Last July, Brandi Carlile had a provocation for her friend Jay Sweet, the head of Newport Folk Festival. “One year from now,” Sweet remembers her telling him. “I bet you we can bring Joni Mitchell to this stage.” The festival head was skeptical. A few years back, he had witnessed …
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Nominations for the 21st Americana Honors and Awards were announced during a special event at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville on Monday. The annual celebration of roots music will return to the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 14. Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, and Yola all picked up …
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This year’s Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals may be canceled due to COVID-19, but a virtual event will take place from July 31st through August 2nd. Folk on Revival Weekend will kick off on Friday, July 31st, with Mavis 80, a birthday celebration for Mavis Staples. The event was filmed …
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Brandi Carlile leads a lineup of roots-oriented performers announced for this year’s Americana Spring Celebration, an annual benefit retreat hosted at a Smoky Mountains luxury resort in East Tennessee. Now in its ninth year, the four-day event at Blackberry Farm will take place April 25th – 28th and benefit the …
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