
The Tillers
Timmy The Teeth
Tom Brosseau
Tommy Womack
Travis Linville
Twisted Pine
Whiskey Shivers
Whitney Rose
The Wild Reeds
Willie Nile
The Wood Brothers
Wood & Wire
Woody Pines
Yola Carter
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