Brett Eldredge
Sun Feb 14: London, Koko Tue 16: Glasgow, O2 ABS Wed 17: Manchester, O2 Ritz
2016
Cara Dillon
Thu Feb 18: Ormskirk, The Arts Centre Wed 19: Barton Upon Humber, Ropery Hall Fri 26: South Petherton, The David Hall Sat 27: Havant, The Spring Arts & Heritage Mon 29: Nettlebed, The Village Club Fri Mar 4: Shaftesbury, Arts Centre Fri 11: Thames Ditton, Ram Club Sat 12: London, Blackheath Halls Fri 18: Nailsea, Tithe Barn Sat 19: Warrington, Parr Hall Sun 20 Bromsgrove: Artrix Thu 31: Omagh Strule, Arts Centre Fri Apr 1: Limavady Roe Valley, Arts & Cultural Centre Sat 2: Armagh, The Market Place Thu 7: Newbury, Arlington Arts Fri 8: Aberdare, Coliseum Theatre Sat 9: London, Arts Depot Fri 15 Fareham, Ashcroft Arts Centre Thu May 12: Bath, Arts Theatre in The Edge Fri 13: Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre Sat 14: Barnard Castle, The Witham Sun 15: Clitheroe, The Grand Sun Jun 5: Devizes, Devizes Festival Thu 9: Stony, Stratford Song Loft Wed 15: Goring, The Gap Festival
Eric Church
*with Andrew Combs Mon Feb 29: Stockholm, Cirkus * Tue Mar 1: Oslo, Parkteateret * Thu 3: Hamburg, Gruenspan * Sat 5: Munich, Tonhalle * Sun 6: Zurich, Kaufleuten * Tue 8: Amsterdam, Melkweg * Fri 11: Dublin, C2C Festival Sat 12: Glasgow, C2C Festival Sun 13: London, C2C Festival Sun 20: Kissimmee, Runaway Country Festival Sun Apr 10: Florence, Country Thunder Festival Sun 24: Frisco, Off The Rails Festival Fri 29: Indio, Stagecoach Festival Sat May 28: Baton Rouge, Bayou Country Superfest Sat Jun 11: North Lawrence, The Country Fest Sun 26: Dover, Big Barrel Festival Sat Jul 2: Lincoln, Dega Jam Festival Sat 9: Fort Loramie, Country Concert Sun 17: Saskatchewan, Craven Country Jamboree Craven Sun 24: Twin Lakes, Country Thunder Thu Aug 4: Detroit Lakes, WE Fest Fri Sep 2: Lexington, Red White & Boom Festival
Dixie Chicks
Sat Apr 16: Antwerp, Lotto Arena Sun 17: Zurich, Hallenstadion Fri 22: Horsens, Forum Sun 24: Oslo, Spektrum Mon 25: Stockholm, Globe Arena Wed 27: Malmö, Arena Fri 29: Birmingham, Barclaycard Arena Sat 30: Manchester, Arena Sun May 1: London, O2
Dierks Bentley
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
Dexeter
Sat Mar 26: York, The Basement Sun 27: Glasgow, The Palomino Mon 28: Manchester, The Castle Sat Apr 2: Leicester, Duffy’s Wed 6: Brighton, Green Door Store Thu 7: Bournemouth, Chaplin’s Fri 8: London, The Garage Sat 16: Colchester, Little Rabbit Barn
Nominations announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards
The nominations have now been announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The night will be hosted by country superstar Dierks Bentley and the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan, broadcast LIVE from the US at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Dierks Bentley announced the nominees for six categories including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Duo of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year live on ‘CBS This Morning’ in the US. ‘Entertainment Tonight’ co-host Nancy O’Dell revealed nominees for the newcomer categories, Single Record of the Year, Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year on ETOnline.com Eric Church, Maverick’s latest exclusive cover artist, has topped the nominations with Chris Stapleton, as both received nominations from five categories. Church’s nominations include his first for Entertainer of the Year and third for Male Vocalist of the Year. He is nominated for Album of the Year for MR. MISUNDERSTOOD, Video of the Year for Mr. Misunderstood and Vocal Event of the Year for Raise ‘Em Up with Keith Urban. Chris Stapleton received his first-ever nominations for Male Vocalist of the Year, New Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year for Hangover Tonight with Gary Allan. He is also twice nominated as both artist and producer in the Album of the Year category for TRAVELLER. Cam, who we have pitched as one to watch this year, is a first-time ACM Awards nominee, with an impressive four nominations, including New Female Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year for Burning House. She is twice nominated as both artist and producer in the Single Record of the Year category for Burning House. Chris Young received four nominations, including his first Album of the Year nomination for I’m Comin’ Over as both the artist and producer. Also, he received two nods as artist and producer in the Single Record of the Year category for I’m Comin’ Over. Little Big Town, reigning Vocal Group of the Year, leads group nominations with four, including their 10th nomination for Vocal Group of the Year. The group earned nominations in the Single Record of the Year and Video of the Year categories for the song Girl Crush. Also, Little Big Town received a Vocal Event of the Year nomination for Smokin’ And Drinkin’ with Miranda Lambert. Additionally, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild received an individual nomination for Vocal Event of the Year for Home Alone Tonight with Luke Bryan. First-time ACM Awards nominee, Chris Janson earned three nominations, including New Male Vocalist of the Year, and is twice nominated as both artist and producer in the Single Record of the Year category for Buy Me A Boat. Reigning Female Vocalist of the Year, Miranda Lambert earned three