McMurtry, Mon Rovîa headline weekend two’s closing night at Quiet Valley Ranch

The second weekend closes Sunday with a night that builds steadily from intimate Americana to one of Texas roots music’s most celebrated voices — and ends with a story so unlikely it demands to be heard in person.

Amy Speace opens at 7 p.m. with the kind of confessional folk songwriting rooted in the 1970s singer-songwriter tradition that tends to quiet a crowd down and hold it there. A former actress who found her footing in New York’s folk scene, Speace has recorded several albums with support from producer Buddy Miller and has built a devoted audience through years on the festival circuit.

Jason Ricci follows at 8 p.m. The New Orleans-area blues harmonica player is widely regarded as one of the instrument’s most technically gifted living practitioners — someone who combines traditional Chicago and Delta blues techniques with a contemporary phrasing that has made him a standout in the modern blues world. His set is a master class in what a harmonica can do when played by someone who has spent a lifetime finding out.

James McMurtry takes the 9 p.m. slot, and the room will know it. The Austin singer-songwriter and son of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Larry McMurtry is widely considered one of the finest writers in American roots music — someone whose songs function as miniature short stories about working-class American life and whose 2005 album “Childish Things” remains a benchmark of the form. He has been recording and touring since 1989 and shows no signs of running out of things to say.

Mon Rovîa closes the weekend at 10 p.m. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, adopted by American missionaries during the country’s civil war, and raised across Florida, Montana and the Bahamas before settling in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mon Rovîa built his following through ukulele-centered folk storytelling that has accumulated more than 500 million TikTok views. He made his major festival debut at Bonnaroo in 2024 and released “Act 4: Atonement” in January 2025 on Nettwerk Music Group. Weekend two ends the way it should — with a story no one could have written.

7 p.m.:

Amy Speace — Nashville-based folk and Americana singer-songwriter known for intimate, confessional songs rooted in the 1970s singer-songwriter tradition; a former actress with several albums produced with the support of Buddy Miller, and a regular on the folk festival circuit.

8 p.m.:

Jason Ricci — New Orleans-area blues harmonica player widely regarded as one of the instrument’s most technically gifted modern practitioners, combining traditional Chicago and Delta techniques with an aggressive, contemporary phrasing.

9 p.m.:

James McMurtry — Austin singer-songwriter and son of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Larry McMurtry, widely considered one of the most gifted writers in American roots music; his 2005 album “Childish Things” is often cited among the finest Americana records of its era.

10 p.m.:

Mon Rovîa — Afro-Appalachian singer-songwriter born in Monrovia, Liberia, who grew up between Florida, Montana and the Bahamas before settling in Chattanooga, Tenn.; his ukulele-centered folk storytelling has accumulated more than