Court Yard Hounds added to Americana Music Association
Showcase at SXSW
Nashville, February 10, 2010 -- The Americana Music Association is
proud to announce that Court Yard Hounds - the highly-anticipated
side project of Dixie Chicks members Emily Robison and Martie
Maguire - will make their public concert premiere at the Americana
Music Association’s annual SXSW showcase, presented by SESAC
and the Utne Reader, on Thursday March 18, 2010 at historic Austin
venue, Antone’s.
Court Yard Hounds will release an album of all new material on
Columbia Records, on shelves May 4, 2010.
The Americana Music Association night at SXSW is one of the
festivals sure-fire events. This year’s full lineup is:
8:00PM Jim Lauderdale
9:00PM Elizabeth Cook
10:00PM Hayes Carll
11:00PM Court Yard Hounds
12:30PM Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
About the Americana Music Association
The Americana Music Association is a professional non-profit trade
organization whose mission is to promote awareness, provide a
forum, and advocate for the creative and economic vitality of the
Americana music genre. The Association produces a weekly radio
chart and events throughout the year including the annual
Americana Music Festival and Conference which will take place
September 8-11, 2010 in Nashville, TN. Americana Music Festival
and Conference Registrations are now available by calling the
Americana Music Association office at (615) 386-6936 or through
the store at www.americanamusic.org
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Emmylou Harris, Kix Brooks and The Fray are the latest artists to
donate their handwritten lyrics to raise funds for the Americana
Music Association and Cayamo has also donated a balcony cabin
for two on their annual 5 day Journey Through Song Caribbean
Cruise, set to sail February 21-26, 2010. Ms. Harris will be joined
on the cruise by legendary Americana artists John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett,
Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle and many others.
To celebrate this unique auction, The Americana Music Association
will host a one time only event on Monday December 14th from
6-9PM where all of the lyrics will be displayed on the walls of the
Tinney Contemporary Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee. The event,
Lyrics: An American Artform promises to be another memorable
event produced by the Americana Music Association featuring
performances John Hiatt, Jim Lauderdale and special guest
appearances by many of the artists who have donated their
handwritten lyrics. Tickets to this intimate evening, which includes
beverages courtesy of Ajax / Turner and hors d'ouerves from the
Clean Plate Club, cost $75 and can be purchased by calling the
Americana Music Association office at (615) 386-6936.
Some 50 artists from all genres or music have donated handwritten
and signed lyrics in support of the not for profit Americana Music
Association including some of the greatest tunesmiths and musical
icons of our time including Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton,
Peter Frampton, John Oates, Rosanne Cash, Michael McDonald,
John Prine, Bon Jovi, JD Souther, Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, Marty
Stuart, Mary Chapin Carpenter and many others.
All Lyrics and the Cayamo Cruise can be bid on at
www.americanamusicauction.com now through early next week.
Lyrics: An American Art form
Monday December 14, 2009
6-9PM
Tinney Contemporary Gallery
237 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN
For more information about the Americana Music Association and
the Auction event call the Americana office (615) 386-6936
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AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
2ND ANNUAL “LIVE AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFE” SERIES
Every Thursday February 18 through March 25
February 5, 2010. Nashville, TN: Every Thursday from February 18
through March 25, 2010, the Americana Music Association will
present the second annual “Live at The Bluebird Cafe” concert
series celebrating some of the genre’s best-loved and most
influential performers. The six-show series, sponsored by the
Gibson Foundation, will feature artists who help define Americana
music in the uniquely intimate setting of the world-famous Bluebird
Café.
Americana Music Association Board member Raul Malo will kick the
series off on February 18 at 9pm. On March 4th, in an evening billed
as “White Trash In Your Living Room,” fellow Board member
Rodney Crowell will appear with Mary Gauthier, Minton Sparks and
Elizabeth Cook. Later in the month 2004 Americana Instrumentalist
of the Year Will Kimbrough will be on hand at the intimate venue.
“It’s terrific to be back at the Bluebird for a second year” said Jed
Hilly, Executive Director of the not for profit organization. “This
series is an extension of our annual festival and conference in that it
offers yet another opportunity for music lovers to experience
Americana at its finest.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Americana Music Association
again to host some of the genre’s legendary artists and
performers,” said Erika Wollam Nichols, General Manager of the
venue. “The intimacy of the Bluebird allows the audience to connect
to the music in a traditional fashion, just as if the performers were
playing on your front porch – up close and personal!”
Series passes are priced $125 for all six shows and available
through February 10 at 3pm CST from the Americana Music
Association by calling 615-386-6936. Individual shows are priced
$25 per show. For more information contact www.bluebirdcafe.com
or call the Americana Music office.
Showtime for all performances will be 9pm. Doors will open each
night at 8:30pm. Seating for all shows will be general admission.
