John Roffey was brought up on a diet of Lonnie Donegan, Buddy Holly, Elvis and The Beatles. His serious interest in music developed in the mid 70s after attending Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris live shows. John has been a contributor since 2009
Simon Beards lives in London and has enjoyed music since, at aged 11, he bought his first single Elvis’ ‘Return To Sender’. He enjoys watching and listening to a wide range of music live music in London and has written for Maverick for ten years
Alan Harrison has always had an eclectic taste in music, but would probably lean towards the Blues if he had his arm twisted. After discovering country music via Elvis Costello’s ALMOST BLUE LP he’s immersed himself in all areas of country ever since
Date: February 15, 2016 Location: Staples Centre, Los Angeles The 2016 Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will recognise the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which will run from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. It will
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Date: 2-3 February, 2016 Location: London The inaugural UK Americana awards ceremony will be taking place on Wednesday February 3, 2016. Nominations open on Wednesday October 28, 2015 and will be open for seven days only. Awards Categories: UK Album of the Year International Album of the Year UK Artist of the Year International Artist of the
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Date: November 5, 2015 Location: Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville Launched in 2005 at Joe’s Pub in New York City the CMA Songwriters Series gives fans an intimate look at where the hits they love come from. For a decade, the CMA Songwriters Series has been exposing fans across the country and the globe
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Date: May 9, 2015 Location: Cadogan Hall, London The Jazz Repertory Company is proud to present a wonderful tribute to Ray Charles and Nina Simone. This is a rare opportunity to see the great singer and pianist Jeremy Sassoon front his magnificent 17 piece big band “The Ray Charles Project” and in the first half we feature
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Date: April 26 Location: Jazz Cafe, London With 8 members in the full line-up and instruments including guitar, accordion, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and trumpet, Police Dog hogan draw their influences from many different wells. You could call it Americana, country-folk, folk-pop or even urban bluegrass, but it’s difficult to do justice to the sheer range of styles
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Date: 11 June 2015 Location: Nashville, TN Every summer, thousands of country music fans from all over the world move in to Nashville for four days to experience CMA Music Festival – four days of music from hundreds of artists including live concerts, meet & greets, autograph signings, celebrity sporting events, and more. Stop by Fan Fair
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Date: 26 June 2015 Location: New York City A major new festival coming to the Big Apple! For more information visit http://farmboroughfestival.com/
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