UK
AMERICANA MUSIC WEEK, POWERED BY SWEET HOME ALABAMA,
JANUARY
20 – 23 2025 IN HACKNEY, LONDON
Celebrating
the Best in Americana Music with Performances, Awards, and Industry Insights
SHOWCASE
HIGHLIGHTS AND VENUES
TUESDAY
21 & WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY
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details have been announced for the much-anticipated programme of showcases
which take place on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 January in Hackney, London, as
part of UK Americana Music Week, powered by Sweet Home Alabama.
Close
to 50 UK and international showcasing artists have been revealed so far, with
more to come. They will perform in Hackney venues Night Tales, Oslo, Paper
Dress Vintage and Moth Club; all within a 5-minute walk of each other. Showcase
tickets give access to all showcase events Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 January,
providing an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy both established stars and up
and coming artists performing original Americana music. Live music doesn't get
any better than this!
Purchase
showcase tickets – incredible value at just £55 for multiple performances
across two nights – HERE
Highlights
in a sensational line-up include Danni Nicholls, returning for her first
showcase performance since the very first UK Americana Week in Hackney, about
whom broadcaster Bob Harris said, “I absolutely love the elegance and beauty
of her music.”
The
Dreaming Spires play
their debut showcase, following their multiple award nominations in previous
years. They will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of the
recording of the alt country classic ‘Everything All The Time’. A must-see for
fans of The Byrds and The Band.
Multi-award
winner Robert Vincent, with his band, will make his first official
showcase appearance since 2022. Robert recently completed a tour with Robert
Plant’s ‘Saving Grace’.
The
UK Americana Music Week showcases also give the opportunity to premiere some
outstanding emerging artists such as Savannah Gardner, who is
nominated for ‘Best Live Act’ at the annual UK Americana Music Awards on
January 23 at Hackney Church. Savannah has played major festivals including
Glastonbury, Black Deer, The Long Road, Maverick, C2C London and
more. Catch her live and you will understand why.
Amongst
many acts representing the USA are the sublime Viv & Riley, whose
artistic rebirth came about in Durham (North Carolina), home to ground-breaking
roots artists like Watchhouse, Sylvan Esso, and The Mountain Goats.
Also
from the USA, Willie Watson (formally of Old Crow Medicine Show), who
will be playing tracks from his International Album Of The Year nominated album
‘Willie Watson’, in an extended showcase spot. Watson is a skilled songwriter
and performer with a unique ability to use his expansive understanding of an
old lexicon to add his own new entries to it.
2025
sees the return of the hugely popular Canada House at Moth Club.
Highlights on the CIMA stage include Prince Edward Island’s contemporary folk
group The East Pointers, Newfoundland trio The Once and
International Song Of The year nominee Julian Taylor, from Toronto.
SHOWCASE
LINE-UP ANNOUNCED SO FAR:
Altameda
● Annie Dressner ● Annie Keating ● Beth Bombara ● Celeigh Cardinal ● Chloe Foy
● Chris Acker ● Daniel Kimbro ● Danni Nicholls ● Digging Roots ● Dom Glynn
& His Sunday Best ● Ella Spencer ● Ferris & Sylvester ● Georgia van
Etten ● Grayling ● Jade Turner ● James Hodder ● Jill Jackson ● Joe Harvey-Whyte
& Bobby Lee ● Jonny Morgan ● Julian Taylor ● Liam Cromby ● Logan Richard ●
Logan Staats ● Louis Brennan ● Madeleine Roger ● Malin Pettersen ● Our Man in
the Field ● Peter Bruntnell ● Robbie Cavanagh ● Robert Vincent ● Rube &
Rake ● Run Remedy ● Ryland Moranz ● Sarah Jane Scouten ● Savannah Gardner ●
Simeon Hammond Dallas ● Steady Habits ● Tapes For Diane ● The Dreaming Spires ●
The East Pointers ● The Once ● The Lucky Ones ● The Roseline ● Toria Wooff ●
Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou ● Viv & Riley ● Willie Watson
Stay
tuned as AMA-UK will be announcing a special showcase
collaboration with ‘Swedish Americana’ very soon, with more names to be
revealed.
Snap
up showcase tickets now at: https://americanafestuk.seetickets.com/content/ticket-options. UK Americana Music
Awards tickets and Delegate passes are also available.
Here
is the Showcase schedule for the 21st and 22nd January at ‘UK Americana Music
Week: INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | VENUES
Alongside
the two nights of showcases, UK Americana Music Week, powered by Sweet
Home Alabama will feature for 2025: a specially commissioned documentary
film, “I’ll Take You There”, a co-production between the Americana Music
Association UK (AMA-UK), The Romano Sidoli Consultancy and Northern Cowboy
Films, which will premiere at Hackney Picturehouse on Monday 20 January.
The
annual AMA-UK conference, the cornerstone of the week’s programming,
which will be held at Night Tales in Hackney during the daytime on Tuesday 21
and Wednesday 22. Next year’s theme is “Can Songs Change the World?
Americana in 2025,” covering a diverse range of topics tailored for
Americana enthusiasts and industry professionals alike.
The
week’s events will then culminate in the prestigious UK Americana Music
Awards, powered by Sweet Home Alabama, hosted at Hackney
Church on Thursday 23 January, where standout achievements in Americana
music from the past year will be celebrated. Special Awards include an
International Lifetime Achievement Award for iconic, multi-platinum singer and
songwriter Candi Staton, and Trailblazer Awards for four times Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett (International) and
ground-breaking Irish singer, songwriter and musician CMAT (UK/Ireland).
Details
on the nominations and Special Awards for 2025 follow below.
