From Oregon, Memphis and Kansas the stars of country music are heading east to meet with their UK counterparts for a one-off celebration of a country legend.
On the first weekend of August the Lost Highway will lead the country contingent on a pilgrimage across the Atlantic to honour the abiding musical influence that is the late Hank Williams.
As a highlight of the Southern Fried American roots festival, Rachel Harrington, The Wilders and Alvin Youngblood Hart will take to the stage of Perth Concert Hall to treat a Scottish audience to their versions of Hank's seminal hits including Your Cheatin' Heart, Hey Good Lookin', Take these Chains from my Heart and Lost Highway.
The US's finest country musicians will jam onstage with Scotland's own Americana devotees, mixing it up with Eddi Reader, Justin Currie, the Hazey Janes and Monica Queen.
"This is a true one-off," explained the festival director, Andy Shearer. "Most of these musicians have never met, far less played together, but what they do have in common is a real respect for Hank's music; he was the first singer/songwriter in the modern sense and has influenced a whole new generation of musicians."
To pay tribute to the star of the 1950s, who died tragically at only 29 years of age, Andy created this unique event at the heart of his new festival.
"This is the first Southern Fried festival, and so the perfect time to focus on the father of modern country music," added Andy. "It's going to be a fun, relaxed affair; there'll be a bar onstage where all the artists will hang out, so they'll be together the whole time interacting and celebrating Hank's music in a genuinely collaborative atmosphere."