Schedule

Tuesday September 19, 2023

12:00 PM: Pass Pick-Up - The Westin - Gulch III

12:00 PM: Pass Pick-Up - City Winery

12:00 PM: Merch - The Westin - Gulch III

3:00 PM: Conversation and Performance: Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal Spin the Wheel - Ford Theater, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Kim Ruehl, Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal

5:00 PM: BMI Presents: Official AMERICANAFEST Kick-Off Party -
JD Clayton, Old Crow Medicine Show

5:00 PM:Change The Conversation's "Stella Prince and Friends" Event - The Underdog
Isa Burke, Julie Williams, Maya de Vitry, Phoebe Hunt, Stella Prince, and 1 more...

6:00 PM: The Old Fashioned String Band Throwdown, Presented by WMOT - Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge

6:00 PM: Concord's Americana From All Sides - The Optimist
Conference Passes Only

6:00 PM: Stax Soul Mobile - The Optimist

6:00 PM: Sounds Australia - The Bluebird Cafe
Colin Lillie, Gretta Ziller, Jack Botts, Katie Bates, MINOR GOLD, and 3 more...
Open to Conference Passholders or $10 at the door.

6:00 PM: Shine A Light! FAME Recording Studios 60th Anniversary Bash - The Basement East

7:00 PM: Songwriters Round: Three Instruments, Three Voices - City Winery
Alisa Amador, Kaia Kater, Phoebe Hunt

7:00 PM: Pitch Meeting - 3rd & Lindsley

7:30 PM: Want Symphonic - Rufus Wainwright with the Nashville Symphony - Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Rufus Wainwright
This is a separate ticketed event.

8:00 PM: Olivia Management Night Party - The Eighth Room
Alex Blue, Derek Webb, Flamy Grant, Jill Andrews, Lauren Balthrop, and 4 more...

8:00 PM: Americana Proud: A Voice for All - City Winery
Autumn Nicholas, Vidalia Anne Gentry

9:00 PM: Sounds Australia - The Bluebird Cafe
Aaron D'Arcy, Bek Brooks, Chloe Styler, Falls, Hamish Anderson, and 2 more...
Open to Conference Passholders or $10 at the door.

9:30 PM: Americana Proud: A Voice for All - City Winery
Autumn Nicholas, Vidalia Anne Gentry

Wednesday September 20, 2023

9:00 AM: Jrodconcerts Presents: The AMERICANAFEST Fiesta II - The Space at 100 Taylor
Aaron Lee Tasjan, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, Bre Kennedy, Dillon Warnek, Geneviève Racette, and 11 more...

9:00 AM: Pass Pick-Up - The Westin Nashville

10:00 AM: Kentucky Music Panel - Roots and Branches: Kentucky Music - The Westin - Vanderbilt III
Silas House - Author, Kelsey Waldon , Nat Myers , S.G. Goodman - Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: Show Me The Money - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Allen Johnston I Music Specialist, Alex Mallett I Folk Alliance International, Bobby Rush, Paul Gilbert I GilbertYoung
Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: International Touring for Americana Artists - The Westin - Gulch III
Chicago Mike Beck I Access Film Music LLC, Paul Fenn I Asgard
Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: Merch - The Westin Nashville

10:30 AM: The Eternal Waltz: Curating and Perpetuating the Legacy of The Band - The Westin - Gulch I & II
Deana McCloud - Museum Collective, Bob Santelli - Bruce Springsteen Archives, Amy Helm, Oliver Chastan - Iconoclast
Conference Passes Only

10:30 AM: The Journey of the Song: An Exploration from Distribution to Deposit - The Westin - SoBro III
Kris Ahrend - The Mechanical Licensing Collective, Brendon Anthony - Texas Music Office, Jody Williams - Jody Williams Songs, Shelby Yoder
Conference Passholders Only

11:00 AM:The American South' - Neilson Hubbard in conversation with Mary Gauthier - The Westin - Vanderbilt IV
Neilson Hubbard - Neighborhoods Apart, Mary Gauthier
Conference Passes Only

11:00 AM: Conversation and Performance: Where the Action Is: Americana Artists and Activism
Jewly Hight , Adeem the Artist, Autumn Nicholas, Allison Russell, Mya Byrne
RSVP Required. An email will be sent to Conference Passholders on 9/1.

11:00 AM: Pass Pick-Up - City Winery

11:30 AM: Please Release Me: Releasing Music in the 21st Century - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Chicago Mike Beck - Access Film Music LLC, Jenn Cleary - Jenn Cleary Music LLC, John Butler - Path Artist Services, Randall Foster - Symphonic Distribution
Conference Passholders Only

12:00 PM: Gems on VHS and Gar Hole Records Shindig - Vinyl Tap
Chris Acker, Dylan Earl, Josh Okeefe, Jude Brothers, Nick Shoulders, and 4 more...

12:00 PM: AMERICAN AFEST Day Stage presented by NPR Music. World Cafe and VVMOT - Eastside Bowl
Bobby Rush, Dom Flemons, Eilen Jewell, Maggie Rose, Tommy Emmanuel
Open to Conference and Festival Passholders and WMOT members.

12:00 PM: NMAAM Songwriters Round - National Museum of African American Music
AHI, Denitia, Joy Clark

12:00 PM: September Social at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge - Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge
Alex Cano, Jade Marie Patek, Kimmi Bitter, Lauren Rose Thayer, Mac Leaphart, and 12 more...

