"In this day and age of mega festivals, Static Roots reminds one that “small is beautiful” (...) and as such it’s a great continental addition to the likes of Kilkenny Roots..." Thanks to Paul Kerr (Blabber'n'Smoke) and Americana-UK for this great review: “It’s festival season for sure as hordes of music fans pack both wellies and sun cream as they head off for a weekend of unbridled fun. Be it the massive set up at
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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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Paul Kerr from the great Scottish music blog Blabber'n'Smoke spoke to Dietmar Leibecke about the Static Roots Festival 2018: "Round about this time last year we spoke to a good friend of Blabber’n’Smoke, Dietmar Leibecke, from Germany, about his Static Roots festival which he had set up in 2016. Seeing as it seems we share the same pair of ears when it comes to music, Static Roots seemed to be the place to be mid
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Prinz Grizzley and his Beargaroos At the Kilkenny Roots Festival 2017 an Americana band from Austria was the talk of the town. Americana from Austria? Well, who would have thought. Beautiful, soulful Americana music, excellent songwriting, fantastic musicianship, a compelling voice even yodelling at times. Welcome to the Static Roots Festival 2018, Prinz Grizzley and his Beargaroos from Bregenz, Austria! This band will make your heads nod, your feet tap, your jaw drop ... “Prinz
Read more"If roots music is your thing, look out for this festival next year. It really is The Business." Thanks for the lovely review of the Static Roots Festival, Ken Beveridge. And thanks for publishing it on Blabber'n'Smoke, Paul Kerr! Blabber'n'Smoke:
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