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BBC Music Introducing... Amplify

Live review: Amplify, ExCel London (6-8 Oct 2017)

October 23, 2017 in Events, News

Our columnist Lisa Redford reports back from BBC Music’s recent inaugural event for musicians hoping to break into the industry… Tags: Adele Roberts, Amplify, Baylen Leonard, BBC Introducing, BBC Music, Becca McIntyre, Bob Harris, Hannah Overton, Huw Stephens, Introducing, JONES, Milly Olykan, Rae Morris, Secretly Group, Steve Lamacq, Stevie Freeman, The Marmozets

The Shires

CMA reveals 2017 International Awards recipients

April 6, 2017 in News

The Country Music Association recognises those who have contributed most to the development of the genre outside the United States… Tags: Ben Earle, Bob Harris, Bush, Carrie Underwood, CMA, Country Music Association, Crissie Rhodes, The Shires

Lisa Redford at the AMA Stage

Special report: AmericanaFest UK

March 10, 2017 in Events

Lisa Redford reports on what else, apart from the UK Americana Awards, was going on at AmericanaFest UK this year… Tags: 10cc, AMA-UK, Americana, AmericanaFestUK, Angaleena Presley, Baylen Leonard, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Bob Harris, Clubhouse Records, Common Threads, Glen Phillips, Graham Gouldman, Jess Morgan, Johnny Cash, Lisa Redford, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Gauthier, Paul Simon, Pistol Annies, Roseanne Cash, Ryan Adams, The Official Americana Chart, The Yardbirds, Toad The Wet Sprocket

Richard Thompson

UK Americana Awards nominees revealed

November 17, 2016 in Events, News

The 2017 shortlist is announced and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson will receive its highest honour, the UK Americana Lifetime Achievement Award… Tags: Al Lewis, Alva Leigh, AMA-UK, Americana Music Association UK, AmericanaFest UK, Bear's Den, Bill Ritchie, Billy Bragg, Black-Eyed Dogs, Bob Harris, Cale Tyson, Chris Donohue, CJ Hillman, Danni Nicholls, Dave Little, Drive By Truckers, Ethan Johns, Henry Senior, Kirk Bowman, Lewis & Leigh, Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Matt Ingram, Official Americana Albums Chart, Official Charts Company, Peter Bruntnell, Richard Thompson, Richmond Fontaine, Ruarri Joseph, Sam Outlaw, Sturgill Simpson, Treetop Flyers, UK Americana Awards, William The Conqueror, Yola Carter

Danny George Wilson

First UK Americana Awards takes place

February 4, 2016 in Events, News

Danny And The Champions Of The World and Gretchen Peters were big winners at the inaugural ceremony held last night… Tags: AMA-UK, Americana Music Association UK, Bear's Den, Ben Glover, Beth Nielsen Chapman, BJ Cole, Bob Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Cale Tyson, Danny & The Champions Of The World, Danny George Wilson, Elizabeth McGovern, Emily Barker, Ethan Johns, Gretchen Peters, Jason Isbell, Jed Hilly, Kimmie Rhodes, Lewis & Leigh, Mark Hagen, Paul Lush, Ralph McLean, Ricky Ross, Robert Vincent, The Dreaming Spires

First Aid Kit

Americana Albums Chart launches in UK

January 28, 2016 in Events, News

Official Charts Company starts UK rundown of top-selling Americana music, and First Aid Kit made 2015’s biggest selling Americana LP… Tags: Americana, Bear's Den, Bob Harris, Elle King, Ethan Johns, First Aid Kit, Lucinda Williams, Official Americana Albums Chart, Official Charts Company, OfficialCharts.com, UK Americana Music Association

UK Americana Awards 2016

UK Americana Awards nominations revealed

December 15, 2015 in Competitions, Events, News

The nominations shortlist is announced ahead of the first UK Americana Awards taking place in Hackney, London on 3 February… Tags: AMA-UK, Andrew Combs, Angeleena Presley, Bear's Den, Ben Glover, BJ Cole, Bob Harris, Cale Tyson, Danny & The Champions Of The World, Emily Barker, Ethan Johns, Gretchen Peters, Jabe Beyer, Jason Isbell, Joseph Bennett, Kacey Musgraves, Lewis & Leigh, Paul Lush, Spencer Cullum Jr, St. John at Hackney, Sturgill Simpson, The Americana Music Association UK, The Bros. Landreth, The Dreaming Spires, The Staves