‘State of the Union: A Celebration of American Roots Music’ Spring Dates Announced

The Americana Music Association, City Winery, and Newport Folk Presents have announced the continuation of their partnership with the second edition of their State of the Union series, featuring select performances from April through July 2015.

The series will include performances from Holly Williams, Darrell Scott, Rodney Crowell, John Cowan, Sam Bush, Shelby Lynne, Amy Helm, Sony Landreth and more.

State of the Union: A Celebration of American Roots Music will take place at the City Winery venues in Chicago, Napa, Nashville and New York City. The series is presented by American Airlines, Lagunitas and Nissan.

The spring lineup is as follows:

NASHVILLE
Holly Williams-April 29
Dar Williams with Jim Lauderdale-May 9
Darrell Scott & Friends: A Tribute to Ben Bullington featuring John Cowan, Rodney Crowell and Bill Payne (of Little Feat)- May 19

CHICAGO
Jorma Kaukonen-April 9
Shelby Lynne-May 26-27
Sam Bush-June 11
Amy Helm-July 7

NAPA
Rhiannon Giddens-May 11
Leo Kottke-June 28

NEW YORK
Blitzen Trapper performs Harvest-April 17
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams (Album Release) with Blind Boy Paxton-May 18
Sonny Landreth-June 14