12:00 PM: The World of Marty Stuart - The Westin - Vanderbilt III
David Fricke I Rolling Stone, Marty Stuart
Conference Passes Only

1:00 PM: Generative Al and the Future of Creativity - The Westin - Gulch III
Jonathan Taplin - USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, T Bone Burnett
Conference Passes Only

1:00 PM: How To Produce A Record with Pete Anderson - A Conversation - The Westin - Vanderbilt IV
Jim Lauderdale , Pete Anderson I Little Dog Records
Conference Passes Only   

1:00 PM: Why Should Governments Invest In Music    - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Reid Wick - Recording Academy, Brendon Anthony - Texas Music Office, Elizabeth Cawein - Music Export Memphis, Jimmy Wheeler - Tennessee Entertainment Commission Music Office, Lacey Chataignier - Louisiana Office of Cultural Development
Conference Passes Only

1:30 PM: Standing Out in the Crowd: Digital Music Strategies to Propel Your Music and Grow Your Audience - The Westin - Gulch I & II
Randall Foster - Symphonic Distribution, Ashley Alexander - Girlilla Marketing, Dustin Boyer - Venture Music, Jay Gilbert - Label Logic, Kaitlyn "KP" Parmenter - Alchemy Artist Services
Conference Passes Only

1:30 PM: Vinyl Records: Configuration, Content & Customers - The Westin - SoBro III
Ken Abdo - Fox Rothschild, Carrie Colliton - Record Store Day, Jody Whelan - Oh Boy Records, Piper Payne - Physical Music Products
Conference Passes Only

2:00 PM: Firing On All Cylinders: 49 Winchester & How Teamwork Makes the Dream Work - The Westin - Vanderbilt III
Derek Anderson - New West Records, Issac Gibson - 49 Winchester, Jacob Lapidus - CAA, Norman Jacob - MNJR
Conference Passes Only

2:00 PM: Gptx Live Day Party - Analog at Hutton Hotel
Alex Lambert, David Tribble, Garrett Owen, Goldpine, Remy Reilly, and 1 more...

2:30 PM: Americana UK/British Underground: Welcome Party - Alley Taps
Elles Bailey, Simeon Hammond Dallas, St Catherine's Child, The Hanging Stars, The Wandering Hearts

2:30 PM: Americana Tastemakers: The Next Generation - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Jon Folk - WME, Grace Stern - WME, Holly G - Black Opry, Jon Grau - This Is Management, Michelle Steele - Missing Piece Group, and 1 more...
Conference Passes Only

3:00 PM: Back to the Basics: How do Artists Evaluate Current Recording and Distribution Deals - The Westin - SoBro III
Robert Meltus - Meitus Gelbert Rose LLP, John Strohm - Frost Brown Todd, Marshall Altman - Nettwerk Music Group, Stephanie Hudacek - Soundly Music
Conference Passes Only

3:00 PM: from the ground up: building and marketing a brand new artist project - The Westin - Gulch I & II
Blair Clark - Brooklyn Basement, Chantrel Reynolds - mtheory, Hayley Roets - Tunecore, Phillip-Michael Scales, Susan Hamilton - Brooklyn Basement
Conference Passes Only

3:00 PM: saved by a song: the art and healing power for songwriting - The Westin - Gulch III
Jewly Hight , Mary Gauthier
Conference Passes Only

3:00 PM: peach jam - The Basement
Ben Chapman, Butch Walker, Gabe Lee, JD Clayton, Lainey Wilson, and 3 more...

4:00 PM: indigenous americana - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Nicole Auger - Indigenous Music Summit, Amanda Rheaume , Crystal Shawanda, Trenton Wheeler
Conference Passes Only

5:00 PM: pass pick-up - Ryman Auditorium

6:00 PM: viewing party of the 22nd annual americana honors & awards - City Winery

6:30 PM: the 22nd annual americana honors & awards - Ryman Auditorium
This is a seperate ticketed event.

7:00 PM: Jeff Plankenhorn - 3rd & Lindsley

8:00 PM: The HawtThorns - 3rd & Lindsley

9:00 PM: Jason Carter - Station Inn

9:00 PM: Noah Guthrie - Analog at Hutton Hotel

9:00 PM: Boo Ray and His Shod-Hot Band - The 5 Spot

9:00 PM: West Texas Exiles - 3rd & Lindsley

9:00 PM: Nolan Taylor - EXIT/IN

10:00 PM: Jessi Colter - 3rd & Lindsley

10:00 PM: Joy Clark - The Basement

10:00 PM: Gabe Lee - Analog at Hutton Hotel

10:00 PM: The Lil Smokies - Station Inn

10:00 PM: Della Mae - The Basement East

10:00 PM: MINOR GOLD - The 5 Spot

10:00 PM: Bella White - EXIT/IN

10:30 PM: Eilen Jewell - City Winery

11:00 PM: Dylan Earl - The 5 Spot

11:00 PM: Fruition - EXIT/IN

11:00 PM: Mipso -The Basement East

11:00 PM: The Wandering Hearts - Analog at Hutton Hotel

11:00 PM: Mighty Poplar - Station Inn

11:00 PM: The Pink Stones - The Basement

11:00 PM: Jesse Dayton - 3rd & Lindsley

September 21, 2023

8:00 AM: pass pick-up - The Westin Nashville

9:00 AM: the ins and outs of digital distribution - The Westin - SoBro III - Allen Johnston I Music Specialist, Paul Gilbert I GilbertYoung - Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: hank williams at 100: hits ongoing influence - The Westin - Gulch I & II - Sean Smith,The Recording Academy, Donald Cusic I Belmont University, Hilary Williams, S.G. Goodman , William Prince - Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: merch - The Westin Nashville

