Muddy Roots Festival 2012 Initial Lineup
The first year of the Muddy Roots Festival was about breaking ground. The second was about breaking even. The third year will be about breaking the mold of everything a music festival can be.
Muddy Roots isn’t just a festival my friends. No. It’s an act of solidarity. It is a force of the collective Will of real roots fans united from disparate backgrounds, coming together to say “We are here, and things can work differently.” It is proof that music can be true to it’s roots, while still innovating and moving forward. It is an example how success can be measured not simply by money and numbers, but by the amount of memories made, the amount of friendships forged, and the strengthening of community through a focus of sustainability. The Muddy Roots Festival isn’t just a big party, it is principles and philosophies in action; it just happens to be one hell of a good time as well.
In 2012, the Muddy Roots Festival will take place August 31st-September 2nd, at the June Bug Ranch in Cookeville, TN, where it was held the previous two years. Please note that below is just the initial lineup. A dozen or so additional names will be added in the future, others could change, and future names could include more headliners, or your favorite band that is not on the list at the moment.
Purchase Tickets to The Muddy Roots Festival 2012
- The Reverend Horton Heat
- Dale Watson
- Wayne Hancock
- Possessed By Paul James
- T-Model Ford w/ Gravel Road
- Joe Buck
- Cutthroat Shamrock
- ANTiSEEN
Cletus Got Shot
- Soda
- Sean Wheeler y Zander Schloss
- Husky Burnette
- Rachel Brooke
- Viva Le Vox
- Reverend Deadeye
- Hooten Hallers
- The Calamity Cubes
- James Leg
- Peewee Moore
- Scott McDougall
- The Pine Box Boys
- Left Lane Cruiser
- Valerie June
- The Atomic Duo
- Molly Gene the One Whoaman Band
- Hillbilly Casino
- Immortal Lee County Killers
- Pearls Mahone
- Everymen
- Filthy Still
- Sarah Gayle Meech
- Pine Hill Haints
- Rest^vRant
- Jayke Orvis and the Broken Band
- J.B. Beverly & The Wayward Drifters
- Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies
- The Defibulators
- Tom VandenAvond
- Dad Horse Experience
- The Cheatin’ Hearts
- Last False Hope
- Cashman
- James Hunnicutt
November 24, 2011 @ 9:42 am
DAMN that’s quite a list! Dale Watson?!?!? PeeWee Moore? Pearls Mahone? Dad Horse? I’m off to look at plane tickets…
November 24, 2011 @ 9:55 am
great line up man… is that Anti Seen? or ANTiSEEN?
November 24, 2011 @ 9:58 am
ANTiSEEN!
November 24, 2011 @ 10:02 am
there’s meaning to that name….
better get it right or Mr. Clayton might say,
“fuck all y’all”
November 24, 2011 @ 10:32 am
Ok it’s changed! I hope Restavraunt isn’t picky because their name has characters that I can’t find on my keyboard! 😉
November 24, 2011 @ 10:52 am
Soda is on there twice if we are being picky! haha. Just been going over it like 5 times and noticed that. amazing lineup.
November 24, 2011 @ 1:21 pm
Soda is awesome enough to count as two performers
November 24, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
REST^vRANT!
November 24, 2011 @ 12:47 pm
or Restavrant
November 24, 2011 @ 10:00 am
looks great…..
November 24, 2011 @ 10:00 am
We have a good hand full of bands still in the works and will announce as they confirm. We also have a limited number of tickets per ticket tier so be sure to get yours today! We look forward to seeing you back in that field!!!!
November 24, 2011 @ 10:02 am
awesome lineup…cant wait for the Muddy Roots Euro lineup 😉
November 24, 2011 @ 10:40 am
Announced on New Years. Can’t wait for that one either.
November 24, 2011 @ 10:03 am
Well done recon Triggerman…..top shelf Roots
November 24, 2011 @ 10:19 am
Are there tickets for sale yet? I can’t seem to find a place to buy a ticket.
November 24, 2011 @ 10:32 am
The ticket link is just above the line up. See you in the field!
November 24, 2011 @ 10:33 am
Ooops, guess I should look closer! Thanks!
November 24, 2011 @ 10:29 am
WOW!!! Unreal lineup! DAD!!!! Dale and Wayne together on the same bill?? Nice. Thanks Jason.
November 24, 2011 @ 10:55 am
This lineup is something else. I hope Scott H. Biram and Hellbound Glory get added later. I’ve never seen Biram before and Hellbound Glory got cut short last year. As it is though, there are a ton of artists I must see again that I saw last year and artist that I must see that I haven’t seen before. I just hope I can see them all.
November 24, 2011 @ 10:27 pm
SHB is great both live and on record…if he gets added, I’ll be there for sure only 98% sure right now ) !
