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She sounds like she might have been born a coal miner’s daughter in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, or maybe grown up next door to her daddy’s blacksmith forge outside Winchester, Virginia. But while Zoe Muth has the authentic honky tonk angel aura of Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline in her voice, she is helping to turn Seattle, from the capital of grunge into a north-west heartland of purest Americana.
Her debut album stormed the hugely-influential FAR roots music chart on the other side of the Atlantic on its release and simultaneously hit the Number 1 slot on the Euro Americana Chart. Then, the stunning new follow-up for the Signature Sounds label, rocketed straight to the Number 1 position all over again.
Over here it has been picking up a huge amount of radio attention and great reviews. Bob Harris told listeners to his BBC Radio 2 show that she was in a class of her own.
Zoe and her band – The Lost High Rollers – have fast become the most talked about ‘live’ act on the US circuit and this will be their long-awaited UK debut.
“She could emerge as this decade’s Gillian Welch with a sound and style that could have much wider appeal” - Alan Cackett, editor of Maverick magazine
“Great and timeless country music” - David Innes, Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine
“There's a cool ‘50s feel to the song-writing and sound” - Americana UK
“The new Emmylou Harris” - NetRhythms (UK)
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| Fri Jan 20: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sat Jan 21: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sun Jan 22: Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
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| Mon Jan 23: FREE |
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| Tues Jan 24: FREE |
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| Wed Jan 25: FREE |
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| Thurs Jan 26: The Brewery, Kendal |
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| Fri Jan 27: Anvil Arts, Basingstoke |
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| Sat Jan 28: Royal Native Oyster Stores, Whitstable, Kent - website |
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Sun Jan 29: Green Note @ Underbelly, 11 Hoxton Square
London N1 6NU - website |
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| Mon Jan 30: The Prince Albert, Brighton |
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| Tues Jan 31: St Bonaventure’s Bristol |
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| Wed Feb 1: TRAVEL DAY |
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| Thurs Feb 2: Raheen House Hotel, Clonmel, Co Tipperary |
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| Fri Feb 3: Cleere’s, Kilkenny |
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| Sat Feb 4: Whelans, Dublin |
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They are one of the hottest acts - taking the American roots music circuit by storm - and superstars of the rapidly growing Lindy Hop swing dance revival, being called upon to provide the back beat - and style - at huge conventions as far afield as Canada and Sweden.
Right now, in New Orleans, New York and Chicago, Meschiya Lake is sizzling property and, alongside her band (the reigning kingpins of the New Orleans scene), they kick up a footstompin’ storm.
Meschiya was named Best Female Performer of The Year in the 2011 Big Easy Music Awards, staged annually in New Orleans.
The band will be flown in to the UK for its very own headline show at the massive Celtic Connections midwinter music bash in Glasgow, and has a big London debut lined up as well as a few other hand-selected UK appearances.
When the 2011 album, 'Lucky Devil' was released on this side of the Atlantic, it received glowing reviews, These are some of the complimentary comments it attracted:
"Meschiya Lake has given this fantastic music a new lease of life” - R2 (Rock ‘n’ Reel) magazine
“Infused with a sense of salacious mischief” - fRoots magazine
“Infectious and refreshing” - Maverick magazine.
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| Feb 2: Norwich Arts Centre |
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| Fri Feb 3: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sat Feb 4: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sun Feb 5: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Feb 6: FREE |
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| Feb 7: FREE |
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| Feb 8: Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
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| Thurs Feb 9: Jumpin Hot Club, The Cluny, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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| Fri Feb 10: The Forge, Anvil Arts, Basingstoke |
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| Sat Feb 11: Royal Native Oyster Stores, Whitstable |
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| Sun Feb 12: Dingwall’s, London (with The Wiyos) |
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American roots music sensations, The Wiyos made their first major impact on BBC TV with Seasick Steve, filmed at The Barbican’s big Folk America extravaganza.
In 2009, they went out (by personal invitation) on a 27-date run of US baseball stadiums with Bob Dylan, in 2010, they wowed a capacity crowd at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow and scored such an outstanding success that they got an invitation to return.
The band attracted rave reviews last time they toured here in 2011.
Now a five-piece and with a brand new album, “Twist”, to promote they are back for another UK tour. Reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic have written great things about the ‘live’ performances and recordings. After playing tracks several times on his BBC Radio 2 programme, Bob Harris told listeners: “This is great music”. The Los Angeles Times said they were: “A pure joy”, while No Depression described them as a “once-in-a-lifetime experience”.
Other media quotes:
“Not to be missed” – Keith Bruce, Arts Editor, The Herald (Scotland)
“A blast from start to finish” – Maverick magazine
“Strangely wonderful supercharged skiffle – amazing!” – Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales
“World class” – Backroadsmusic.co.uk
“The hardest working band I’ve seen since The Blockheads” – Sean Marsh review of Jumpin’ Hot Club gig in Newcastle upon Tyne
…And, promoters who booked the band last time were impressed too. Here’s what some had to say:
“They may well be the best band we’ve had: superhuman” – Whippoorwill ‘Live’ Music Events, Sheffield.
“What an eye-popping night. Just sensational! I've been raving about them - fantastic audience reaction” – Bill Grainger, promoter, North Devon.