10:00 AM: lightning 100 live broadcast - The Westin Nashville

10:00 AM: digging deep: representation at americana radio - The Westin - SoBro I & II Gina Miller, MNRK Music Group, Ayappa Biddanda I Concord, Jacquelyn Marushka, Marushka Media, Jenny Owen Youngs , Jessie Scott, WMOT, and 1 more - Conference Passes Only

10:00 AM: becoming lyle lovett: a keynote conversation - The Westin - Vanderbilt III - Warren Zanes I Author, Lyle Lovett - Conference Passholders Only

10:30 AM: band on the run: navigating new anti-woke entertainment laws in 2023
The Westin - SoBro III - Ashley Hollan Couch I Ashley Advocates, Domonique Markland I Markland Associates, Gloria Johnson I Tennessee General Assembly, Jamie and Emily Dryburgh I RNBW Queer Music Collective, Shade' Dixon I Tyree Hyche & Dixon, LLC- Conference Passes Only

10:30 AM: networking session - The Westin - Gulch III - Conference Passholders Only

11:00 AM: mule kick and devious planet's rock-n-roll brunch - Love and Exile Alice Wallace, Caitlin Cannon, Eddie 9V, Geanies, India Ramey, and 10 more...

11:00 AM: dancing about architecture: journalists, authors and artists on writing about music - The Westin - Vanderbilt IV Scott B. Bomar, 4th and State, Holly George-Warren I HGW Enterprises, RJ Smith, Silas House, Author Conference Passes Only

11:00 AM: pass pick-up - City Winery

11:30 AM: the "monster" comes to the smithsonian- The Westin - Gulch I & II Scott Barretta I Author, Dom Flemons, John Troutman I National Museum of American History- Conference Passes Only

11:30 AM: understanding how streaming and radio move the americana music needle - The Westin - SoBro I & II Michael Steele I Visionary Media Group, David Shaw I Yep Roc Records, Emily Cohen Belote I Amazon Music, Martin Anderson , WNCW, Rachel Whitney, Spotify - Conference Passes Only

12:00 PM: trends in americana programming - The Westin - SoBro III - Terry Lickona I Austin City Limits, Jon Freeman, Don Maggi, iMaggination Inc., Drew Reifenberger, Circle Network - Conference Passes Only

12:00 PM: interstate 88 - The Eighth Room Afton Wolfe, Caleb Caudle, Hannah Connolly, ISMAY, Jaimee Harris , and 5 more...

12:00 PM: kill rock stars nashville and bloodshot americanafest day party Estelle Brian Dunne, Jason Hawk Harris, Layng Martine, Lindsay Lou, Lydia Loveless, and 3 more...

12:00 PM: brandi carlile and tracy gershon present northern lights music
City Winery Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Fancy, Phil Hanseroff, Sean McConnell, and 2 more...

12:00 PM: americanafest day stage presented by npr music, world cafe and wmot - Eastside Bowl Hermanos Gutierrez, Jobi Riccio, Kaitlin Butts, Sons Of The East, The Band of Heathens - Open to Conference and Festival Passholders and WMOT members.

12:00 PM: americanafest portrait sessions: revealing the soul's essence Tennessee State Museum Joseph Pagetta I Tennessee State Museum, Edd Hurt I Author, Jeff Fasano I Author, Karen Wells Verlander I Publicist - Conference Passes Only

12:00 PM: NMAAM Songwriters round - National Museum of African American Music Julie Williams, Mia Borders, Thunderstorm Artis

12:00 PM: madison house boot scootin' boogie - The Basement Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Caitlin Canty, Dom Flemons, Fantastic Cat, Jeremy Pinnell, and 4 more...

12:00 PM: lone star shindig Bobby Hotel - The Band of Heathens, Jack Barksdale, Jason Hawk Harris, Lisa Morales, Longhorn Ballroom Players, and 3 more...

12:00 PM: normaltown records & strolling bones records day party- The 5 Spot Call Me Spinster, Elijah Johnston, Esther Rose, Say ZuZu, The Howdies, and 1 more...

12:00 PM: native guitars tour - voices of native americana - The Blue Room
Dach Martin, Jir Anderson, Levi Platero Band, Mike Bruno & The Myriad Mountains, Mozart Gabriel, and 4 more...

