FRI 29 - SUN 31 JUL 2016

NICK LOWE, PAUL CARRACK & ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER IMELDA MAY

GRETCHEN PETERSPLUS MANY MANY MORE

Southern Fried Festival, Perth

@SouthernFriedPH

SOUTHERN FRIED VOICESWEDNESDAYS 6, 13, 20, 27 JUL: 6.45PM 9.30PM + SUN 31 JUL: 10AM 12NOON

NORIE-MILLER STUDIO, PERTH CONCERT HALL 27; CONCESSIONS 23 (FOR ALL SESSIONS AND MATERIALS)PERFORMANCE: SUN 31 JUL: 12NOON-1PM

Would you like the chance to sing with professional musicians at our Sunday Morning Coming Down show in Perth Concert Hall during this years festival? Over four weeks, Debra Salem will take you through your paces working on backing vocal arrangements to accompany Joe Nisbet Jr and Yola Carter plus 2 songs where the choir take the lead. The selected songs will be by turns spiritual, secular, familiar and new and range from country to gospel and all points between.

Please be aware you must be available for all rehearsals and the performance. See p11 for full details on the Sunday Morning Coming Down performance.

SOUTHERN FRIED ROCK SHOPMON 25 SUN 31 JUL: 10AM - 4PM

CLEARWATER STUDIOS, SHORE ROAD 175

Southern Fried Rock Shop is back for another packed week of country and Americana workshops for young musicians aged 13 - 17! Working alongside some of the industrys finest songwriters and musicians youll put together a band, busk, write, record and finally perform as part of this years amazing festival line-up on the Outdoor Stage. Hardship bursaries are available. For more information contact creativelearning@horsecross.co.uk www.diyrockshop.co.uk

CLASSIC AMERICANA ALBUMSJOHN ROSS HI-FI, CHARLOTTE STREET FREE

Start your day right with some great music and a little breakfast at John Ross Hi-Fi right round the corner from Perth Concert Hall.

SAT 30 JUL: 11AM JOHN THOMSONGoldrush Records founder and one of the UKs Americana pioneers introduces one of his favourite records before you sit back and relax and enjoy hearing it through one of John Ross Hi-Fis top-of-the-range systems.

SUN 31 JUL: 11AM BRUCE ROBISONTexas songwriter Bruce Robison, who has penned hits for The Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and George Strait amongst others, introduces one of his favourite albums.

PERTH CONCERT HALLMILL ST, PERTH PH1 5HZ

JOHN ROSS Hi-Fi 13 CHARLOTTE ST, PERTH PH1 5LW

PERTH NORTH CHURCHMILL ST, PERTH PH1 5PJ

THAT BAR145-151 SOUTH ST, PERTH PH2 8NY

THE GREEN ROOM97 CANAL ST, PERTH PH2 8HX

THE TWA TAMS79 SCOTT ST, PERTH PH2 8JR

SALUTATION HOTEL30-34 SOUTH ST, PERTH PH2 8PH

Welcome to Southern Fried 2016, whether its an entirely new experience for you, youre a grizzled veteran of many festivals or somewhere in between. With the addition of our new Acoustic Stage sponsored by John Ross Hi-Fi, its safe to say that this years event is easily the biggest to date with almost 50 acts performing over the weekend and hopefully itll be the best too! We always say theres something for everyone in the line-up, but its truer than ever now.

Were very pleased with our glittering array of headline artists and even happier with the way people have responded to it by snapping up tickets in their thousands. As ever though, the real joy of the festival for many is coming across new acts and with so many great musicians and songwriters across all our stages and venues theres an awful lot of exploring to be done. Were also delighted to bring no less than three new venues on board for the first time - Perth North Church, The Green Room and That Bar - offering the potential for the weekend to be one big voyage of discovery.

Finally, wed like to thank our funders - Perth & Kinross Council, Creative Scotland and The Gannochy Trust - for helping to make Southern Fried possible, and above all to all the people who attend and support the event from near and far. We really couldnt do it without you.