November 24, 2011 @ 11:01 am
This is an amazing lineup!!! Last year was one of the most incredible musical experiences I’ve ever taken part in. To see so many of my friends and family from the road all gathered in one spot, it was incredible. On top of that, the love, camaraderie, and respect everyone had was great. All the killer music, and partying, that was just icing on the cake. Can’t wait to do it again!
November 30, 2011 @ 5:25 am
Hope to see you soon……as in Farmageddon Fest 2012! Looking forward as well to your new cd release. Love the fact that you’ve got your very own shot glass! I still owe you that drink. All the best Mr. Mays!~ Christa (ye ol Ball Peen Hammer Productions, D-Town, IL) x
November 24, 2011 @ 11:59 am
Another great line up,roll on M/Roots 2012,Tommy VandenAvond,LLC,Soda,Calamity Cubes,Restavrant & Husky Burnette..I’m sorted, but……Hoping Willy Tea Taylor gets added…no Joshua Black Wilkins is real sad as his set was ruined by the rain, but hell he delivered an amazing set for the few of us that bared the storm last year !!
November 24, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
The thing I like about the lineup so far the most is how it’s a balance between legends and up and comers. I may be a little partial from growing up in Dallas, but in my opinion The Reverend Horton Heat is as responsible for all of this as anybody. Dale Watson, Wayne Hancock, and then T Model Ford is the biggest legend you can get in the Deep Blues world.
The other name I’m very happy to see is Peewee Moore. He is a direct tie to the Outlaw legacy of country music. It’s good to see that side of the music represented.
November 24, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
Man, that’s one hell of a line up. I wished I had the money for the flight…
Can’t wait to see which bands come to Muddy Roots Europe…I’ll be there for sure!
November 24, 2011 @ 3:33 pm
Kick ass Lineup !!!!
November 24, 2011 @ 4:06 pm
I would add something about your comment Trigg ”We are here, things can work differently and let’s have a damn good time ! ha! I can’t stand on both feet right now i’m so stoked about MR
November 24, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
Great lineup man hope to make it
November 24, 2011 @ 6:25 pm
Hopefully o’death and the goddamn gallows will be added!
November 24, 2011 @ 6:57 pm
A W E S O M E
November 24, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
Man, that is such an unbelievable line-up. I’m seriously considering coming from the UK for that!
November 24, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
all i gotta say is ANTISEEN! this really rounds it out for me.. playin in punk bands and growing up on country in nashville… this is like seriously the best of all worlds for me
November 25, 2011 @ 3:05 am
Plenty of room for Hobo Jazz on this list!
November 25, 2011 @ 6:04 am
I am SO VERY THANKFUL on this Thanksgiving to be playing Muddy Roots 2012! I’m writing lots of new material to play! LOTS more Blues, Country, Hillbilly, and Rockabilly Twang comin yer way! It’s going to be a great year! I LOVE THE “MUDDY FOOT DEEP COUNTRY BLUEBILLY ROOTS” (haha) MOVEMENT & FAMILY!
November 25, 2011 @ 7:35 am
DALE WATSON!!!!! 🙂 WOW!!!! I need to be at this show!
November 25, 2011 @ 10:42 am
Peewee Moore,,,woohoo
November 25, 2011 @ 1:42 pm
Is anything known about the line-up for Muddy Roots Europe?
November 25, 2011 @ 1:59 pm
That will be announced on New Years.
November 26, 2011 @ 6:13 am
This is gonna be one hell of a party! Booked festival and planetickets, can’t wait…
November 26, 2011 @ 10:29 am
Hello everyone!
I have a question and hope somebody here can help us out. We”™re comming to the festival from belgium. We want to spend te nights at the festival, because hotels are to far away, and drinking and driving”¦ no fun”¦ So we have been looking for a camper to rent for a couple of days, but those prices are just crazy.
My wife realy hates sleeping in a tent, so that”™s no option. So if somebody knows a cheaper option for renting a camper or has a camper for rent”¦ Please let us know. We are comming for sure, tickets are payed for, but this little camping problem is becoming a pain in the butt”¦
You can contact me at: tomsaenen4@hotmail.com
Cheers!
November 26, 2011 @ 3:42 pm
Now that’s a lineup! I better be able to make it…
November 28, 2011 @ 11:12 am
@TomBelgium If I were you guys I would look into pop-up campers. They are smaller but will be just what you need for the festival. And prices are outrageous on renting anything over here. haha. Good luck to you guys!
But The Reverend Horton Heat!!! Am I the only person excited to see that? All we need is some Hank 3 now.
November 28, 2011 @ 9:35 pm
Hopefully not! I personally can’t wait to see them!
Also, REALLY interested in seeing Cutthroat Shamrock. Only discovered them this year, but they just sound like they probably put on a hell of a show!
January 15, 2012 @ 8:34 pm
would love to see those poor bastards and lucky tubb added!!!