presented by SMF Encore Steep Canyon Rangers are Asheville, North Carolina’s GRAMMY winners, perennial Billboard chart-toppers, and frequent collaborators of the renowned banjoist and comedian Steve Martin. The Rangers are made up of Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Aaron Burdett on guitar and vocals, Nicky Sanders on…
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Galactic / Cory Wong / Nate Smith + Kinfolk
Galactic draws on 25 years together in order to progress with each performance and subsequent record. After 10 albums, over 2,000 gigs and tens of millions of streams, the proud New Orleans, Louisiana quintet—Ben Ellman (saxophone, harmonica), Robert Mercurio (bass), Stanton Moore (drums, percussion), Jeffrey Raines (guitar) and Richard Vogal (keyboards)—are the rare collective who…
Los Lobos
For all the trailblazing musical acts who’ve emerged from Los Angeles, very few embody the city’s wildly eclectic spirit more wholeheartedly than Los Lobos. Over the past five decades, the renowned East L.A. band has made an indelible mark on music history by exploring an enormous diversity of genres—rock ‘n’ roll and R&B, surf music…
Cajun Dance Party: The Lost Bayou Ramblers
The Grammy Award-winning Cajun band the Lost Bayou Ramblers continues to excite, challenge and redefine both genre expectations and cultural preconceptions. Founded in 1999 by brothers Andre and Louis Michot, the last five years have brought them a feature on Jack White’s American Epic, score contributions to the Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild…
Tedeschi Trucks Band / Eddie 9V
Tedeschi Trucks Band is a Grammy Award-winning 12-piece powerhouse ensemble led by the husband/wife duo of guitarist Derek Trucks and singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, “two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation” (NPR). With their own potent original songwriting alongside an extensive canon of influences, the dynamic all-star band owns a reputation for world-class…
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
Learn a step before the show! Dance instructor Jannelle Cortes is offering FREE lessons at 5:15 & 7:45 PM before each performance. Put your new moves to work at 6 & 8:30 PM! All ticket buyers for respective performances are welcome. Eddie Palmieri is an acclaimed pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin…
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
Learn a step before the show! Dance instructor Jannelle Cortes is offering FREE lessons at 5:15 & 7:45 PM before each performance. Put your new moves to work at 6 & 8:30 PM! All ticket buyers for respective performances are welcome. Eddie Palmieri is an acclaimed pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin…
Stanton Moore Trio / Roosevelt Collier
Stanton Moore is a Grammy Award-winning drummer, educator and performer born and raised in New Orleans. He is especially connected to his hometown city, its culture and collaborative spirit. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic (see page 32), who continue to amass a worldwide audience via recording…
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
This concert is currently at capacity. Please fill out this form to be placed on the waitlist and notified once tickets become available. Add your name to the ticket waitlist St. Paul & The Broken Bones is an ever-evolving musical powerhouse. In a profound shift for the Alabama-born eight-piece ensemble—Paul Janeway (vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass),…
Stanton Moore Trio / Roosevelt Collier
Stanton Moore is a Grammy Award-winning drummer, educator and performer born and raised in New Orleans. He is especially connected to his hometown city, its culture and collaborative spirit. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic (see page 32), who continue to amass a worldwide audience via recording…
S.G. Goodman / Aaron Lee Tasjan
A songwriter and guitarist from Hickman, Kentucky, S.G. Goodman’s hard-hitting songs are anchored in the complexity and beauty of the rural South. Having recently recorded her second album in Athens, Georgia (following a critically acclaimed debut produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket), Goodman’s music ranges stylistically from southern indie rock and Appalachian balladry,…
Sona Jobarteh / Natu Camara
Sona Jobarteh’s music stands on the mighty shoulders of the West African griot tradition; she is a living archive of the Gambian people. With one ear on the family’s historic reputation, one on the all-important future legacy and her heart in both places, she is preparing a place today for the next generation. Her singing…
Sona Jobarteh / Natu Camara
Sona Jobarteh’s music stands on the mighty shoulders of the West African griot tradition; she is a living archive of the Gambian people. With one ear on the family’s historic reputation, one on the all-important future legacy and her heart in both places, she is preparing a place today for the next generation. Her singing…
Buddy Guy “Damn Right Farewell” with special guests Eric Gales and King Solomon Hicks
Experience Buddy Guy on his final tour at two special outdoor concerts on opening weekend of the 2023 Savannah Music Festival! Bring a lawn chair or blanket, grab some food from the food trucks and enjoy two days of spectacular blues anchored by electric blues pioneer and living legend, Buddy Guy. Saturday, March 25 performances…
Buddy Guy “Damn Right Farewell” with special guests Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Jontavious Willis
Experience Buddy Guy on his final tour at two special outdoor concerts on opening weekend of the 2023 Savannah Music Festival! Bring a lawn chair or blanket, grab some food from the food trucks and enjoy two days of spectacular blues anchored by electric blues pioneer and living legend, Buddy Guy. Sunday, March 26 performances…