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Roots on the Rivers Music Festival

Celebrate American Roots Music and Our Community with WMOT Roots Radio May 31, 2025 at Two Rivers Mansion in Nashville

Sam Bush, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Liz Longley, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Noeline Hofmann and a Surprise Artist are playing Roots on the Rivers Music Festival !

Sam Bush, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Liz Longley

Roots on the Rivers is a community celebration of American Roots music to benefit non profit WMOT Radio at Two Rivers Mansion in Donelson. This family friendly, locally curated boutique festival features LIVE MUSIC, Local Non Profits, Artisan Marketplace, Food Trucks & more.

Gates open at 12 pm with performances from 1pm - 9pm

Langhorne Slim got down on the ground and sang among the people.
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Langhorne Slim performing on the lawn at Roots on the Rivers.

Lineup

Roots on the Rivers features an eclectic mix of genres, indie americana, neo traditional country, bluegrass and blues, with performances by Bluegrass Hall of Famer Sam Bush and Band, hometown hero and glam man Aaron Lee Tasjan, Liz Longley with a rare band performance, Grammy nominated Blugrass artist Bronwyn Keith-Hynes , Noeline Hofmann, an artist on the rise and a special barn burner of a set so amazing we’re keeping it a secret for now!

Bring the family

Roots on the Rivers is a family friendly festival, kids 16 and under get in free! Everyone will enjoy interactive music experiences at Roots on the Rivers.

Roots on the Rivers at Two Rivers Mansion. Roots on the Rivers at Two Rivers Mansion.
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Craft Beer and Cocktails

Enjoy craft beers from Founders Brewing Co. and cocktails from Sugarlands Distilling and wine from The Wine Group.

Food Trucks

We’re excited to welcome our food truck partners Califarmia, Hurts Hot Chicken and the Bad Luck Burger Club to the festival grounds. The WMOT Family Picnic and Meet & Greet will feature food trucks and singalongs with The WMOT Family String Band.

Local Artisans, Merch and Nonprofit Row

Shop our local marketplace for locally made goods and WMOT + Artist Merch. You'll also meet some of the nonprofits that service the Nashville area on Nonprofit Row.

Roots on the Rivers Raises Critical Funds for WMOT

Our Roots on the Rivers Music Festival is a benefit for WMOT Roots Radio, a nonprofit, public radio station. Your ticket purchase helps support programming on WMOT 89.5 FM.

Full Day General Admission is $45 or $35 with the WMOT Member promo code.
WMOT members received a promo code in an email Tuesday, April 15.
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