Building
on the annual sell-out success of the CMA Songwriters Series show in London
during C2C Festival and following the first U.K. tour last autumn during the
inaugural Country Music Week, the Country Music Association’s critically
acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series returns to the U.K. Oct. 16-22.
Hosted
by Chris DeStefano, the lineup also
features Kassi Ashton, Ashley Campbell, and Tenille Townes (Scroll down for artist profiles).
Tickets
are on General sale this Friday,
August 3 at CMASongwritersSeries.com & Ticketmaster UK
Presale
starts: Wed 1 August, 9am - AXS.com
U.K. Tour:
Featuring
Kassi Ashton, Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Tenille Townes,
Tuesday
16 October 2018 - St. Luke’s, Glasgow (Calton 17 Bain Street, G40 2JZ)
Wednesday
17 October 2018 - St. George’s Hall, Liverpool
(St George's Place, L1 1JJ)
Thursday
18 October 2018 - Sage Two, Gateshead (St
Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays NE8 2JR)
Saturday
20 October 2018 - RNCM, Manchester (124
Oxford Road, M13 9RD)
Monday
22 October 2018 - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8TT) *part of Country Music Week 2018
All
shows are seated: Tickets
available on Ticketmaster UK
Euro Dates:
Featuring
Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Drake
White (excluding Stockholm), Charlie
Worsham with special appearance by Jill Johnson (Stockholm and Oslo).
Johnson is host of the Sveriges Television (SVT) award-winning documentary
series “Jills Veranda Nashville,” which invites Swedish artists to explore
Nashville with Johnson.
October
8, 2018: Nalen, Stockholm, SE -
Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Charlie Worsham, with Special Guest: Jill Johnson
October
9, 2018: Oslo Konserthus, Oslo, NO -
Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Drake White, Charlie Worsham, with Special
Guest: Jill Johnson
October
11, 2018: Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, DE -
Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Drake White, Charlie Worsham
October
12, 2018: Zonnehuis, Amsterdam, NL -
Ashley Campbell, Chris DeStefano, Drake White, Charlie Worsham
Tickets:
www.cmaworld.com/sws-international
CMA Songwriters Series has a track record of launching new artists through its intimate storytelling format, which allows audiences to get to know the artists, their journey and the stories behind their songs. The two-hour seated show features the artists together on stage, taking turns sharing a story before performing their song acoustically. Each CMA Songwriters Series is unique—uplifting, amusing and often emotional, leaving audiences feeling closer to the artists and the music.
The
tour introduces DeStefano, Ashton and Townes to U.K. audiences for the first
time as they join Campbell making her fourth appearance.
“Presenting
this very Nashville experience in an international setting not only makes for a
magical evening, but it truly forges a deeper connection to the music for new
audiences,” said Milly Olykan,
CMA Vice President, International Relations and Development. “The artists on
this tour represent a true cross section of Country Music and we’re honored to
be part of their journey as they build their international base.”
The
tour dates continue to further CMA’s global expansion initiatives. In the U.K.
alone, Country Music streaming is up more than 50 percent this year compared to
2017, where 78 percent of Country fans listen to a greater and more varied
number of Country artists compared to last year, while 80 percent of Country
fans are interested in and seek out more live Country Music shows and events.
Earlier this spring, CMA visited both the U.K. during C2C: Country to Country
festival—where CMA Songwriters Series held a sold-out show at London’s indigo
at The O2—as well as Australia during CMC Rocks QLD festival.
Kassi Ashton
UK! I’m joining the CMA Songwriters Series tour for 5 dates
in October! I’m so excited to come see you!
Kassi Ashton is one of Nashville’s most
compelling rising stars. Signed to UMG Nashville in conjunction with Interscope
Records, the California, Missouri singer/songwriter has been making a name
for herself thanks to her authentic songwriting and soulful, rich voice. Huffington Post gives Ashton “mad props for her
songwriting and stage presence” while CMT calls her “fearless” and notes “her
point of view is inspired and her storytelling knows no bounds.”
Ashton recently released her auto-biographical song “California, Missouri,” where she paints an unconventional portrait of life growing up in her small town. Named “Who to Watch” by Huffington Post, The Tennessean and radio personality Bobby Bones’ “Class of 2018,” she also caught the attention of Country superstar Keith Urban. Describing her as “such a unique, original creature,” Urban featured Ashton on his song “Drop Top” for his latest album Graffiti U. Read more at KassiAshton.com.
