October 24, 2012

 

Celtic Connections 20th Anniversary line up


Celtic Connections will celebrate 20 years as a cornerstone of Scotland's cultural calendar with a stellar programme announced today by Artistic Director Donald Shaw which will celebrate the ethos and artists that have seen the festival become a global phenomenon. Some of the biggest names in folk, roots, world, traditional, indie, blues and jazz will perform in Glasgow between 17th January and 3rd February next year.
Among the artists appearing at Celtic Connections 2013 are The Mavericks, Transatlantic Sessions with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Old Crow Medicine Show, Amy Helm, Dougie MacLean, Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire.
After their reunion earlier this year The Mavericks will be showing off their famous no-borders fusion of country, garage, Latin, soul and torch-song sounds with fresh passion and deep-dyed maturity.
Amy Helm will be leading a tribute to her late father Levon Helm who passed away earlier this year. Levon achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band.
Little Feat rank among rock'n'roll's great survivors. Their Southern-fried gumbo of blues, funk R&B, country and multi-guitar fireworks will be sure to delight both their loyal army of fans and new admirers.
Some of the world's most exciting Americana, country and bluegrass talent will visit Glasgow this January. Oklahoma native JD McPherson's deceptively sophisticated songwriting will add a smart contemporary spin to the raw, booty-shaking rockabilly of his music.
US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell will be performing tracks from her 2012's Young Man in America which is a stunningly eloquent exploration and interrogation of her nation's past and present.
American singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins, of Nickel Creek fame, will be showcasing her second solo album Sun Midnight Sun. Audiences will be treated to Sara's assertive stylistic range which takes in souped-up classic pop, grungy rockouts and gritty electronic textures as well as her home neo-bluegrass territory.
Texas born Sarah Jarosz will be wowing audiences with a style of singing that transcends the boundaries between folk and pop. Nominated for a Grammy Award for her song 'Mansinneedof' this young American talent is sure to impress.
Canadian trio The Be Good Tanyas will be performing highlights from the comeback album A Collection (2000-2012) These three females will be sure to impress with their slow-burn vocal chemistry and handcrafted blend of old-time influences which will magically infuse in a seamless repertoire of traditional, contemporary and original material.
With 2013 marking 25 years since the Cowboy Junkies' Trinity Session album, a seminal early harbinger of the entire alt country movement, the band's enduringly restive, exploratory spirit has most recently borne fruit in the Nomad Series, four themed albums ranging from darkly acerbic to inventively experimental, from country-folk ethereality to squally grunge-rock.


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