Remembering Levon Helm on his birthday (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012)

Featuring Willie Nelson and family, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, Ida Mae, and More!

Wide-ranging run begins August 27 in Charlotte, NC

All available tickets are on sale via eventbrite now!

Award presented in online ceremony hosted by Paul Jones.

Special performance to include a Bowl of Fire reunion, duets with Jimbo Mathus, and more!

On ‘Bloodstains & Teardrops’ – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux connects the early music of the slaves in New Orleans Congo Square to the Caribbean as he demonstrates its similarities in lyrical, musical, and cultural content.

The Mighty Roots Music Festival is very much a reboot of Mighty Mississippi festival in a new location — Stovall Farms, the place where Muddy Waters grew up and was first recorded.

“I have had a decent career, and I have accomplished more than I ever dreamed I would. With that in mind, this is a good time to retire.” – Delbert McClinton