Ashley Campbell
Soon Campbell was studying with banjo luminary Carl Jackson (her godfather and longtime member of Glen’s band) and mastering her technique. She would go on to join her father’s touring band, including his poignant Goodbye Tour in 2011-12, and appear in the award-winning 2015 documentary “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me.”
The family affair continues with the release of her debut album The Lonely One, which was co-produced by Campbell and her brother Cal Campbell. Campbell’s older brother Shannon Campbell contributes vocals and guitar in addition to having co-written the track “Looks Like Time” with her. Read more at AshleyCampbellMusic.com.
Chris DeStefano
Chris DeStefano is a Grammy award-winning
American singer/songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. The
prolific songwriter has had multiple No. 1 songs with artists Carrie Underwood (“Good Girl,”
“Little Toy Guns”), Billy
Currington (“Hey Girl”), Brett
Eldredge (“Don’t Ya,” which he also produced), Luke Bryan (“That’s My Kind of
Night,” “Kick the Dust Up”), Miranda
Lambert & Carrie Underwood (“Somethin’ Bad,” later reworked as the
opening theme for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football”), Rascal Flatts (“Rewind”) and Jason Aldean (“Just Gettin’
Started”). Underwood’s “Good Girl,” which DeStefano co-wrote, reached No. 1
on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in
2012. He also co-wrote Underwood’s seven-week No.1 song “Something in the
Water.” DeStefano and American songwriter Josh Osborne co-wrote Australian
singer Morgan Evan’s current single
“Kiss Somebody,” which won Country Work of the Year at the APRA Music
Awards in 2018.
Tenille Townes
On Instagram she shares: Ahhhhhhh I’m so excited for this. I’ve been
dreaming of the day that music would find a way to pack my bag for Europe and
this is truly so wild. Thank you so much CMA for this opportunity. I cannot
wait for October!!!
The Canadian-born Townes has the lyrical
fortitude of Griffin or Lori McKenna, the soulful nature of Chris Stapleton or
even Adele, but Townes is paving ground all her own. Working on her debut LP
with Jay Joyce, Townes started her journey to becoming one of Country’s most
promising new artists back in rural Canada,
in the backseat of a car.
Once settled in Nashville, Townes spent her
days songwriting and her nights at guitar pulls or at the Bluebird Cafe,
studying everything she could. Eventually, she scored a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog and headed into the
studio with Joyce. Together, they tapped into her organic nature and her sheer
ability to tell a story and emote it through the visceral range of her vocals –
tender, bluesy, wise and full of wonder but never naive. Read more at TenilleTownes.com.
Tenille released her first album, the 13-track REAL (Royalty Records), in June 2011. She appeared on the national television show Canada AM in August 2011, performing her single "Real Me", and had released multiple songs to Canadian country radio. The album reached #13 on the Soundscan Country chart in its first week and earned Tenille the title of youngest ever nominee for Female Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
As an up-and-coming the country artist she was fortunate to land opening slots for well-known acts including Terri Clark, Easton Corbin, John Landry, Aaron Pritchett, Emerson Drive and Gord Bamford. She has performed at some of Canada's biggest country music festivals
She
released her second album, LIGHT, in
March 2013.
As
the youngest recipient in history, Tenille was with the 2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award at the
Canadian Country Music Awards in Saskatoon, SK. Also awarded the 2012 Alberta
Country Music Association Award for Female Artist of the Year.
Tenille
was signed to Royalty Records at
seventeen years old and was selected to sing when the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
went through her hometown.
Tenille's
exceptional songwriting skills aligned her with Nashville SESAC Legacy Award
Winner Stan Webb, and multi JUNO nominated and CCMA Award winners Tim Taylor,
Byron Hill and Troy Kokol. Additionally, Tenille has recorded a song written by
Grammy award winner, Gordie Sampson. One year later working with
Nashville-based Canadian producer Fred Mollin, Tenille released her debut album,
'REAL', in 2011.
The singer made her Sundance
Film Festival and SXSW debuts and was set to join Devin Dawson, Maren
Morris and Steve Moakler for select tour dates in the
Spring and tapped by Miranda Lambert and Little Big
Town for their co-headlining The Bandwagon Tour (Instagram) in July 2018.
On July
27, Columbia Nashville’s emerging singer-songwriter released “Somebody’s Daughter” (smarturl.it), the lead single
from her forthcoming album produced by Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, Emmylou
Harris, Eric Church). Originally introduced to fans acoustically on Townes’
4-track Living Room Worktapes (
Released April 12, 2018 Amazon UK), “Somebody’s Daughter”
received early critical praise from NPR calling the track a “humanizing, empathetic
portrait of suffering”. Read more at TenilleTownes.com.
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