| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | 14th Annual Grand Old Dulcimer Club FestivalPresented by Grand Old Dulcimer Club and Buchanan Log House at Buchanan Log House May 20, 2012 A traditional day of musical fellowship. Tradition continues with a DULCIMER DAY PICNIC and celebration of the mountain dulcimer with outstanding performances by dulcimer professionals, local area dulcimer groups and jammin' on the porch. Houston's will be on the grounds for food and drink as well. | Grand Old Dulcimer Club | 05/20/12 | Nashville |
| 35th Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival | Uncle Dave Macon Days | 07/13/12- 07/15/12 | Murfreesboro |
An intimate evening with James Taylor and His Band Presented by Bridgestone Arena at Bridgestone Arena July 12, 2012 James Taylor and his band are coming to Bridgestone Arena in a special theatrical setting on July 12 for one intimate and memorable night!
James Taylor’s music embodies the art of songwriting in its most personal and universal forms. He is a master at describing specific, even autobiographical situations in a way that resonates with people everywhere. As a recording and touring artist, Taylor has set a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. His warm baritone... | Bridgestone Arena | 07/12/12 | Nashville |
| Artober 2012 | Metro Arts | 10/01/12- 10/31/12 | |
| Blakeford's First Annual Jazz on the Lawn | Blakeford at Green Hills | 05/20/12 | Nashville |
Bluegrass at the Sparta AmphitheatrePresented by Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce at Liberty Square Sparta, TN June 15, 2012 Join fellow Spartans and all lovers of music at Liberty Square. Live Bluegrass from a variety of artists starting at 7:00pm every 3rd Friday May - October. Free to the public and fun for all ages. Come for the music and enjoy Liberty Square in Downtown Sparta! | Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce | 06/15/12 | Sparta |
Bluegrass at the Sparta AmphitheatrePresented by Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce at Liberty Square Sparta, TN July 20, 2012 Join fellow Spartans and all lovers of music at Liberty Square. Live Bluegrass from a variety of artists starting at 7:00pm every 3rd Friday May - October. Free to the public and fun for all ages. Come for the music and enjoy Liberty Square in Downtown Sparta! | Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce | 07/20/12 | Sparta |
Bluegrass at the Sparta AmphitheatrePresented by Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce at Liberty Square Sparta, TN August 17, 2012 Join fellow Spartans and all lovers of music at Liberty Square. Live Bluegrass from a variety of artists starting at 7:00pm every 3rd Friday May - October. Free to the public and fun for all ages. Come for the music and enjoy Liberty Square in Downtown Sparta! | Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce | 08/17/12 | Sparta |
Bluegrass at the Sparta AmphitheatrePresented by Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce at Liberty Square Sparta, TN September 21, 2012 Join fellow Spartans and all lovers of music at Liberty Square. Live Bluegrass from a variety of artists starting at 7:00pm every 3rd Friday May - October. Free to the public and fun for all ages. Come for the music and enjoy Liberty Square in Downtown Sparta! | Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce | 09/21/12 | Sparta |
Bluegrass at the Sparta AmphitheatrePresented by Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce at Liberty Square Sparta, TN October 19, 2012 Join fellow Spartans and all lovers of music at Liberty Square. Live Bluegrass from a variety of artists starting at 7:00pm every 3rd Friday May - October. Free to the public and fun for all ages. Come for the music and enjoy Liberty Square in Downtown Sparta! | Sparta - White County Chamber of Commerce | 10/19/12 | Sparta |
| Bluegrass Jam | Station Inn | 05/20/12 | Nashville |
| Bluegrass Jam | Station Inn | 05/27/12 | Nashville |
Bluegrass Thursday with Chris HenryPresented by Bootleggers Inn at Bootleggers Inn January 19, 2012-January 10, 2013 Chris Henry hosts an evening of bluegrass music. Chris plays with his band Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass. He also brings out special guests each week, including The Dead Sea Trolls and Super Raccoon among other wonderful solo acts. | Bootleggers Inn | 01/19/12- 01/10/13 | Nashville |
Bonnaroo 2012Presented by Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 7-June 10, 2012 The 11th year of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place Thursday, June 7, through Sunday, June 10. Bonnaroo is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. It brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and... | Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | 06/07/12- 06/10/12 | Manchester |
Brand New StringsPresented by Station Inn at Station Inn May 26, 2012 Knoxville based bluegrass band, BRAND NEW STRINGS will perform songs from their current chart album STAY TUNED. Tight harmony and excellent musicianship from this popular band. | Station Inn | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
Dave Moody Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Lamon RecordsPresented by Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree at Texas Troubadour Theatre May 19, 2012 Fans and listeners will enjoy a special musical treat on May 19 when Dave Moody and friends celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lamon Records.
It is a rare thing indeed for Record Companies to last longer than a decade. Usually record companies come and go, merge and decline, so it is well worth celebrating with the folk at Lamon Records as they celebrate 50 years in business!