Andy ShearerFestival Director

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ESSENTIAL INFO CAR PARKINGKinnoull Street multi-storey is a pay-and-display car park a few minutes walk between all the venues. If youre parking here and going to Late and Southern Fried remember to move your car beforehand as this car park shuts at midnight! There are multiple other car parks around the city centre with most having no charge on a Sunday.

We have now sold out of Weekend Passes but you can still buy individual tickets and our Saturday Deal gives you reduced price entry to Late and Southern Fried with your Imelda May ticket. Full conditions of sale are available at our box office and on our website.

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VISITING US: ALL VENUES ARE IN PERTH CITY CENTRE AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.

With thanks to our partners, funders and sponsors

WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

Mary Chapin Carpenter has recorded 14 albums and has sold over 14 million records with her beguiling and thoughtful blend of folk, pop and country. With hits like Passionate Kisses, He Thinks Hell Keep Her, Down At The Twist And Shout, I Take My Chances and Shut Up And Kiss Me, Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards (with 15 nominations), two CMA awards and two Academy of Country Music awards. For nearly thirty years, she has earned the trust of her audience through her willingness to look deep into herself and share joys and sorrows, good times and bad and never more so than on her nakedly honest new Dave Cobb-produced album, The Things We Are made Of.

Carpenters vocals have an intimate, plain-spoken quality. Her melodies are instantly memorable, and her lyrics, which concentrate on love, loss, aging and mortality, show a faith in reconciliation, and resurrection New York Times www.marychapincarpenter.com

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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTERBLUE ROSE CODE

PERTH CONCERT HALL29; CONCESSIONS 26.50 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

FRI 29 JUL: 7.30PM

In the space of only a short few years and three stellar albums, Blue Rose Code, Edinburgh-born Ross Wilson, has gone from the obscurity of an East London flat to being celebrated as a legacy artist whose work stands alone, unsullied by the restrictions of trend. Touring almost constantly, he pays his dues the old-fashioned way, changing line-up and arrangement of songs depending on the gig and, as such, hell perform tonight with a stripped-down countrified trio.

Wilsons songwriting is fantastically varied, and as witty and knowing on the one hand as it can be heart-breaking and sentimental on the other The Heraldwww.bluerosecode.com

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THE NEW MADRIDSCOLIN CLYNE

THE GREEN ROOM, CANAL STREET12; CONCESSIONS 10 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

FRI 29 JUL: 9PM

The New Madrids came together in the spring of 2010, forging the sounds and influences of sweet country Americana such as Gram Parsons, Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo and The Band with a harder edge of guitar-driven blues, rock and soul. The fruits of this marriage can be heard on the debut album Through the Heart of Town, released in 2014 to critical acclaim and worldwide airplay. www.thenewmadrids.com

After 10 years in California, Colin Clyne left San Diego as a 2-time winner of The Best Acoustic Act at the prestigious San Diego Music Awards. He is back in Scotland and coming off a great year with major support slots and festival gigs. His second album The Never Ending Pageant was produced by Grammy-winning engineer, Alan Sanderson and released to a great reception in 2014.

a glorious selection of folk and country rock numbers The Sunwww.colinclyne.com

THE NEW MADRIDS

COLIN CLYNE

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LAST FEW

TICKETS

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PERTH NORTH CHURCH, MILL STREET29,24,21.50; CONCESSIONS 26.50,21.50,19.50 (INC 1.50 BOOKING

FEE PER TICKET) 4 DISCOUNT FOR FESTIVAL PASS-HOLDERS)

SAT 30 JUL: 2PM

Gretchen Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, George Strait, Bryan Adams and many others and was recently inducted into the hallowed Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

She has also now firmly established herself as a major artist in her own right, especially in the UK, where her 2015 album, Blackbirds, debuted in the Top 40 and was awarded International Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the first UK Americana Awards in February.

