Catch Ags on his first full tour of Germany this October!
Info for all dates at the Shows page…
Catch Ags on his first full tour of Germany this October!
Info for all dates at the Shows page…
In May, Ags will hit the road with the fabulous Sarah Jane Scouten, the Americana folk singer-songwriter from Canada.
Ags and Sarah will be doing a short run mostly through the south of England…this time!
Make sure you catch them on the road. Check out all the dates and info at the Shows page.
This February and March, Ags will be headed out on tour around the UK in support of the new album ‘Wrong Again’!
Ags will be visiting a number of favourite old venues whilst also covering new ground. Be sure to catch him if he’s in your area:
FEB 21st – FILEY, Tommy’s
FEB 26th – LONDON, What’s Cookin’ (trio show)
MAR 2nd – BRIGHTON, The Greys
MAT 5th – STORNOWAY, County Hotel
MAR 7th – ABERDEEN, The Blue Lamp
MAR 8th – GLASGOW, House concert
MAR 9th – HAWICK, Cornucopia Room
MAR 10th – NEWCASTLE, Prohibition Bar
MAR 13th – LIVERPOOL, Heaven’s Gate @ 81 Renshaw
MAR 14th – ECCLESHALL, Royal Oak
MAR 18th – MILTON KEYNES, Private venue
MAR 19th – EALING, Westfield House
Ticket details and more info can be found on the Shows page.
Check out the exclusive premiere of Ags’ new song ‘Wrong Again (You Lose a Life)’ – from the forthcoming album ‘Wrong Again’ – thanks to Glide Magazine!
Glide says: “In an age where acts like Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, and Colter Wall have been building huge fanbases for playing real deal country music, Ags Connolly is a must listen as he deserves to be right up there with all of these acts”
You can hear the track and read the full article HERE.
Don’t miss Ags at a bunch of top festivals this summer!
Ags will be playing both accompanied and solo at these great summer parties – if you’re gonna be in attendance be sure to check the listings, grab a beer and tonk it up…
JUL 6th – MAVERICK FESTIVAL, Suffolk (duo)
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JUL 12th – STATIC ROOTS FESTIVAL, Oberhausen, Germany (duo)
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AUG 26th – OVER THE HILL, Witney (solo)
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SEP 6th – THE LONG ROAD, Lutterworth (trio)
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A couple of weeks back Ags debuted a new, previously unreleased song on the ‘Live in The Living Room’ YouTube channel.
The song ‘Lonely Nights in Austin’ is based on Ags’ experiences in the Texas city and has recently been heard by live audiences. Watch the video below:
Ags is among a select group of artists who have been asked to perform at the 2018 UK Country Music Awards.
The awards will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel near East Midlands Airport on Saturday 1st September. Other artists performing include Hannah Johnson & The Broken Hearts and Philippa Hannah. Tickets and more information on the awards can be found at ukcountrymusicawards.com.
Ags’ second album ‘Nothin’ Unexpected, released in February 2017, has received recognition from a number of quarters in end-of-year lists and radio shows! Here is a list of a few that have included the album, and songs from it, in their round-ups:
MAGAZINES & BLOGS
Nightshift Magazine – ‘Tunes of 2017’ READ
Country Exclusive – ‘Top 25 Albums of 2017’ READ
D’Country Spirit – ‘Seleccion De Improbables’ (print only)
The Daily Country – ‘The Best Albums of 2017 You May Not Have Heard’ READ
American Roots UK – ‘2017 Albums of the Year’ READ
ALTCOUNTRY.NL – ‘De Favorieten van 2017’ READ
Saving Country Music – ‘2017 Essential Albums List’ READ
Country Music People – ‘Best of 2017’, ‘Songs of the Year’ (print only)
RADIO & PODCASTS
The International Americana Music Show – ‘Best of 2017’ LISTEN
BBC Radio Oxford – ‘Songs of the Year 2017’ LISTEN
BBC Radio Shropshire – ‘Best of 2017’ LISTEN
This list will be updated as and when any other and of year lists are published.
October will see the return to these shores of the incredible Ohio/Kentucky native Jeremy Pinnell, who will be promoting his superb new album ‘Ties of Blood and Affection’ on a co-headline tour with Ags.
Ags and Jeremy previously teamed up in both Witney and London on a short UK run of Jeremy’s in October 2015 but now they are back together for a full tour. You can catch them at the following venues – please see the ‘Shows’ tab for more info on each.
Fri 13th Oct – HARROGATE, Warehouse Recording Co. (w/ Robert Vincent)
Sat 14th Oct – GLASGOW, Private House Concert
Sun 15th Oct – ABERDEEN, The Blue Lamp
Mon 16th Oct – GATESHEAD, Prohibition Cabaret Bar
Tue 17th Oct – YORK, The Basement
Thu 19th Oct – STAMFORD, Mama Liz’s Voodoo Lounge
Fri 20th Oct – OXFORD, The Isis Farmhouse
Sun 22nd Oct – BRISTOL, The Golden Lion (Jeremy only)
Tue 24th Oct – PLYMOUTH, The Junction
Thu 26th Oct – LONDON, Westfield House, Ealing
The British Country Music Association have announced the nominations for their 2017 Awards and have included Ags in the list for ‘Male Vocalist Of The Year’.
This is the first time Ags has been nominated by the BCMA. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held at Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton on Sunday 22nd October 2017.