Old Settler’s Announces Performance Schedule 2016
OLD SETTLER’S ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
FOR APRIL 14-17 ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Rodney Crowell, Del McCoury Band, Dawes, Jayhawks, Milk Carton Kids,
Bob Schneider, Deer Tick, Sarah Jarosz, Hayes Carll, The Suffers
Among Luminaries, Up-and-comers Set to Ignite 4 Stages Over 4 Days
AUSTIN, Texas — Bluebonnet buds are already being spotted in Texas’ hill country, which means spring is just around the corner — and so is the 29th annual Old Settler’s Music Festival. The four-day festival, featuring more than 30 of the finest talents on the American roots music scene, takes place Thursday through Sunday, April 14-17, 2016, at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, just south of Austin. The performance schedule, listed below, features Grammy winners Rodney Crowell, The Del McCoury Band and The Earls of Leicester, along with Hayes Carll, The Milk Carton Kids, The Band of Heathens, Dawes, Bob Schneider, The Jayhawks, Della Mae, Sarah Jarosz and many other legends and rising stars.
Discounted ticket packages (with and without camping) and single-day wristband vouchers are still available, but they’re going fast. For tickets, go to oldsettlersmusicfest.org.
This year’s lineup also includes The HillBenders’ not-to-be-missed performance of “The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry,” The Jay Farrar (Trio), The Black Lillies, Shinyribs, The Wood Brothers and fast-rising Houston band The Suffers. On Friday evening, Jenni Finlay will read passages from Kent Finlay, Dreamer, the biography of her father, founder of the legendary songwriters’ breeding ground Cheatham Street Warehouse. She and co-author Brian T. Atkinson will sign festival-purchased copies of the book and companion CD afterward. And this year, The Bluegrass Situation, the virtual roots-music community and media collective founded by actor/comedian/picker Ed Helms, joins the festival as presenter of Saturday’s Discovery (workshop) stage.
Artist profiles, performance times and other useful info can be accessed on the free Old Settler’s app for iPhone and Android, available via iTunes and Google Play.
Old Settler’s gratefully acknowledges the sponsors that help make the festival possible: Alaskan Brewing Co., American Dream RV Sales & Rentals, the Austin Chronicle, Austin Voice Data, Bold Electric, Cabin 10, the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University, Curl’s RV Rental, Do512, Duchman Family Winery, Event Production Services, Juiceland, KGSR-FM, KUTX-FM, Level Best Foundation Repair, Malone Diesel & Automotive, Real Ale Brewing Co., Shiftboard, Shweiki Media, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., SouthStar Bank, Sun Radio, Swan Percussion, Texasoutside.com, The Bluegrass Situation, The Corner Pub and Willthing.
2016 OLD SETTLER’S MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
(Artists and times subject to change)
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
Camp Ben McCulloch Stage
4-5:15 p.m. – The Accidentals
5:40-6:55 p.m. – The HillBenders
7:20-8:40 p.m. – Jitterbug Vipers
9:05-10:20 p.m. – Brothers Comatose
10:45 p.m. to midnight – Della Mae
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Hill Country Stage
4-4:45 p.m. – Joelton Mayfield
5:15-6:25 p.m. – The Black Lillies
6:55-8:10 p.m. – Rodney Crowell
8:40-9:55 p.m. – Hayes Carll
10:30 p.m. to midnight – Dawes
Bluebonnet Stage
4 -5:15 p.m. – Della Mae
5:45-7 p.m. – Deer Tick
7:20-8:35 p.m. – The HillBenders present “The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry”
9:10-10:25 p.m. – The Suffers
10:45 p.m. to midnight – Jeff Austin Band
Discovery Stage
5 p.m. – TBA
6 p.m. – Kent Finlay, Dreamer book reading by Jenni Finlay
7 p.m. – TBA
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Hill Country Stage
11-11:45 a.m. – The Deer
12:05-1:05 p.m. – Lonesome River Band
1:25-2:25 p.m. – Green River Ordinance
2:45-3:45 p.m. – Dustbowl Revival
4:05-5:20 p.m. – Jerry Douglas presents The Earls of Leicester
5:40-6:55 p.m. – Sarah Jarosz
7:15-8:30 p.m. – Shinyribs
8:50-10:20 p.m. – The Del McCoury Band
10:50 p.m. to midnight – Bob Schneider
Bluebonnet Stage
10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Youth Talent Competition
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Sierra Hull
2:40-3 p.m. – Youth Talent Competition winner
3:20-4:20 p.m. – Carolyn Wonderland
4:40-5:50 p.m. – David Ramirez
6:10-7:20 p.m. – The Jay Farrar (Trio) performs songs from Son Volt’s Trace
7:35-8:45 p.m. – The Jayhawks
9:15-10:25 p.m. – The Milk Carton Kids
10:45 p.m. to midnight – The Wood Brothers
Discovery Stage (Presented by The Bluegrass Situation)
1-5:45 p.m. – Workshops on the hour
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
Camp Ben McCulloch Stage
10-10:45 a.m. – Sunday Service
11-11:45 a.m. – Lonesome River Band
noon to 1 p.m. – HONEYHONEY
1:20-2:20 p.m. – The Band of Heathens
2:40-3:30 p.m. – MilkDrive
4-5 p.m. – Shinyribs
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