After three years in The Factory at Franklin, "Music City Roots" will move to Nashville in 2018.

"Liberty Hall in The Factory at Franklin has been a beautiful home for MCR since July of 2014," "Music City Roots" co-producer Craig Havighurst said in the group's announcement.

"The room sounds amazing and it played host to shows we’ll never forget, including a special night with the Doobie Brothers, several AmericanaFest shows and the epic Night Train to Nashville collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum."

"Music City Roots" will move into a new building on Sixth Avenue South and Peabody Street in downtown Nashville. The music variety show will join Yee-Haw Brewing Co. and Ole Smoky Moonshine in the facility. Music will play day and night at the new downtown facility.

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" 'Music City Roots' looks forward to continuing to export the diversity and quality of our musical culture to a national and international audience from the heart of Nashville," executive producer Todd Mayo said. "We are honored to expand our long-term relationship with the great folks at Yee-Haw to opening what will be an iconic and authentic addition to Music City."

In addition, WMOT Roots Radio — which is stationed at Middle Tennessee State University — also will have studio space in the new location, director Val Hoeppner said.

"The past year’s partnership with Music City Roots has led to tremendous growth for WMOT, our music community and our student training programs at the College of Media and Entertainment," Hoeppner said. "Going into 2018 with a downtown Nashville studio in the works, WMOT will be able to focus more on live music events, in-studio performances and artist interviews for our listeners. The downtown studio will also serve as a state of the art training facility for WMOT audio and video production interns."



The final show of the three-and-a-half year run at the Factory at Franklin for "Music City Roots" will take place Wednesday. It will start in its new location in mid-January.

About 'Music City Roots'

Founded in October 2009, "Music City Roots" is a weekly live musical variety radio show hosted by Grammy-winning artist Jim Lauderdale. Streamed live every week online to a global audience and airing on more than 25 radio stations, "Music City Roots" has aired nationally in 75 percent of the United States on public television.

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