12:00 PM: stax soul mobile - Eastside Bowl

12:30 PM: creative solutions for independent artist management - The Westin - Gulch III Mackenzie Fey , Olivia Management, Blair Clark , Brooklyn Basement, Erin Anderson - Olivia Management, Mary Gauthier - Conference Passes Only

1:00 PM: reunited in music: bettye lavette and steve jordan The Westin - Vanderbilt III Bettye LaVette, Steve Jordan, Bryan Pierce , 143965 - Conference Passes Only

1:00 PM: wide open spaces -  the rise of ambient americana
The Westin - Gulch I & II
Stephen Brower I Amazon, Ben Swank I Third Man Records, Hayden Pedigo, Luke Schneider, William Tyler , and 1 more...
Conference Passes Only

1:00 PM: roux to roots: a louisiana food + music experience - The Vinyl Lounge

1:00 PM: the legacy and future of sam phillips recording service
The Westin - SoBro I & II
Webb Wilder, Chuck Mead, Halley Phillips I Sam Phillips Recording, Jerry Phillips , Sam Phillips Recording, Scott Bomar , Sam Phillips Recording
Conference Passholders Only

1:30 PM: when is copyright infringement fair
The Westin - SoBro III
Tim Warnock, Esq. , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Becky Patrick, Esq. , In-House General Counsel, Loren Mulraine , Belmont University College of Law
Conference Passholders Only

2:00 PM: visions from neptune
Analog at Hutton Hotel

2:00 PM: americana on the row
Bobby's Idle Hour
Donna Frost, Grace Morrison, Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus, Joe McClour, Johnny Riley, and 5 more...

2:00 PM: touring the uk
The Westin - Gulch III
Luke Hill, Beth Morton I UTA Booking Agency, Kyshona , Paul Fenn I Asgard, Rupert Orton I PRB Presents
Conference Passes Only

2:30 PM: marketing in a digital world - what's working in 2023
The Westin - SoBro I & II
John Hammond I Missing Piece Group, Ed Rivadavia I mtheory, Margaret Jacobi Lee I The Orchard
Conference Passes Only

2:30 PM: songlines music meeting
City Winery Lounge
Leslie Rouffé I Songlines, Ltd, Sean Coakley I Songlines, Ltd
Conference Passes Only

3:00 PM: space colonel party
The Late Great at Virgin Hotels Nashville
Cole Chaney, Jeremy Pinnell, Logan Halstead, Will Overman

3:00 PM: telling secrets: a conversation with lucinda williams
The Westin - Vanderbilt III
Holly George-Warren I HGW Enterprises, Lucinda Williams
Conference Passes Only

3:15 PM: the ethics of percentage deals
The Westin - SoBro III
Stephanie Taylor, Esq. , Taylor Guttmann, PLLC , Elizabeth Kraft , Kraft & Company CPAs, Lynn Morrow, Esq. , Adams & Reese, LLP, Rachel Guttmann , Taylor Guttmann, PLLC
Conference Passholders Only

3:30 PM: the broadside hack
The Westin - Gulch III
Crispin Parry I British Underground, Mark Lewis I Northern Cowboys, Thomas Dibb I Northern Cowboys
Conference Passes Only

3:30 PM: blackwing in the round at americanafest
Compass Records
Johnny Irion, Laura Cantrell, Willy Tea Taylor

3:30 PM: hank's 100th: a concert incelebration of hank williams - CMA Theater, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Chris Scruggs
RSVP Required. An email will be sent to Conference Passholders on 9/1.

4:00 PM: who are the gatekeepers of americana anyway - The Westin - Gulch I & II
Rissi Palmer , Omar Ruiz-Lopez I Violet Bell, Yasmin Williams
Conference Passes Only

4:00 PM: the pure memphis happy hour - InDo Nashville
Chris Milam, Ghost Town Blues Band, Gia Welch, Mike Hewlett & The Racket, The Sensational Barnes Brothers

4:00 PM: short form video from reels to tik tok and everything in-between - The Westin - SoBro I & II
Megan West - Meta, Erin Anderson - Olivia Management
Conference Passholders Only

4:00 PM: equal access: presented by cmt, mtheory and nashville music quality - The Music Makers Stage at Delgado Guitars
Denitia, Gina Venier, Mya Byrne, Nat Myers

5:00 PM: stax soul mobile - InDo Nashville

6:00 PM: rufus wainwright and teddy thompson at The Bluebird Cafe
Rufus Wainwright, Teddy Thompson
Open to Conference Passholders or $20 at the door. RSVP strongly encouraged, see full event listing for details.

