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The Americana Folk Festival (AFF) showcases national artists from Americana, folk, bluegrass, jazz, and other acoustic genres, recreating a sense of the back-porch "picking party," even amidst thousands of audience members. In addition to three stages of continuous music, AFF features a green village with ethnic and organic food, exclusive Yazoo beer, instrument builders, folk art, outdoor enthusiasts, and other great folks committed to better living and listening. It's sort of like Sundance...except for roots music fans.
"The masterminds behind the Americana Folk Festival have achieved a truly utopian, nostalgic vision...not bad for a Saturday in the park..." Paste Magazine
"No other event manages to create the cozy, back porch feeling...even as AFF continues to grow in clout and following, nothing has yet to detract from the down-home, Southern feeling of a firefly-flecked evening. It's a gigantic picnic with your favorite strangers..." (Nashville Lifestyles Magazine)
"[AFF] brings a diverse lineup of artists together in a memorable way..." Performing Songwriter Magazine
"Contrary to what typically happens at music festivals, it's not the thousands of fans that seem to enjoy AFF the most. It's the musicians..." (The Tennessean)
"The guiding notion of the AFF turns the typical music-festival mentality inside-out...the audience benefits by getting performances from artists who are rested, refreshed and ready to rock (albeit acoustically)." Nashville Scene
"The fading feeling here is a good one. It is that same level of calm that settles in at the end of a downtown parade, or as you leave the fair." (Seth Avett, American Songwriter Magazine)