JEB LOY NICHOLS: 10.45PM

Anna and Elizabeth are a wonderful duo who are committed to honouring Appalachian traditions, teachers and past generations and inspiring everyone, especially young people to create music and art.

the effect is extraordinary...genuinely awe-inspiring The Sunwww.annaandelizabeth.com

ANNA & ELIZABETH

LATE SOUTHERN FRIEDFRI 29 JUL: 10.45PM

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SALUTATION HOTEL17.50; CONCESSIONS 15.50; MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER TICKET-HOLDERS 13.50; CONCESSIONS 11.50

(INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

THE BEATING HEART OF THE FESTIVAL LETS YOU WANDER BETWEEN UPTEMPO BANDS DOWNSTAIRS TO THE ACOUSTIC INTIMACY OF THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS

ROBERT VINCENT: 10.45PMRobert Vincent is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Liverpool who brings diverse influences to bear on his own story-telling style of deeply melodic songwriting.www.robertvincentmusic.com

JO HARMAN: 11.45PMOne of the UKs finest blues and soul singers makes her long-awaited Southern Fried debut with an intimate piano-and-vocal set which will feature soulful, compelling performances including not only bare-to-the-bone versions of Jos own songs but also her own take on songs that mean something special to her. www.joharman.com

CHUCK HAWTHORNE: 12.45AMAn Amarillo, Texas native and former marine, Chuck Hawthorne has been writing and performing for over 20 years amassing a catalogue of unique, well-crafted and starkly honest songs. Theyre sometimes deadly serious; sometimes raucous, and always passionately written and delivered by this truly distinctive artist.www.chuckhawthorne.com

An artist, novelist and songwriter from Wyoming who now lives in rural Wales, Jeb Loy Nichols is a truly unique and compelling character, just like his music. Earlier this year he released Ya Smell Me, the overdue follow-up to 2012s classic Jeb Loy Nichols Special, a rich, masterful mini-album of hip hop-schooled, soul-drenched country, folk and funk.

the high priest of country cool Rolling Stonewww.jebloynichols.co.uk

Trombonist Fred Wesley became one of musics most-sampled artists making 1970s-era hits as music director, composer and arranger for James Brown, and working with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins. Also a veteran of Count Basies Orchestra and cohort of Maceo Parker, he now works with his own jazz-funk band, The New JBs, and scores of other artists across a broad musical spectrum.

www.funkyfredwesley.com

sexy and sublime, angelically clean and devilishly dirty, blemished yet beautiful, the apex of quality songwriting The Bluegrass Situationan Americana tour de force. Her time is definitely now The Sunan epic setReminiscent of both Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harrisit didnt take long before the audience were entranced The Scotsman www.gretchenpeters.com

THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS HOSTED BY DEAN OWENS

FRED WESLEY AND THE NEW JBS: 12.15AM

GRETCHEN PETERS

JEB LOY NICHOLS FRED WESLEY ROBERT VINCENT CHUCK HAWTHORNEJO HARMAN

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In the Southern states of the USA, food and music go hand-in-hand. Countless country, jazz, bluegrass, cajun, blues,

soul and R&B songs namecheck and praise the downhome virtues of Southern cooking and soul food

- from cornbread and collard greens to jambalaya and fried chicken.

Thats why our authentic soul food menu is such a big part of the Southern Fried

experience.

Tuck in at Perth Concert Hall over the Southern Fried weekend.

Festival Pass holders save 10%.

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IMELDA MAYYOLA CARTER

PERTH CONCERT HALLSEATED: 29; CONCESSIONS 26.50 STANDING: 26.50; CONCESSIONS 24 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

14+ IN STANDING AREA, UNDER 16S ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

SAT 30 JUL: 7.30PM

Inspired by the ghosts of Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, the twang of Elmore James, the pathos of Billie Holiday and the swagger of Wanda Jackson, Imelda May is a working-class Dublin girl whose self-belief and self-penned songs have taken her to international stardom.

