Wednesday 5th October 2011

CCA Cinema, Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets £12 from 0141 352 4900
Early Bird tickets of £9 available until 31st July
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Bap Kennedy plus special guest
Anna Coogan
In association with The Star Folk Club

Thursday 6th October 2011

St Andrews In The Square Glasgow G1 5PP
Tickets £11 from 0141 204 5151
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Israel Nash Gripka
plus The Wynntown Marshals

Friday 7th October 2011

Stereo, Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets £9 from 0141 204 5151
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Lynn Miles plus support

Saturday 8th October 2011

The CCA, Glasgow
Tickets £12 from 0141 352 4900
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Canadian Song Writing Circle
Featuring David Myles,
Norma Macdonald and Gabriel Minnikin

Saturday 8th October 2011

CCA Glasgow G2 3JD
Tickets £8, from 0141 352 4900
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Alejandro Escovedo
plus Andrea Glass

Sunday 9th October 2011

The Arches, Glasgow G2 8DL
Tickets £15 from 0141 565 1000
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Sarah MacDougall
plus support

Sunday 9th October 2011

In association with Sounds In The Suburbs

Bar Brel Glasgow G12 8SJ
Tickets £9 from 0141 204 5151
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Hazy Recollections @ Glasgow Americana

Sunday 9th October 2011

Stereo Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets from 0141 204 5151
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Wednesday 28th September 2011
El Rancho Relaxo presents
The Meat Men, The Raw Kings, plus El Rancho Relaxo dj set
The Griffin 226 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JP
Tickets £3, Doors 8pm

Wednesday 28th September 2011
The Fallen Angels Club presents
Chris Pureka plus support
Bar Brel Ashton Lane Glasgow G12 8SJ
Tickets £7 Doors 7.30pm

Thursday 29th September 2011
The Fallen Angels Club presents
Full Tonne Kid plus support
State Bar 148 Holland Street Glasgow G2 8NG
Tickets £4 Doors 8pm

Thursday 29th September 2011
Sounds In The Suburbs presents
Tokyo Rosenthal plus support
Woodend Tennis and Bowling Club
30 Chamberlain Road Glasgow G13 1QE
Tickets £10, Doors at 8pm

Friday 30th September 2011
Vagabond Social Club presents
Lake Montgomery, Roscoe Wilson plus Tragic O’Hara
State Bar 148 Holland Street Glasgow G2 8NG
Tickets £6 Doors 8pm

Saturday 1st October 2011
With The Hellfire Club
“A Tribute To Gene Clark & The Byrds”
featuring Levee Strollers plus more tbc
The Griffin 226 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JP
Tickets £3 Doors 8.30pm

And the first act to be unveiled is brilliant singer/songwriter, Sam Baker, a self-confessed sucker for stories whose own are more gripping, insightful, gently witty and pungent than most.

Sam returns for his 5th visit to the city to play the CCA on the afternoon of Saturday, October 6. His CD releases have won him plenty of admirers as his compelling and beguiling songs thrive in an intimate
live setting.

A major part of his real life story is that he survived a bomb blast in Peru followed by eight hours of life saving surgery and a series of reconstructive operations. Despite permanent hearing difficulties and having to learn how to play left-handed because of his injuries Sam is amusing, wry and hugely enjoyable.

“I am so pleased to be able to welcome Sam back for another show as every time he’s here he has been marvellous,” said the Glasgow Americana Festival director, Kevin Morris, now staging his sixth such event.

“Anyone who has heard him live knows he’s something special.”

And on the evening of October 6, there will be an evening show also at the CCA with Eliza Gilkyson, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and activist who
is known for her insightful storytelling and politically relevant songs.

An active member of the Austin music community her songs have been recorded and performed by Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash, among others.

Last year Eliza released her first solo studio album in three years, the passionate and emotional, “Roses at the End of Time” and won deserved praise.

“Eliza has been recording for 30 years without letting her standards dip so it’s a pleasure to have her for our Celebration of Austin Texas weekend, the theme of this year’s event,” said Glasgow Americana Festival director, Kevin Morris.

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Our opening night will be in the company of Texan, Eric Taylor,
who is rated as one of the most influential songwriters to emerge
from the Lone Star State.

Taylor will appear in the intimate 74-seat cinema space of the CCA
to deliver songs from his seven album releases including the most
recent “Hollywood Pocketknife.” Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett
have covered his songs among manyothers and he was a major
part of Houston song writing scene that included Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and Guy Clark.

For more about this artist and ticket information, please see our Line-up for 2011.

Jake To Help Open Up Festival

Scottish roots singer Jake Cogan who has been championed by none other than Dick
Gaughan will do her own headline show at Bar Brel on the opening night of Glasgow
Americana on Wednesday 5th October.

Sarah MacDougall Signs Up For Glasgow Americana

After opening up for Po Girl at Glasgow Americana in 2009, classy Canadian
singer song writer Sarah MacDougall will perform her own headline show as part
of the final night of this years festival. Sarah’s show will take place in the intimate
surroundings of Bar Brel in Glasgow’s West End.