nominations, including her fifth nomination for Entertainer of the Year and 10th consecutive nod for Female Vocalist of the Year. Additionally, she is nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for Smokin’ And Drinkin’ featuring Little Big Town. Thomas Rhett earned three nominations including his first in the Album of the Year category for Tangled Up and Single Record of the Year category for Die a Happy Man. Also, he received a nomination for New Male Vocalist of the Year. The previously fan-voted, Entertainer of the Year and Newcomer categories, New Male Vocalist of the Year, New Female Vocalist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, are now all incorporated into the professional membership voting process this year. Entertainer of the Year: Jason Aldean Garth Brooks Luke Bryan Eric Church Miranda Lambert Male Vocalist of the Year: Jason Aldean Dierks Bentley Eric Church Brett Eldredge Chris Stapleton Female Vocalist of the Year: Kelsea Ballerini Jana Kramer Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Vocal Duo of the Year: Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Joey + Rory Maddie & Tae Vocal Group of the Year: Eli Young Band Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band New Male Vocalist of the Year: Brett Eldredge Chris Janson Thomas Rhett Chase Rice Chris Stapleton New Female Vocalist of the Year: Kelsea Ballerini Cam Mickey Guyton RaeLynn New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year: A Thousand Horses Brothers Osborne Maddie & Tae Old Dominion Parmalee Album of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s): I’M COMIN’ OVER – Chris Young Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young Record Label: RCA Records MONTEVALLO – Sam Hunt Producers: Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally Record Label: MCA Nashville MR. MISUNDERSTOOD – Eric Church Producer: Jay Joyce Record Label: EMI Records Nashville TANGLED UP – Thomas Rhett Producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Chris DeStefano, Joe London Record Label: The Valory Music Co. TRAVELLER – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton Record Label: Mercury Records Single Record of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]: Burning House – Cam Producers: Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Camaron Ochs Record Labels: Arista Nashville, RCA Records, Kravenworks Buy Me A Boat – Chris Janson Producers: Brent Anderson, Chris DuBois, Chris Janson Record Label: Warner Music Nashville Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett Producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure Record Label: The Valory Music Co. Girl Crush – Little Big Town Producer: Jay Joyce Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville I’m Comin’ Over – Chris Young Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young Record Label: RCA Nashville Take Your Time – Sam Hunt Producers: Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally Record Label: MCA Nashville Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award): Biscuits – Kacey Musgraves Director: Mark Klasfeld Producer: Nicole Acacio Burning House – Cam Director: Trey Fanjoy Producer: Trent Hardville Girl Crush – Little Big Town Directors: Karla Welch, Matthew Welch Producer: Amanda Prunesti Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church Directors: Reid Long, John Peets Producer: Megan Smith Riser – Dierks Bentley Director: Wes Edwards Producer: Jennifer
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Full Line Up Announced For 19th Kilkenny Roots Festival
The full line up has been announced for this year’s Roots Festival, including: Richmond Fontaine, Ryley Walker, The Weather Station, Teddy Thompson, Hayes Carll and Cale Tyson Band. Taking place around the clubs and bars of The Marble City between April 29 and May 2, the 19th Kilkenny Roots Festival looks set to bring together a stellar cast of musicians drawn from the ever-widening ‘roots and Americana’ world for a weekend of music. Richmond Fontaine will play what will be their last ever Irish shows in support of their new album, YOU CAN’T GO BACK IF THERE IS NOTHING TO GO BACK TO, the band’s last after announcing a permanent split earlier this month. The hugely acclaimed guitar wizard and songwriter Ryley Walker makes his festival debut alongside Canada’s The Weather Station and UK ‘folk royalty’ Teddy Thompson, who will play a duo show with US songwriter Kelly Jones. Alt country’s Grammy nominated Hayes Carll will play a solo show, and Nashville’s psychedelic roots rockers The Delta Saints make their debut on Irish shores for a much anticipated Sunday night show at The Set. US/UK duo Lewis & Leigh bring their beautiful harmonies to Kilkenny and so too Loose Record’s Barna Howard who returns after a hugely successful visit to Ireland in 2015. Also returning Nashville’s ‘neo-traditionalist’ country star Cale Tyson will be playing full band sets and Indiana’s David Corley adds his own unique soulful rock ‘n’ roll to proceedings with two shows. Argentina’s Fernando Viciconte and Ireland’s Malojian, Tim V Smyth and John Blek & The Rats finalize what is arguably one of the strongest line-ups the festival has ever amassed. The ‘famed’ Monday night party closing set will this year be with local legends TV Jones Y Los Gatos.