After fifteen years singing in other peoples bands, Imelda finally took the plunge and went solo in 2006 with raw, fiery rockabilly at the heart of her wide-ranging sound. Since then, the rise and rise of Imelda May has been unstoppable with sold out tours, guest spots with Jools Holland and Jeff Beck, platinum records in Ireland and a UK Number 1 album. a whipcracker of a voice ... songs describing rumpuses, stalkers and sexual predators are delivered with oodles of energy....dangerously rocking The Guardian

www.imeldamay.com

IMELDA MAYA force of nature and an incredibly talented singer-songwriter, former Phantom Limb front woman Yola Carter was raised on gospel and is a greatly in-demand singer and writer on the dance scene.

However, country and soul from the likes of The Band, Staple Singers, Otis Redding and Dolly Parton has always been her true passion and she has now embarked upon the latest chapter of her career as a solo Americana artist backed by a fabulous band. loose limbed, soulful and funky if you closed your eyes it sounded like Mavis Staples fronting the Banda stadium-sized talent Bristol 24/7www.yolacarter.com

YOLA CARTER

LATE SOUTHERN FRIEDSAT 30 JUL: 10.45PM

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PERTH CONCERT HALL17.50; CONCESSIONS 15.50 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

IMELDA MAY TICKET-HOLDERS 13.50; CONCESSIONS 11.50 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

LATE AND SOUTHERN FRIED TAKES PLACE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY IN PERTH CONCERT HALL WITH ROCKING UPTEMPO ACTION IN THE GANNOCHY AUDITORIUM AND A FANTASTIC ACOUSTIC

SINGER-SONGWRITER LINEUP IN THE INTIMATE CONFINES OF THE NORIE-MILLER STUDIO.

ANNA & ELIZABETH: 10.45PMTraditional singer Elizabeth Laprelle and multi-instrumentalist Anna Gevalt-Roberts gather Appalachian songs and stories from archives and visits with elders, imbuing their mountain tunes and ballads with deep authenticity. www.annaandelizabeth.com

BRUCE ROBISON & KELLY WILLIS: 11.45PMComprising one of Texas finest songwriters and that really is saying something and one of the greatest real country singers from The Lone Star State or any other, husband and wife team, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis are even greater than the considerable sum of their individual parts when they perform together. www.bruceandkellyshow.com

PETER BRUNTNELL: 12.45AMPeter Bruntnell is a writer with rare and mysterious qualities, his songs having the magical ability of locking into ones emotions in a deeply affecting way.

one of the finest songwriters in Britain The Independent www.peterbruntnell.com

SOUTHERN FRIED OPEN MIC

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SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWNfeaturing SOUTHERN FRIED VOICESJOE NISBET JR. YOLA CARTER

SUN 31 JUL: 12 NOON

Guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Joe Nisbet Jr. has acted as musical director for many major artists and our tribute concerts to Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Now a Perth resident, he will premiere some new songs specially arranged for this concert along with selections from his acclaimed album, The Gospel According To Mr Niz.

soulful, swinging and deliciously devilish Is This Music?

An increasingly popular fixture in the festival schedule, the Southern Fried Sunday Open Mic returns to be hosted once again by Red Pine Timber Cos Gav Munro. Having outgrown its old home of Greyfriars we have moved further up South Street to the more commodious surroundings of That Bar where visiting musicians and singers can join local acts in what is always a fun-filled afternoon. You can pre-book a slot to perform, via southernfried@horsecross.co.uk or just take your chance on the day.

The sponsors of our new Acoustic Stage, John Ross Hi-Fi and Goldrush Records, will also be offering a prize to the afternoons best performer, chosen by our expert panel.

