The Americana Folk Festival Explained

The Americana Folk Festival should not be confused with American Folk Festival.

The Americana Folk Festival (2004–2009) (AFF) was an art and music event held at Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, Tennessee (near Nashville).^[1] The event featured folk music of various genres, particularly jazz, Americana, blues, and rock.

History

The festival began in 2004 on the grounds of Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, with 200 festival goers. In 2005 there were 3000 festival goers.^[2] By 2009 the festival was attracting 4000 people.^[3] The festival is sponsored each year by Yazoo Brewing Company, the company provides an organic beer especially for the festival.^{[3] [4]}

In 2010 a post on he Americana Folk Festival's Facebook page said, "We regret to announce that the Americana Folk Festival has been cancelled due to low ticket sales volume."^[5]

Format

The format of the festival calls for two acts to play at the same time with short sets of music. Festival goers can only see several songs of each performer before they leave the stage.^[6]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hight. Jewly. Americana Folk Festival. pastemagazine.com. Paste Media Group. June 24, 2015.
2. News: Neal . Chris . Splendor in the Grass . July 18, 2020 . Nashville Scene . October 19, 2006.
3. Web site: A Slice of Americana . issuu . Journal Communications Inc. . July 18, 2020.
4. Web site: Yazoo's Organic brew at Americana Folk Festival . Yazoobrew . Yazoo . July 18, 2020.
5. Web site: Americana Folk Festival . Facebook . Facebook . July 18, 2020.
6. Web site: Americana Folk Festival – Montgomery Bell State Park (Dickson, TN) . Freshgrass Foundation . July 18, 2020.