August 18, 2016
Expanded Press Release
The inaugural Nashville Meets London festival,
which took place Aug. 13-14 in Canada Square Park in London, England, drew
thousands of festival goers to the Canary Wharf estate. The event drew an
impressive number of fans and left an overwhelmingly positive response among
UK-based Country music fans and locals.
Event co-producer, Peter Conway commented saying, “While we were
confident going into this event and what we could expect, never did we imagine
the kind of response we had.”
The 2-day event showcased established artists
and exciting new talent, and included four acts representing the United States
and six acts representing the United Kingdom. From the United States were American Young, Logan
Brill, Ty Herndon, and Logan
Mize, and representing the United Kingdom were Yola Carter, Megan O’Neill, Pauper Kings, Hannah Rose
Platt, and William the
Conqueror.
Big Yellow Dog Music artist and festival performer, Logan Mize commented saying, “It was one of the most well organized festivals I’ve ever played; great production, great sound, great setting, and great people to work with. I’m waiting for another call to do it again.”
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| American Young & Baylen Leonard Nashville Meets London 14 Aug 2016 |
SATURDAY
13 AUGUST
2-3pm Honey Ryder
3.30-4.30pm Pauper Kings
5-6.15pm Yola Carter
6.45-8pm Logan Mize
8.30-10pm Ty Herndon
Media:
Blog Gallery Pics London Backline
Pauper Kings pics London Backline
Logan Mize pics Credit: Shooter Photography
Ty Herndon pics Credit: Shooter Photography
Ty Herndon pics Credit: London
Backline Photography
Ciaras Country Interview:
YOLA CARTER, Nashville Meets London
Review: Think Country Review
Day 1
Pauper
Kings - "Feels Like home" at Nashville Meets London 13/8/16 (published
by Laura Hebbes)
Yola Carter – “Home” at Nashville Meets London 13/8/16 (published by Laura Hebbes)
Logan Mize "One More Everything" 13/8/16 (published by Laura Hebbes)
SUNDAY 14 AUGUST
2-2.45pm Hannah Rose Platt
3.15-4.15pm Megan O’Neill
4.45-5.45pm William the Conqueror (aka Ruarri
Joseph)
6.15-7.15pm American Young
7.45-9pm Logan Brill
William the Conqueror pics Credit: Shooter
Photography
American Young pics Credit: Shooter Photography
Logan Brill pics Credit: Shooter Photography
Logan Brill pics Credit: London
Backline Photography
Logan
Brill – “World Still Round” - London / Nashville Meets London (published
by Alex Farn)
Tweet:
#Dance party started at #NashvilleMeetsLondon thanks to @ruarrijoseph @yourcanarywharf -that's what good #music does pic.twitter.com/94tsGkU72q— Ciara's Country (@CiarasCountry) 14 August 2016
Think Country highlights:
Throughout the event, many fans took to social
media (using hashtag #nashvillemeetslondon) to express their excitement of
having a festival with this format-specific program based in their area.
One fan (@LivAusten) stated on Twitter saying, “Canada Square already
packed! I think we can safely stop referring to UK country as niche. #NashvilleMeetsLondon @yourcanarywharf”
Canada Square Park, located in the heart of
Canary Wharf and surrounded by award-winning gardens and over 300 shops, bars
and restaurants, filled with fans who were actively engaged in the show –
singing, dancing and many baring Country-lifestyle attire.
Canary
Wharf is located in the former London Docklands. For the past ten
years, Canary Wharf has hosted the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, which is the
largest free jazz festival in the UK, and has a long history of promoting arts
and culture throughout its estate.
Nashville Meets London is
co-produced by Canary Wharf Arts + Events, Peter Conway Management and
Nashville-based agency, The AristoMedia Group. Baylen Leonard (BBC Radio 2 Country DJ), is the artistic program
consultant.
The event was free and open to the public.
About
Canary Wharf: Canary Wharf Group plc has overseen the
largest urban regeneration project ever undertaken in Europe, designing and
building more than 16m sq ft of iconic London real estate which now houses
local and international companies and renowned retailers.
The Canary Wharf Estate is a major retail
destination comprising five shopping malls, including the award-winning
Crossrail Place, housing one of London’s most stunning roof gardens. It
also has world-class, year-round arts and events programme offering over 100
diverse and culturally inspiring events performed throughout the Estate.
Canary Wharf Group is a wholly owned joint
venture between Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar Investment
Authority.
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