18 South is scheduled for the 14th annual Suwannee Spring Music Festival in Live Oak, FL.

Live Oak, FL., – Thousands of music lovers from across the region will again converge for the Suwannee Springfest Music Festival, to be held March 25-28, 2010 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. More than 30 of the finest performers in Americana & Roots Music will appear on the festival’s five stages with nearly 100 individual performances & workshops to be scheduled.

Leftover Salmon will make a rare Florida appearance at Suwannee Springfest in celebration of their 20th year performing together as a band. Salmon defined the contemporary Colorado bluegrass/newgrass sound which influenced groups like String Cheese Incident and later Yonder Mountain String Band. Their high-energy sets at festivals like Telluride Bluegrass, High Sierra, Merlefest and others helped to establish the band and those events’ reputation as well.

Texas singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keene comes to Suwannee Springfest on the heels of his recent CD “The Rose Hotel” which held the #1 position on the Americana airplay charts for several weeks. 2010 Blues Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster is also performing at the festival.

Bluegrass songwriter Jim Lauderdale is another Grammy nominee scheduled to appear.

Suwannee Springfest will also present several exciting new projects from other Americana favorites. While the Duhks take a brief hiatus, band leader Leonard Podalak is introducing a new trio called the Turtle Duhks at Suwannee Springfest. And a brand new project featuring former original Duhks vocalist Jesse Havey will debut at the festival, too.

Another powerhouse new Americana band with deep bluegrass roots appearing is 18 South, which features singers Jon Randall and Jesse Alexander along with former member of the Del McCoury Band, bassist Mike Bubb and Emmylou Harris’ (Larry Atamanuak, drums) band. A young Louisiana group with a bluegrass background, The Belleville Outfit comes to the festival after a nomination for an Americana Music Association award last year. And pure bluegrass will be represented on the bill by the Steeldrivers and their popular new songs.

The festival also features a variety of other established Americana and bluegrass musicians who appear on a semi-regular basis and who also participate in many of the workshops and informal jam sets which formulate both on stage and throughout the campground. These performers have included songwriters Peter Rowan and Guy Clark, southern jam rockers Blueground Undergrass, and multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven. These can again be expected to perform along with many others often included in past events. For complete information please visit the festival website at www.magmusic.com.

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• Suwannee Springfest Music Festival
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park