AMERICANAFEST UK AWARDS SHOW PERFORMANCES ANNOUNCED
GUEST SHOWCASE HOST THIRTY TIGERS’ LINE UP
ANNOUNCED
British Americana fans will be flocking to Hackney, East London for 3 days celebration of the genre in January as AmericanaFest UK returns for its 4thyear. The coveted UK Americana Awards 2019 will be the cherry on the top of the three days of showcases and conferences.
Americana Music Association UK are
proud to announce another incredible line up for their annual gala UK
Americana Award Show on the 31st January. The star-studded
evening, that follows two nights of showcases, will include special
performances from celebrated nominees and special guests Graham Nash,
Rhiannon Giddens, Ethan Johns, Israel Nash, Yola Carter, Jade Bird, Curse of
Lono, Mary Gauthier, Ben Glover, Bennet Wilson Poole, Seth Lakeman and Chris
Hillman.
This year the After Party will be open to everyone who has an
awards show ticket (entry on a capacity basis,
one in one out) and is hosted by Visit Tennesseeand Americana
Music Association Nashville. The party will be presented by East
Nashville band Wild Ponies and Special Guests (expect lots of
brilliant surprise appearances)
AMA-UK recently announced two guest
hosts for the showcase festival; Thirty Tigers and Canadian Music Export.
On the 30 January renowned Nashville label Thirty Tigers will host a stellar
line up at the Moth Club. AmericanaFest UK and Thirty
Tigers are excited to today announce a 50/50 UK to US line up
comprising of new global Thirty Tigers signing Ida Mae, acclaimed
guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith and folk-rock
royalty The Rails from the UK along-side multi-talented music
legend John Oates, Ray Benson & Katie Shore of country music
group Asleep At The Wheel and Red Dirt singer-songwriter Wade
Bowen from the US.
President and Co-Founder of Thirty Tigers David Macias commented:
“The UK market is particularly important to Thirty Tigers, because
it is the second biggest market for most of our acts. It’s imperative that if
we’re going to serve artists of the calibre of John Prine, Jason Isbell and
Lucinda Williams, we need to be able to answer their needs around the world.
The AMA-UK organization provides Thirty Tigers a community of like-minded music
business professionals that help us spread the word for our beloved family of
artists.”
Thirty Tigers’ distinguished line up is in addition to Canadian Blast at The Empire
Bar on January 29 hosted by Canadian Music Export which
will showcase Leeroy Stagger, Oh Susanna, Harrow
Fair, Kaia Kater, Madison Violet and Pretty
Archie. Also performing as part or the Southern Comfort & Bluegrass
Situation event will be Chance McCoy (from Old Crow Medicine
Show) and Rachel Baimen (from 10 String Symphony).
As Americana evolves and the charts reflect the popularity of the
genre, The Americana Music Association UK’s (AMA-UK) membership has grown rapidly and therefore the event has grown too.
The conference venue is bigger, the talks will take place over 3 days and there
will be an incredible 48 artists showcasing at 5 venues over 2 days! To top it
all, the Awards show has moved to the iconic Hackney Empire. Bands attending
the showcase also reflect the pull of the genre and are truly trans-Atlantic,
coming from here in the UK and also the USA and Canada.
50 acts will showcase over two nights across four venues, all
within walking distance, in the days preceding the Awards.
AmericanaFest UK is open to
non-members who want to just attend the showcase gigs.
Showcase tickets are available to buy from HERE and more information, delegate packages to attend the
conference and AMA-UK membership at https://theamauk.org/.
Awards Show performances:
Graham Nash (Life Time Achievement
recipient)
Rhiannon Giddens (Key Note
Speaker)
Ethan Johns (UK Artist of the Year
Nominee)
Israel Nash (International Song of
the year nominee)
Yola Carter (Special Guest to
AMA-UK)
Jade Bird (UK Song of the Year
Nominee)
Curse of Lono (Emerging Artist Award
recipients)
Mary Gauthier (International Artist of
The Year nominee)
Ben Glover (UK Album Of The Year
nominee)
Bennett Wilson Poole (UK Album
and UK Artist of The Year nominees)
Seth Lakeman (UK Instrumentalist
nominee)
Chris Hillman (UK Instrumentalist
nominee)
Other acts confirmed to play so far are Bennett Wilson
Pool, Smith & Brewer, Amber Rubarth, Sam
Morrow, Nicki Bluhm, Mike Farris, Ethan
Johns and The Black Eyed Dogs, The Hanging Stars, Neilson
Hubbard, Carson McHone, The Hungry Mothers, William
The Conqueror, Michaela Anne, Trevor Moss &
Hannah-Lou, Caleb Caudle, Amy Speace, Martha L Healy, Noble
Jacks, Caroline Spence, The Blue Highways, Lucas
and King, Wild Ponies, Birds of Chicago, Jamie
Freeman, Police Dog Hogan, Austin Lucas and Martin
Harley.
Americana
Music Association UK (The AMA-UK) is a professional trade association representing
and advocating for the voice of American Roots music in the UK.
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