Be thankful for good music: Farm Aid Thanksgiving Feast to air on SiriusXM

On Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for good food and good music! As your family gives thanks for your holiday meal, enjoy live sets from the event that supports family farmers across the country. That’s right, on Thanksgiving Day we’re airing our annual Farm Aid Thanksgiving Feast featuring highlights from this year’s Farm Aid concert in Bristow, VA.

The six-hour special will air on Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59) on Thanksgiving Day from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Tune in to hear full sets from Margo Price at 12 p.m. ET, Sturgill Simpson at 12:30 p.m. ET, Jamey Johnson with special guest Alison Krauss at 1:15 p.m. ET, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2 p.m. ET, Alabama Shakes at 2:45 p.m. ET, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds at 3:30 p.m. ET, John Mellencamp at 4:15 p.m. ET, Neil Young + Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real at 5 p.m. ET, and Willie Nelson & Family at 5:45 p.m. ET.

For a nightcap, Outlaw Country (Ch. 60) will broadcast the full sets from Margo Price at 9 p.m. ET and from Sturgill Simpson at 9:30 p.m. ET. Willie’s Roadhouse will also replay the full special on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET.

The 31st annual Farm Aid concert took place on Sept. 17 as a benefit to the nation’s family farmers. The nation’s longest-running concert for a cause, Farm Aid has raised more than $50 million dollars to promote the family farm system. For more information on the concert and how to get involved, visit farmaid.org.

Here are Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, SiriusXM’s Dallas Wayne and Nathaniel Rateliff:

Watch some highlights from the Farm Aid 2016 below!

 

Feature Photo Credit: Brian Bruner

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