The line up for the 17th annual AmericanaFest has continued to roll out some brilliant names for its 2016 event, with the likes of Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, Amanda Shires and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers being announced in their latest artist reveal. The festival is already boasting artists including Wynonna & The Big Noise, Jay Nash and The Black Lillies, while Kasey Chambers, C.W Stoneking, Ruby Boots, Marlon Williams and Shane Nicholson also are set to appear.
The six-day festival is running throughout Nashville alongside its official conference, with multiple venues throughout turning it on from September 20th through until September 25th. A variety of panel sessions and networking opportunities are available for attendees to take advantage of, with the Americana Honors & Awards Show taking prime spot as the festival’s featured performance, at the Ryman Auditorium.
Take a look at the music line up below and head on over HERE to find out more about the history of AmericanaFest and where it’s heading in 2016!
2016 AMERICANAFEST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
AARON LEE TASJAN
THE ACCIDENTALS
AMANDA SHIRES
AMELIA CURRAN
THE AMERICANS
AMY HELM
AOIFE O’DONOVAN
APPLEWOOD ROAD
AUBRIE SELLERS
B R U N S
THE BALLROOM THIEVES
BART CROW
BILLY BRAGG & JOE HENRY
BIRGER OLSEN (of Denver)
BJ BARHAM (of American Aquarium)
THE BLACK LILLIES
BOBBY RUSH
BONNIE BISHOP
THE BOTTLE ROCKETS
BRENT COBB
BRIAN WHELAN
BRIAN WRIGHT
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS
BUDDY MILLER
C.W. STONEKING
THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS
CALEB CAUDLE
CARL ANDERSON
CEDRIC BURNSIDE PROJECT
CHARLIE FAYE & THE FAYETTES
CHARLIE PARR
CIARAN LAVERY
THE CORDOVAS
DAVID RAMIREZ
DEAD HORSES
DERIK HULTQUIST
DEX ROMWEBER
DIETRICH STRAUSE
DORI FREEMAN
DYLAN LeBLANC
THE FEARLESS KIN
FRONT COUNTRY
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS
THE HANDSOME FAMILY
HARPOONIST & THE AXE MURDERER
HOLLIS BROWN
HOWE GELB
INDIANOLA
INDIGO GIRLS
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
JACK INGRAM
JASON EADY
JAY NASH
JESSE MALIN
JIM LAUDERDALE
JOE PURDY
JOHN FULLBRIGHT
JOHN PAUL WHITE
JOHN PRINE
KAIA KATER
KASEY CHAMBERS
LARKIN POE
LARRY CAMPBELL & TERESA WILLIAMS
THE LAST BANDOLEROS
LAU
LEE ANN WOMACK
LEWIS & LEIGH
THE LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND
LORI McKENNA
LOWLAND HUNN
LUKE BELL
LYDIA LOVELESS
MANDOLIN ORANGE
MARLON WILLIAMS
MATT HAECK
MINDY SMITH
MOLLY PARDEN
MOONSVILLE COLLECTIVE
MOTEL MIRRORS
MY BUBBA
THE O’CONNOR BAND featuring MARK O’CONNOR
PAPER BIRD
PARKER MILLSAP
PENNY & SPARROW
PETER BRUNTNELL
PHIL CODY
THE PINES
QUIET LIFE
RED SHAHAN
REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
RIVER WHYLESS
ROB BAIRD
ROBERT VINCENT
RUBY AMANFU
RUBY BOOTS
RUSTON KELLY
RYAN BEAVER
SAM LEWIS
SAM OUTLAW
SAMMY BRUE
SARA WATKINS
SARAH POTENZA
SEAN McCONNELL
SEAN WATKINS
SHANE NICHOLSON
SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE
SHAWN MULLINS
SONS OF BILL
SUNNY SWEENEY
SUSTO
TEDDY THOMPSON & KELLY JONES
TONY JOE WHITE
WHITNEY ROSE
WILL ROSE
WILLIAM CLARK GREEN
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
WILLIE WATSON
WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE
YOLA CARTER
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