Sat Mar 5: Brighton, Komeida Sun 6: Deritend, The Custard Factory Mon 7: Winchester, Railway Inn Tue 8: Witnet, Fat Lils Thu 10: Ann Arbor, The Ark Fri 11: Cincinnati, The 20th Century Theater Sat 12: Bloomington, The Castle Theatre Thu 24 – Sun 27: Australia, Byron Bay Bluesfest Mon 28: Australia, Newton Social Club Sun May 1: Wilkesboro, MerleFest Fri 6: Meridian, City Hall Green Fri Aug 19 – Sun 21: Canada, Salmon Arms Roots & Blues Festival
Sat Apr 2: Las Vegas Festival Grounds Fri 15: Florida, Tortuga Festival Thu 21: Dublin, Olympia Theatre Fri 22: London, Eventim Apollo Sat 23: Manchester, O2 Apollo Sun 24: Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium Sun May 29: LA, LSU Tiger Stadium Thu Jun 16: Wisconsin, Chippewa Valley Country Fest Fri 17: Minnesota, Moondance Jammin’ Country Fest Sat 18 – Sun 19: Ohio, Buckeye Country Superfest Thu 23: Kansas, Country Stampede Sat 25: Nebraska, Nebraskaland Days Sun Jul 31: Canada, Sunfest Country Festival Duncan Fri Aug 5: Canada, Boots and Hearts Music Festival
Sun May 8: Birmingham, The Glee Club Thu 12: Southend, Cliffs Pavillion, Maritime Room Fri 13: Bury St Edmunds, The Hunter Club Sat 14: Tunbridge Wells, The Forum Sun 15: London, 100 Club Fri 20: Oxford, Old Fire Station Sat 21: Winchester, The Railway Thu 26: Leicester, The Musician Sat 28: Poole, Mr Kyps Fri Jul 22: Manchester, Beer & Blues Festival
Kelly Oliver is making a name for herself for her folk tinged singer songwriting. We featured the singer songwriter’s headline showcase as part of the London Folk and Roots Festival last November and this proved to be a popular event, with the Emerging Talent element curated by Folkstock. You can read about it here https://staging.maverick-country.com/london-folk-roots-festival/ Kelly is about to release her second album, BEDLAM, and is also now embarking on her first headline tour. She has already gained a number of highly respected supporters, including Bob Harris, Dave Swarbrick and Mike Harding. Returning from travelling in 2013 and determined to pursue her dream, the daughter of non musical parents got taken under the wing of her local folk club in Hitchin and started recording with Folkstock Records later that year, releasing her debut EP in November 2013. A trio of awards ranging from Album of the Year ( Folkwords 2014), Emerging Excellence Award from Help Musicians UK (2014), NMG Best Solo Female (2015) have helped her on her way. The BEDLAM launch gig on Sunday March 6 will be fittingly being held at the Sun Hotel venue, by Hitchin Folk Club, the club at which she started this journey. Award winning harmony trio Said the Maiden are opening the evening. Kelly has been fortunate to catch the ear of Bob Harris, who has been a fan since early 2014 when he personally interviewed Kelly ahead of her Under the Apple Tree session for his Whispering Bob youtube based TV company. In addition to the three sessions she has taken part in, she has been played four times on his BBC Radio 2 Sunday show and has recently been announced for his inaugural Under the Apple Tree Roots Festival at the end of May bank holiday this year, which is taking place in the popular purpose built Silverstone Woodlands. Offering a critically acclaimed modern take on the acoustic folk tradition, the Hertfordshire based artist is bringing folk right up to date with clever and insightful contemporary lyrics, clearly audible in every self penned song, and accompanies herself with often intricate, beguiling arrangements showcasing her accomplished guitar and harmonica skills. Kelly has performed with a number of prominent names in the music world, including Fairport Convention’s Dave Swarbrick who remarked “Kelly has the vocal skills and an exquisite voice to boot. For one so young to have such a grasp of life’s travails is unusual, I like Kelly Oliver’s approach to the present and the past and I predict a glittering future for her.” Oliver’s 18 date national headline tour which includes The Green Note in London (March 8), Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall’s River Cottage (March 31) The Gatehouse Theatre in Stafford (March 21) among many others. The full tour dates can be found at: www.kellyoliver.co.uk
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Buddy Miller & Friends CAYAMO SESSIONS AT SEA New West Records [usr 3] Perfect showcase of gathered talents CAYAMO SESSIONS AT SEA is a sea cruise with a stellar line-up of Country’s finest aboard. On this new release Buddy Miller curates a set of live recording sessions featuring US stars and contributions from UK stalwarts. Available just prior to 9th Cayamo which set sail on January 31, this CD represents moments from the 2014 & 2015 cruises treating listeners to a collection of classic covers. Gram Parson’s Hickory Wind given lush reading by Lucinda Williams while fellow Texan Kacey Musgrave delivers Love’s Gonna Live Here by Buck Owens. The recording of the live sessions rewards with an openness, finding home in the mix-down, especially on Nikki Lane and Buddy’s cover of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton’s duet Just Someone I Used to Know. Set lists adhere to stable favourites, with Lee Ann Womack’s take on After the Fire Is Gone, Kris Kristofferson revisits his own Sunday Morning Coming Down, Shawn Colvin delighting on Wild Horses. Angel From Montgomery spotlight for Brandi Carlile and The Lone Bellow, Brit and early folk-rock icon Richard Thompson graces Hank Williams’s Wedding Bells. This CD is the perfect showcase of the gathered talents. Tony Wilding http://buddymiller.com/