Formerly lead singer with Bristols much-loved country-soul band Phantom Limb, Yola Carter has just launched herself as a solo Americana artist with some fantastic new music and rapturously received live shows.

a phenomenal talent, drawing on gospel, soul and country inflections The Independent

www.yolacarter.comFor info on how to join Southern Fried Voices for this show, see p.3

EASE INTO YOUR SOUTHERN FRIED SUNDAY AND WORK UP AN APPETITE FOR SOME AUTHENTIC SOUL FOOD WITH A SOOTHING AND UPLIFTING HOUR OF SONGS, SPIRITUAL,

SECULAR, FAMILIAR AND NEW FEATURING OUR SPECIALLY-CONVENED COMMUNITY CHOIR SOUTHERN FRIED VOICES AND STARRING TWO WELL-KENT SOUTHERN FRIED FACES.

SUN 31 JUL: 2PM, THAT BAR, SOUTH STREET, FREE

PERTH CONCERT HALLFREE

TEXAS MARTHA: 10.45PM Texas Martha is an award-winning artist who comes from a long line of Appalachian musicians. Now based in both Texas and Bordeaux, her band has been storming stages across Europe with their Americana cocktail of country rock, Texas boogie and honky-tonk. She pours out her soul in every song and will transport you on an authentic southern journey. www.texasmartha.com

RED PINE TIMBER CO.: 12.15AMIn the past year or so, Perths own Red Pine Timber Co. have established themselves as one of the UKs foremost Americana acts. Their winning blend of country, soul, blues and southern rock has rightly earned them a formidable reputation as a truly great live band.

they have the ability to take this music back to its homeland and be a huge success No Depression www.redpinetimberco.com

THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS HOSTED BY DEAN OWENS

TEXAS MARTHA RED PINE TIMBER ANNA & ELIZABETH BRUCE ROBISON & KELLY WILLIS

PETER BRUNTNELL

DANIEL MEADE THE FLYING MULESDEAN OWENS THE CELTABILLY ALLSTARS:

SETTIN THE WOODS ON FIRE (SONGS OF HANK WILLIAMS)

SALUTATION HOTEL14; CONCESSIONS 12; FESTIVAL PASS-HOLDERS 10 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

SUN 31 JUL: 2.30PM

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NICK LOWE, PAUL CARRACK ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW

BRUCE ROBISON KELLY WILLIS PERTH CONCERT HALL

32.50; CONCESSIONS 29.50 (INC 1.50 BOOKING FEE PER TICKET)

SUN 31 JUL: 7.30PM

Nick Lowes short-lived career as a pop star and lengthy term as a musicians musician have given way to his current second act - a silver-haired, tender-hearted, sharp-tongued singer/songwriter. And as such he has no equal. Among his many hits, Paul Carrack has written How Long (Ace), Love Will Keep Us Alive (The Eagles) and Over My Shoulder (Mike and The Mechanics) and has one of the finest voices in the business. Andy Fairweather Low is the guitarists guitarist. His CV reads like a whos who of music: Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger Waters, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and many more. From the early days of Amen Corner to his own solo hits like Wide Eyed And Legless and his current band The Low Riders, this man always delivers.

THIS GREAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON DOUBLE BILL FEATURES TWO OF THE VERY BEST AMERICANA ARTISTS TO BE FOUND IN THE UK, NEVER MIND THEIR NATIVE SCOTLAND.

Over the past couple of years and albums Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules have established themselves among the very top tier of UK Americana artists. With major festival slots and a heavy touring schedule alongside the release of their superb new album Let Me Off At The Bottom, 2016 looks set to be their year.

the overall feel draws from an earlier era which blends hillbilly, swing, blues and folka very fine album Lonesome Highway

www.danielmeademusic.com

Southern Fried regular Dean Owens sings some of his favourite songs by the Hillbilly Shakespeare, Hank Williams. The Celtabilly Allstars are two of Scotlands finest musicians, and long term collaborators from Deans days with the much-loved Felsons - ace double bassist Kevin McGuire and guitar maestro Stuart Nisbet.

