Americanafest, the annual Nashville conclave put on by the Americana Music Association, will morph into Thriving Roots: A Virtual Community Music Conference this year.Thriving Roots will take place Sept.
16-18, the dates originally slotted for AmericanaFest and will be hosted by the Americana Music Association’s newly formed Americana Music Association Foundation (AMAF), announced here.The virtual conference will feature programming by Mavis Staples, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, as well as AMAF board members Jackson Browne, Rhiannon Giddens and T Bone Burnett, among others.Thriving Roots will include 50 industry and artist-led panels, as well as more than 40 music events.“As we continue to navigate these unprecedented times, we know.
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