Save the date 5th Annual September 19 – 22, 2019.
Opening Night Gala (See ABOUT) is just the beginning of a four day extravaganza! Brooklyn Americana Music Festival comprises fifty free shows at nine locations along the spectacular New York City waterfront. FREE day time shows for all ages in Dumbo Archway & Brooklyn Bridge Park. Kick back or get up and dance on Liberty View Lawn with the skyline as the back drop the Women’s Stage.
Evening shows every night at beloved pioneer establishments in Red Hook and Dumbo: Jalopy Theatre and Jalopy Tavern, Sunny’s Bar, 68 Jay Street Bar, Superfine Restaurant Bar. Singer songwriter sessions at POWERHOUSE Arena – just across from the Archway Check it out! Join us at Superfine, Sunday all day long from the world famous bluegrass brunch into the night time After Party! Plus a brand new venue not even open yet….
Here are a handful of bands booked to play 2019:
Western Youth (Austin TX)
Sabine McCalla (New Orleans LA) played solo sets 2018 and returns with her full band 2019
Jaimee Harris (Austin TX) plays the Bklyn Bridge Park Stage, and with Western Youth
Cari Ray & the Shaky Legs (Nashville, Indiana)
Tiger Alley (Austin TX) new duo Sophia Johnson and Katy Rose Cox
Troubadours of Divine Bliss (Louisville, KY)
Queen Esther (Harlem, NYC)
Annie Ford (Seattle, WA)
Ana Egge (Brooklyn NY)
Will Scott (Indiana) and Charlie Burnham (NYC)
More Artists Announced real soon!
Look Ma’ we’re on TV!!! ARTS NYC Brooklyn Americana Channel 13 – Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Events (2 1/2 minutes in!)
Opening Night Gala is just the beginning of a four day extravaganza! Brooklyn Americana Music Festival comprises fifty free shows at nine locations along the spectacular New York City waterfront. FREE day time shows for all ages in Dumbo Archway & Brooklyn Bridge Park (The All-new skyline sweeping Pier 3!). Evening shows every night at beloved pioneer establishments in Red Hook and Dumbo: Jalopy Theatre and Jalopy Tavern, Sunny’s Bar, 68 Jay Street Bar, Superfine Restaurant Bar. New this year Singer songwriter sessions at POWERHOUSE Arena – just across from the Archway – which was voted one of the 10 best things to do in Dumbo, Brooklyn by Conde Nast Traveler. Check it out! Sunday night Songwriters In the Round at Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop – across the street from Superfine, where the closing night party features friends from New Orleans and surprise guests at 10pm. Dumbo’s trail blazer powerHouse Arena, and Berl’s’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop join Brooklyn Americana Music to celebrate the connectivity of festival artists original writing in keeping with the popular reading series’ these haven book stores present year round.
Proud to announce our newest sponsor Ear Trumpet Labs
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 2011, Ear Trumpet Labs is a craft builder of unique microphones for adventurous musicians and recording artists. Combining technical expertise, the highest grade hand selected electrical components, and a sculptural aesthetic, the company is committed to a hand-built craft workshop approach to providing the best looking and sounding microphones.
Official Media Sponsor The Red Hook Star Revue
The Red Hook Star-Revue began publishing in June 2010. The only neighborhood paper serving Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, the Columbia Waterfront District, and Gowanus – some of the most interesting communities in Brooklyn! 8,000 papers are published monthly and are available for free at many supermarkets, bars, and other locations. Proud members of the New York State Press Association and multiple winners in their annual Better Newspaper Contest.
2019 Artist Announcement coming soon! Meanwhile, here’s who played the 4th Annual Festival 2018:
