From showcases and speeches to celebrity appearances and dazzling awards, here are our highlights from Americana UK Week 2023.
A selection of Holler's favourite highlights from an incredible week at Americanafest 2022 in Nashville.
In between meeting some wonderful dogs, trying some of the glorious BBQ and chicken on offer and catching up with friends old and new, Holler even had a little bit of time to check out some of the music that was on offer across the weekend.
Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Madeline Edwards and one Willie Nelson delivered a euphoric night at the first-ever show at Kroger Field.
The beloved festival — which boasts attendees who show up not just year after year, but decade after decade - underlines what it has grown to encompass since its earlier bluegrass days; you might even venture to call it “traditional plus plus”.
Railbird’s merging of top shelf music, bourbon and horse racing culture helped to create an event that was uniquely Kentucky in every way imaginable.
This past weekend, the United Center in Chicago made a 360-degree turn, becoming 18 acres of space for more than 15,000 eager music lovers, who were ready to celebrate the return of live music at the Windy City Smokeout festival.
For many music lovers in Central Kentucky, the Burl is a home away from home, so to get to step foot back inside and lay eyes on the glowing stain glass behind the stage is nothing short of magical.
It may have been billed as an intimate evening of acoustic music, but at their show at The Burl in Lexington, Kentucky, vocal powerhouses Jade Bird and Savannah Conley certainly filled the instrumental void (and then some).
Thomas Mooney captures The Panhandler's debut show at Billy Bob's Texas, October 2020