As part of the label’s 50th anniversary celebration, Lamon Records will be... | Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree | 05/19/12 | Nashville |
Dave Moody Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Lamon RecordsPresented by Ernest Tubb Record Shop at Texas Troubadour Theatre May 19, 2012 Founded by the legendary Ernest Tubb, The Ernest Tubb Record Shops have been fulfilling country music fans’ needs for over 64 years. As part of that tradition, the second longest-running radio show in history, the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, is held on Saturday nights at 12 A.M. (Midnight), and is broadcast live on AM-650 WSM from the Texas Troubadour Theatre. The Jamboree provides up-close and intimate performances by legendary artists, with many sticking around... | Ernest Tubb Record Shop | 05/19/12 | Nashville |
Dog and PonyPresented by Sambuca at Sambuca Restaurant - Nashville May 22, 2012 Snit's Dog and Pony show is not a freak show or circus act! It's simply an American Roots Music Rock & Roll Band. Kevin "Snit" Fitzpatrick was an original member of the Hollisters, an award winning and beloved Houston Alt-Country band. Snit established himself as an integral part of the music scene. "The band can best be described as a cross between the Georgia Satellites and the Kentucky... | Sambuca | 05/22/12 | Nashville |
Film Screening: Merle Haggard on Austin City Limits (1982)Presented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum May 27, 2012
Merle Haggard and the Strangers perform over a dozen hit songs in front of an enthusiastic crowd on the legendary public television show Austin City Limits. Songs include "Big City," "Sing Me Back Home," and "Okie from Muskogee." The band features Roy Nichols on Telecaster guitar and Norm Hamlet on pedal steel, two musicians whose playing helped define the Bakersfield Sound. Leona Williams takes the lead vocal on "I'm Almost Ready."... | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 05/27/12 | Nashville |
Full Moon Pickin' PartyPresented by Friends of Warner Parks at Warner Parks Equestrian Center August 31, 2012 Friends of Warner Parks presents the 11th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties running May through October 2012. The August 31 lineup will be announced soon.
These family-friendly fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under the trees and around the grounds performing and jamming while several headliners are featured on stage.
You’ll find food available for purchase, and beverages... | Friends of Warner Parks | 08/31/12 | Nashville |
Full Moon Pickin' PartyPresented by Friends of Warner Parks at Warner Parks Equestrian Center September 28, 2012 Friends of Warner Parks presents the 11th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties running May through October 2012. The September 28 lineup will be announced soon.
These family-friendly fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under the trees and around the grounds performing and jamming while several headliners are featured on stage.
You’ll find food available for purchase, and... | Friends of Warner Parks | 09/28/12 | Nashville |
Full Moon Pickin' PartyPresented by Friends of Warner Parks at Warner Parks Equestrian Center June 1, 2012 Friends of Warner Parks presents the 11th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties running May through October 2012. The June 1 lineup will be announced soon.
These family-friendly fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under the trees and around the grounds performing and jamming while several headliners are featured on stage.
You’ll find food available for purchase, and beverages... | Friends of Warner Parks | 06/01/12 | Nashville |
Full Moon Pickin' PartyPresented by Friends of Warner Parks at Warner Parks Equestrian Center July 6, 2012 Friends of Warner Parks presents the 11th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties running May through October 2012. The July 6 lineup will be announced soon.
These family-friendly fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under the trees and around the grounds performing and jamming while several headliners are featured on stage.
You’ll find food available for purchase, and beverages... | Friends of Warner Parks | 07/06/12 | Nashville |
Full Moon Pickin' PartyPresented by Friends of Warner Parks at Warner Parks Equestrian Center October 26, 2012 Friends of Warner Parks presents the 11th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties running May through October 2012. The October 26 lineup will be announced soon.
These family-friendly fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under the trees and around the grounds performing and jamming while several headliners are featured on stage.
You’ll find food available for purchase, and... | Friends of Warner Parks | 10/26/12 | Nashville |
| General Jackson Evening Cruise: Heart of Tennessee: A Musical Journey | General Jackson Showboat | 03/08/12- 12/23/12 | Nashville |
Heartwood Music FestivalPresented by Heartwood Music Festival at A Farm Location - Monteagle May 17-May 20, 2012 Heartwood Music Festival in South Pittsburg, TN, is an annual fundraiser event to support Heartwood(org), a non-profit organization.