6:30 PM: merch - The Basement East

7:00 PM: Tommy Prine - City Winery

7:00 PM: Drayton Farley - The Basement East

7:00 PM: Phillip-Michael Scales - AB Hillsboro Village

7:00 PM: Jake Kohn - The Basement

7:00 PM: Esther Rose - The Blue Room

7:00 PM: Sam Nelson (of X Ambassadors) - Brooklyn Bowl

7:00 PM: Steep Canyon Rangers - Analog at Hutton Hotel

7:00 PM: Cole Chaney - EXIT/IN

7:00 PM: Sons of Town Hall - City Winery Lounge

7:00 PM: The Arcadian Wild - Station Inn

7:00 PM: Maya de Vitry - Riverside Revival

7:00 PM: Eric Bolander - 3rd & Lindsley

7:00 PM: Abby Posner - The Vinyl Lounge

7:00 PM: Madeline Hawthorne - The 5 Spot

7:30 PM: The Shootouts - Eastside Bowl

8:00 PM: Philip Bowen - Analog at Hutton Hotel

8:00 PM: BOWEN - YOUNG - AB Hillsboro Village

8:00 PM: Dom flemons - Station Inn

8:00 PM: Ruen Brothers - 3rd & Lindsley

8:00 PM: Jobi Riccio - EXIT/IN

8:00 PM: Sons Of The East - The Basement

8:00 PM: The Hanging Stars - The Blue Room

8:00 PM: Matt Koziol - Riverside Revival

8:00 PM: Willi Carlisle - The Vinyl Lounge

8:00 PM: William Matheny - The 5 Spot

8:00 PM: cat clyde - Brooklyn Bowl

8:00 PM: Mick Flannery - City Winery

8:00 PM: Chatham Rabbits - City Winery Lounge

8:30 PM: Chuck Mead - Eastside Bowl

9:00 PM: Jeffrey Martin - Riverside Revival

9:00 PM: Jack Botts - The Basement

9:00 PM: Bobby Rush - Station Inn

9:00 PM: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper - Analog at Hutton Hotel

9:00 PM: Theo Kandel - AB Hillsboro Village

9:00 PM: Shovels & Rope - Brooklyn Bowl

9:00 PM: Kassi Valazza - EXIT/IN

9:00 PM: The Secret Sisters - City Winery

9:00 PM: The Panhandlers - The Basement East

9:00 PM: Nick Shoulders - The Vinyl Lounge

9:00 PM: Ole Kirkeng - The 5 Spot

9:00 PM: Sean Della Croce - Jane's Hideaway

9:00 PM: Palmyra - City Winery Lounge

9:00 PM: Jonell Mosser - 3rd & Lindsley Jonell Mosser and the TajMahalics

10:00 PM: Mya Byrne - The Vinyl Lounge

10:00 PM: Lola Kirke - The Blue Room

10:00 PM: Dan Tyminski Band - Analog at Hutton Hotel

10:00 PM: Nat Myers - 3rd & Lindsley

10:00 PM: Korby Lenker - Jane's Hideaway

10:00 PM: Mia Borders - The Basement

10:00 PM: Dori Freeman - Station Inn

10:00 PM: Dean Johnson - AB Hillsboro Village

10:00 PM: Taylor McCall - EXIT/IN

10:00 PM: BAHAMAS - Brooklyn Bowl

10:00 PM: Lindsay Lou - Riverside Revival

10:00 PM: Liv Greene - City Winery Lounge

10:00 PM: Jenny Owen Youngs - City Winery

10:00 PM: Kaitlin Butts - The Basement East

10:00 PM: Boy Golden - The 5 Spot

10:30 PM: Eddie 9V - Eastside Bowl

11:00 PM: Adeem the Artist - The Vinyl Lounge

11:00 PM: Them Dirty Roses - EXIT/IN

11:00 PM: Caleb Caudle - Station Inn

11:00 PM: Greenwood Rye - Jane's Hideaway

11:00 PM: The Band of Heathens - The Basement East

11:00 PM: Sophie Gault - The 5 Spot

11:00 PM: salt lick incubator's americanafest after-party: friends, food & Beer - Brown's Diner

11:00 PM: channing wilson - The Basement

11:00 PM: susto - Brooklyn Bowl

11:00 PM: a tribute to loretta lynn - 3rd & Lindsley

Septemebr 22, 2023

8:00AM:PassPick-Up
TheWestinNashville

9:00AM:SomeHumansAin'tHuman:LegalIssuesinAI
TheWestin-SoBroIII
MariaPallanteIAssociationofAmericanPublishers,BobClaridaIReitlerKailas&RosenblattLLP,JacquelineCharlesworthICharlesworthLaw
ConferencePassesOnly

9:30AM:TheAmericanaRadioCharts,PoweredByCDX,Revealed
TheWestin-SoBroI&II
MicheleRhoadesIAmericanaMusicAssociation,GregGosselinICDX,JoeKellyICDX,MarkPilandICDX
ConferencePassesOnly

10:00AM:TheLonghornBallroomfromBobWillstotheSexPistolsandBeyond
TheWestin-GulchI&II
SteveRay|TexasMusicOffice,BrennenLeigh,DianaCox|KesslerPresents,StephMcDougal|McDouxPreservationLLC,ThomasCsorba
ConferencePassesOnly

10:00AM:Merch
TheWestinNashville

10:00AM:HealingThroughStorytelling
TheWestin-VanderbiltIV
AlAndrewslPorter'sCall,JessicaWillisFisher
ConferencePassesOnly

10:45AM:TheCopyrightClaimsBoard:ABigDealforSmallClaims
TheWestin-SoBroIII
ColinRushing,DavidCarsonICopyrightClaimsBoard,TerricaCarrington|CopyrightAlliance
ConferencePassesOnly

11:00AM:LegendsandLegacy-FolkAmericanaRootsHallofFameInducteesandtheirInfluence
TheWestin-VanderbiltIII
DeanaMcCloudIMuseumCollective,FionaPrineIOhBoyRecords,MaryGauthier,NoelPaulStookeyIMusictoLife
ConferencePassesOnly

11:00AM:TheLegacyofFolkwaysRecordingsandtheBirthofAmericana
TheWestin-SoBroI&II
EmilyLordiIVanderbiltUniversity,CraigShelburneIAmericanaMusicAssociation,MaureenLoughranIFolkwaysRecords,SamBush
ConferencePassesOnly

11:00AM:PassPick-Up
CityWinery

11:30AM:CanadaHouseatAMERICANAFEST2023
InDoNashville
Basset,CatClyde,ColleenBrown,FieldGuide,GordieTentrees&JaxonHaldane,and3more...

