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.Congrats to #UKAmericanaAwards2019 #winners 📸@TheAMAUK 🎶@benglovermusic #AMAUK19 #ukamaawards #ukama #ukcountrynews #ukcountrymusic #ukcountry #livemusic #nashville #london #countrymusic #americana #announcement #cma #ama #amauk #bobharris #hackney @WhisperingBob pic.twitter.com/bt2oLNEAjm— UK Country News (@UKcountryNews) 1 February 2019
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
It wasn’t a dream! Massive thanks to everyone who voted us UK Artist of the Year, & to all the organisers and board of @TheAMAUK, especially Stevie and Trudie, and to @WhisperingBob for his immaculate hosting. Congratulations to all the other winners and nominees too! 😎#AMAUK19 pic.twitter.com/symkkPOZ6v— Bennett Wilson Poole (@benwilpoole) 1 February 2019
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
Who was in the Audience for our Keynote speaker @RhiannonGiddens moving presentation at AmericanaFest UK 2019 this morning?— Americana Music UK (@TheAMAUK) 30 January 2019
What an incredible way to kick off day two of our Conference! #AMAUK19 pic.twitter.com/tR5H3Dyi3n
AMA-UK Conference
29th, 30th & 31st January 2019
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
15.30pm Artist Spotlight: Ralph McLean in conversation with Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel
What a way to close our 2019 AmericanaFest UK Conference.— Americana Music UK (@TheAMAUK) 31 January 2019
"Bob Harris OBE In Conversation With John Oates"
Thank you for taking the time to share your gifts with the world, @WhisperingBob and @JohnOates. #AMAUK19 pic.twitter.com/utgiKfsIYu
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?
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?
Another interesting panel at @TheAMAUK conference. "Honing Your Craft at Songwriting Camps" with @bncmusic @chrisdifford @RealAmySpeace @RobVincentMusic @roseanne_reid & @GRAHAMWEBER. Moderated by Dan Moore (@BASCA_uk) #AMAUK19 pic.twitter.com/XlBLUdxZTf— Key Production (@KeyProduction) 31 January 2019
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
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
