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2009 Americana Music Festival Artists Announced

From the Americana Music Association:

Americana Week "Festival showcases will be held Wednesday September 16th-Saturday September 19th at five downtown Nashville venues including: The Mercy Lounge, The Cannery Ballroom, 3rd & Lindsley, The Station Inn and The Basement.

Cross Canadian Ragweed, Will Hoge, J.D. SoutherMarty StuartThose Darlinsand W.P.A. are among the incredibly talented and diverse roster of artists set to make the 10th annual event a must attend for all fans of great music.

The lineup 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."

You can read the entire news release here.