The
event is proudly supported by Sweet Home Alabama, who are headline
sponsors again for the fourth year, CIMA (Canadian Independent Music
Association) , PPL, PRS for Music, Concord, Thirty Tigers, Uncut, Musicians’
Union, Americana Music Sweden, and the US Americana Music Association.
Award
Nominations:
UK
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
·
Elles
Bailey
·
Ferris
& Sylvester
·
Hannah
White
·
Katherine
Priddy
·
Robert
Vincent
·
The
Heavy Heavy
UK
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
·
Elles
Bailey - Beneath The Neon Glow
·
Hannah
White - Sweet Revolution
·
Kathryn
Williams & Withered Hand - Willson Williams
·
Nina
Nesbitt - Mountain Music
·
The
Hanging Stars - On A Golden Shore
·
The
Heavy Heavy - One of a Kind
UK
SONG OF THE YEAR
·
Blue
Rose Code – “Sadie”
·
Brown
Horse – “Stealing Horses”
·
Jack
Francis – “Failure”
·
Nina
Nesbitt – “Pages”
·
Our
Man In The Field – “L'Etranger”
·
Robert
Vincent – “Follow What You Love and Love Will Follow”
UK
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
·
Ashley
Campbell
·
Henry
Senior Jr
·
Joe
Coombs
·
Joe
Harvey White
·
Joe
Wilkins
·
Keiron
Marshall
INTERNATIONAL
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
·
Bonny
Light Horseman
·
Charley
Crockett
·
Jason
Isbell
·
Larkin
Poe
·
Sierra
Ferrell
·
Waxahatchee
INTERNATIONAL
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
·
American Aquarium
- The Fear Of Standing Still
·
Bonny
Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free
·
Gillian
Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland
·
Kacey
Musgraves - Deeper Well
·
Kyshona
- Legacy
·
Willie
Watson - Willie Watson
INTERNATIONAL
SONG OF THE YEAR
·
Gillian
Welch & David Rawlings – “Empty Trainload of Sky”
·
Hurray
For The Riff Raff – “Buffalo”
·
Julian
Taylor & Allison Russell – “Pathways”
·
Kyshona
– “The Echo”
·
Lizzie
No – “The Heartbreak Store”
·
Sierra
Ferrell – “American Dreaming”
LIVE
ACT OF THE YEAR
·
Ben
Ottewell & Ian Ball (of Gomez)
·
Campbell
Jensen
·
Danny
& The Champions of the World
·
Kezia
Gill
·
Lola
Kirke
·
Morganway
·
Savannah
Gardner
·
Skinny
Lister
·
The
Heavy Heavy
·
Wunderhorse
AMA-UK
Special Awards
International
Lifetime Achievement Award
Selected
by the board members, their highest honour is awarded to an international
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 2025
recipient will be Candi Staton
International Trailblazer Award
Selected
by the board members, this special award celebrates an international artist,
duo or group that has taken an exceptional path, inspiring others to follow in
their footsteps in developing the Americana genre. The 2025 recipient will be Lyle
Lovett
 |
Lyle
Lovett: photo credit: Michael Wilson |
UK/Ireland Trailblazer Award
Selected
by the board members, this special award celebrates an artist, duo or group
from the UK or Ireland that has taken an exceptional path, inspiring others to
follow in their footsteps in developing the Americana genre. The 2025 recipient
will be CMAT
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heart of London.
Bob Harris (OBE) had this message for Americana UK readers: “I am absolutely thrilled that
The Country Show has been voted No.1 radio programme again. Thank you to Mark
Hagen and Paul Mann for all their brilliant work behind the scenes,
to BBC Radio 2 for the support they give us and to the musicians who
create the music we love. But above all, thanks go to the listeners and to
everyone who voted for us again this year. It means the world to know you’re
enjoying what we do. I love the Americana UK community. Thank you for
everything”
About
the AMA-UK
The
Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) is a professional trade association
representing and advocating for the voice of Americana music in the UK.
It’s membership comprises musicians, both from the UK and overseas, plus
individuals and organisations from all sectors of the music industry,
including; agents, promoters, venues, festivals, labels, distributors,
retailers, management, touring crew, journalists, broadcasters and
publicists.
The
AMA-UK is committed to treating all artists and associated parties equally
regardless of their gender status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, age
or disability. It is always listening and learning from its
membership and strives to ensure it provides a safe environment that allows all
to feel welcome, safe and able to contribute.
Previous
recipients of the AMA-UK Board’s Special Awards include: Robert Plant, Mumford
& Sons, Billy Bragg, Van Morrison, Richard Thompson, Albert Lee, Graham
Nash, Joan Armatrading, Lucinda Williams and many more. Awards have been
presented by Sir Patrick Stewart, Jools Holland, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Difford,
Ricky Ross, Harry Shearer, Timothy B. Schmidt, Jim Lauderdale and Kiki Dee,
amongst many others.
UK
Americana Music Week, powered by Sweet Home Alabama is delivered under the
leadership of the Americana Music Association UK's newly appointed Board,
comprising Ian Thomas, Kristen Nielsen (Creative Consultant), Brendan McCarthy
(Why & How), Paul Fenn (Asgard), Luke Hill (Grey Seal Media), and Anton
Lockwood (DHP). UK Americana Music Week Festival Producer is Jim Walker
(Brighthelmstone). The UK Americana Music Awards are produced by Adrian
Basketfield. Commercial partnerships are handled by The Romano Sidoli
Consultancy.
What
is Americana music?
We
find it best described as the genre that incorporates elements of various
roots music styles resulting in a distinctive sound that lives in a world
apart from the pure forms of the genres upon which it may draw.
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