The first annual AUSTRALIAN AMERICANA HONOURS NIGHT has today been announced, with the inaugural event set to take place at Melbourne’s stunning Thornbury Theatre on Monday 2nd October. Presented by Michael Chugg, Nash Chambers and the international Americana Music Association, the Australian Americana Honours Night is a celebration of Americana music in Australia, and will showcase a sensational array of the best local and international artists that the exploding genre has to offer.
For the first time, the Americana Music Association will present two honours during the course of this special musical event. The inaugural Americana Vanguard Awards will be presented to Kasey Chambers for her deep commitment to roots music and for being an ambassador of the genre around the world and to Brian “BT” Taranto, founder of the Out on the Weekend festival, who has been championing the Americana Community for more than a decade.
Adding some Stateside star-power to the evening’s proceedings, Tennessee natives Old Crow Medicine Show and Valerie June will take some time out from their Australian headline tour dates to hit the stage for a multi-song performance.
Adding to the jam-packed line-up will be seasoned chart-toppers Busby Marou, Kasey Chambers, Shane Howard, Bernard Fanning, Catherine Britt, Kevin Welch and Henry Wagons, and joined by some exciting new talent Emily Barker, Ruby Boots and Jordie Lane & The Sleepers, will grace the Thornbury stage.
THE FIRST ANNUAL
AUSTRALIAN AMERICANA HONOURS NIGHT
Monday 2 October – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne
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