See - Glasgow Festival of Americana 2006

Glasgow's Festival of Americana - 11th - 21st May, 2005.

The Big Big Country Festival is all set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in fine style and Glasgow fans can get ready to swing to the rythm of some great Americana music. Billy Kelly, Festival Director, http://www.soundsfine.co.uk, has put together an attractive and varied programme with rockabilly, country and soul music; introducing new talent and some of the greats. Venues will include: The Renfrew Ferry, The Royal Concert Hall, the Grand Ole Oprey, The Arches and the West End's OranMor, where Jimmy Webb and Eliza Gilkyson will perform.

Programme

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men

5th May
The Renfrew Ferry, Clyde Place, Glasgow G5 8AQ
8.00 pm. Tickets: £13.50 (£11.50)
Royal Concert Hall Box 0ffice 0141 353 8000

Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys also The Legendary Shack Shakers

May 6th
Grand Old Opry, 2/4 Govan Road, Glasgow. G51 1HS
8.00 pm, Tickets: ?12.00 (?10.00)
Royal Concert Hall Box 0ffice 0141 353 8000

Pat Green + band

7th May
The Arches, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G1 4PR
8.00 pm Tickets: £10.00 (£8.00)
Royal Concert Hall Box 0ffice 0141 353 8000

Slaid Cleaves

8th May
The Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
8.00 pm Tickets: £ 11.00 (£9.00)
Royal Concert Hall Box 0ffice 0141 353 8000

Los Straitjackets

May 9th
Grand Ole Opry, 2/4 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 1HS
8.00 pm, Tickets: £11.00 (£9.00)
Royal Concert Hall Box 0ffice 0141 353 8000

Tish Hinojosa with support Abner Burnett

May 10th
The Foyer Bar, Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB
8.00 pm, Tickets:£9.00 £7.00)
Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000

Danya Kurtz

May 12th
The Foyer Bar, Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB
10.15 pm, Tickets: £ 8.00 (£6.00),br> from the box office (0141 552 4267)

Dean Owens with The Felsons (acoustic)

May 13th
Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 5ES
8.00 pm, Tickets: £8.00 (£6.00)
Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000

Eliza Gilkyson

13th May
?ran M?r, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow West End
7.30 p.m., Tickets £10 (£8)Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000

also

May 14th
The Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
8.00 pm, Tickets: £9.00 (£7.00) Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000

Jimmy Webb

19th May
?ran M?r, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow West End
8. p.m., Tickets £16 (£14)Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000

Asylum Street Spankers

May 15th
Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 5ES
8.00 pm, Tickets: £8.00 (£6.00) Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000