[5] The 107 musical acts included Rodney Crowell, Justin Townes Earle, Cory Chisel, Hillary Reynolds Band, Nicole Atkins, The Candles and an unofficial appearance by Norah Jones.

[6] Musical acts included performances by event co-founder Cory Chisel, The Autumn Defense, Sturgill Simpson, The Baseball Project and Butch Vig playing with The Emperors of Wyoming.

An expanded family-friendly music education series was also featured with over 30 events and workshops that offered different interactive experiences including bucket drumming and Balinese Gamelan.

The festival officially began on Thursday Aug. 6th, but a 'First Songs' concert was held the night before at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Musicians who partook in 2015 included The Milk Carton Kids,[10] Roadkill Ghost Choir, Tim Barry, Swear and Shake, Wild Adriatic, Cory Chisel, The Suitcase Junket, The Crane Wives, Water Liars and Motherfolk.

[12] 240 bands and musicians performed 904 sets in the 2016 festival and included Aaron Lee Tasjan, Cory Chisel, Wild Adriatic, Jamie Kent and Kristin Diable.

The 2017 festival featured 70 downtown Appleton venues that hosted 950 live music sets from 250 artists.

Artists included San Fermin, Ron Gallo, Bishop Gunn, Traveler, Tenement, Pudge, and Dan Rodriguez.

The 2021 festival featured 40 downtown Appleton venues that hosted 700 live music sets from 200 artists.