Static Roots Festival

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 Martin Johnson 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Vox Continental: June 2026

June 25, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

It may be hot, but Continental Europe stays Cool! Greetings from a somewhat warm continental Europe. And the summer has only just started! We’ve been averaging around 40C during the day for nearly a week now, […]

Vox Continental: January 2026

January 29, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Vox Continental is back with news of new music from Scandinavia and live events in the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. It has been a few weeks since our last Vox Continental outing. With this […]

Preview: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany 10th -12th July 2025

June 12, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

Germany’s premier americana gathering is entering its 9th year with an expanded venue and extended programming. With its signature “living room atmosphere”, Static Roots made the decision to expand into a larger room within Oberhausen’s Zentrum […]

Vox Continental – a new feature from Rick Bayles launches today!

February 27, 2025 Rick Bayles 0

Following on from our recent ‘Continental Shift’ series of features on americana music in continental Europe, we’re launching a new monthly column, Vox Continental. This column is designed to be a round-up of americana activity in […]