Loretta Lynn, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings To Headline
Loretta Lynn at the Americana Honors and Awards 2014
The Americana Music Association has announced a one-off “mini-festival” during its 16th annual Americana Festival & Conference.
The one-day event will be headlined by the legendary Loretta Lynn, troubadour Steve Earle, and highly-esteemed Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. Tift Merritt, Eric Heywood, Nikki Lane and Emmy Rose Russell have also been named as part of the bill.
The new Ascend Amphitheatre will host the gathering on Saturday September 19 in downtown Nashville, West Riverfront Park, alongside the Cumberland River.
The event will feature two stages with more artists announced in coming weeks.
Tickets are $25, $45 and $75 and will go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday July 31. Americana Conference registrants in 2015 will be receiving separate advice as to ticketing arrangements.
“We’re proud of the success of our boutique festival and conference, but this event at the Ascend Amphitheater is really for the entire community, not just the folks in the industry attending our business conference” said Americana Executive Director Jed Hilly. “It’s a celebration of the great city of Nashville and who better to highlight such an event than Miss Loretta Lynn.”
Tift Merritt and Eric Heywood at Mesa Verde Melbourne Australia – Photo By Jim Jacob