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AMA UK launches the UK's first Americana chart
The Official Charts Company and the UK Americana Music Association have teamed together to launch the UK’s first chart dedicated to Americana music. The Official Americana Albums Chart was revealed on Bob Harris’ BBC Radio 2 Country broadcast and published on OfficialCharts.com. It will highlight the UK’s thriving Americana scene. Providing a UK-relevant twist to the new albums rundown, based on sales and streams, the chart will also feature artists whose work is influenced by Americana. “I am so pleased to see the founding of a new Americana chart,” says Bob Harris. “It is important and appropriate that the popularity of this wonderful, vibrant and creative genre is acknowledged in this way.” “We are always looking for ways to spotlight specific areas of music consumption in the UK,” adds Official Charts Company Chief Executive Martin Talbot, “and Americana is a genre that is thriving in terms of new artists and events across the country. The launch of the Americana Albums Chart will provide a fresh and official insight into yet another fascinating genre.” “Given the integrity and authority of Official Charts Company, I couldn’t be more thrilled that a new Americana chart will be produced by this prestigious outfit,” says Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association. “Americana is a vital and thriving musical art form. Its influences are global. It’s no surprise to me that the UK have recognised the expansion and legitimacy of the Americana genre before any of the American chart services, given their appreciation for music and the arts as culturally important.” The Official Americana Albums Chart will be published every Friday on OfficialCharts.com. The announcement of the chart comes in advance of the UK Americana Music Association’s festival, conference, and first awards show. Official Best-Selling Americana Albums of 2015 1. STAY GOLD First Aid Kid (Columbia) 2. TRACKER Mark Knoplfer (British Grove) 3. SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT Bob Dylan (Columbia) 4. SONIC SOUL SURFER Seasick Steve (There’s A Dead Skunk/Caroline) 5. SOUND & COLOR Alabama Shakes (Rough Trade) 6. LOST IN THE DREAM War On Drugs (Secretly Canadian) 7. CARRIE & LOWELL Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) 8. BEFORE THIS WORLD James Taylor (Concord) 9. ISLANDS BEAR’S DEN (Communion/Caroline) 10. I LOVE YOU HONEYBEAR Father John Misty (Bella Union) Official Americana Albums Chart – Week 1 via OfficialCharts.com 1. LOVE STUFF Elle King (Columbia) 2. THE GHOSTS OF HIGHWAY 20 Lucinda Williams (Highway 20) 3. GAMBLE FOR A ROSE King Charles (Buffalo Gang) 4. STAY GOLD First Aid Kit (Columbia) 5. CARRIE & LOWELL Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) 6. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Stax/Caroline) 7. ISLANDS BEAR’S DEN (Communion/Caroline) 8. 1989 Ryan Adams (Columbia) 9. I LOVE YOU HONEYBEAR Father John Misty (Bella Union) 10. POND SCUM Bonnie Prince Billy (Domino Recordings)
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The Dove and Boweevil Band – THIS LIFE
Mud Pie Records [usr 4] From East Anglia to the world In the fens and along the coasts of East Anglia, the blues burn with a fervour that the devoted each bring to their own individual pilgrimages and pleas to the unconverted to join this happy band. In the vanguard come The Dove and Boweevil Band with their stonking great second album THIS LIFE, an album born out of personal adversity, trauma and, ultimately, triumph, for this album very nearly didn’t happen as guitarist Mark ‘Boweevil’ Howes’ routine throat operation really didn’t go as planned. But not to dwell on such things, as Mr Howes and Lauren Dove have conjured up an album as good as anything that British blues has had to offer this year, 12 self-written tracks of blues inspired variety from the rocking opener Food For Love to the much more vulnerable closer Maple Leaf. Along the way we have the shuffle of Need A Little Love, Fireworks, but probably not of the sort with which we remember the failure of Mr Fawkes, and the wonderful East Coast Blues with its New Orleans feel. With a full band behind them and a deft horn section, this could be lift-off for Dove and Boweevil, with a full diary for 2016 and the wind in the right direction there will be no stopping them and I, for one, will be happy to watch them strut their stuff. Ian Ambrose www.doveandboweevil.co.uk
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