19 April 2017

MAVERICK FESTIVAL 2017

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10TH ANNIVERSARY// 30TH JUNE – 2ND JULY FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE For its milestone 10th anniversary Maverick Festival is thrilled to announce the 2017 line-up. First up, we are very excited to welcome American award winningsinger-songwriter JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE to the festival line-up! Son of alternative country artist Steve Earle, Justin will be bringing his own mix of Americana,Folk and Blues to the Farm. To help celebrate Canada Day on July 1st, Maverick are pleased to welcome back Juno Award winning East Coast songwriter Amelia Curran, as well hotly-tipped Canadian roots rocker Terra Lightfoot, who is sure to get the party started! The festival brings an eclectic mix of styles to the Suffolk scene, with the lively New Orleans jazz street music from The Roamin’ Jasmine; alongside old-time bluegrass from Hot Rock Pilgrims. Maverick also welcomes UK Americana favourites Case Hardin to this year’s line-up. Over the past decade Maverick Festival organisers have stuck to what they believe in, presenting exciting and inspiring line-ups year after year. “We have looked back over the years and reached out to artists who particularly caught the imagination of past audiences – acts like The Henry Brothers, Stompin Dave Allen, Police Dog Hogan and Brooks Williams as well as keeping a sharp eye on the new generation of American torch bearers like Grammy nominated SIERRA HULL and JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE” PAUL SPENCER – Festival Director The legendary award-winning instrumentalist BJ Cole will be returning with his band TheGold Nuggets, who will perform with many artists over the festival weekend.This year Maverick Festival will take place from Friday 30th June – Sunday 2nd July 2017,showcasing the most authentic and talented musicians from both sides of the Atlantic. Set amongst the picturesque Victorian farm buildings of Easton Farm Park, the site is nestled deep in the Suffolk countryside, yet only two hours from London. The festival presents music performances, film & workshops and features over forty different artists, across five stages indoors and out. MAVERICK FESTIVAL LINE-UP. Justin Townes Earle // Albert Lee // Worry Dolls // Sierra Hull // Amelia Curran // Dean Owens // The Roamin’ Jasmine // Hot Rock Pilgrims // Tom Parkes // Case Hardin // Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles // Luke Whittemore Dennis Ellsworth // The Danberrys // Annie Keating // Terra Lightfoot Low Lily // Police Dog Hogan // Hank Wangford // Amy McCarley Henry Brothers // BJ Cole & The Golden Nuggets // Fargo Railway Co. Steamboat Union // The Southern Companion // The Black Feathers Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes // Brooks Williams // Don Gallardo Hannah Rose Platt // Stompin’ Dave // The Black Sorrows // Pepe Belmonte Hymn For Her // The Life And Times of The Brothers Hogg // Norton Money  

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Review: Ned Roberts OUTSIDE MY MIND

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Ned Roberts OUTSIDE MY MIND Aveline Records 4.5 stars A hopeless romantic but Ned Roberts is one to watch With his 2014 self-titled debut album receiving significant exposure on BBC radio, newcomer to the British folk scene, London based Ned Roberts is sure to reach an even wider audience with OUTSIDE MY MIND. Recorded in Electrosound Studios, Los Angeles under the expert direction of experienced producer Luther Russell, the ten self-penned numbers explore all aspects of relationships from the hopeful to the devastated or just chasing dreams. Compared to the likes of Tim Hardin, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake, I felt he sounded remarkably like James Taylor and the songs could easily be mistaken for some of the Simon & Garfunkel classics. Playing guitar and harmonica, Roberts would have little difficulty replicating the music in a live setting although things are embellished nicely on the album by Eli Pearl (pedal steel) and Jason Hillier (bass) whilst producer Luther Russell contributes drums, electric guitar and piano, also sharing backing vocal duties with Sarabeth Tucek. The songs are all expertly crafted and delivered beautifully; simple easy listening ballads, with the artist only occasionally upping the tempo slightly on the likes of Angel Station, with its ‘desperately waiting for a date in the rain’ theme; don’t worry, she turns up eventually! I really liked this album which grew on me more and more with repeated plays. Highly recommended. John Roffey www.nedroberts.co.uk

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Columbia Records Nashville Signs Country Music Roots Band Old Crow Medicine Show

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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TO RELEASE 50 YEARS OF BLONDE ON BLONDE SPECIAL RECORDING OF BOB DYLAN’S ICONIC ALBUM ON 28TH APRIL  OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW PERFORMING BLONDE ON BLONDE UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED   Columbia Records Nashville is pleased to announce the signing of the critically acclaimed, GRAMMY-Award winning, Country Music Roots ensemble Old Crow Medicine Show to the Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records Nashville imprint. On 28th April, Columbia Nashville will release the Old Crow Medicine Show special recording of 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde to celebrate 50 years since the release of Bob Dylan’s iconic album Blonde on Blonde, which was recorded partly in Nashville, TN. Fans of both Bob Dylan, Old Crow Medicine Show and great music can pre-order 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde from Friday 24th April. The 14-track album, 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde, was recorded LIVE at the CMA Theater located inside the historic Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum located in Nashville, TN in May 2016. Mixed by Grammy Award-winning Ted Hutt and Ryan Mall. “Fifty years is a long time for a place like Nashville, Tennessee. Time rolls on slowly around here like flotsam and jetsam in the muddy Cumberland River.  But certain things have accelerated the pace of our city. And certain people have sent the hands of the clock spinning.  Bob Dylan is the greatest of these time-bending, paradigm-shifting Nashville cats,” says Ketch Secor, the primary vocalist of the Old Crow Medicine Show. “By deciding to record his newly found rock n’ roll voice in 1966 Nashville, Bob swung the gates of Country music wide open; so wide, in fact, that 50 years later there was still enough of a crack left for Old Crow Medicine Show to sneak its banjos and fiddles through the gates with string band swagger.” As a band that got their start busking on city streets, Old Crow Medicine Show is no stranger to the road. Today the Grand Ole Opry Members announce a special tour, Old Crow Medicine Show Performing Blonde on Blonde. Kicking off in Santa Barbara, CA at the Granada Theatre on 4th May, the band will perform the album in its entirety at each show, taking in the below UK dates:   24th June        Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz 25th June        Glasgow, UK @ O2ABC 28th June        London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire   Fans of both Bob Dylan, Old Crow Medicine Show and great music can pre-order 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde from Friday 24th April on Amazon and iTunes. [wpdevart_youtube]YqWlKkltk-E[/wpdevart_youtube] About Old Crow Medicine Show Old Crow Medicine Show is comprised of members Ketch Secor, Morgan Jahnig, Chance McCoy, Cory Younts, Kevin Hayes and Critter Fuqua. The Country Music Roots band and Grand Ole Opry members have five studio albums to their credit, Old Crow Medicine Show (2004), Big Iron World (2006), Tennessee Pusher (2008), Carry Me Back (2012), Remedy (2014) and appeared on countless albums by other artists. They’ve established a global tour following, received the Americana Music Association Trailblazer Award and shared the stage with artists such as Willie Nelson, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, John Prine and The Avett Brothers. The PLATINUM selling band are two-time GRAMMY-winners including Best Folk Album in 2014.

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