“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” David Bowie has died at 69 years old. The artist’s hits include Space Oddity, Let’s Dance, Changes, Starman, Heroes, Under Pressure, Rebel Rebel and Life on Mars. He was also well known for creating out-of-this-world alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. Bowie […]
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The CMA Songwriters Series will return to the UK for its 10th European show on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at indigo at The O2 in London. Celebrating the craft of storytelling through song and the stories behind Country Music’s greatest hits, this CMA Songwriters Series will feature Charles Esten, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna, Ashley Monroe,
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Red Sky July are to release an Americana Christmas song called Save Christmas Day For Me. The single will be be released on December 11, by Shadowbirds Records. The award-winning Americana trio have created an atmospheric single, featuring renowned singer-songwriter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, whose vocals add another layer to the beautiful vocal harmonies on the
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Beverley Folk Festival has begun to announce its headline acts. They include the multi-award winning songbird, Kate Rusby, folk-rockers Steeleye Span and rising folk stars, The Young’uns. The latest addition to the lineup is former BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year Tim Edey, who has been rated as one of the world’s finest-ever Melodeon
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A prestigious new event in the music industry calendar, the first UK Americana Awards will be held on Wednesday February 3, 2016 at the iconic St. John at Hackney music venue in East London. The awards show will be hosted by legendary broadcaster Bob Harris, with musical direction by award winning producer and musician Ethan
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The Shires (Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle) have announced that they will join acts including: One Direction, James Bay, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix, Hozier, Rod Steward and Jess Glynne performing at this year’s 2015 BBC Music Awards, which will be hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton and take place on Thursday 10 December. The
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Americana, country, soul, singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has announced October-November dates in support of her new album MOCKINGBIRD LANE. Danni Nicholls recently returned to her Bedford, UK home, having recorded her second album in Nashville. MOCKINGBIRD LANE features many members of the team behind her 2013 debut album A LITTLE REDEMPTION. From a young age, Danni
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There is a special connection between American folk music and the railroad that has no parallel elsewhere in the world. Rail lines stitch together the sprawling fabric of American song. As writers of Americana music, our goal is to draw on the deep, recurring sources of American folk culture, giving them new shape. The Grahams
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Nashville artist and songwriter Shantell Ogden has won two honours at the International Music and Entertainment Association (IMEA) awards: Songwriter of the Year and Americana Song of the Year for Ghosts In The Field. The IMEA Awards are presented annually to recognise the best in independent music and entertainment internationally. “It’s an honour to be
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