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A Thousand Horses have announced their debut visit to the UK with a performance at C2C at the O2 Arena alongside an intimate headline show at The Barfly in Camden, London. The band also just revealed the video for their latest single First Time. The video features a montage of footage taken from their US tour when the band hit the road as a nine-piece complete with three backing singers, a fiddle and a keyboard player. That same nine-piece will be bringing their exciting new sound to London where they will be performing at The Brooklyn Bowl in The O2 as part of the C2C festival alongside Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Dwight Yoakam, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgroves, Eric Church, Striking Matches and more. “Since we were kids we have dreamt of performing in the UK and to finally make it happen is a dream come true” says DeLoach. “The Beatles, Oasis and Led Zeppelin are some of our favorite bands. We are super stoked to come play in the UK” concludes Satcher. A Thousand Horses released their critically-acclaimed debut album SOUTHERNALITY last year. The band have been nominated for the Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year; their debut single reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and its video received a nomination at the CMT Music Awards. They are making a strong name for themselves for creating a bold new fusion of classic Southern sounds and for their truly electric live performances. Sun Mar 13: C2C Festival, The O2 Arena Tue 15: London, The Barfly
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The performers have now been announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ACM and dick clark productions have announced that country stars Cam, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line will perform at 2016’s Awards. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and will be broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, April 3rd at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. In addition to Kenny Chesney’s ACM Awards performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, as previously announced he will also be raced over to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds where he is headlining the last night of the 4th ACM Party for a Cause® Festival. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Americana blues band, JD & The Straight Shot, will release their latest project, BALLYHOO! on CD and vinyl on February 26. JD started JD & The Straight Shot in 2000. He now fronts an accomplished four person band, including guitarist Marc Copely (Rosanne Cash, McCrary Sisters, Billy Squier), guitarist Aidan Dolan, bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris), and violinist Erin Slaver (Rod Stewart, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride), all of whom also contribute to the songwriting. In their new album, the band explores a stripped-down version of its distinctive sound. The completely acoustic project is storytelling at its finest, steeped in the quiet fire of Americana with elements of blues and rustic New Orleans roots music. In addition to their most recent project, BALLYHOO!, the band has recorded five albums and opened for the Eagles, Keith Urban, and the Dixie Chicks. To win a free copy of their new CD, answer the question below. Send your answer A, B or C, contact number, full name and address to competitions@maverick-country.com by March 8, 12.00am. Three lucky winners will be picked. What was the name of JD & The Straightshots’ 2014 album: A) Where I’ve Been B) Where I’d Like To Go C) Where Are We?
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Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will release her new album, THE THINGS THAT WE ARE MADE OF, on May 6. The release was produced by 2016 Producer of the Year Grammy-nominee Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) and features eleven new songs, including the lead track Something Tamed Something Wild. THE THINGS THAT WE ARE MADE OF was recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium and Low Country Sound studios during the spring and summer of 2016. In addition to Carpenter (vocals, electric/acoustic guitar), the album features Cobb (electric/acoustic/gut string guitar, percussion, Moog, Mellotron), Annie Clements (bass), Brian Allen (bass), Chris Powell (drums, percussion), Mike Webb (piano, B3 organ, reed organ, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes) and Jimmy Wallace (piano, B3 organ). Carpenter has said that: “Working with Dave felt great from the first day of our sessions. He is always willing to try something new, believes that ‘yes’ is the only answer, and surrounds himself with wonderfully talented and generous musicians; by the end of the project, I felt as if I was a part of a new family.” Cobb adds: “I wanted to work with Mary Chapin because very few people can cut with words like she can. She’s an absolute poet and legend. I was so happy to collaborate on this album together.” In celebration of the release, Carpenter will return to the UK and will headline Bob Harris’ Under The Apple Tree Roots Festival at Silverstone Woodlands on Sunday May 29. Photo credit: Russ Harrington
