http://www.nashvilleriverstages.com A 3-day festival that takes place the first weekend in May in downtown Music City, USA http://www.ranch.ipfox.com Promoting Vancouver's roots-music community with annual festivals planned each summer http://www.sleazefest.com A white trash festival held every August in Chapel Hill, NC, and hosted by Southern Culture on the Skids http://www.msu.edu/user/depolo/nights.htm Held every October in Lansing, MI http://www.twangfest.com/ A non-profit festival held in St. Louis featuring alternative country, bluegrass and roots rock bands