CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW.COM) Brandy Clark has been announced as the headliner for Riverfest 2016, held September 8-10 at McGregor Park.

Find out what you need to know about Riverfest 2016 here.

Brandy Clark will take the main stage as the headlining event on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Washington Post calls Clark “one of Nashville’s finest storytellers.”

For Brandy Clark, the dream she harbored in her small hometown of Morton, Washington, was to be a country singer. Sure, once she moved to Nashville, she had successful cuts as a songwriter [The Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two,” Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart,” and Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow”], but being an artist in her own right was a dream she had stopped dreaming until two years ago when her first album, the stunning 12 Stories, debuted.

At the time, it was a passion project, more than anything… a passion project that went on to become a Grammy- and CMA-nominated release that topped myriad “Best Albums of 2013” lists; earn her opening slots on tours with Jennifer Nettles, Eric Church, and Alan Jackson; land her performances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Show with David Letterman; and win her a Warner Bros. Records deal.

Along with Sturgill Simpson, Ashley Monroe, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves (who provides guest vocals on “Daughter”), Clark is part of a new vanguard in country music — one that tips a hat to tradition, while not eschewing its evolution. “I see what’s happening right now and I feel this groundswell of people who love… I would say ‘country’ music, but I’ll take it a step further and say ‘real’ music. I feel like there are people who are starved for that,” she says. “The only music I’ve ever made is country music. The only music I’ve ever really listened to consistently is country music. And I want to keep that alive, so there’s a responsibility in that, for me.” But, for Brandy Clark, that responsibility is a dream come true.

This year Riverfest will host three large stages of entertainment. Music will range from country, R&B, local dance groups, to Christian, and more. Along with the Miller Lite stage, Festival visitors will experience last year’s brand-new stage, the popular Wicked Good Sandwiches stage. It will be located near the boat launch and include alternative rock bands from across the mid-South.

For the full Festival schedule check out www.clarksvilleriverfest.com.