"Glasgow Americana is a terrific festival - we loved it! We can't wait to come back."
Ruth Moody The Wailin' Jennys

JUST ANNOUNCED

Blaze Foley:- "If I Could Only Fly"

presented by Gurf Morlix



Blaze Foley

Texan hell-raiser Blaze Foley was shot dead in 1989 while living up to his reputation as a rebellious champion of the underdog. His songs have been recorded by Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett and John Prine. Lucinda Williams penned "Drunken Angel" as her tribute and Gurf Morlix has just recorded an album of Foley's songs and will introduce the film and perform two of them at this first UK screening of Kevin Triplett’s celebration of The Duct Tape Messiah.

Sunday 10th October - 6pm  
GFT 12 Rose Street Glasgow

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0141 332 6535

FOURTH GLASGOW AMERICANA FESTIVAL’S BIGGEST EVER LINE-UP 

The fourth Glasgow Americana Festival line-up will feature over fifteen acts at five different venues over five days, starting on October 6.

Grammy-nominated Tift Merritt, Eilen Jewel, Gurf Morlix, Girlyman, Kevin Welch and Frazey Ford from The Be Good Tanyas are among those heading to the city for the highly popular festival that has become a firm favourite on Scotland’s music festival map.

Tift Merritt has a growing fan base that admires the intimate story telling in her songs and her June 1 release “See You On The Moon” was included Paste magazine’s 25 most eagerly anticipated albums of the summer.

Eilen Jewell, who is a rising star in a new generation of roots musicians, made her Scottish debut in Glasgow last October and sparked off glowing reviews. She has a folk base but is equally at home with the blues, rockabilly and even garage rock.

Gurf Morlix, the Americana Music Association’s Instrumentalist of the Year for 2009, is a top-drawer songwriter and solo artiste while the likes of Lucinda Williams, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Mary Gauthier have all benefited from his expertise as producer.

Girlyman, who have never toured in the UK before, clocked up a biggest selling album accolade on CD Baby recently with current release “Everything’s Easy.” The Independent Music Award winners have enlisted JJ Jones, formerly drummer with Po’Girl, who played the festival last year, for their visit.

Frazey Ford, well known as one third of Canadian all-girl band, The Be Good Tanyas is a welcome addition to the line-up. She has a solo album “Obadiah” due for release next month.

Log cabin dweller from Texas, Kevin Welch, whose latest CD is "A Patch Of Blue Sky," is highly rated, pipped only by the likes of Steve Earle, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss to top music awards in recent years.

“I am pleased these first-class, well-respected and hugely admired artistes have agreed to come to Glasgow for the 4th Americana Festival,” said Kevin Morris, promoter of The Fallen Angels Club.

“They join a roll call of great names who have graced the Festival since we started, like Mary Gauthier, The Wailin’ Jennys, Robbie Fulks, The Handsome Family and many more.

“We are staging the Festival in October for the first time, it is running over five days for the first time, we have more acts than ever before and we’ve attracted a class line-up that will satisfy the tastes of all roots music fans.

“Previous festivals have generated positive responses and I’m sure this will be the same. The Festival will be a musical boost before we head into the dark days of winter. Hopefully with continued support from the Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow City Council Glasgow Americana will grow year on year."

Tickets for all shows available from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street Glasgow 0141 204 5151 www.tickets-scotland.com

Online from www.tickets-scotland.co.uk

The full line-up, which runs from October 6 to 10, is:

OPENING NIGHT

Eilen Jewell 
plus The Southern Tenant Folk Union

When -Wednesday 6th October  2010

Where- ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA

Door Time-7.00pm

Show Starts- 7.45pm

Tickets £12 0844 477 2000

Eilen Jewell, who is a rising star in a new generation of roots musicians, made her Scottish debut in Glasgow last October and sparked off glowing reviews. She has a folk base but is equally at home with the blues, rockabilly and even garage rock.

Opening up the show and kicking off Glasgow Americana 2010 will be Southern Tenant Folk Union, the most highly acclaimed folk/bluegrass band in the UK today, Union have just released their third album ‘The New Farming Scene’.