On the Fringe

Watch this space for the “Glasgow Americana Fringe” which will take
place the week before the Glasgow Americana festival. The Fringe will run from
Wednesday 28th September to Sunday 2nd October in various venues across
the city of Glasgow. This mini festival will highlight local talent and invite the
occasional out-of-towner as well.

Scottish debut for Gripka

Israel Nash Gripka will make his Scottish debut with his band
during Glasgow Americana at Stereo on Friday 7th October.

Israel effectively mixes down-to-earth roots rock tunes to back his
powerful vocals which have brought comparisons to the famous Johns (Fogerty
and Mellencamp) and to The Stones in prime country mode. “Barn Doors and
Concrete Floors”, the new release from this son of a Baptist minister, was
recorded in upstate New York, in an old, dusty hay barn, complete with concrete
floors.

For more about this artist and ticket information, please see our Line-up for 2011.

Canadian award winner

Lynn Miles, one of Canada’s most accomplished singer/
songwriters, will appear at the Glasgow Americana Festival this year.

With eight albums to her credit, the winner of multiple Canadian Folk Music
Awards, and a 2003 Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Solo Album of the Year,
Lynn is a real talent with a growing following for her rich, deep emotional songs.

For more about this artist and ticket information, please see our Line-up for 2011.

Legend to close the festival

Texan legend Alejandro Escovedo is the first act to sign up
to play Glasgow Americana on the final night of the festival at The Arches on
Sunday 9th October. A musician for 30 years, Escovedo – who can count Bruce
Springsteen a big fan – turned sixty in January but there’s no sign of him winding
down. This is sure to be the hottest ticket in town that weekend. He will be supported
by Andrea Glass.

For more about this artist and ticket information, please see our Line-up for 2011.

Saturday 6th October 2012

CCA, Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets £13 from 0141 352 4900
Doors 3pm, on stage 3.30pm
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“An Evening With Eliza Gilkyson”


Saturday 6th October 2012

CCA, Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets £13 from 0141 352 4900
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She is the second act confirmed for the event that takes place in October – Alejandro Escovedo’s gig was announced last week.

With eight albums to her credit, the winner of multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, and a 2003 Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Solo Album of the Year, Lynn is a real talent with a growing following for her rich, deep emotional songs.

During her career she moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles and back again, with stops in Nashville and Austin.

Her latest CD release, “Fall For Beauty” racked up the kind of reviews many artistes can only dream of.

Maverick Magazine (UK) gave five stars out of five for an album with “ten magical reasons to keep pressing the repeat play button.”

“Lynn is one of the best singer/songwriters to emerge from Canada – and it’s a country that’s produced some of the finest,” said Kevin Morris of the Glasgow Americana Festival.

“It’s a delight she can play at the Festival as I know lots of people are keen to hear her live.

“We hope to reveal more acts in due course.”

Lynn Miles with support will play the CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD
Tickets £12 from CCA box office 0141 352 4900, doors 7.30pm, show starts 8pm
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Also available from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street Glasgow 0141 204 5151.
The Glasgow Americana festival will take place between the 5th-9th October 2011 at various venues across the city, the full line up will be announced in due course.

An Acoustic Evening With Alejandro Escovedo

Music  legend, Alejandro Escovedois heading to Glasgow for an exclusive Fallen Angels Club gig, it was announced today.

The highly-rated Texan is the first act confirmed for this year’s Glasgow Americana Festival – and he will perform its final night show at The Arches on Sunday, October 9.

A musician for 30 years, Escovedo – who can count Bruce Springsteen a big fan – turned sixty in January but there’s no sign of him winding down.

He recovered from a near-fatal battle with Hepatitis C in 2003 and during his illness, supporters such as John Cale, Steve Earle, Howe Gelb, Ian Hunter, Calexico and Lucinda Williams, recorded covers of his songs on a double CD.

He returned to music gradually but assuredly and his 10th studio album, “Street Songs of Love” was released last year. It was a major success and hit many top ten “albums of the year” lists.

One reviewer described it as “a triumphant, expansive roots and rock ‘n’ roll record that tenderly captures the value of friendship and family.”

“I’ve been trying to get Alejandro Escovedo to play in Glasgow for the last four years, so I am delighted at long last that he’ll be coming here for the Glasgow Americana Festival,” said Kevin Morris, of The Fallen Angels Club.

“A real legend, his music covers a range of styles as he’s always willing to try out new sounds.

“This is a big deal show for Glasgow and for the Glasgow Americana Festival, a great finale to the event.”.

The Glasgow Americana festival will take place between the 5th-9th October 2011 at various venues across the city, the full line up will be announced in due course.

• Alejandro Escovedo, The Arches, Glasgow, Sunday, October 9, 2011.
• Tickets £15 from The Arches Box office 0141 565 1000
. Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm.
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The Glasgow Americana festival has attracted many established and newer acts in it’s four-year existence, the likes of Mary Gauthier, Kinky Friedman, Crooked Still, The Wailin Jennys, The Handsome Family, Tift Merritt, The Hotclub Of Cowtown, plus many more.

The festival has now moved to a settled five-day period in October and is now an important and welcome addition to Scotland’s musical map.

Check our news page for all the latest and our gig guide for a list of shows.

Glasgow Americana is brought to you by The Fallen Angels Club.