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The CMA Songwriters Series has been presenting the very best of Country Music’s songwriters and artists, whose hits are known worldwide, since 2005. The shows are intimate presentations where songwriters exhibit their craft and share many of the stories behind the songs they have penned. Based on the instant sell-out success at last year’s C2C, this series will return to the UK kicking off a four-date tour with a show in London Oct. 3 at a fully-seated Shepherds Bush Empire.
Tues Oct 3 CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES – London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – seated show.
Wed Oct 4 CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES – Gateshead, Sage Gateshead 2
Fri Oct 6 CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES – Glasgow, St. Luke’s
Sat Oct 7 CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES – Liverpool, St George’s Hall
“CMA’s expansion of the Songwriters Series in the UK, and around the world, over the last several years has been a key strategy and mission for the organization,” said Sarah Trahern, Chief Executive Officer, CMA. “Fans in the UK have long welcomed Country Music artists and songwriters from the Nashville community, and to see the continued local support and growth of the genre is thrilling.”
RANDY HOUSER
With an inimitable voice the New York Times describes as “wholly different, thicker and more throbbing, a caldron bubbling over,” Randy Houser racked up three consecutive No. 1 hits and more than four million in singles sales to date with his Stoney Creek Records album, How Country Feels. He topped the charts with the title track, “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight” and “Goodnight Kiss” (also his first No. 1 as a songwriter) and earned critical acclaim for his powerful delivery of the Top 5 smash and CMA Song of the Year–‐nominated “Like A Cowboy.” Houser added a fourth No. 1 to his catalogue with “We Went” from his latest album, Fired Up, and has been tapped to perform at several major country music festivals in 2017. For more information, visit www.RandyHouser.com or follow on Twitter/Instagram @RandyHouser and www.Facebook.com/RandyHouser.
ERIC PASLAY
A breakout country artist signed to EMI Nashville, delivers a powerful musical punch and is a renowned, Platinum-selling hit songwriter and a dynamic performer who has enjoyed five No. 1 hits including “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Eli Young Band), “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (Jake Owen), “Rewind” (Rascal Flatts) and “Friday Night”, the big hit from his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. The Temple, Texas native earned nominations for GRAMMY, ACM and CMA Awards. For the latest information go to: www.ericpaslay.com
ANGALEENA PRESLEY
Raised in the small town of Beauty, Kentucky, Angaleena Presley is a singer-songwriter had followed follows her critically acclaimed 2015 debut, American Middle Class, with the 12-track Wrangled, on Mining Light/Thirty Tigers. Angaleena’s “ambitious and riveting” songwriting (Wall Street Journal) punches through each of the tracks which she co-wrote with the likes of Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Guy Clark. As well as being an acclaimed solo performer, Angaleena is also a member of the chart-topping Pistol Annies trio with the aforementioned Miranda and Ashley.
MICHAEL TYLER
Best known for writing Dierks Bentley’s No 1 platinum selling “Somewhere On A Beach”, Michael Tyler is a self-taught singer-songwriter/musician who began making music when he was eight and was discovered when he was 13 by Michael Knox, the producer best known for his work with Jason Aldean. When Tyler looked at his car’s dashboard after he arrived in Nashville from his hometown in Thayer, Missouri, he noticed a number that’s resonated with him since his arrival: 317. It’s no coincidence that the 23-year-old’s debut album is called 317. It includes the single “They Can’t See”. He won SESAC’s Song of the Year award for co-writing the Dierks hit.
Tickets for Country Music Week 2017 and CMA Songwriters Series UK Tour are on sale 9am Friday 30 June and available at CountryMusicWeek.com
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