Tag: Savannah Music Festival

Kristina Train, Pokey LaFarge in double bill this weekend at Savannah Music Festival

Earlier this year, Bruce Springsteen twice said in national radio interviews that he loves the songs of Savannah native Kristina Train. Our post about the praise from The Boss drew more views than almost any other thing we’ve put on…

kind of a review of Jason Isbell at the Savannah Music Festival

I was surprised when getting ready to write this post to discover that Jason Isbell is only 35 years old. I thought he had to be at least, well, 42. I mean this in the nicest possible way. Could a…

Jason Isbell, Pokey LaFarge, Kristina Train, dancer Rosario Toledo, and a 2nd Avett Brothers show added to Savannah Music Festival schedule

Some more good news from the Savannah Music Festival, which announced today that the Avett Brothers will be playing a second show during the festival on 3/20, in addition to the previously announced show on 3/21. Americana/swing musician Pokey LaFarge…

13 standout Savannah shows in 2013

Check out hissing lawns’ year-end posts by Petee Worrell, Anna Chandler, Kayne Lanahan of MusicFile Productions, Tom Cartmel, and Larry Jack, who saw a mere 626 live performances at Savannah venues in 2013 . . . Here I’m focusing on…

SMF 2014 lineup includes The Avett Brothers, Taj Mahal, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, more

Check out the just-released digital brochure for the 2014 Savannah Music Festival (click here if embed isn’t working): I’ve listed some of the highlights in a post at Savannah Unplugged. Always exciting stuff. Tickets go on sale on Thursday.

Savannah Music Festival announces 2014 season with free performance by Sierra Hull

The Savannah Music Festival brings world-class performers to town for 17 days every spring. The festival focuses on a variety of traditional styles and roots music — from classical to jazz, from bluegrass to zydeco. In recent years, the festival…