If the good Lords willing and the creek dont rise theyll raise the roof a little higher, and set the woods on fire, as they celebrate the work of one of Americas most revered songwriters.

one of Scotlands best Whispering Bob Harris

www.deanowens.com

DANIEL MEADE & THE FLYING MULES

DEAN OWENS & THE CELTABILLY ALLSTARS

THREE UK MUSIC GREATS COME TOGETHER FOR AN ULTRA-RARE TRIO SHOW WHICH WILL SHOWCASE THEIR LOVE AND MASTERY OF AMERICAN R&B,

SOUL AND COUNTRY, ALBEIT WITH A STRONG BRITISH ACCENT.

Support comes from one of the treasures of the Americana music scene, Texan husband-and-wife team Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, who call to mind the great country duos of decades past.

Bruce and Kelly-one of the truly great female country singers on the planet-let their plaintive, tight harmonies deliver the goods Country Weekly

extraordinarily talented on their own, Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison prove themselves greater together than apart Austin Chronicle www.bruceandkellyshow.com

NICK LOWE, PAUL CARRACK & ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW

BRUCE ROBISON & KELLY WILLIS

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2PM TREES DONT TRAVELFrom darkest Highland Perthshire, Trees Dont Travels special blend of country, bluegrass and Americana provides the perfect musical backdrop for original songs of love and redemption.

3PM THE STRANGE BLUE DREAMSThis brilliant band are united by a love of old time high-fidelity pop music from the 1920s onwards, centred around an admiration for maverick songwriting, be it Morricone, Orbison or Ellington.

a spooky musical backdrop of gospel, early rock n roll, R&B, rockabilly and country Glasgow Herald

4PM MIRMir are a 4-piece band from the Highlands fronted by songwriter Miriam Campbell who effortlessly fuse rocknroll, Americana, country and blues in a hugely energetic and entertaining live show.www.mirband.co.uk

3PM HONEST SAM & THE DEALERSGreat musicianship from a first-class band (including Perths own Steve Caban on guitar) playing a fantastic mix of songs from the likes of Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith and Bonnie Raitt.

4PM VLONIOSFeaturing former members of cult Glasgow bands The Shakin Pyramids and Cuban Heels, Vlonios are inspired by Hank Williams, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins and The Everlys to name but a few.

masters at work The Daily Recordwww.veloninos.com

5PM JESS & THE BANDITSJessica Clemmons, a singer-songwriter from Houston, Texas and the four Brits who make up the Bandits are turning out some of the most accessible country-pop-rock around and are not to be missed.www.jessandthebandits.com

6PM THE DREAMING SPIRESOxfords The Dreaming Spires earned 3 nominations in the inaugural UK Americana Awards earlier this year. Their music mixes roots music, classic 60s pop and their love of indie rock, anchored by their distinctive brotherly harmonies.

interstellar country-rock Songwriter Magazine

www.thedreamingspires.co.uk

FRI 29 JUL5PM SHADY PETE & THE BLUES CONCESSIONSLocal guitar legend Pete Caban fronts this feelgood band featuring the cream of the Perthshire blues scene who will kick Southern Fried 2016 off in great style.

6PM TEXAS MARTHAFabulous rockin country, blues and rocknroll from a great singer and frontwoman and her superb French band, The House of Twang.www.texasmartha.com

SAT 30 JUL1PM SOUTHERN FRIED ROCK SHOPYoung musicians, singers and songwriters showcase the fruits of their week-long immersion in American roots music, mentored by professional musicians. See p3 for details on how to sign up.www.diyrockshop.co.uk

5PM THE ANDY GUNN BANDWere delighted that a great lost Scottish talent and one of our finest-ever blues players is back making music again with the acclaimed Miracle Of Healing album and that he and his brilliant band are able to join us.www.andygunn.net

6PM THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS The Black Diamond Express sound fuses Celtic and American roots styles and in their songs you will hear gospel hymns and gut-bucket blues, noir narratives and tall tales, truth and fiction in equal measure.

soaked in poetry, myth and bourbonarmed with bellowing sermons and a swaggering, suited performance The Listwww.theblackdiamondexpress.com

SUN 31 JUL1PM SOUTHERN FRIED ROCK SHOPMore talented young people showcase what theyve learnt over an intense week-long workshop led by top-class musicians and songwriters. Always a Southern Fried highlight. See p3 for details on how to participate. www.diyrockshop.co.uk

2PM LONGSTAYPerth youngsters Callum (15) George (17) and Malcolm (15) are graduates of DIY Rockshop and produce a great uptempo acoustic blend of country, rock and folk that completely belies their tender years.

