MEDIA RELEASE: Thursday 15th January 2015 US ARTISTS RELEASED! With just 75 days until the 2015 National Folk Festival kicks into gear, the countdown has officially begun. Today the Festival is proud to announce its stellar artists coming all the way from the U.S of A. Two-‐time Grammy nominated Nashville alt-‐country artist Kim Richey heads the list. A singer-‐songwriter whose music tugs at the heartstrings and, with a sound that’s tender, arresting and honest, Richey’s music is aching life’s truths. With two No. 1 singles, six critically acclaimed albums, a Top 10 Album listing in Time Magazine for her album Glimmer and her album Rise named as People Magazine Alt-‐Country Album of the Year Kim Richey should be on your must-‐see list of this year’s Festival. Blues music is coming to the fore at this year’s National with delta blues and roots duo Joe Filisko and Eric Noden, and the authentic blues of the Kipori Baby Wolf Woods New Orleans Band. Joe Filisko and Eric Noden are expert practitioners of the fabled harmonica and guitar ethos that defined the blues in its earliest days but is all too rarely heard. Prepare to be totally immersed with a spirited show taking you on a blues journey from 1920s delta blues to today. Experience the hottest blues coming out of New Orleans today when Kipori Baby Wolf Woods takes to the stage. Grandson of Luscious Lloyd Lambert, the NOLA band leader and bass player who played with Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Guitar Slim, Kipori is a natural crowd pleaser with a high energy stage show. Steep yourself in the rich tradition of American roots music with Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller from West Virginia. With close harmonies, finger-‐picking guitar and a healthy dose of old-‐time fiddling and songs that sparkle with hope, love and old-‐time goodness their sound is reminiscent of the Louvin Brothers, Melvin Wine and Ernie Carpenter. Inhale some more old time country and bluegrass music with the Whitetop Mountaineers. Based in Whitetop, the highest mountains in Virginia they are Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham. With a show that will transport you to a different time and place, the Whitetop Mountaineers combine old time country duet singing, up-‐tempo old time fiddle, clawhammer banjo, bluegrass mandolin, guitar instrumentals and Appalachian dancing. The National Folk Festival is one of Australia’s most accessible and longest running folk festivals and will feature an A-‐list of over 200 artists across 18 venues at Exhibition Park, Canberra on the Easter weekend, 2-‐6 April. Hurry! Earlybird2 Tickets close on January 31. With more international and national artists to announce for this year’s event stay connected for all the latest news. Visit www.folkfestival.org.au or follow National Folk Festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @natfolkfest #5daysinaperfectworld
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