lovely sentiment from a Catalonian fan Martin (from Big City Lights UK) lives in Barcelona, Spain, and will be attending the Static Roots Festival for the third time this year. This is what he wrote after receiving his Static Roots Festival
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"Brilliant lineup" Ah, this feels like an international stamp of approval coming from the mother of all European roots festivals, the mighty Kilkenny Roots
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2018 at the amazing "Once In A Blue Moon" Americana festival in Amsterdam, these guys won over the audience within minutes and got 4.000 people dancing along to their late 60s/early 70s Americana-Soul. === Please welcome to the line up of the Static Roots Festival 2019 === Dawn Brothers Bio Who said roots can only ever be retro? Although it may seem as if The Dawn Brothers arrived from the past through a time machine,
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“Blessed with the gift of god-like genius, it is hard to overstate the importance of this small, cult band.” === These guys bring in a fresh new twist, they will make you dance, they will make you weep, and you might have a new find for your list of favourite artists. We are excited to add this amazing band to the line up of the Static Roots Festival 2019: === "the hardest working band on
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"His talent is shining brighter with every album" === Playing in remembrance of the late great Willie Meighan, we are very happy to add this brilliant songwriter and performer to the line up of the Static Roots Festival 2019: === John Blek Bio Ever prolific Blek has released his fourth solo studio album in as many years. Entitled Thistle & Thorn it was recorded between Clonakilty, Co. Cork and Louisville, Kentucky during the early part
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Click for more information: One Eleven Heavy cancel European summer tour === 'An unabashed, triumphantly affectionate recreation of what Gram Parsons called Cosmic American Music - the country, folk and blues-informed psychedelic rock of the late 1960s and early 70s.' === Please welcome to the line up of the Static Roots Festival 2019 === One Eleven Heavy Bio Singer-songwriter James Jackson Toth (better known by his nom de plume, Wooden Wand) and guitarist Nick Mitchell-Maiato
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== hard tickets == Hooray - the first batch of limited hard tickets has been sold out this weekend! Thanks so much for your love, trust and support that most of you have placed in us. You've already ordered your tickets before the final announcement of the festival line up. This embodies your trust in us. And it clearly shows us, Static Roots Festival is more than just a line up. The artists are of
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Joana Serrat (Barcelona, Catalonia) by Joan Alsina "a true jewel” We are thrilled to welcome this brilliant act from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, to the Static Roots Festival 2019: Joana Serrat & The Great Canyoners Bio For her fourth album in five years, Joana Serrat travelled from her home in Vic, Barcelona to the Texas Hill Country outside Austin. There she teamed up with Israel Nash at his Plum Creek Sound studio near the town of
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His 2012 debut album "Graceless Age" is a masterpiece, it ended up in plenty of Top 10 charts (Mojo Magazine, Uncut Magazine), in the Top5 of American Songwriter Magazine and in the year's best at the British The Guardian. The album catapulted him into the focus of the indie-americana scene. We are happily adding some kind of genius to the line-up of the Static Roots Festival 2019: John Murry (Tupelo, Mississippi, USA) Bio John Murry
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The Rolling Stone calls him "A singer-songwriter that is one of the Country and Americana scene's true journeymen.” His music is prominently featured in TV series like "Nashville", "The Vampire Diaries", or "The Ranch" and in movies like "Jolene" and Jackass' "Bad Grandpa". We are very excited to announce Don Gallardo from Nashville (USA) as part of the Static Roots Festival 2019 line up Don Gallardo (Nashville, TN, USA)re very excited to announce Don Gallardo
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Country Music People magazine calls him, “The best singer-songwriter in the country field that this country has ever turned out.”. If you hear his songs, you would not believe this guy hails from Oxfordshire in England. A great traditional country voice, brilliant songs, and the wit in a song like "I Hope You're Unhappy" - how can you not love this guy? Please welcome to the Static Roots Festival 2019, the great Ags Connolly! Press
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The Hanging Stars (London, UK) In April of 2019 this excellent, London-based band will support the re-union tour of legendardy 80s country-rockers, The Long Ryders (w/ Sid Griffin). They call their style of music "Cosmic Country / Psychedelic Folk" and they will most certainly put a smile on everyone's face with their jangling guitars and most beautiful harmonies underlined by a great pedal steel guitar. Please welcome to the Static Roots Festival 2019: The Hanging
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"Oh, did we dance!" A total corker, the real deal, the total package, the talk of the (Americana) town - after headlining the Static Roots Festival 2018, the brilliant Cordovas from Nashville, TN, USA, will be performing once again at the Static Roots Festival 2019. Be prepared to get blown away! Do you remember the festival video from Static Roots Festival 2019? Check out this short sequence... "Oh, did we dance!...We'll be back next year,..."
Read moreThe pre-sale of limited hard tickets for the Static Roots Festival 2019 has already started. Get an early-bird-ticket now and safe on extra cost: https://staticrootsfestival.com/home/tickets/ P.S.: become a member of the Static Roots Festival friends and supporters group over on Facebook and get all the updates from there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1151532058239968/ The first batch of ticket orders has already been sent out - thanks for all the early
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"They could well be the illegitimate love children of Springsteen, Mellencamp, Frei and Henley". Their debut album, "All On Red", has just been nominated for an "Album Of The Year" award at the Americana-UK. This is sure going to be one of the bands you do not want to stop playing. We can't wait to sing and dance along to the great songs of Orphan Colours at the Static Roots Festival 2019! Orphan Colours (London,
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Their sound is striking and undeniably captivating. Often leaning towards the darker, moody elements of Appalachian folk, and bluegrass traditions, their songs are laden with near perfect sibling harmonies or unison singing, compelling writing, and imaginative arrangements. The songs of Adam and David are sometimes bittersweet, sometimes light-footed and airy, then again melancholic-bluesy, an intense intoxication of mixed emotions that magically captivate the audience. Violinist Adam Moss and guitarist David Moss accompany each other with
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Joe Nolan (Edmonton, Canada) He was called a "rock'n'roll wunderkind" after releasing his debut album "Goodbye Cinderella" in 2011, his 2014 album, "Tornado" (Six Shooter Records, in Germany released on Blue Rose Records) turned us into fans, then it was quiet for four long years until Joe Nolan (Edmonton, Canada) released his latest album "Cry, Baby" in 2018. And what a great piece of music it is - contender for "album of the year". It's
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The first announcement for the line-up of the Static Roots Festival 2019: the fantastic Luke Tuchscherer will be rocking out the big stage with his great band! Luke Tuchscherer (pronounced Tuck-Shearer) is an acclaimed British singer/songwriter based in New York City, USA. A couple of years ago, an amazing British Alt.Country/rock band caught our attention, The Whybirds, where Luke was one of the songwriters in the band. We were following his career since and were
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