SummerTyne Festival

SummerTyne Americana Festival is an annual music festival held in July since 2006. It takes place in and around Sage Gateshead in North East England, next to the River Tyne, near the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and NewcastleGateshead's Quayside. As well as ticketed concerts within the building, the festival encompasses free outdoor music as well as family-focused and participatory elements.

In past years SummerTyne Americana Festival has hosted an eclectic roster of acts, with many styles represented. 2010’s festival (22–25 July) was billed as "SummerTyne Americana": the "Americana" element has previously been just one element of the Festival, but in 2010 was the full theme of the Festival, encompassing principally country music, but with many types of American music represented.^[1]

Performers

2006

Randy Newman, Dwight Yoakam, Giant Sand, Tift Merritt, Tony Joe White, Solomon Burke, Guy Clark, Thea Gilmore, The Greencards, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, The Storys, Martin Stephenson & The Toe Rags, Beaver Nelson & Friends, Juliet Turner, Adem, Joan As Police Woman, James Hunter & Band, Eve Selis & Band, Aberfeldy, Paul Kelly Duo, Ukulele Allstars, Jeb Loy Nichols

2007

The 2007 Festival included open-air performances on Spiller's Quay in Newcastle upon Tyne of ‘Naumachia’ by European performance group La Fura dels Baus. Glen Campbell with Debby Campbell, Nanci Griffith, Laura Veirs, Kris Kristofferson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Isobel Campbell (Belle and Sebastian) and Mark Lanegan, Ana Egge, Seasick Steve, John Lewis and his trio, JC and Angelina Grimshaw, Jackie Leven, John Miller and his Country Casuals, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Willy Vlautin, Richmond Fontaine, Endrick Brothers, Southern Tenant Folk Union, Shawn Lee, Edgar Jones and The Joneses, Bill Kirchen, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Mouthful.

2008

In 2008 a steel and bamboo bridge was constructed over the River Tyne as part of the Festival, with an open-air music performance marking the completion of the bridge.

Seasick Steve.

Mayra Andrade and Antonio Forcione, Sinéad O'Connor, Jinski, Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint Quartet, Abram Wilson’s Londorleans Brass Band, Jim White, k.d. lang, Dustin O'Halloran, Brandi Carlile, Foy Vance, Northern Sinfonia, The Peter Donegan Band, Elizabeth Cook, Peter Molinari, Danny and the Champions of the World, Justin Townes Earle with Cory Younts, Sarah Savoy & the Francadians, Martin Stephenson, Eve Selis Band, Ruth Minnikin and The Minnikins, Peter Bruntnell Trio, JT and the Clouds, Johnny Dickinson, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed and the True Loves, Ian MacLagan & the Bump Band, Martha Wainwright, Dawn Landes, Cherryholmes, Justin Townes Earle, Teddy Thompson, Gavin Friday, David Thomas, Julie Fowlis, Baby Gramps, Ed Harcourt, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Robyn Hitchcock and Jenny Muldaur, The Keelers.

2009

Devon Sproule, Woodpigeon, The Flatlanders, Rodney Crowell, Diana Jones, Mother’s Ruin, Baby Gramps, Lisa Mills, Lucinda Williams, Buick 6, James Hunter, Ryan Shaw, Shipcote, The Lost Brothers, Moriarty, The Midnight Ramblers Bluegrass Band, Paul Lamb and Johnny Dickinson, Hank Wangford, Taj Mahal Trio, Gary Louris and Mark Olsen, Farmer Jason, The Barker Band, The Fortunate Sons, Two Fingers Of Firewater, Eliza Gilkyson, Phantom Limb, Hot Club of Cowtown, Tim Garland and Asaf Sirkis, the Hallé, Northern Sinfonia, Young Sinfonia with Quay voices, Roberto Fonseca Band, La-33, Le Vent du Nord, The Spooky Men’c Chorale, installations by Bill Fontana, The Keelers, Black Umfolosi 5, Ozi Ozaa,The Zawose Family, Mouthful.

2010

(22–26 July) Rosanne Cash, Solomon Burke, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, Howe Gelb and A Band of Gypsies, Northern Sinfonia, Nell Brydon, Phantom Limb, SummerTyne Gospel Choir, Paul Burch, Kristin Hersh, The Handsome Family, Eliza Carthy, Tim Eriksen, Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Phil Lee, Last Train Home, The Hi and Lo, Otis Gibbs, The Toy Hearts, The Holmes Brothers, Rachel Harrington, Rod Clements, Dayna Kurtz, John Miller and his Country Casuals, Elizabeth Cook, Rita Hoskings, The Grass Mountain Hobos, Sarah Savoy and the Francadians, The Bikini Beach Band, The Quebe Sisters,Eleanor and Julia's big Yee-ha!, Shipcote, Gem Andrews, Sour Mash Trio, Bridie Jackson, Archie Brown, Kentucky CowTippers.