THE STRANGE BLUE DREAMS

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TEXAS MARTHATREES DONT TRAVEL MIR

VLONIOS JESS & THE BANDITS

ANDY GUNN THE DREAMING SPIRES

4.30PM FINDLAY NAPIERFindlay Napier is one of the most highly-regarded songwriters on the Scottish music scene and as well as compering the Acoustic Stage over the weekend, hell perform a special Americana-friendly set for us. www.findlaynapier.com

5.30PM MAIRI ORRMairi Orr is a Scottish singer-songwriter who celebrates the ancestral connection between Scots and American folk traditions and brings to it her own highly distinctive contemporary interpretation. www.mairiorr.com

NORIE-MILLER STUDIO, PERTH CONCERT HALLFREE

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THE JOHN ROSS HI-FI ACOUSTIC STAGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH GOLDRUSH RECORDS AND NAIM AUDIO

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4.30PM AMYTHYST KIAHA big hit at last years festival, Amythysts influences span decades and diverse styles: combining rhythm and blues and old-time covers alongside startling originals with an angular modern twist.

an important and innovative presence in contemporary traditional music The Bluegrass Situation

www.amythystkiah.com

5.30PM BRENNEN LEIGH & NOEL MCKAYThis Austin-based duo are both great singers and writers in their own right and together create classic-sounding songs that call to mind the great country duets of decades past, combining heartbreak and hilarity in equal measure.

Noel and Brennen are great songwriters Guy Clark

www.brennenleighandnoelmckay.com

SAT 30 JUL1.30PM SKIP GORMANA great singer, guitarist, fiddler and mando-linist, Skip Gorman has been performing his deeply authentic blend of traditional, old-time and western American folk music for over fifty years. www.skipgorman.com

2.30PM TENEMENT & TEMPLEInspired by Elvis, Willie, Neil, the Carters and Emmylou, Monica Queen and guitarist/producer Johnny Smillies new venture explores the possibilities of using just two acoustic guitars and voices to create something uniquely beautiful.

3.30PM NORRIE MCCULLOCHNorrie McCulloch is an engaging creative force whose music combines folk, country and indie influences and has earned comparisons to Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Dick Gaughan and Glen Hansard.www.norriemcculloch.com

SUN 31 JUL1.30PM REECE HILLISReece Hillis is a young soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter influenced by many artists including Sam Cooke, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Wilson Pickett, Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.www.reecehillismusic.com

2.30PM DOGHOUSE ROSESPaul Taskers superb finger-picking and the distinctive voice of Iona MacDonald have established Doghouse Roses as one of Scotlands finest Americana acts over the last decade.

mines the best of Scottish and American musical influences R2

www.doghouseroses.org

3.30PM THE BEVVY SISTERSA lusciously harmonious marriage of vintage Americana and classy original songwriting, The Bevvy Sisters sound centres on the spellbinding vocal chemistry between singers Heather Macleod, Gina Rae and banjo-wielding Cera Impala. Guitarist David Donnelly completes the core quartet.www.bevvysisters.co.uk

RECORDSVinyl and CDs Bought and Sold

SKIP GORMAN TENEMENT & TEMPLE NORRIE MCCULLOCH FINDLAY NAPIER

MAIRI ORR

REECE HILLIS DOGHOUSE ROSES AMYTHYST KIAH BRENNEN LEIGH & NOEL MCKAY

WED 27 JUL - SUN 25 SEP: 10AM-TILL LATE THRESHOLD ARTSPACE, PERTH CONCERT HALLFREE TO VISIT | FUN TO EXPERIENCEFor the last five years, Marc Marnie has been an unmistakable piratical presence beside the stage or sound desk at Southern Fried. Hes been called a dark man of the darkroom and a maverick, among many other things. His artists portfolio speaks volumes and includes portraits of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown, Muddy Waters, BB King, Nick Cave, Liam Gallagher and Keith Flint.

