The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music. This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related topics list of blues festivals, list of jam band music festivals, and list of bluegrass music festivals. Many of the festivals take place in North America.
Country music is a genre of American popular music that originated in Southern United States, in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1920s, and It takes its roots from the southeastern genre of American folk music and Western music. The origins of country music are the folk music of mostly white, working-class Americans, who blended popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional ballads, and cowboy songs, and various musical traditions from European immigrant communities.ARRP Bulletin. Vol. 53 No 1. "50 Minutes on the Road. Betsy Tower. page 50. citing Commuting in America III and Arbitron. Barn dancing and other folk dance styles would be featured at country music gatherings, and many modern festivals have continued to feature dance, rodeo, or other cultural aspects.
The term "country music" gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term "hillbilly music". It came to encompass Western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. "Country music" is used today to describe many styles and subgenres, and festivals may focus on Americana genres such as bluegrass, or newer genres such as country rock, country pop, or alternative country.
Festivals
Oceania
Festival name City/venue Country Remarks Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival Canberra Australia Gympie Muster Gympie, Queensland Australia Mildura Country Music Festival Mildura, Victoria Australia Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth, New South Wales Australia January Wandong Country Music Festival Wandong, Victoria Australia
Europe
+ Festival name City/venue Country Remarks C2C: Country to Country Dublin, London, Glasgow, Berlin, and Amsterdam Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany and Netherlands Annual Harvest Country Music Festival Westport House and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland Highways Festival Royal Albert Hall, London England Annual - May Piknik Country Mrągowo, Poland Poland Annual - Last weekend in July
North America Canada
United States
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See also
:Category:Country music festivals :Category:Old-time music festivals :Category:Rock festivals List of music festivals (Category) List of folk festivals (Category) List of blues festivals (Category) List of bluegrass music festivals (Category) List of jam band music festivals (Category)
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Country Music Festivals