11:30AM : Muscle Shoals in the 21st Century: Ten Years of Single Lock Records
TheWestin-GulchI&II
ReedWatson|SingleLockRecords,BenTanner|SingleLockRecords,CalebElliott,JohnPaulWhite,ParkerMcAnnally
ConferencePassesOnly

12:00PM : AMERICANAFEST Day Stage presented by NPR Music, World Cafe and WMOT
EastsideBowl
BrandyClark,Eddie9V,LindsayLou,TheSecretSisters,TheSensationalBarnesBrothers
OpentoConferenceandFestivalPassholdersandWMOTmembers.

12:00PM : NMAAM Songwriters Round
NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanMusic
Phillip-MichaelScales,SimeonHammondDallas,YasminWilliams

12:00PM : Hear Fort Worth
TennesseeBrewWorks
CameronSmith,DesertFolk,JackBarksdale,JacobFurr,KeeganMcInroe,and5more...

12:00PM : East Coast Social Club
TheBoweryVault
AmeliaWhite(solo),GraceMorrison,HandsomeBill,JaimeeHarris,MarcDouglasBerardo,and2more...

12:00PM : 2nd Annual Mountain Stage/Missing Piece AMERICANAFEST Shindig
AnalogatHuttonHotel
Denitia,FantasticCat,KassiValazza,LindsayLou,RobertEllis,and1more...

12:00PM : Ishkode Records & Neon Moon Present 8th Fire Sessions
The5Spot
Aysanabee

12:00PM : The California Country Show
ACMEFeed&Seed
AbbyPosner,ChrisPierce,KimmiBitter,LadyCouch,MandaMosher,and8more...

12:30PM : Sun Records: The Evolution of an American Icon
TheWestin-GulchIII
ChaseGregory|SunRecords,JerryPhillips|SamPhillipsRecording,JohnSingletonISunRecords,LauraPochodylo|SunRecords,TeddyThompson
ConferencePassesOnly

12:30PM : Poet In My Window: A Celebration Of The Life & Legacy Of Nanci Griffith
TheWestin-VanderbiltIII
TerryLickonaIAustinCityLimits,JimRooney|JimRooneyProductions,MaryGauthier
ConferencePassesOnly

1:00PM : Western AF Music Review
Nelson'sGreenBrier
CaitlinJames,DeanJohnson,Denitia,DraytonFarley,JustinJeansonne,and2more...

1:30PM : The Basic Legal Issues in Representing Social Media Influencers
TheWestin-SoBroIII
KirkSchroderISchroderBrooksLawFirm,MollyShehanIMilomHorsnellCrowKelleyBeckettShehanPLC
ConferencePassesOnly

2:00PM : Americana on The Row
Bobby'sIdleHour
19HandHorse,AndyMay,CrosbyTyler,JoelHofmann,RobertClineJr,and1more...

2:00PM : Accessing the Social Change Marketplace: A Primer for Artists & Allies
TheWestin-SoBroI&II
LizStookeySundeIMusicToLife,AaronEnglish,MehumanJonsonErnst,SydneyGuerrette|BeTheChangeYouthInitiative
ConferencePassesOnly

2:00PM : Friends of Folk: A Conversation with Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris
TheWestin-VanderbiltIII
CeliaGregory|WXNP,EmmylouHarris,RufusWainwright
ConferencePassholdersOnly

2:30PM : This Land': Teaching and Archiving Americana through the Eyes and Music of Jimmy LaFave
TheWestin-GulchI&II
AimeeZoeller|IndianaUniversity,AshleyWarrenIJimmyLaFaveIntellectualPropertyTrust,JaimeeHarris,MarkFernandezILoyolaUniversity,MicheleFazioIUniversityofNorthCarolinaatPembroke
ConferencePassesOnly

3:00PM : Musicians Corner: Live Music in Centennial Park
MusiciansCorneratCentennialPark
BuddyMiller,EmilyNenni,EstherRose,NorthMississippiAllstars,RodneyCrowellTrio,and2more...

3:15PM : A Behind the Scenes Look at Legal and Financial Due Diligence in Copyright Sales
TheWestin-SoBroIII
GlendaJohnsonIBMG,JeffBrabecIBMGRightsManagement,SarahSmithIKellerTurnerAndrews&Ghanem,PLLC,ToddBrabecIAuthor
ConferencePassesOnly

3:30PM : From 'Queer Jolene' to 'Pay Gap': Teaching Social Issues Through Americana in the Classroom
TheWestin-GulchIII
EthanAnderson,AimeeZoeller|IndianaUniversity,BethBombara,NadineHubbs|UniversityofMichigan,TressieMcMillanCottomIAuthor
ConferencePassholdersOnly

4:00PM : Hooks, Lines & Singers: 30A Songwriters Presents
CityWineryLounge
AbePartridge,HeatherMae,SarahLeeGuthrie,WyattEdmondson

4:00PM : Music and Stories From The Road with Mark Seliger. Larry Campbell and David Fricke
TheWestin-VanderbiltIII
DavidFrickeIRollingStone,LarryCampbell,MarkSeliger
ConferencePassesOnly

4:00PM :Bourbon and Bluegrass
TheVinylLounge
MamaSaidStringBand,OwensboroBluegrassBand

4:30PM :Tim Carroll’s Rock & Roll Happy Hour
The5Spot
TimCarroll

4:30PM : 9th Annual Wild Ponies Happy Hour
Dee'sCountryCocktailLounge
CalebCaudle,Kyshona,Palmyra,WildPonies

6:00PM : Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreavest Mariel Buckley and Brennen Leigh at The Bluebird Cafe
TheBluebirdCafe
AllisondeGroot&TatianaHargreaves,MarielBuckley,BrennenLeigh
OpentoConferencePassholdersor$15atthedoor.RSVPstronglyencouraged,seefulleventlistingfordetails.

