The Americana Music Association (AMA) has announced the initial presenter and performer lineup for its 14th annual Honors & Awards Show. The diverse lineup reflects the broadness of the catch-all genre dubbed “Americana.”
AMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “advocate for the authentic voice of American Roots Music around the world.” They curate events throughout the year, the most recent addition being “Americana NYC,” which took place in August in partnership with the Lincoln Center.
Each year they honor distinguished members of the Americana music community with six member-voted awards and several additional Lifetime Achievement Awards (Dr. John was a Lifetime Achievement recipient in 2013.)
This year’s show will be held once again at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 16th and hosted by Jim Lauderdale, kicking off the 16th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference.
Buddy Miller will lead an all-star house band including Don Was, Chad Cromwell, Fats Kaplin, Ian Fitchuk, The McCrary Sisters, and Bill Payne (legendary founding member of Little Feat.)
This year’s presenters include Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids; Rosanne Cash; Marc Ribot; Rob Bleetstein and John Grimson; Abigail Washburn and Noam Pikelny; Ron Sexsmith and Mary Gauthier; Ry Cooder; Rodney Crowell; Sara and Sean Watkins; John Kay and Ken Paulson; and Robyn Hitchcock.
In addition to previously announced performances by this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Henley, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Ricky Skaggs and Los Lobos) the show will feature new additions Ry Cooder and Sharon White; Shakey Graves with Esme Patterson, Rhiannon Giddens, John Hiatt, Houndmouth, Jason Isbell, Nikki Lane, Jim Lauderdale, The Lone Bellow, Mavericks, Buddy Miller with Marc Ribot, Keb Mo, Robert Randolph with the Fairfield Four and the McCrary Sisters, Doug Seegers, Lucinda Williams and Lee Ann Womack.
The show will broadcast live on SiriusXM’s “Outlaw Country;” terrestrial radio partner, WSM, and stream live through a partnership with NPR Music (live audio/video) and Folk Alley (audio only).