Connect with nature, enjoy live music (over 20 bands from 7 different states), dancers, Art, eat some jambalaya, camp along the stream, and have a blast! You can also learn gardening and composting skills as well as learn how to build your own solar panel. There will be... | Heartwood Music Festival | 05/17/12- 05/20/12 | Monteagle |
Heritage Day Presented by Granville Museum, Inc. at Granville Museum May 26, 2012 Join us at the Granville Museum for great music and old-fashioned fun. Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Festival features contest for various ages in guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, banjo and fiddle. Civil War living history re-enactments. Antique car and tractor show, crafts, memorial service, food, children's rides, petting zoo. | Granville Museum, Inc. | 05/26/12 | Granville |
| High Watt: Josh Rouse An Intimate Solo Performance | Mercy Lounge | 07/28/12 | Nashville |
Jett Williams Hosts Hosts Ernest Tubb Midnite JamboreePresented by Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree at Texas Troubadour Theatre May 26, 2012 Traditional country music fans have the opportunity to enjoy a line-up steeped in musical heritage this May at the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, which broadcasts LIVE from the landmark Texas Troubadour Theatre every Saturday night beginning at midnight. May’s hosts will include, Glenn Douglas Tubb (nephew of Legendary Ernest Tubb), Rattlesnake Annie and Jett Williams (daughter of Hank Williams). Fans and listeners... | Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
Jimmy Charles and Hello KellyPresented by Margaritaville Nashville at Margaritaville Nashville May 30, 2012 Head on out to Margaritaville Nashville for live music with Jimmy Charles at 4:00pm. A soulful, genuine and passion filled Country Singer and Writer that brings amazing energy to all his performances! Jimmy has received Radio play for four of his songs including “Whatever It Takes” that played Nationally on Clear Channel Country radio. Season 9 “American... | Margaritaville Nashville | 05/30/12 | Nashville |
Josh Helms and Dusty Hundley Presented by Margaritaville Nashville at Margaritaville Nashville May 23, 2012 Head on out to Margaritaville Nashville for live Josh Helms at 4:00pm. Hailing from St. Petersburg, Florida, Josh has spent the last 15 years honing the craft of songwriting and discovering what it means to deliver those songs to a live audience. From an early age Josh began leading worship in his Father’s church where he fell in love with music and songwriting.... | Margaritaville Nashville | 05/23/12 | Nashville |
Langhorne Slim Presented by Mercy Lounge at Mercy Lounge June 9, 2012 There is nothing like the challenges and camaraderie of the road to inspire a songwriter who thrives upon the emotional energy and exhilaration only travel can deliver. Some singers are devoted to the pursuit of perpetual motion, and Langhorne Slim releases his wild soul in ways that come out of the discipline of live performance.
The 13 songs that compose Langhorne Slim & The Law’s new The Way We... | Mercy Lounge | 06/09/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/30/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/27/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/28/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/25/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 06/01/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/25/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/21/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/20/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/19/12 | Nashville |
| Lower Broadway Band | Makin' Music Inc | 05/23/12 | Nashville |
Madison Bluegrass FestivalPresented by Larry's Grand Ole Garage at Larry's Grand Ole Garage June 1-June 2, 2012 Come out to the Madison Bluegrass Festival for live music and entertainment!
Friday
4:00pm-7:00pm Open Jam
7:00pm Justin Clark & The Uptown School All Stars
8:00pm Jam until close
Saturday
10:00am-12:00pm Main Stage Music & Dance Studio
Gail Johnson & Cheryl Chunn Grasshoppers
Lonnie Jones & Hard Drive
Sunny Mountain... | Larry's Grand Ole Garage | 06/01/12- 06/02/12 | Madison |
Marcus & Billy and Josh Helms Presented by Margaritaville Nashville at Margaritaville Nashville May 29, 2012 Head out to Margaritaville Nashville for live music with Marcus & Billy at 4:00pm.
Josh Helms takes the stage at 8:00pm. Hailing from St. Petersburg, Florida, Josh Helms has spent the last 15 years honing the craft of songwriting and discovering what it means to deliver those songs to a live audience. From an early age Josh began... | Margaritaville Nashville | 05/29/12 | Nashville |
| Marcus & Billy, Sarah & Tawnya and Eric Von | Margaritaville Nashville | 05/27/12 | Nashville |
Marcus & Billy, Sarah & Tawnya and Randy MoorePresented by Margaritaville Nashville at Margaritaville Nashville May 26, 2012 Head out to Margaritaville Nashville for live music with Marcus & Billy at 1:00pm. Sarah & Tawnya take the stage at 5:00pm.
Randy Moore has been making music for the general public for some 30 years. There’s nothing in the business that Randy hasn’t done at least once. He’s opened shows... | Margaritaville Nashville | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
Music City Roots: Alejandro Escovedo, Trace Bundy, Tristen, Scott Simontacchi, Josh Oliver Presented by Music City Roots at The Loveless Barn May 30, 2012 Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical production. Broadcast on Wednesday nights on Lightning 100 on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 9:00pm,CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville's astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition -- a... | Music City Roots | 05/30/12 | Nashville |
Music City Roots: Delta Moon, Dirty Bourbon River Show, Drivin N Cryin, Phantom Farmer Presented by Music City Roots at The Loveless Barn July 25, 2012 Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical production. Broadcast on Wednesday nights on Lightning 100 on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 9:00pm,CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville's astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition -- a... | Music City Roots | 07/25/12 | Nashville |
Music City Roots: Flea Market Hustlers, Kim Richey, The Willies & morePresented by Music City Roots at The Loveless Barn July 11, 2012 Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical production. Broadcast on Wednesday nights on Lightning 100 on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 9:00pm,CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville's astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition -- a... | Music City Roots | 07/11/12 | Nashville |