Tuesday 5 February 2019

UK Americana Awards celebrates Graham Nash, Frank Turner and Brandi Carlile among others

UK AMERICANA AWARDS WRAPS UP THREE DAYS OF AMERICANAFEST UK
WINNERS INCLUDED FRANK TURNER, BRANDI CARLILE, 
GRAHAM NASH AND JOE BOYD

PERFORMERS INCLUDED JADE BIRD, SETH LAKEMAN, GRAHAM NASH, RHIANNON GIDDENS AND YOLA













Hosted by Bob Harris OBE, The fourth UK Americana Awards took place at a packed Hackney Empire in East London on Thurs January 31, 2019.

Winners on the night included such names as Frank Turner (Best Selling Americana Album for Be More Kind), Graham Nash (Lifetime Achievement Award), legendary producer Joe Boyd (Trailblazer Award), Bennet Wilson Poole (UK Artist of the Year) and Brandi Carlile (International Song of the Year for The Joke).

The talented winners were presented with their unique ‘Woodys’. These awards are hand-crafted representations of 7” singles turned in a variety of woods. The special 12” Lifetime Achievement Awards was presented to Graham Nash.
Full winners in Brief: 
Lifetime Achievement Award – Graham Nash
UK Album of the Year – Shorebound by Ben Glover
International Album of the Year – May Your Kindness Remain by Courtney Marie Andrews
UK Song of the Year – Southern Wind by Dean Owens
International Song of the Year – The Joke by Brandi Carlile
UK Artist of the Year – Bennet Wilson Poole
International Artist of the Year – Mary Gauthier
UK Instrumentalist of the Year – CJ Hillman
Trailblazer Award – Joe Boyd
Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award – Curse of Lono
Best Selling Americana Album – Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Grass Roots Award – The Green Note, Camden

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Playing to a sold-out venue, the house band helmed by esteemed producer and songwriter Ethan Johns, welcomed performers on the night including Graham Nash, Rhiannon Giddens (who was also a keynote speaker at the AMA UK Conference), Jade Bird, YOLA, Seth Lakeman, Chris Hillman and Curse of Lono.

The awards were presented by Bob Harris who was joined on stage by Countryfile’s Ellie Harrison, 10 CC’s Graham Gouldman, US Country star Ashley Monroe, Glastonbury Festival’s Emily Eavis and US comedian and musician Rich Hall to hand out the coveted gongs.

Earlier in the week, The Americana Music Association UK took over 5 venues in Hackney to showcase well over 50 artistsrepresenting the wide spectrum of the Americana genre. The week also saw AMA UK members attending conferences and talks from industry speakers and artists including John Oates (in conversation with Bob Harris), Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross (in conversation with Fiona Bevan) andRhiannon Giddens delivering the Keynote speech.

 Special Awards 
Lifetime Achievement Award
Selected by the board members, our highest honour is awarded to a UK artist, duo or group in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the Americana genre over the span of their career and life in music. The 2019 recipient will be Graham Nash. 

Trailblazer Award 
Selected by the board members, this special award celebrates a UK artist, duo or group that has taken an exceptional path, inspiring others to follow in their footsteps in developing the Americana genre. The 2019 recipient will be Joe Boyd. 

Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award 
Selected by Bob Harris OBE, this special award celebrates the breakthrough artist, duo or group that has particularly impressed the legendary music broadcaster throughout the year. The 2018 recipient will be Curse Of Lono 

Best Selling Americana Album 
AMA-UK works with The Official Charts Company to create the UK Americana Album Chart. This Award is given to the bestselling Americana Album by a UK Artist. The 2019 recipient is BE MORE KIND by Frank Turner

Grass Roots Award 
Selected by the board members, this special award celebrates the sometimes un-sung heroes of the UK Americana scene. It is presented to individuals working in the industry (in a capacity other than as artists) who have made outstanding efforts to support Americana music from the grass roots up. The 2019 recipients are Immy Doman and Risa Tabatznik of The Green Note. 

Member Voted Awards
Fourth UK Americana Awards Winners & Nominees.

UK Album of the Year 
ALL ON RED by Orphan Colours (produced by Steve Llewellyn, Fred Abbott and Rupert Christie) 
BENNETT WILSON POOLE by Bennett Wilson Poole (produced by Tony Poole) 
SHOREBOUND by Ben Glover (produced by Neilson Hubbard and Ben Glover) * WINNER *
TREETOP FLYERS by Treetop Flyers (produced by Reid Morrison, Sam Beer and Laurie Sherman) 

International Album of the Year 
 BY THE WAY I FORGIVE YOU by Brandi Carlile (produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings) 
MAY YOUR KINDNESS REMAIN by Courtney Marie Andrews (produced by Mark Howard and Courtney Marie Andrews) * WINNER *
RUINS by First Aid Kit (produced by Tucker Martine) 
THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS by John Prine (produced by Dave Cobb) 

UK Song of the Year 
Be More Kind by Frank Turner (written by Frank Turner) 
Chicago by Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker (written by Josienne Clarke) 
Southern Wind by Dean Owens (written by Dean Owens and Will Kimbrough) * WINNER *
Uh-huh by Jade Bird (written by Jade Bird) 

International Song of the Year 
Hold Your Head Up High by Darlingside (written by Auyon Mukharji, Caitlin Canty and Donald Mitchell) 
Mockingbird by Ruston Kelly (written by Ruston Kelly) 
Rolling On by Israel Nash (written by Israel Nash) 
The Joke by Brandi Carlile (written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and TimHanseroth) * WINNER *

UK Artist of the Year 
Bennett Wilson Poole * WINNER *; Ethan Johns; Robert Plant; The Wandering Hearts 
International Artist of the Year 
John Prine; Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real; Mary Gauthier * WINNER *; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 

UK Instrumentalist of the Year 
CJ Hillman * WINNER *; Gwenifer Raymond; Martin Harley; Seth Lakeman 
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AmericanaFest UK Conferences (29, 30, 31st Jan) & Showcases (29-30 Jan)
Over two nights there were 56 artists from across the UK, USA and Canada showcasing.







