10-Day Americana Experience Coming To Franklin, Tenn.

Americana Music fever will come to Franklin, Tenn., during the 10-day Americana Experience, which will run from May 22 through June 1.
Artists including Cotton Wine, Kerry Gilbert, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Matt Tedder, David Ball & The Pioneer Playboys, Walker Hayes, Peter Cooper and Eric Brace, Danika Holmes, and more. Artists will perform at Franklin venues including Puckett’s Boat House, Gray’s On Main, the Franklin Theatre, Lawnchair Theatre, Kimbro’s, Loveless Barn, Studio Tenn and Puckett’s Grocery.
Other highlights of the festival include a movie screening of Muscle Shoals at Franklin Theatre on Friday, May 23, and the Cross County Lines Festival at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tenn., on Saturday, May 31.
The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams will take place Sunday, June 1 at Studio Tenn at The Factory in Franklin.
All performances are ticketed individually. A full list of performers is available below; for more information, visit americanaexperience.com.
Thursday, May 22
7:00pm Capt. Billy’s Whiz Bang Live Blues Radio Show (Free – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
8:00pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet (Franklin Theatre)
Friday, May 23
7:30pm “Muscle Shoals” Movie Screening and Artist Q&A (Franklin Theatre)
7:30pm The Jake Leg Stompers (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
9:00pm Raven Cliff (Gray’s on Main, Franklin)
Saturday, May 24
11:00am Viva Nashvegas Radio Show (FREE – Handy Hardware, Franklin)
6:00pm Muscle Shoals in the Fork Concert (FREE – Lawnchair Theater, Leipers Fork)
7:30pm Farmer & Adele (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
8:30pm Pat and Jamie McLaughlin (FREE – Puckett’s Restaraunt, Franklin)
8:30pm CottonWine (Gray’s on Main, Franklin)
9:00pm Kerry Gilbert (Puckett’s Grocery, Leiper’s Fork)
Sunday, May 25
3:00pm Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers (FREE – Lawnchair Theater, Leiper’s Fork)
7:00pm Jesse Terry, Craig Carothers & Tony Arata (Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
Monday, May 26
7:00pm BrewBQ with Rachel Davis & Friends (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
7:00pm Mabrey Parsley & the Rotten Tomatoes (Puckett’s Grocery, Leiper’s Fork)
Tuesday, May 27
6:00pm David Ball & The Pioneer Playboys (Puckett’s Grocery – Leiper’s Fork)
7:00pm Matt Tedder (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
7:00pm Default Name (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
7:30pm Don Gallardo (FREE – Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
Wednesday, May 28
7:00pm Music City Roots (Loveless Barn, North End of Natchez Trace)
7:00pm Walker Hayes (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
7:00pm My Politic and The Black Feathers (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
7:30pm Willow Park (FREE – Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
8:00pm Jackson Nance (Puckett’s Grocery – Leiper’s Fork)
Thursday, May 29
7:00pm “The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams” (Studio Tenn at The Factory, Franklin)
7:00pm PBH Zydeco Dance with YaYa (FREE at Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
7:30pm The Ham Family (FREE – Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
7:30pm Robert Rivers Band (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
8:00pm Creole Shrimp Boil & Open Mic (FREE at Puckett’s Grocery, Leiper’s Fork)
Friday, May 30
7:00pm “The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams” (Studio Tenn at The Factory, Franklin)
7:30pm Allen Thompson (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
8:00pm Juke Joint Friday – Live Blues from Clarksdale, MS: Leo “Bud” Welch (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
8:00pm Juke Joint Friday – Live Blues from Clarksdale, MS: “Super Chikan” (Franklin Theatre)
8:30pm Donna Ulisse & The Poor Mountain Boys (Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
8:30pm Danika Holmes (Gray’s on Main, Franklin)
Saturday, May 31
11:00am Viva NashVegas Radio Show featuring The Carmonas (FREE – Handy Hardware, Franklin)
2:00pm “The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams” (Studio Tenn at The Factory, Franklin)
3-11pm CROSS COUNTY LINES FESTIVAL (at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, Franklin)
Featuring Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, Ashley Monroe and many more!
7:00pm The Stoves, Tumbleweed Company, Anthony Adams & The Nite (Kimbro’s, Franklin)
7:00pm “The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams” (Studio Tenn at The Factory, Franklin)
7:30pm Red Head Express (FREE – Puckett’s Boat House, Franklin)
8:30pm Peter Cooper & Eric Brace (Puckett’s Restaurant, Franklin)
Sunday, June 1
2:00pm “The Hank Legacy: The Songs of Hank Williams” (Studio Tenn at The Factory, Franklin)
4:30pm Down By The River – Gospel Sing-A-Long (Pow Wow Field, Leiper’s Fork)

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