Celtic Connections (16 Jan – 2 Feb): Country & Americana Picks

Renowned as a musical cure for the wintertime blues, Celtic Connections has grown more adventurous, more experimental and more diverse with every year and we are delighted to present the 2020 programme to you.

From Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February, over 2,000 musicians will descend on Celtic Connections to take part in a host of concerts including world premieres and one off collaborations.

On the first day of November, as we edge closer to Celtic Connections 2020, here's a reminder of the festival preview before we start delving deeper into the programme..... getting excited yet? We are! #ccfest2020 pic.twitter.com/bk2MBSLThc

— Celtic Connections (@ccfest) November 1, 2019

Celtic Connections Festival 2020 - www.celticconnections.com

Thurs 16th January 2020 – Sunday 3 February 2020

Venue: Various, Glasgow

Ticketmaster UK (27 Events)

2020 BROCHURE is now available online as a PDF

Americana & Country Interest:

Celtic Connections Festival 2020

Saturday 18 January 2020: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn with Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway & John McIntyre | City Halls (Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ) 7:30pm Event from £24.20

Sunday 19 January 2020:

Tyler Childers and The Local Honeys | Saint Luke’s (17 Bain Street, G40 2JZ), 7:30pm Event from £16.50

Robert Vincent and Amy Papiransky | Òran Mór (Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX) 7:30pm Event from £16.50 Standing

Monday 20 January 2020:

Iris DeMent and Pieta Brown | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium (2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3NY), 7:30pm Event from £24.20

The Local Honeys and Mike Farris | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite G2 3NY Event £15.40

Tuesday 21 January 2020: Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters and support | Mitchell Theatre (North Street, Glasgow G3 7EE) 7:30pm Event from £16.50

Weds 21 January 2020: Danni Nicholls and David Latto | The Glad Cafe (1006A Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G41 2HG) 7:30 Event £15.40 Standing

Saturday 25 January 2020

The Lone Bellow (TRIIIO Tour) and support | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: New Auditorium, 7:30pm Ticketmaster UK

| Event from £24.

Ryan Bingham - 'An evening of songs and stories' and Steph Grace | Saint Luke’s (17 Bain Street, G40 2JZ), 7:30pm Ticketweb | Event from £18.70

Monday 27 January 2020: The Milk Carton Kids with The Secret Sisters | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium (2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3NY), 7:30pm Event from £22.00

Tuesday 28 January 2020: Della Mae and Teilhard Frost | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite (2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3NY), 8pm from £16.50 Event

Wednesday 29 January 2020: Sam Baker Saint Luke’s (17 Bain Street, G40 2JZ), 7:30pm Ticketweb | Event from £17.60

Friday 31 January 2020

Transatlantic Sessions | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 7:30pm Event from £30.80 (Sierra Hull, Tommy Emmanuel, Cathy Jordan + musicians Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, Phil Cunningham, John Doyle , Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Daniel Kimbro and James Mackintosh).

Sturgill Simpson and support | Old Fruitmarket (Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ), 9:30pm Ticketweb | Event from £26.40

Saturday 1 February 2020

Sierra Hull and Awkward Family Portraits | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: New Auditorium (2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3NY), 7:30pm Event from £18.70

Brandy Clark and Heather Rankin | Saint Luke’s (17 Bain Street, G40 2JZ)  Ticketweb | Event £22

Sunday 2 February 2020:

Transatlantic Sessions | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 7:30pm Event from £30.80 plus transaction fee (Sierra Hull, Tommy Emmanuel, Cathy Jordan + musicians Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, Phil Cunningham, John Doyle , Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Daniel Kimbro and James Mackintosh).

Shovels & Rope and support |Z Òran Mór (Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX), 7.30pm Ticketmaster UK | Event from £15.40

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About Celtic Connections

Musicians from across the globe will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the largest winter music festival of its kind and the UK's premier celebration of celtic music.

The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up the dark, wet January nights with a mixture of concerts that include a host of one-off musical collaborations alongside talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions.

Since the inaugural event in 1994, when its 66 events centred around one venue and welcomed 27,000 attendees, Celtic Connections has become more adventurous, more experimental and more diverse. A huge range of musical genres are now showcased, as well as genre-busting performances that defy any attempt at categorisation. (Last updated: January, 2019)