6 February 2020

The second wave of artists to be announced for Black Deer Festival have been revealed, with the likes of Saving Grace, Jade Bird and Imelda May added to the bill. Tickets are available here. Black Deer Festival, now in its third year, have really gone for it this year, having booked Saving Grace – made up vocally of Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and Suzi Dian – as well as Shooter Jennings, Wildwood Kin, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Sam Duckworth from Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. In addition to those acts, Shovels & Rope, Birds of Chicago, Wade Bowen, William Prince and The Goat Roper Rodeo Band have also been added. Speaking about the lineup, legendary singer Plant said that he recognises a lot of people on the bill having worked with them in years gone by and that he is very much looking forward to the weekend at Eridge Park. “This looks like a great bill,” Plant said. “I’ve worked alongside most of these people in recent times over here or over there…there’s power and beauty. I’m looking forward to it.” The Black Deer Festival lineup so far is: (First Wave) Wilco, The Waterboys, The Dead South, The Milk Carton Kids, Courtney Marie Andrews, The Felice Brothers, The Secret Sisters, Jack Broadbent Irish Mythen, Madison Violet, The East Pointers, Midnight Skyracer, Amy Montgomery, Native Harrow (Second Wave) Saving Grace ft. Robert Plant and Suzi Dian, Imelda May, Jade Bird, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Sam Duckworth, Shovels & Rope. Shooter Jennings, Birds of Chicago, Wildwood Kin, Wade Bowen, William Prince, Josh Okeefe, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band  

Temecula Road made their debut performance in Grand Opry House one to remember as they performed their brand new song Take Back. The trio – made up of Dawson Anderson and sisters Emma and Maddie Salute – made their Opry debut back in November, but this was their first time in the Opry House as that performance was held in the Ryman Auditorium. Take Back was something of a treat for those in attendance and watching on TV as it isn’t actually due for release for a fair few weeks yet, but it is due for release in the early part of 2020. The song was written by Anderson along with Ava Suppelsa and Steven Martinez, while it was produced by Andrew DeRoberts. The second song that Temecula Road performed on the night was their stripped back cover of the Eagles classic Desperado, which was received very warmly when they visited the UK in October for Country Music Week – and again when they supported Scotty McCreey later that evening. The group will be back in the UK very shortly for C2C 2020, with the group performing a number of sets over the course of the weekend. You can read our review of their October performance at CMW here.

The rest of the C2C 2020 line-up has been revealed, with the likes of Catherine McGrath, Austin Jenckes, Tenille Arts and Katy Hurt being announced. Tickets are available here. The names for the Town Square, Big Entrance CMW Hub in All Bar One, Icon Stage and the new Garden Stage have all been announced and there are some big names on the list, as well as a raft of up and coming artists from both the UK and the US. There will be additional sets from some of the Spotlight Stage artists too, with Twinnie, Niko Moon, Kyle Daniel, Mitchel Tenpenny, Gabby Barratt and Caylee Hammack all doing more than one performance over the weekend, while of course Kassi Ashton, Tenpenny and Willie Jones will be doing the C2C official aftershow parties at indigo. Also, The Shires will be in attendance in some capacity, as they will be hosting the Spotlight Stage on the Saturday in London, while there will also be a special album playback and Q&A in the O2 Blueroom. The full lineup for C2C 2020 is as follows: Main Stage (headliners in italic) Eric Church, The Cadillac Three, Charles Esten, Abby Anderson, Eric Paslay, Tenille Townes, Darius Rucker, Old Dominion, Old Crow Medicine Show, Runaway June, Luke Combs, Brett Young, Tanya Tucker, Jordan Davis Spotlight Stage Mitchell Tenpenny, Kyle Daniel, Gabby Barratt, Niko Moon, Kassi Ashton, Twinnie, Willie Jones, Caylee Hammack, Noah Schnacky BBC Radio 2 Stage at indigo A Thousand Horses, Catherine McGrath, Caylee Hammack, Filmore, Gabby Barrett, Jackson Michelson, Kassi Ashton, King Calaway, Kyle Daniel, Mitchell Tenpenny, Noah Schnacky, Robert Counts, Seaforth, Tebey, Temecula Road, Tenille Arts, Willie Jones C2C Official Aftershow Parties at indigo Mitchell Tenpenny, Kassi Ashton, Willie Jones, DJ Hish The Saloon – All Bar One by Night Kyle Daniel, A Thousand Horses, Robert Counts Town Square A Thousand Horses, Alex Hall, Angie K, Caylee Hammack, Everette, Filmore, Haley & Michaels, Holloway Road, Jackson Michelson, King Calaway, Kylie Morgan, Laura Oakes, Lisa McHugh, Niko Moon, Robert Counts, Seaforth, Tebey, Temecula Road, The Luck, Tim Hicks, Una Healy Big Entrance Stage Alex Hall, Angie K, Danny McMahon, Everette, Haley & Michaels, Jess Thristan, Joe Bucks, Kaitlyn Baker, Katy Hurt, King Calaway, Leslie Stevens, Matt Lang, Stuart Landon, Tebey, Temecula Road, The Luck, Tim Hicks, Una Healy CMW Hub – All Bar One Alex Hall, Austin Jenckes, Catherine McGrath, Filmore, Gabby Barrett, Kylie Morgan, Leslie Stevens, Niko Moon, Noah Schnacky, Tenille Arts, Twinnie Icon Stage Danny Burns, Haley & Michaels, Hayley McKay, Izzie Walsh, Jess Thristan, Joe Buck, Kaitlyn Baker, Laura Oakes, Lucy Grubb, Mabel & Huck, Matt Lang, Reverie Lane, Stuart Landon, The Luck, The Orange Circus Band, The Remedy Club Garden Stage Austin Jenckes, Catherine McGrath, Danny Burns, Danny McMahon, Hayley McKay, Holloway Road, Izzie Walsh, Jackson Michelson, Kaitlyn Baker, Katy Hurt, Leslie Stevens, Lisa McHugh, Lucy Grubb, Mabel & Huck, Matt Lang, The Luck, The Orange Circus Band, The Remedy Club, Tim Hicks O2 Blueroom The Shires album playback and Q&A, CMA Kixstart in conversation: Angie K, Everette, Kylie Morgan