2011

(22–24 July) Lyle Lovett, Irma Thomas, Raul Malo, John Grant, Chuck Prophet & The Spanish Bombs, The Secret Sisters, Abigail Washburn, Paul Burch & WPA Ballclub, Sarah Jarosz.

Jumpin' Hot outdoor stage: Justin Townes Earle, The Savoy Cajun Band, Richmond Fontaine Acoustic Duo, Redlands Palomino Company, Sean Taylor, John Miller and his Country Casuals, The Lucky Strikes, Hogseye, Smoove & Turrell, John Strong.

Home Fries outdoor stage: The Cornshed Sisters, Jess & The Pimptones, Little Mo & Band, Damascus, Nathalie Stern, The Buffalo Skinners, Lesley Roley Trio, Eleanor & Julia's Big Yee Haa!^[2]

2012

(20–22 July)^[3]

Friday 20 July 2012

• John Hiatt
• Vintage Trouble
• Jeb Loy Nichols

Saturday 21 July 2012

• Lera Lynn
• Jenny O.
• Amy Speace
• M. Drayton
• The Puppini Sisters
• Wanda Jackson

Sunday 22 July 2012

• Byker Community Choir
• North Mississippi Allstars
• King James
• Michael Chapman
• Darrell Scott
• Sarah Savoy
• Dr John
• Jon Cleary
• Pine Leaf Boys

2013

(19–21 July)^[4]

Friday 19 July 2013

• Matthew E. White
• The McCrary Sisters
• The Mavericks
• Patty Griffin

Saturday 20 July 2013

• Anth Purdy
• Gem Andrews
• The McCrary Sisters with the SummerTyne Gospel Choir
• Larkin Poe
• King James
• Rainbow Girls
• Martha Wainwright
• Cajun Supper
• Steve Riley and Mamou Playboys
• Honky Tonk Angels (Jan Howard featuring Elizabeth Cook, Yolanda Quartey, Brennen Leigh and Hannah Rickard)

Sunday 21 July 2013

• David Wax Museum
• Dan Walsh
• My Darling Clementine
• Vera Van Heeringen and The Kentucky Cow Tippers
• Shelby Lynne
• Mud Morganfield with the Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Willy Mason

2014

(18–20 July)^[5]

Friday 18 July 2014

• Chuck Prophet and the SummerTyne Strings
• Earl Thomas and The Royal Guard
• Steven Seagal's Blues Band
• Honey Bop Trio
• John Fullbright

Saturday 19 July 2014

• AMA Showcase (Gem Andrews, Tom Fletcher, Gabriel Kelley and The Carrivick Sisters)
• MonkeyJunk
• Samantha Crain
• Smoke Fairies
• The Jayhawks
• Marc Ford
• Gordie McKeeman & his Rhythm Boys
• The Bluefields

Sunday 20 July 2014

• Cass McCombs
• Ethan Johns
• Fischer:Price
• Booker T. Jones
• Bettye LaVette
• Zervas and Pepper
• Eve Selis & Berkley Hart
• Gabriel Kelley
• Sarah Jarosz

2015

(17–19 July)^[6]

Friday 17 July 2015

• Dan Penn
• Spooner Oldham
• Pierce Brothers
• The Felice Brothers
• Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

Saturday 18 July 2015

• Ags Connolly
• Sour Mash
• Callaghan
• Jess and the Bandits
• Gruff Rhys
• Anderson East
• Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal

Sunday 19 July 2015

• Ags Connolly
• Rob Heron
• The Tea Pad Orchestra
• Red Sky July
• Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
• The McCrary Sisters
• Anderson East
• Cedric Burnside
• Jace Everett
• The Shires

2016

(22–24 July)^[7]

Friday 22 July 2016

• Howe Gelb
• Gemma Ray
• Gill Landry
• Mike + Ruthy Band
• Ward Thomas
• Striking Matches
• The Kentucky Headhunters

Saturday 23 July 2016

• Gill Landry
• Miss Mary & The Mr Rights
• Noel McKay
• Brennen Leigh
• Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison
• Dean Owens
• Gretchen Peters
• Jess and the Bandits
• Lucky Peterson
• Imelda May

Sunday 24 July 2016

• Chester & The Fog
• Ron Block
• Sierra Hull
• Dean Owens
• Bella Hardy
• Hymn For Her
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
• Songwriter's Circle (Yola Carter, Brennen Leigh, Amythyst Kiah and Amelia White)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter

2017

(21–23 July)^[8]

Friday 21 July 2017

• Catherine McGrath
• Sarah Darling
• The Shires
• Marlon Williams
• Ashley Campbell
• The Strangers with Ben Haggard and Noel Haggard

Saturday 22 July 2017

• Angaleena Presley
• William Bell
• Jessica Hoop
• Worry Dolls
• Jim Lauderdale
• Sam Outlaw

Sunday 23 July 2017

• Jo Harman
• Lisa Mills
• Chuck Prophet
• Tim Eriksen
• Cath and Phil Tyler
• Callaghan
• Beth Nielsen Chapman

References

External links

• www.thesagegateshead.org