Van Morrison To Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award, Headline AmericanaFest Show

Van Morrison has been announced as the headliner for the 2017 AmericanaFest Show at Ascend Amphitheater on Sept. 14, along with his daughter Shana Morrison. The night before the show, Morrison will also be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the 2017 Americana Honors & Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 13.

Tickets for the show will be available to the general public May 19, but Americana Music Association members and registrants for the Americana Music Festival and Conference can purchase them via a special pre-sale code beginning May 16.

The Americana Music Festival and Conference runs Sept. 12-17 in Nashville.

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