7:00PM : Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane
StationInn
GordieTentrees&JaxonHaldane

7:00PM : The Wheelhouse Rousters
TheVinylLounge
TheWheelhouseRousters

7:00PM : Simeon Hammond Dallas
CityWineryLounge
SimeonHammondDallas

7:00PM :The Sensational Barnes Brothers
CityWinery
TheSensationalBarnesBrothers

7:00PM : Tanner Usrey
EXIT/IN
TannerUsrey

7:00PM : Dawn Landes and Friends Perform The Liberated Woman's Songbook
RiversideRevival
DawnLandes

7:00PM : Darling West
3rd&Lindsley
DarlingWest

7:00PM :CruzContreras
TheBasement
CruzContreras

7:00PM : Goldpine
The5Spot
Goldpine

7:00PM : JoshuaQuimby
ABHillsboroVillage
JoshuaQuimby

7:00PM : PeterOne
TheBlueRoom
PeterOne

7:00PM : Relix & Dayglo Present AMERICANAFEST at Brooklyn Bowl
BrooklynBowl
BAHAMAS,CatClyde,SamNelson(ofXAmbassadors),Shovels&Rope,SUSTO

7:00PM : Darlingside
AnalogatHuttonHotel
Darlingside

7:30PM : JackBarksdale
EastsideBowl
JackBarksdale

7:30PM : Merch
TheBasementEast

8:00PM :TheWatsonTwins
TheBlueRoom
TheWatsonTwins

8:00PM : JOHNNYSWIM
CityWinery
JOHNNYSWIM

8:00PM :The Grahams
RiversideRevival
TheGrahams

8:00PM : LoganHalstead
EXIT/IN
LoganHalstead

8:00PM :LoganLedger
3rd&Lindsley
LoganLedger

8:00PM : AlexHall
StationInn
AlexHall

8:00PM : WilliamFitzsimmons
ABHillsboroVillage
WilliamFitzsimmons

8:00PM : NigelWearne
The5Spot
NigelWearne

8:00PM : TimJones
TheBasementEast
TimJones

8:00PM : JaimeeHarris
CityWineryLounge
JaimeeHarris

8:00PM : RobbieFulks
AnalogatHuttonHotel
RobbieFulks

8:00PM : AbbyHamilton
TheVinylLounge
AbbyHamilton

8:00PM : AutumnNicholas
TheBasement
AutumnNicholas

8:30PM : TheMcCrarySisters
EastsideBowl
TheMcCrarySisters

9:00PM : MikeyFerrari
TheBasement

MikeyFerrari

9:00PM : OdieLeigh
EXIT/IN
OdieLeigh

9:00PM : JimLauderdale
3rd&Lindsley
JimLauderdale

9:00PM : BenjaminDakotaRogers
The5Spot
BenjaminDakotaRogers

9:00PM : GraceMorrison
Jane'sHideaway
GraceMorrison

9:00PM : LauraCantrell
StationInn
LauraCantrell

9:00PM : AHI
CityWineryLounge
AHI

9:00PM : LoriMcKenna
CityWinery
LoriMcKenna

9:00PM : DavidNance&MowedSound
TheBlueRoom
DavidNance&MowedSound

9:00PM : JessWilliamson
AnalogatHuttonHotel

9:00PM : CharlieMars
RiversideRevival
CharlieMars

9:00PM : Denitia
ABHillsboroVillage
Denitia

9:00PM : JustinWells
TheVinylLounge
JustinWells

9:30PM : JasonHawkHarris
EastsideBowl
JasonHawkHarris

10:00PM : RobertEllis
CityWinery
RobertEllis

10:00PM : JulieWilliams
CityWineryLounge
JulieWilliams

10:00PM :TheTwoTracks
ABHillsboroVillage
TheTwoTracks

10:00PM : MarcScibilia
AnalogatHuttonHotel
MarcScibilia

10:00PM :BrotherBird
RiversideRevival
BrotherBird

10:00PM : ThunderstormArtis
StationInn
ThunderstormArtis

10:00PM : TylerRamsey
TheBasement
TylerRamsey

10:00PM : ColbyAcuff
EXIT/IN
ColbyAcuff

10:00PM : BritTaylor
TheVinylLounge
BritTaylor

10:00PM : ChanceEmerson
The5Spot
ChanceEmerson

10:00PM : GrettaZiller
Jane'sHideaway
GrettaZiller

10:00PM : WilliamPrince
3rd&Lindsley
WilliamPrince

10:00PM :WilliamTyler&theImpossibleTruth
TheBlueRoom
WilliamTyler&theImpossibleTruth

