The Sadies

Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 12th-13th July 2024

July 22, 2024 Oliver Gray 3

The market for Americana in Germany is not large. Josh Rouse was telling me the other day that it isn’t worth his while to tour there because audiences, in contrast to other parts of Europe, are […]

The Maverick line up for their seventeenth year is now complete and it’s a doozey!

May 23, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The UK’s first and some would argue finest Americana festival has announced its full lineup for 2024. The festival will take place from Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th, showcasing artists from both sides of the […]

Maverick Festival returns for 2024

March 28, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The UK’s Maverick Festival has announced that the 2024 event will take place in the barns and fields of Easton Farm Park, Suffolk from Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th July. The festival which is in […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Jonathan Aird

December 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 8

So, we get to this point again – and like most of the contributors so far there’s the temptation to explain the thought process behind this list. I’m going to try and avoid that too much […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 116

October 20, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Half term beckons and I’m not at all stressed… …until the wonderful Mrs H told me we were spending 5 days in a house with all the children and grandchildren – 14 of us altogether. I […]