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The 10th Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference

Presented by Americana Music Association at Nashville Convention Center

September 16-September 19, 2009

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The 10th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference will offer seminars, panels and networking opportunities at the Nashville Convention Center by day, and bring a stellar lineup of musical showcases each evening at premiere venues like the The Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, The Station Inn, The Basement and 3rd & Lindsley. As always, the Festival's capstone will be the annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, scheduled for September 17th at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony will toast winners in six member-voted of the year categories and bestow Lifetime Achievement Awards on several honored guests.

The initial lineup of artists confirmed to perform solidifies and showcases Americana's vibrant and essential place in today's musical landscape. The Americana genre continues to thrive, most notably gaining recent recognition from The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the form of a "Best Americana Album" Grammy Award for 2010. The initial lineup of confirmed showcase artists features: Among The Oak & Ash, Annie & The Beekeepers, Asleep at the Wheel, Band of Heathens, Baskery, The Belleville Outfit, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, Bottle Rockets, Elliott Brood, Grayson Capps, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Come On Go With Us, Amy Cook, Cross Canadian Ragweed, DADDY, Deadstring Brothers, Antje Duvekot, Angela Easterling, Tim Easton, The Farewell Drifters, Radney Foster, Clarence Fountain, Sam Butler & The Boys, Otis Gibbs, Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, Kara Grainger, The Greencards, Will Hoge, Hot Club of Cowtown, Seth James, Sarah Jarosz, Brigid Kaelin, Jim Lauderdale, The Lovell Sisters, Corb Lund, Chuck Mead, Buddy Miller, Scott Miller, Joe Pug, Reckless Kelly
Charlie Robison, Jim Rooney & The Irregulars, The Rustlanders, Matthew Ryan, Keith Sewell, Amanda Shines, Sarah Siskind, The Smart Brothers, J.D. Souther, Amy Speace, Stone River Boys, Marty Stuart, Patrick Sweany, Those Darlins, The Travelin' McCourys & The Lee Boys, The Trishas, Sara Watkins, Shannon Whitworth, Webb Wilder, W.P.A. and Yarn.

Rosanne Cash will be the subject of the Americana Music Association's Festival and Conference 2009 Keynote Interview. The interview, conducted by author/journalist Michael Streissguth, will take place Thursday, September 17, from 10:45 until noon at the Nashville Convention Center.

This special event covers the interests and needs of artists, managers, labels, radio stations, publishers, agents, promoters, retailers, performing rights organizations, legal and business affairs executives, tour-related services, merchandisers, new media and all related allied professionals. With registration, you have access to sanctioned events including our daytime educational panels and forums, all sanctioned evening performances at local venues and a ticket to the Americana Honors & Awards at the Historic Ryman Auditorium.