“Authentically Americana in the Gillian Welch tradition,” one critic has said.

Brian Houston & Yvonne Lyon

When -Wednesday 6th October  2010

Where- Bar Brel Ashton Lane Glasgow G12 8SJ

Door Time-7.30pm

Show Starts- 8.00pm

Tickets £8 0141 342 4966 

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Girly Man 
plus The Porch Song Anthology

When -Thursday 7th October  2010

Where- Stereo 20 Renfield Lane Glasgow G2 5AR

Door Time-7.30pm

Show Starts- 8.00pm

Girlyman, who have never toured in the UK before, clocked up a biggest selling album accolade on CD Baby recently with current release “Everything’s Easy.” The Independent Music Award winners have enlisted JJ Jones, formerly drummer with Po’Girl, who played the festival last year, for their visit.

The Porch Song Anthology are a Scots-Irish country-folk four-piece formed from the ashes of 1990s post-rockers Telstar Ponies. Their debut album, Spell of the Trembling Earth, is a tender tribute to their favourite lovers, losers, drunkards and thieves.

Tickets £10 0141 204 5151 (Tickets Scotland)

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Roddy Hart plus support

When – Friday 8th October  2010

Where- CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA

Door Time-8.00pm

Show Starts- 8.30pm

Tickets £8 0141 352 4900

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Described as “one of Scotland’s best kept secrets”, Glaswegian singer/songwriter Roddy Hart promises to shake off the tag with the release of his second studio album Sign Language on Vertical Records. Inviting comparisons with greats such as Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, Hart has established himself as an artist in the classic mould, and is gaining a growing reputation for his live shows.

Frazey Ford, well known as one third of Canadian all-girl band, The Be Good Tanyas is a welcome addition to the line-up. She has a solo album “Obadiah” due for release next month. On the night, Frazey will be joined by Trish Klein - banjo, electric guitar and vocals; John Raham – drums, both from The Be Good Tanyas  plus Darren Paris on electric bass. 

Show Starts- 8.30pm

Tickets £13 0141 352 4900

Tift Merritt has a growing fan base that admires the intimate story telling in her songs and her June 1 release “See You On The Moon” was included in Paste magazine’s 25 most eagerly anticipated albums of the summer.

When - Sunday, October 10
Evening show

Where- The Recital Rooms City Halls Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ

Door Time-7.30pm,

Show Starts- 8.00pm

£11

Log cabin dweller from  Texas , Kevin Welch, whose latest CD "A Patch Of Blue Sky," is highly rated, pipped only by the likes of Steve Earle, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss to top music awards in recent years. Canadian roots singer Alana Levandovski will open up the show.

“Glasgow Americana On The Fringes”

Wednesday 6^th October

John Taylor plus support

The Griffin Bar 226 Bath St Glasgow 0141 331 5171

Doors 8pm

Tickets £5

Thursday 7^th October

John Alexander plus support

The State Bar 148 Holland St Glasgow 0141 332 2159

Doors 8pm

Tickets £5  

Thursday 7^th October

The Candy Sessions line up TBC

The Liquid Ship 171 Great Western Rd Glasgow 0141 331 1901

Doors 9pm

Saturday 9^th October

Full Tonne Kid, Stephen Maguire and Paul McLaughlan

Lauries Bar 34 King Street Glasgow 0141 552 7123

Doors 8pm

Tickets £5

Saturday 9th October

Jake Cogan and the Liberty Roses

The Griffin , 266 Bath Street , Glasgow . G2 3JP. Tel: 0141 331 5171

Doors 2pm

Tickets £5

Sunday 10^th October

The Candy Sessions with The Ballachulish Hellhounds& Friends

The Liquid Ship 171 Great Western Rd Glasgow 0141 331 1901

Doors 5pm

LINKS

www.fallenangelsclub.com

www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radioscotland

rickyross.com/blog

www.americana-uk.com

www.mikeritchiemedia.co.uk