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The Annie Keating Band features Keating on acoustic guitar and vocals, rising star Joe Coombs on electric/slide guitars, Scott Warman on bass and  Jamie Dawson on drums. This band believes that live show clips capture the magic better than words can; for a taste of what the band delivers live, visit the YouTube Channel

Talent spotted by BBC Radio‘s Bob Harris with the release of her breakthrough album, “Belmont” in 2008, Keating has been growing in stature and reputation, having released 11 critically acclaimed studio albums drawing formidable comparisons to artists including Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt and John Prine along the way. A staple of the contemporary Americana scene, Annie Keating writes and sings like a woman who knows deep down that heartache is the price of hope, and she can make us believe — in that way that only the best artists can — that all of it is worth the cost.

Hannah White began 2023 standing on the winner's podium at the Americana Music Association UK Awards, as a hugely popular winner for UK Song of the Year with the goosebump-inducing 'Car Crash.' But the London-based singer-songwriter described by Uncut as possessing “an expressive voice & measured songcraft” is one of those artists who is always about the next thing, and the exciting new album Sweet Revolution is a completely fresh adventure in her fast-expanding career. Released in November ‘23 the album reached #17 in the UK Official Americana charts and #14 in the Independent Album charts.

The record expands hugely on the outstanding “Americana noir” ambience of 2022's widely-praised About Time, of which Maverick wrote: “The emotion she conveys in her vocal delivery gives you chills as her words tug at your heart strings.” Acoustic magazine called White “arresting and wholly believable. A voice you will want to protect and become besotted with,” while W21 Music wrote of “the restraint, the range, the softness, the clarity...a masterpiece."

Indeed, when Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross heard the album's breezy, country-leaning track 'Broken Bird,' he was not only moved to play it immediately on his BBC Radio Scotland show, but to invite Hannah to open on his 2022 solo tour. They became fast friends, and long lines of new converts waiting to meet Hannah and buy her music at each show were testament to her persuasive performing talents.  

Follow all that, you might say, and she is. The opening single from the new album, 'Chains Of Ours,' is infectious with a percussive mood winning comparisons to a modern-day Fleetwood Mac. Hannah White was a special guest on Paul Carrack's 2023 autumn UK tour. Ahead of that, she and the band were delighting audiences throughout festival season at Glastonbury, Black Deer Festival, The Long Road Festival and more.

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In an uncertain number of years time, it will be acceptably cool to say that you first got into non-Grammy-winning artist Peter Bruntnell through his classic 2024 album Houdini And The Sucker Punch, before then going back and discovering his back catalogue of yet more “classics”. And you were there! You saw him live. You were one of those “10” people who saw him play in that modestly-sized room, almost 30 years into his career.

So here we are again. Three years on, another album into Peter’s 13 or 14 album catalogue and shouldering the burden of even more sublime reviews. Every possible positive adjective has been called into play, although it must be noted that the word “sublime” can never be used enough. Not even 2021’s primarily solo, slightly synthy lockdown album succeeded in putting an end to his non-success, despite Mojo echoing the plea that, “Somehow, some way, this cult and infinitely class songwriter must get his due wider recognition”. The Scottish Daily Express with its 5 star review, slightly frustrated, said, or perhaps yelled, “I’m getting tired of saying this: He’s brilliant”. The Irish Times thoughtfully combined two quotes into one, saving us the trouble of going back and getting crushed under the sheer weight of Peter’s archive of press quotes: “With Journey To The Sun, the man whose songs NME once noted should be placed on school curriculums has done it again.” And he continues to do so. But not without a brief foray into dance music, in collaboration with mega pop-hit songwriter Rob Davies. A foray that succeeded in sneaking by, almost completely unnoticed, therefore providing us with no further fresh quotes. If veering off entirely into the dark world of autotune would have increased his chances of hitting the big time, we shall never know. But fortunately Peter’s taking his chances.

Due for release this September, Peter Bruntnell’s new record Houdini And The Sucker Punch sees Peter re-employing his long-term band members Mick Clews on drums, Dave Little on electric guitar and Peter Noone on bass, along with a number of his favourite musicians making cameos throughout. Further details of Peter Bruntnell’s sublime new album are due to be revealed soon.

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Since signing to US label Need To Know Music, Scottish troubadour Malcolm MacWatt’s unique brand of Americana has been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. 

By choosing to sing in his own Scottish accent his work has been embraced by American, Canadian and European audiences for its authentic trans-Atlantic storytelling, garnering scores of superb reviews with the likes of Eliza Carthy, Gretchen Peters, Angeline Morrison, Nathan Bell, Kris Drever and Laura Cantrell lending their names and voices to his songs.

With comparisons to Dick Gaughan and Steve Earle, MacWatt weaves Celtic balladry into Appalachian string band influences while threading his own unique path between British Folk and Americana.

Norma MacDonald is an Americana singer-songwriter living in Halifax, NS. Her sixth album 'In Waves', released October 27, 2023 on Noyes Records, was produced by Juno-nominee Daniel Ledwell and features a slew of Halifax's finest musicians. 'In Waves' moves through seasons and moods, riding the crest of MacDonald's evocative songwriting and golden voice. Her previous five recordings have been nomination for multiple awards from Music Nova Scotia and the ECMA. In September 2023, MacDonald was invited to play at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, France.