Full schedule of artists performing will be announced shortly. For
more information, please visit www.americanamusic.org or
www.bluebirdcafe.com.
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The Americana Music Association recently held annual elections
for the organization’s Board of Directors. Nine incoming directors
have been elected to the board for 2009-2010.
The results mirror the dexterity of the Americana genre itself.
Entrepreneurial, independent, and progressive, the Americana
world anticipated the potential of self-released projects buoyed by
constant touring and grassroots fan development, preempting the
industry shift. Additionally, the intentionally wider geographical reach
of the new director selections extends to music communities
outside of the Nashville enclave, promising a richer exchange of
ideas. The invigorated board will begin work with an Americana
community poised for more profound breakthroughs, as the genre
segues into a new year boasting the inaugural Americana Grammy
award category.
Ashley Capps
Pam Matthews
Chip Taylor
Rodney Crowell
Buddy Miller
Joan Kornblith
John Allen
David Macias
Raul Malo
New Americana Music Association Board Members are:
Finance: Ashley Capps; President, AC Entertainment and co-
creator/producer of Bonnaroo
Radio: Joan Kornblith, Correspondent and Program Host, Voice of
America
Booking: Pam Matthews, Owner, DuVoyant Music
Publishing: John Allen; Vice President, Bug Music
Artist: Chip Taylor
New Media: David Macias; President, Thirty Tigers
At Large: Rodney Crowell, Raul Malo, Buddy Miller
And below, the Directors who have another year to serve are:
Artist Management: Tim McFadden, Owner, Tim McFadden
Management
Performing Rights Organization: Kay Clary, Sr. Director Media
Relations, BMI
Publications: Tamara Saviano, Owner/President, Ellis Creative
Radio Promotion: Al Moss, Owner, Al Moss Promotion
Record Label: Amanda Hale-Ornelas; Director of Media Relations,
New West Records
Retail Distribution: Sylvia Giannitrappani; owner, GO2 Management
Songwriter: Tift Merritt
Talent Buyer/Presenter: Brad First; Talent Booker/Showcase
Coordinator, SXSW Inc.
At Large:
Fred Boenig; Partner, Artist Development Group
Jessie Scott; Owner, Music Fog
The 2009 executive committee will be elected by the new board at
the annual board retreat on January 15 in Nashville. For more
information about the Americana Music Association, log on to www.
americanamusic.org.
About the Americana Music Association: The Americana Music
Association is a professional non-profit trade organization whose
mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music
and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the
creative and economic viability of professionals in this field. The
Association produces events throughout the year including the
annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, widely
recognized as one of the premier events in the music industry.
Featuring educational music related panels by day and a stacked
schedule of musical showcases throughout the city by night, the
week’s capstone is the critically acclaimed Americana Honors and
Awards show at the historic Ryman Auditorium, recognizing both
annual and lifetime achievements in the Americana music world.
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Singer/Songwriters Put Lyrics to Paper for Unique
Event Benefiting
Americana Music Association
Monday December 14 6-9 p.m.
Tinney Contemporary Gallery
John Hiatt and Friends to Perform at the Intimate Event.
Online Auction Open To Everyone!
For Immediate Release
Lyrics--An American Art-form--benefiting the Americana
Music Association will take place Monday December 14th
at Tinney Contemporary Gallery in Downtown, Nashville
from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
The event features the auction of lyrics from some of the
greatest tunesmiths and musical icons of our era. The
intimate evening fundraiser will also include special
performances from acclaimed singer/songwriter John Hiatt
and friends. Hiatt is an Americana Lifetime Achievement
for honoree for songwriting.
"I am honored that these great artists have taken the time
to pen and donate their works," says Americana Music
Association Executive Director Jed Hilly. "Music is an
art-form. To have chance to own a visual keepsake like
this is priceless."
Tickets to the event, which includes cocktails and hors
d'ouerves from the Clean Plate Club, are $75 dollars per
person and may be purchased only by calling the
Americana Music Association 615-386-6936.
To view the artwork and bid online go to
www.americanamusicauction.com
Artists who have donated the one of a kind personally
handwritten and signed lyrics of their musical
masterpieces include:
Bon Jovi
Jimmy Dale Gilmore
Buddy Miller
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Patty Griffin
Willie Nelson
Rosanne Cash
Nanci Griffith
John Oates
Guy Clark
Emmylou Harris
Dolly Parton
Cowboy Jack Clement
John Hiatt
Robert Plant
Elvis Costello
Monty Holmes & Leslie Satcher
John Prine
Rodney Crowell
Jack Ingram
Darrell Scott
Joe Ely
Miranda Lambert
JD Souther
Phil Everly
Jim Lauderdale
Marty Stuart
Jimmy Fadden
Michael McDonald
Chip Taylor
Peter Frampton
James McMurtry
Dan Tyminski
Mary Gauthier
Tift Merritt
Lucinda Williams
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