{"id":5439,"date":"2011-11-13T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2011-11-14T09:13:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:13:27","slug":"media-update-americana-goes-national-on-austin-city-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2011\/11\/13\/media-update-americana-goes-national-on-austin-city-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"(Media Update) Americana Goes National on Austin City Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Avett Brothers. Photo by Erika Goldring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After being broadcast live here on NPT in October, an abridged hour-long version of the 2011 Americana Awards and Honors show from the Ryman Auditorium will air nationally as a special epsiode of Austin City Limits. ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2011<\/a><\/strong><\/em> will air on NPT in Austin City Limits<\/em>‘ regular Wednesday night timeslot, November 23 at 11:00 p.m. Viewers throughout the nation should check the listings or call their local PBS station to see when Austin City Limits<\/em> airs in their area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Plant<\/strong>, Emmylou Harris<\/strong>, Gregg Allman<\/strong>, Alison Krauss<\/strong>, The Avett Brothers<\/strong> and The Civil Wars<\/strong> (clip below) are just a few of the artists appearing on ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival, sponsored by Nissan. Called “the best awards show in the world” by Paste Magazine<\/em>, the show features special performances from the genres’ established and rising stars. Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, with an all-star house band led by Americana favorite Buddy Miller, the show runs the gamut of Americana music. It opens with a moving performance of “I’ll Fly Away,\u201d in tribute to the 10th anniversary of the O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?<\/em> soundtrack, with Harris, Krauss and others, and closes with an uplifting finale spotlighting the legendary Allman. In between are performances by Lauderdale, Miller, Plant and The Band of Joy, Candi Staton<\/strong>, The Avett Brothers, Lucinda Williams<\/strong>, The Civil Wars, Elizabeth Cook<\/strong>, Justin Townes Earle<\/strong>, Jessica Lea Mayfield<\/strong>, and Amos Lee<\/strong>. Most were backed by Miller’s ace sidemen, featuring Don Was<\/strong>, Greg Leisz<\/strong>, the McCrary Sisters<\/strong>, along with John Deaderick<\/strong> and brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson<\/strong> of the North Mississippi Allstars.<\/p>\n

Performance Rundown:<\/p>\n