Venues: Oslo, The Moth Club, Empire Bar, Paper Dress Vintage and Night Tales – All Hackney, London

Artists: Whiskey Shivers, John Oates, Dylan Earl, Willi Carlisle, Foreign Affairs, House of Songs in the Round (with Graham Weber, Danni Nicholls, Demi Mariner, Robbie Cavanagh), Amber Rubarth, Amy Speace, Arkansas Dave, Asleep at the Wheel, Bennett Wilson Poole, Beth Rowley, Birds of Chicago, Caleb Caudle, Austin Lucas, Caroline Spence, Carson McHone, Chance McCoy, CoCo and the Butterfields, Days Are Done, Ethan Johns With The Black Eyed Dogs, Gangstagrass, Harrow Fair, IDA MAE, Jamie Freeman, John Smith, Kaia Kater, Lucas & King, Madison Violet, Martha L. Healy, Martin Harley, Michaela Anne, Mike Farris, Neilson Hubbard, Nicki Bluhm, Noble Jacks, Oh Susanna, Police Dog Hogan, Pretty Archie, Rachel Baiman, Sam Lewis, Sam Morrow, Smith & Brewer, The Blue Highways, The Hanging Stars, The Hungry Mothers, The Luck, The Rails, The Southern Companion, Treetop Flyers, Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou, Wade Bowen, Wild Ponies, William The Conqueror

During each day the conference panels and spotlight took place - Rhiannon Giddens was the Keynote Speaker, Artist Spotlights included Bob Harris in conversation with John Oates and the Songwriting Spotlight with Ricky Ross in conversation with Fiona Bevan.

SHOWCASE VENUES Tuesday 29th January & Wednesday 30th January 2019
Night Tales BIG INDIE (14 Bohemia Place, London E8 1DU):
29 Jan 2019: The Southern Companion, Caroline Spence, Nicki Bluhm, Birds Of Chicago, Noble Jacks, Gangstagrass
30 Jan 2019: Dylan Earl, Willi Carlisle, Foreign Affairs, House of Songs in the Round*, Arkansas Dave, Whiskey Shivers

OSLO (1A Amhurst Road; London E8 1LL):
29 Jan 2019: Lucas & King, The Luck, Treetop Flyers, Carson McHone, CoCo and the Butterfields, Police Dog Hogan
30 Jan 2019: The Blue Highways, Michaela Anne, Sam Morrow, Ethan Johns with The Black
Eyed Dogs, William The Conqueror, Bennett Wilson Poole

Paper Dress Vintage (352A Mare Street, London E8 IHR):
29 Jan 2019: Martha L Healy, Jamie Freeman, Neilson Hubbard, Amy Speace, Caleb Caudle, Austin Lucas
30 Jan 2019: Smith & Brewer, Trevor Moss & Hanna Lou, Martin Harley, Amber Rubarth, Sam Lewis

Empire Bar (291 Mare St, London E8 1EJ):
29 Jan 2019: Harrow Fair, Leeroy Stagger, Kaia Kater, Madison Violet, Oh Susannah, Pretty Archie
30 Jan 2019: Days Are Done, The Hanging Stars, Mike Farris, Beth Rowley, Wild Ponies, The Hungry Mothers

Moth Club THIRTY TIGERS (Old Trades Hall, Valette Street E9 6NU): Ida Mae, Asleep At The Wheel, John Oates, John Smith, Wade Bowen, The Rails

AMA-UK Conference
29th, 30th & 31st January 2019
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: RHIANNON GIDDENS
Hackney House, 25-27 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3LT
Tuesday 29th Jan
13:45pm  Panel 1: AMA-UK AmericanaFest UK Welcome & Board Q&A
15.30pm Artist Spotlight: Ralph McLean in conversation with Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel


Wednesday 30th Jan
10:30am  KEYNOTE  - Rhiannon Giddens
11:45am  Panel 1: Diversity in Americana: Breaking Down The Barriers
13:30pm Panel 2: Oh Sister, Where Art Thou: Women in Americana Music
14:15pm Panel 3: Americana Music In Film, TV & Games
15:45pm Panel 4. Are You Export Ready?

Thursday 31st Jan
11.00am Panel 1: Help Musicians UK Presents: Career Longevity in Americana, a Lifetime of Support
12.15pm Songwriting Spotlight: Ricky Ross In Conversation with Fiona Bevan
14.00pm Panel 2: Honing Your Craft At Songwriting Camps
14.45pm Artist Spotlight: Bob Harris In conversation with John Oates
Full conference schedule here


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