10:30PM : DavidWaxMuseum
EastsideBowl
DavidWaxMuseum

11:00PM : FantasticCat
3rd&Lindsley
FantasticCat

11:00PM : NathanMongolWells
Jane'sHideaway
NathanMongolWells

11:00PM : StrikingMatches
StationInn
StrikingMatches

11:00PM : TrapperSchoepp
TheBasement
TrapperSchoepp

11:00PM : KyleTuttle
The5Spot
KyleTuttle

11:00PM : J.R.Carroll
EXIT/IN
J.R.Carroll

September 23, 2023

10:00 AM : Americana Music Association Member Meeting
The Westin - SoBro I & II

11:00 AM : The 11th Annual Gospel Brunch: Presented by Thirty Tigers
City Winery

11:00 AM : Pass Pick-Up
City Winery

11:30 AM : THE AUSSIE BBQ
The 5 Spot
Aaron D'Arcy, Colin Lillie, Falls, Gretta Ziller, HAM : ish Anderson, and 4 more...

12:00 PM : Kill Rock Stars Nashville 1 year Birthday Sumptuous Repast
AB Hillsboro Village
Brennan Wedl, Brian Dunne, Cidny Bullens , Desert MAM : bas, Joey Beesley, and 8 more...

12:00 PM : Olivia Management Day Party
Humphrey's Street Coffee
3 Pairs of Boots, Alright Alright, Carli Brill, Charlie Argo, Katie Boeck, and 3 more...

12:00 PM : Commonwealth of Kentucky Party
The Basement
Boa Boys, Brit Taylor, Jeremy Pinnell, Laid Back Country Picker, Leah Blevins, and 2 more...

12:00 PM : Songwriter Session: William Prince
Ford Theater, Country Music Hall of FAM : e and Museum
William  Prince
RSVP Required. An email will be sent to Conference Passholders on 8/31.

2:00 PM : Right in Time: A Tribute to Lucinda Williams
The Basement East
LadyCouch, Them Vibes

2:30 PM : Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story
Ford Theater, Country Music Hall of FAM : e and Museum
Dave Paulson I Country Music Hall of FAM : e and Museum, Deke Dickerson , Eddie Pennington , Tommy Emmanuel
RSVP Required. An email will be sent to Conference Passholders on 8/31.

6:00 PM : Mary Bragg, Sam Johnston, SZLACHETKA - The Bluebird Cafe
Open to Conference Passholders or $15 at the door. RSVP strongly encouraged, see full event for details.

6:30 PM : Merch - The Basement East

7:00 PM : Duquette Johnston - EXIT/IN

7:00 PM : Mike Stinson & Johnny Irion - The Basement

7:00 PM : Suzy Bogguss - Analog at Hutton Hotel

7:00 PM : Time Sawyer - The Vinyl Lounge

7:00 PM : The Shindellas - The Basement East

7:00 PM : Dallas Burrow - Station Inn

7:00 PM : Three Times A Lady - 3rd & Lindsley

7:00 PM : Amelia White and The Blue Souvenirs - The 5 Spot

7:00 PM : Jessye DeSilva - AB Hillsboro Village

7:30 PM : Wild Ponies - Eastside Bowl

8:00 PM : Jill Andrews - AB Hillsboro Village

8:00 PM : Billy Allen and The Pollies - EXIT/IN

8:00 PM : Christian Lopez - Analog at Hutton Hotel

8:00 PM : Jeremy Pinnell - Station Inn

8:00 PM : Blue Water Highway - The Basement East

8:00 PM : Joelton Mayfield - The Basement

8:00 PM : Beth Bombara - The 5 Spot

8:00 PM : Ashley Ray - The Vinyl Lounge

8:00 PM : Elles Bailey - 3rd & Lindsley

8:30 PM : Mary Gauthier - Eastside Bowl

9:00 PM : Cory Branan - The Vinyl Lounge

9:00 PM : JP Harris' Dreadful Wind & Rain - 3rd & Lindsley

9:00 PM : Skout - AB Hillsboro Village

9:00 PM : Summer Dean - Station Inn

9:00 PM : Ira Wolf - Analog at Hutton Hotel

9:00 PM : Sarah Jarosz - The Basement East

9:00 PM : Roger Harvey - The 5 Spot

9:00 PM : John Paul White - EXIT/IN

9:00 PM : The Magi - The Basement

9:30 PM : Kevin Daniel & The Bottom Line - Eastside Bowl

10:00 PM : Amythyst Kiah - 3rd & Lindsley

10:00 PM : Leon Majcen - AB Hillsboro Village

10:00 PM : Dale Watson - Station Inn

10:00 PM : Ever More Nest - The 5 Spot

10:00 PM : Parker Millsap - Analog at Hutton Hotel

10:00 PM : Caleb Elliott -EXIT/IN

10:00 PM : The Wilder Blue - The Basement East

10:30 PM : Emily Nenni - Eastside Bowl

11:00 PM : Brother Elsey - The Basement

11:00 PM : Leon Timbo - 3rd & Lindsley

11:00 PM : The Prescriptions - EXIT/IN

11:00 PM : Charlie Treat - The 5 Spot

11:00 PM : Maggie Rose- The Basement East

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Date: September 19 - 23, 2023

Location: Various Venue, Nashville, TN 37212

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