The 19th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 1st and 5th October 2025 with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 40 musicians performing for the annual Americana Extravaganza which will take place in Cottiers, The Glad Cafe, The Hug & Pint and The Red Door Club.
The opening night features Scottish singer-songwriter Kirsten Adamson launching her new album “Dreamviewer” in Cottiers on Wednesday, 1st October. Adamson, daughter of Scottish music legend Stuart Adamson, will be performing with her band The Tanagers.
Also at Cottiers, on Thursday (2nd October), Nicola Meighan’s “A Kick Up The Arts” podcast will be live on stage. Meighan’s guests will be two of Scotland’s most respected singer-songwriters in the shape of Jill Jackson and Carol Laula. Playing The Glad Cafe on the same night are two up-and-coming Scottish acts, Paper Sparrows and Niamh Corkey.
Friday 3rd October sees The Wynntown Marhsals bringing their own brand of country rock to The Hug & Pint, while over on the South-side Australian singer songwriter Riley Catherall headlines showcasing his talent for his debut Glasgow show.
Saturday 4th October returns to The Glad Cafe with American singer songwriter Bronwynne Brent, who makes a welcome return to Glasgow and will be joined by Adriana Spina as support. Later, The Red Door Club (The Old Toll Bar) hosts Gathering South Sessions for a Scottish-based triple bill. The night features Edinburgh’s Auld Reekie Stringband, Glasgow song writer, Robin Adams, and Robyn Smith from Dunfermline.
“Americana Sunday” brings the festival to a close starting with a double header matinee show starring Iowa-bred, Tennessee-grown Nathan Bell who has become a firm favourite in Glasgow over the last 10 years or so, followed by Bob Harris favourite Robert Vincent.
Glasgow Americana Week Events and Dates:
Wednesday 1st October- Kirsten Adamson plus The Silver Arrow Collective
Cottiers 8pm Tickets £16/£14
Thursday 2nd October-Paper Sparrows plus Niamh Corkey
The Glad Cafe 8pm Tickets £14
Thursday 2nd October- A Kick Up The Arts with Jill Jackson & Nicola Meighan
Cottiers 8pm Tickets £18/£16
Friday 3rd October- The Wynntown Marshals plus support
The Hug & Pint 8pm £15/£13
Friday 3rd October- Riley Catherall plus Kenneth Noah Blair
The Glad Cafe 8pm £15
Saturday 4th October- Bronwynne Brent plus Adriana Spina
The Glad Cafe 2pm £16
Saturday 4th October- Gathering Sessions South with
The Auld Reekie Stringband, Robin Adams & Robyn Smith
The Red Door Club (The Old Toll Bar) 7.45pm
Tickets £12
Sunday 5th October- Nathan Bell plus Scott Ashworth
The Glad Cafe 3pm Tickets £17
Sunday 5th October- Robert Vincent plus support
The Glad Cafe 7.30pm Tickets £18