“Totally superb!” – Mark Ringwood, Roots Around The World.
The final word goes to Seasick Steve - a fan who warns everyone who has not seen the band ‘live’: “You’re in for a surprise!”
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| Thurs Feb 2: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Fri Feb 3: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sat Feb 4: Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow |
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| Sun Feb 5: Jumpin Hot Club, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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| Mon Feb 6 FREE |
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| Tues Feb 7: The Greystones, Sheffield |
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| Wed Feb 8: FREE |
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| Thurs Feb 9: The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal |
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| Fri Feb 10: The Anglesey Arms Hotel, Menai Bridge |
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| Sat Feb 11: Selby Town Hall |
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Sun Feb 12: London Dingwall's with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big
Horns |
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| Mon Feb 13: TRAVEL DAY |
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Tues Feb 14: Ubangi Stomp Night - The Grand Social,
35 Lower Liffey St, Dublin |
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| Wed Feb 15: The Black Box, Belfast |
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| Thurs Feb 16: Cleere’s, Kilkenny |
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| Fri Feb 17: Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Dublin |
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| Sat Feb 18: The Welfare, Ystradgynlais, Wales |
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| Sun Feb 19: The Tunnels, Bristol |
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| Mon Feb 20 FREE |
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Tues Feb 21: The Performance Centre, Tremough Campus, University
College Falmouth, Penryn, Cornwall |
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| Wed Feb 22: The Prince Albert, Brighton |
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| Thurs Feb 23: Chichester Inn, Chichester |
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| Fri Feb 24: Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington |
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| Sat Feb 25: Kings Somborne, Hampshire |
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| Sun Feb 26: Anvil Arts, The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke |
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Greg Trooper is widely regarded one of America’s Top Gun song-writers and performers.
In an illustrious career, he has written some of the best material to emerge in recent times - songs that have been recorded by everyone from Steve Earle to Vince Gill.
Over three decades, the New Jersey-based performer has produced what Amazon.com calls a "catalogue of superbly crafted albums".
As a teenager, he became enthralled by the greater New York area's rich music scene, discovering a holy musical trinity in the work of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams, and their guiding lights of passion, literary dexterity and plainspoken honesty led his music to feel equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.
He returns for a short run of UK dates, while in Europe, to promote his latest highly-acclaimed album, “Upside-Down Tow” which has been winning rave reviews.
“One of the great, great American singer-songwriters” – Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
“Trooper’s ear for a tune, way with a chorus, grooves, lyrical insight and just plain old humanity, shine through” – Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine
“This is a must-see gig” – Maverick magazine
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| Wed March 14: FREE |
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| Thurs March 15: B-Bar @ Barbican Theatre, Plymouth |
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| Fri March 16: The Forge, Anvil Arts, Basingstoke |
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| Sat March 17: Livingstone’s, Kessingland, Sussex |
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| Sun March 18: The Green Note, Camden, London |
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| Mon March 19: FREE |
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| Tues March 20: FREE |
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| Wed March 21: FREE |
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Last time Woody Pines toured over here as a trio, reviewers unanimously declared them to be one of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit. Now, as a four-piece, and with a brand new album to promote, the band is returning for their biggest ever UK tour to date, and promising once more to deliver what The Scotsman declared was "a rollicking and engagingly idiosyncratic" show.
Front man Woody's impeccable playing combines with slide guitar, slap bass, percussion and occasional clarinet, and they all sing and make what Maverick magazine described as "an intoxicating blend of rural and urban stringband, country blues, ragtime and jug band music".
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| Thurs Apr 12: The Green Note, London |
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| Fri Apr 13: Prince Albert, Brighton |
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| Sat Apr 14: The Square and Compass, Worth Matravers (evening) |
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| Sun Apr 15: The Square and Compass, Worth Matravers (lunchtime) |
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| Tues Apr 17: The Acorn Theatre, Penzance |
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| Wed Apr 18: Chichester Inn, Chichester |
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| Thurs Apr 19: The Chattery, Swansea |
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| Fri Apr 20: The Beach, Clevedon |
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| Sat Apr 21: Bridge House Theatre, Warwick |
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| Sun Apr 22: The Canteen, Bristol (afternoon) |
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| Tues Apr 24: Red Room, Cookstown, Co Tyrone |
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| Thurs Apr 26: Clonmel, Co Tipperary |
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| Fri Apr 27: The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co Lietrim |
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| Sat Apr 28: Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Dublin |
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| Sun Apr 29: Glasgow (venue tbc) |
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| Tues May 1: Old Library, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire |
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| Wed May 2: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine |
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| Thurs May 3: Aros Centre, Isle of Skye |
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| Fri May 4: An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull |
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| Sat May 5: New Music Festival, Bogbain, Inverness |
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| Sun May 6: Woodend Barn, Banchory |
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| Tues May 8: Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, Edinburgh |
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| Wed May 9: The Catstrand, New Galloway |
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| Thurs May 10: Woodlands Hotel, Broughty Ferry |
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| Fri May 11: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy |
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| Sat May 12: Heart of Hawick auditorium, Scottish Borders |
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| Sun May 13: Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
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