In this selection of photographs taken at Southern Fried between 2011 and 2015 and specially curated for Threshold artspace - Perths unique museum of contemporary art, Marc gives us a glimpse of his favourite festival as his vision and intuitive approach get to the heart of the music, evoking the essential spirit of the performer, on and offstage.

www.marcmarnie.com

Dr HookstarringDennis LocorriereFri 14 Oct: 8pm

Sun 9 Oct: 7:30pm

Thanks to our partners and fundersTickets: 01738 621031horsecross.co.uk

Horsecross Arts Ltd is registered in Scotland, no SC301328 and a charity no SCO22400.

Aly & Phil Le Grand Anniversaire

Fri 26 Aug: 7:30pm

Sell A Door Theatre Company in association with Perth Theatre present:

DC Thomsons

Tue 27 Sep - Sat 1 Oct

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MARC MARNIE: STAGEFRIGHT

The UK premiere of American Epic, a major new BBC seriesThu 28 Jul: 7.30pm, Perth Concert Hall

6; concessions and Festival Pass-holders 4

Southern Fried is proud to present the UK premiere screening of American Epic, a major new television series for BBC4, followed by a Q&A with its director Bernard MacMahon and writer and producer

Allison McGourty. Narrated by Robert Redford, American Epic is the never-before-told story of when the invention of electrical sound recording in the 1920s allowed record companies to record and sell

music to all the ethnic groups of America for the first time. Recordings from African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Appalachian folk descended from Scots and Irish, Cajuns, Hawaiians and many

other nationalities democratised a nation and shaped the way the world communicates today. The film features an extraordinary archive of previously unseen footage that shines a light on

Americas unknown musical history. www.americanepic.com

SOUTHERN FRIED DIARYEVENTMON 25 SUN 31 JULSouthern Fried Rock Shop Clearwater Studios 10am - 4pm 3

WED 27 JUL SUN 25 SEP

Exhibition Marc Marnie: Stagefright FREE Threshold artspace,Perth Concert Hall from 10am 18

THU 28 JULFilm American Epic: Out Of The Many, The One Perth Concert Hall 7.30pm 18

FRI 29 JULSouthern Fried Outdoor Stage FREE Perth Concert Hall Plaza 5pm - 7pm 14

Mary Chapin Carpenter + Blue Rose Code Perth Concert Hall 7.30pm 4

The New Madrids + Colin Clyne The Green Room 9pm 5

Late & Southern Fried Salutation Hotel 10.45pm 6

SAT 30 JULClassic Americana Albums FREE John Ross Hi-Fi 11am 3

Southern Fried Outdoor Stage FREE Perth Concert Hall Plaza from 1pm 14

The John Ross Hi-Fi Acoustic Stage FREE Perth Concert Hall from 1.30pm 16

Gretchen Peters + Anna & Elizabeth Perth North Church 2pm 7

Rockin All-Dayer FREE The Twa Tams 2pm - 7pm 8

Imelda May + Yola Carter Perth Concert Hall 7.30pm 9

Late & Southern Fried Perth Concert Hall 10.45pm 10

SUN 31 JULClassic Americana Albums FREE John Ross Hi-Fi 11am 3

Sunday Morning Coming Down FREE Perth Concert Hall 12noon 11

Southern Fried Outdoor Stage FREE Perth Concert Hall Plaza from 1pm 15

The John Ross Hi-Fi Acoustic Stage FREE Perth Concert Hall from 1.30pm 17

Southern Fried Open Mic FREE That Bar 2pm 11

Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules Dean Owens & The Celtabilly Allstars Salutation Hotel 2.30pm 12

Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack & Andy Fairweather Low +Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Perth Concert Hall 7.30pm 13

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