Texas Sounds International
Country Music Awards Festival
October 1 – 4, 2026

THE OLYMPICS OF COUNTRY MUSIC!

World-famous, world-class country music festival in Marshall, Texas.
3 performance nights. Each evening a new lineup. 6 to 8 acts per night.
Elite talent in the beautiful Memorial City Hall Performance Center!

Global Country. Texas Soul. Unforgettable Nights!
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT TICKETS (ends soon)!

2026 Lineup:

25 elite acts from 15 nations, performing:

• • • • • • • • Traditional country
              • Modern country
              • Country rock
              • Rockabilly
              • Western swing
              • Country blues
              • Styles that “Sound Like East Texas” 

 Ally Joyce, Italy – “Cowgirl singer-songwriter and musician”
Amber Rae, Switzerland – “Country with a touch of Bluegrass”
Crooks & Straights, Croatia – full band, “Traditional Country”
Daniel Borge, Norway – “Redemptive Traditional Country”
Deborah Lynn, Canada – “Upbeat Country”
Don Redmon, Sweden – “Down home Country”
Ellie Marie, UK – “Modern Country”
Emmie Lee, Norway – Country Rock with a Rockibilly flavor”
Gareth Nugent, Ireland – “Modern Country Rock”
Hilde Iren Borge, Norway – “Country/Gospel”
Janna Leduc, Canada – “Country Rock”
Landi, Namibia – “Country Pop & Traditional Country”
Lena Rome, Mexico – “Mexican soul in every country song”
Marisa D’Amato, Malta – “Country and a  Mediterranean sea breeze”
Matt Hodges, UK – English Yorkshire Outlaw Country”
Pamela Rooney, Canada – “Pure Traditional Country”
Rae Leigh, Australia – “Variety Country, Pop, Gospel, Balladeer”
Richard Prendiville, Ireland – “Traditional Country with Irish influence”
Roo Arcus, Australia – “Traditional Country”
Savannah Gardner, UK – ” Unique Country voice”
Shota Adamashvili, Republic of Georgia – “Country Blues”
Wolfgang Hildebrandt, Germany – “Traditional to Pop”
Ythera, Kenya – Traditional with African horizons”
Yvon Leroux, Canada – “Innovated, varied, still Country”

Joe Fields, Catalonia, Spain – Special Guest Star

Alamo Country Band, Mexico – Official Texas Sounds stage band

Click here for the 2026 Texas Sounds CMA Spotify playlist!

Biggest Global Country Party in Texas!

Name Sponsor for 2026,
Richie Arnold,
Century 21 A Select Group Realtor 

 

Elite Talent. Intimate Vibes. Pure Texas!

The World’s Country Stage!