Matthew Payne, a bluegrass and folk musician from the Texas Hill Country, performs live at the Holiday Inn as part of the South West Folk Alliance Conference.
Matthew Payne plays the Holiday Inn on Thursday, September 24, as part of the South West Folk Alliance Conference (SWRFA) 2026. It's a home-turf show for him: he's from the Texas Hill Country, with Austin as his home base.
His music pulls from a wide stretch of roots traditions. Bluegrass and folk are the starting points, but he works in blues, country, country blues, and Americana, too. It's a broad reach—the high lonesome sound of bluegrass sitting alongside the grit of the blues and the storytelling of folk—and he lets them all run together rather than keeping them in separate boxes. If you're into the rootsy side of things, that's exactly where this lands.
Because it's part of the SWRFA, the show is one of many happening across the city that weekend. The conference runs from Thursday, September 24, through Sunday, September 27, so if you're around for the whole thing, there's plenty more to catch besides this one. Payne's set is just one piece of that larger schedule.
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He'll be at the Holiday Inn, 6000 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752. The show is on Thursday, September 24.
Date
Thursday, 24 September 2026
17:00
Location
Holiday InnPrice
Paid
Recommended Age
+14 years
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