The 20th edition of the AmericanaFest will spread its wings across the Music City Sept. 10-15, with scores of artists playing at venues all across Nashville. Following the May 14 announcement of the Americana Honors and Awards nominees, the festival made its first round of lineup announcements Thursday, featuring Nashville resident and Delta blues virtuoso Keb' Mo', sacred steel funkster Robert Randolph, jammy bluegrassers (or bluegrassy jammers) The Travelin' McCourys, and country legend Tanya Tucker (who's been in the studio with Honors and Awards nominee Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, working on her first new material since 2002).
Other acts worth making time for include alt-country faves American Aquarium, local R&B voice Alanna Royale, reigning International Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle, and Kelsey Waldon, fresh off her new deal with John Prine's Oh Boy Records. Also Corb Lund, the most Canadiana artist to ever play AmericanaFest, or indeed anywhere.
As always, the AmericanaFest folks will keep updating the artist roster as the summer wears on (and they've promised more than 175 additional entries). In the meantime, $90 festival wristbands are on sale now. Take a look at the full initial lineup below.
AmericanaFest 2019 Initial Artist Lineup
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Abigail Lapell
Adam Chaffins
Adam Wakefield
Alanna Royale
Albi and the Wolves
Alice Wallace
American Aquarium
Amy Ray Band
Amythyst Kiah
Ana Egge
Anna Tivel
Anthony da Costa
Aubrie Sellers
The Ballroom Thieves
Billy Strings
Bobby Rush
Bonnie Bishop
Brandy Clark
The Bros. Landreth
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis
Buddy Miller
Caitlin Canty
Caroline Spence
Charles Wesley Godwin
Chatham County Line
Chris Shiflett
Christopher Paul Stelling
Chuck Mead
The Commonheart
Corb Lund
Cruz Contreras
Curse Of Lono
Danni Nicholls
David Garnham & the Reasons to Live
Dawn Landes
Del Barber
Delbert McClinton and Self Made Men + Dana
Della Mae
The Dip
Donna the Buffalo
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Dylan LeBlanc
Early James and the Latest
Emily Scott Robinson
Erin Rae
Falls
Front Country
Gibson Brothers
Glen Phillips
Gretchen Peters
Hawktail
The High Divers
J.S. Ondara
Jack Ingram
The Jacob Jolliff Band
Jade Bird
Jaimee Harris
Jim Lauderdale
Joachim Cooder
Joana Serrat
Joe Pug
Jordie Lane
Josh Halverson
Josh Q and the Trade-Offs
Katie Pruitt
Keb' Mo'
Kelsey Waldon
Leslie Stevens
Lilly Hiatt
Liz Brasher
Lizzie No
Logan Ledger
Lori McKenna
Lucette
The Maes
Malcolm Holcombe
The Marcus King Band
Mark & Maggie O'Connor
Mark Erelli
Mary Bragg
Maya de Vitry
The McCrary Sisters
Michaela Anne
Mike and the Moonpies
Missy Raines
Molly Tuttle
Noble Jacks
Oshima Brothers
Paul Cauthen
Penny & Sparrow
Peter More
Quaker City Night Hawks
Rainbow Girls
Rising Appalachia
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
Robert Francis
Robert Randolph
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
Roseanne Reid
Rosie Flores
Ryan Montbleau
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers
Sean McConnell
Shinyribs
Stephen Kellogg
The Suitcase Junket
Sunny War
Tami Neilson
Tanya Tucker
Thomas Csorba
The Travelin' McCourys
Waylon Payne
Whiskey Wolves of the West
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