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Saturday 16th May 2009

OPENING NIGHT 

RACHEL HARRINGTON & DOGHOUSE ROSES

Timelessness embraces Rachel Harrington’s output that makes comparisons with Gillian Welch hard to avoid. Her compelling and soulful tales feature characters with escape or salvation uppermost in their minds. Stylish folk and blues influenced Glasgow duo, Doghouse Roses support.

"Harrington….connecting with the ghosts of American folk music" - AMERICANA-UK

The CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD: 0141 352 4900
Tickets £10, Doors open 8pm- 
www.cca-glasgow.com

Sunday 17th May 2009

THE HANDSOME FAMILY plus a very special guest

If ever there was an essential Americana band, then The Handsome Family could confidently lay claim to such a title. Brett and Rennie Sparks have enjoyed great critical acclaim for their recording output and eighth CD “Honey Moon,” now released, gloriously celebrates their 20th year of marriage.

The Handsomes are well known to Glasgow audiences who delight in the duo’s murderous, macabre and ghostly tales all penned by Rennie and buoyed by Brett’s dark mix of wayward country, blues folk and rock. Their sizeable following relishes their out of kilter approach where nothing is predictable apart from the enjoyment of uniquely combined talents. 

“Genius” - Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2

They will be joined by a secret special guest.

The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB: 0141 552 4267
Tickets £13/£11, show starts 8pm - 
www.tron.co.uk


Monday 18th May 2009

OTIS GIBBS plus support

Nashville-based Otis Gibbs makes a welcome return to Glasgow. Lauded by the likes of Billy Bragg, he sings sharply observed songs as his latest CD release “Grandpa Walked A Picketline” highlights.

Last time in town in December 2007, he opened for Sam Baker and enjoyed a rousing reception. Definitely should be filed under the “don’t miss category.”

“Fans of stark hard-bitten rural folk will be much taken with Otis Gibbs’ Grandpa Walked A Picketline” - Uncut 4/5

The Twisted Wheel, 73 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3BZ: 0141 221 4851
Tickets £8/£7, doors 7.30pm- www.thetwistedwheelglasgow.com

Tuesday 19th May 2009

THE HOTCLUB OF COWTOWN

The Western Swing trio reformed last year and released their sixth CD, "The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown," a band-picked, twenty-song retrospective.
They have toured with Dylan, Willie Nelson and The Mavericks and are established festival favourites on both sides of the Atlantic. BBC presenters Bob Harris and Jools Holland are among their many admirers.

The band - Elana James on violin and vocals, Whit Smith on guitar and vocals and Jake Erwin on bass and vocals - continues to develop its unique, ever-evolving sound. 
“Still the hottest swing band in town” - Maverick Magazine
ABC2, 300 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JA: 0844 847 2363
Tickets £14, doors open 7pm- 
www.abcglasgow.com

Wednesday 20th May 2009
ANNIE KEATING plus support
Her third independent release “Belmont” has gathered lots of praise since entering the Euro Americana Radio Chart at No 6 - and it’s been on the CDBaby.com bestseller list for months. 

Annie’s songs are described as tough and tender, telling stories of hope and struggle with refreshing feel of honesty and grit that spans the decades. Being compared with luminaries such as Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch shows what a major talent she is. 

"…..a vocal all her own… a cross between Willie Nelson and John Prine and you don't get any better” – The Village Voice

Bar Brel, Ashton Lane, Glasgow G12 8SJ: 0141 342 4966
Tickets £10, doors 7.30pm- 
www.brelbarrestaurant.com

Thursday 21st May 2009 

DAVID FERRARD, KIM EDGAR AND YVONNE LYON 

This trio of Scots combine boundless talents to share a stage and their songs. David has been described as a veritable 'one-man transatlantic session' while Kim delivers literate songs, expressively sung. Yvonne’s creative, melodic compositions always draw enthusiastic responses. 
They will be joined by Huck Notari all the way from Portland Oregon.

St Andrews In The Square, St Andrews Square, Glasgow G1 5PP: 0141 559 5902
Tickets £9, doors 7.30pm- 
www.standrewsinthesquare.com

Friday 22nd May 2009

PO GIRL WITH SARAH MACDOUGALL

Po Girl's music is a mix of beauty and mystery combining country and urban roots music bonded by principal singers and writers – Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira, from Montreal and Toronto, respectively. 
Just in time for the Festival, they are set to release their latest CD "Deer in the Night" in May. Opening up the show will be Swedish/Canadian songwriter Sarah MacDougall.

“Soulful sound remarkable in it’s convincing embrace of old- time jazz and blues” - Boston Herald

The Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow G1 4QD: 0141 847 0820 
Tickets £12, doors 7pm- 
www.classicgrand.com

Final Night

Saturday 23rd May 2009

THE STAIRWELL SISTERS 
“Tune Up Tour” with dancer John Sikorski

The Stairwell Sisters are Evie Ladin, Stephanie Prausnitz, Lisa Berman, Martha Hawthorne and Sue Sandlin, who work and live in San Francisco and crank out acoustic, old-time music with a punk-rock intensity, fine style. Their 2008 release “Get Off Your Money” brought them even more admirers and they really rocked on their last visit to the city at Celtic Connections.

“Fantastic” - Bob Harris BBC Radio 2

“ Brilliant” - Mike Harding BBC Radio 2

The Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: 0141 353 8000
Tickets £12, show starts 8pm- 
www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

The next Fallen Angels Club show will be lauded singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes on Saturday 2nd May at The Classic Grand. 

Kimmie is a native Texan whose multi-platinum selling songs have been recorded by such stellar acts as Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Joe Ely, John Farnham, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. A creative and prolific artist, she has recorded and released a total of twelve solo CDs that veer from Americana country to contemporary folk to Texas rock. Her latest CD, “Walls Fall Down” came out in 2008.

“Kimmie Rhodes: The soul of a poet and the voice of an angel”
Rodney Crowell 

"Kimmie has the voice of a beautiful child coming from an old soul” 
Emmy Lou Harris

2. GLASGOW AMERICANA FESTIVAL FULL LINE UP

The third Glasgow Americana Festival has a first-class line-up of eight acts at eight separate venues – a testimony to its growing stature on Scotland’s musical scene. It emerged from grief following the sad passing of the hugely admired, Billy Kelly in 2007 whose Big Big Country Festivals attracted large audiences over the years.

THE full programme for the third Glasgow Americana Festival that runs from May 16 to 23 has been finalised. Eight gigs at 8 different venues have been confirmed and the organisers are pleased such a strong line-up has been tempted to come to the city yet again. 

Those appearing are: 
16th May - Rachel Harrington and Doghouse Roses CCA 0141 352 4900 
17th May - The Handsome Family The Tron Theatre 0141 552 4267 SOLD OUT 
18th May - Otis Gibbs The Twisted Wheel 0141 221 4851
19th May - The Hotclub Of Cowtown ABC2 0844 847 2363 
20th May - Annie Keating Bar Brel 0141 342 4966
21st May - David Ferrard, Kim Edgar, and Yvonne Lyon with Huck Notari St Andrews In The Square 0141 204 5151
22nd May - Po Girl The Classic Grand 0141 204 5151
23rd May- The Stairwell Sisters The Strathclyde Suite GRCH 0141 353 8000

“I am pleased that we now have a festival lasting eight days, compared to only three shows when we kicked things off three years ago,” said Kevin Morris, of the Fallen Angels Club, now celebrating five years of promoting music in Scotland. 

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