“Yet another superb album from the excellent Norma MacDonald, a songwriter at the height of her powers…One of the best of 2023”—Paul McGee (Lonesome Highway, Dublin, Ireland)

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5 piece alt country band led by legendary Rezillos’ frontwoman Fay Fife.

Urban grit combined with a touch of punk and soulful melodies, taking the alt country genre to warped frontiers of previously unheard terrain.  Fay’s authentic, original lyrics, mellifluous vocals and out-there stage presence combine in an unholy alchemy of alt country, punk and a touch of gospel.  

Their long since sold out debut album Star Of The Sea (greeted with glowing reviews and a top 10 chart position) is reissued this summer on iconic LNFG label.

The Countess of Fife is a 5 piece band featuring some of Scotland’s finest musicians - Kirsten Adamson (daughter of the late Stuart Adamson (Big Country, Skids)), Brian McFie (who played with Marianne Faithfull) on lead guitar, Al Gare (Imelda May, Jeff Beck) on double bass, Willy Molleson (Eliza Carthy Band) on drums, with Fay upfront on vocals and keys.

“A Celtic Ronnie Spector” **** Scotsman

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Les Johnson & Me, Niamh Corkey, & Adam Thom

In association with Holy Smokes Records

We are thrilled to be teaming up once again with The Seven Song Club for a special show during Glasgow Americana this year.

Our line up for this show is in association with Holy Smokes Records, their founder Chris Blackmore has put together a very strong bill for the occasion.

Les Johnson & Me, Adam Thom, and Niamh Corkey. Each artist brings their unique sound and storytelling prowess, embodying the spirit of the roots genre we all love. We are very excited to share this matinee of amazing music with you all, celebrating the vibrant local scene and the incredible work Glasgow Americana does to keep it thriving.

Holy Smokes Records is a Glasgow-based label dedicated to folk and roots music since 2013.

The Seven Song Club is the brain child of Glasgow based singer song writer, Warren McIntryre.

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Sulidae (a solo musical project from Bobby Motherwell) is delighted to announce the release of the second album …an invincible summer, which will be released on 16th August 2024 on CD and vinyl and will be available to stream and download on all platforms.

A follow up to the critically acclaimed debut solo album Kitchen Sink Dharma which received generous UK-wide airplay from the likes of BBC Radio Scotland and BBC6 Music and attracted comments and recommendations such as “superlative songs and poetry”, “stunning” “creative class” “knocked us out how good it is” and “my album of the year” from broadcasters, reviewers and fellow musicians alike. This second album is the much anticipated follow up.

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Glasgow Americana brings you an incredible double header with old friends Rachel Baiman & Cahalen Morrison.
They will share the stage swapping songs back and forth, which is sure to be a festival highlight this year.

Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a professional fiddler and has since released two solo records and an EP, alongside session work with Kacey Musgraves and Molly Tuttle amongst others.

Since her first album in 2017, she’s carved out a niche as an increasingly important, distinctive and political solo artist. Her latest album, Common Nation Of Sorrow, is arguably her finest to date. It’s certainly her most outspoken, exploring the underbelly of American capitalism, and the devastation it manifests, particularly on her own generation. It’s a tribute to her ability as a writer, singer and producer that it does so to such powerfully moving effect.

Originally hailing from the high desert of Northern New Mexico, Cahalen Morrison has made a name for himself. Over the past decade touring solo, as a duo with Eli West, or with his roadhouse country band Western Centuries, Cahalen has played shows and festivals all over the world and performed on stage with the likes of Tim O’Brien, Kelly Joe Phelps, Hot Rize, Crooked Still and Kris Drever.

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Americana/Alt-Country songwriter Karen Jonas is a powerhouse creator and storyteller with a voice to match. Ambitious, smart, and magnetically retro, her 2024 album The Rise and Fall of American Kitsch (9 Aug) will charm you with dazzlingly quirky storytelling, stellar performances, and an adventurous Americana soundscape. Her 2023 album The Restless is “a stunning collection of dreamy and dark alt-country confessionals; a deep exploration of love and vulnerability from one of Americana’s most hopeless romantics” (Holler.Country). With “vocals that twist and snap with tension and emotional depth” and a dynamic band, it’s no wonder Karen is turning heads all around the world (Country Music People, U.K.).

Flanked by her longtime guitarist the inimitable Tim Bray and bassist Seth Morrissey, she dazzles with energy that showcases their ten-year touring chemistry and the true joy of their art. Karen is a four-time Wammie (Washington Area Music) Award winner for Best Country and Americana Artist, Mid Atlantic Song Contest winner, Ameripolitan Award nominee, and official SXSW and UK Americanafest Showcasing Artist. As Parklife Mag DC put it, “the voice of country music in the DMV is a big, bright voice that belongs to Virginia native Karen Jonas.”

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From the harmonious Heartlands of Scotland and the musical metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, Good Guy Hank bring all of the heartbreak, joy and everything in-between with soulful voices, lightning mandolin & fiddle playing and three part harmonies galore! Influences range from Hank Williams, Lucinda Williams, Bill Monroe to Elbow, Gillian Welsh, Drive by Truckers and many more. 

Good Guy Hank are: Dbl Bass & Vocals: Theo Barnard of Scotland’s much lauded hell-raising band of bluegrass desperados Wire & Wool. Fiddle, Mandolin & Vocals: Pepita Emmerichs of Australian indie-pop sensations Oh Pep! Guitar & Vocals: Donny McElligott of Scottish Americana outfit The New Madrids.