Magnolia Fest is Almost Here!

Lyle Lovett

Hard to believe, this time next month we will be gathering in the woods for Magnolia Fest, Oct. 16-19.

This is the 18th year for this outstanding Americana festival at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. and the lineup includes Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group, Jason Isbell, The Indigo Girls, Dr. John and The Night Trippers, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Marcia Ball & Terrance Simien “Boogie on the Bayou,” Keller Williams with More Than A Little, Donna the Buffalo, The Wailers, North Mississippi Allstars, The Duhks, Rodney Crowell, Anders Osborne, Jim Lauderdale, Tim Reynolds & TR3, Tornado Rider, New Orleans Suspects, Willie Sugarcapps, American Aquarium, The Lee Boys, and a festgrrl fave -- the A-Mazing acrobatic, stilt-walking, booty-shaking March Fourth Marching Band all the way from Portland, Oregon.

March Fourth Marching Band

This is a great time, all around. Magnolia Fest manages to be both laid-back and world-class at the same time, a magic combination. Campfire picking goes all night, it's family-friendly, it brings some of  the finest string players in the world together, and you can easily camp by your car in shaded sites. RV hookups are available too, and cabins (if they aren't sold out. Call Spirit of the Suwannee to check.)

Every Magnolia Fest, the talented bluegrass musicians from Wisconsin's  Sloppy Joe band turn their Slopryland camp by the cypress lake into an after-hours picking wonderland and they make the best ever jack-o-lanterns.

Tickets are $185 advanced, $200 at the gate, and include primitive camping. Single-day tickets are also available if you want to come hear the music but not camp.

And don't forget to go to the park's beautiful river beach  to say hi to the Suwannee, y'all:

Here's the complete Magnolia Fest lineup (The schedule is here:)


Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group

Jason Isbell

The Indigo Girls

Dr. John & The Night Trippers

Bela Fleck/ Abigail Washburn

Marcia Ball & Terrance Simien

Keller Williams w/ More Than a Little

Donna the Buffalo x2

The Wailers

North Mississippi Allstars

The Duhks

Rodney Crowell

Anders Osborne

Tornado Rider

New Orleans Suspects

Rushadicus The Cello Goblin

Jim Lauderdale

Nikki Talley Trio

Tim Reynolds & TR3

Willie Sugarcapps

American Aquarium

Marchfourth Marching Band

The Lee Boys

Big Cosmo
Bloodkin

Honey Island Swamp Band

Sloppy Joe

Grandpa’s Cough Medicine x2

Quartermoon

Canary in the Coalmine

The Steppin Stones

Flagship Romance

Jacksonvegas
The Vegabonds

Parker Urban Band

Juke

Bryce Alastair Band

Chelsea Saddler

Heywire

Tyler Denning Band

Rusty Shine