Blues & Roots Radio wins LCM 'Best Radio Station' Award for the second time

We are delighted to announce that Blues & Roots Radio have won our annual award for 'Best Radio Station' in 2017. Blues and Roots Radio is a multi award winning global online broadcasting network based in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with hubs in the UK, Ireland and the USA playing the best Independent artists 24/7. This is the second year running that this excellent radio station and network has won the top spot, this time on a public vote. Huge congratulations to Stevie, Anne, Neil, Megan and the rest of the Blues & Roots Radio family, including all the show presenters.

From September 1st 2017 they are now home to two stations, BRR Essential and BRR Discover, both independent online radio stations playing independent artists from around the world. Over 50 shows are housed on our network from around the world of which a vast  majority are produced exclusively for us playing Blues, Soul, R&B, Americana, Alt Country, Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk, Roots and everything in between. 

Our nominees for the award this year were truly international with radio stations submitted from around the world. Please check them out if you haven't listened to them before.

Our 5 five for 2017 were

• (1) Blues & Roots Radio, Port Credit, Canada
• (2) Radio Walkham, Devon, UK
• (3) BBC Introducing, UK
• (4) Joltin Joe's Radio Nowhere, New Jersey, USA
• (4) Laurel Canyon Radio, Los Angeles, USA

Ange Hardy wins the LCM award for 'Best Live Act' in 2017

We are delighted to announce that as chosen by our LCM Facebook Group members Ange Hardy wins our LCM award for 'Best Live Act' in 2017.

Ange Hardy is a most remarkable singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, the kind that writes songs which are so classic you think they have existed in the folk cannon for centuries. Ange is also unique as she is the only folk performer we know to use a loop station (called Mr. Miyagi), which she does to great effect. Her highly anticipated and recently released album 'Bring Back Home' is already receiving high praise. It's not too hard to understand why.

Our runners-up this year are the all-star Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, who are rapidly becoming one of the 'must see' live bands on the festival circuit.

Our LCM Top 20

• (1) Ange Hardy
• (2) Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
• (3) Kim Lowings & The Greenwood
• (4) Tobias Ben Jacob & Lukas Drinkwater
• (5) Daria Kulesh
• (6) The Young'Uns
• (7) Said The Maiden
• (8) Company Of Players
• (9) Gilmore & Roberts
• (10) Emily Mae Winters
• (10) Show Of Hands
• (10) Emily Barker
• (13) Luke Jackson
• (14) Hattie Briggs
• (14) Fred's House
• (16) Merry Hell
• (17) Ninebarrow
• (18) Edgelarks
• (18) Minnie Birch
• (20) Lady Maisery
• (20) Kadia

LCM launch the brand new "Jacaranda Sessions" at the Lookout Mountain Music Club

LCM are proud to launch a brand new weekly one-hour podcast and playlist called the "Jacaranda Sessions" at the Lookout Mountain Music Club featuring some of our favourite music old and new. 

"This ain't no disco....it ain't no country club either.....this is"....the "Jacaranda Sessions" at the LMMC ....and everybody is invited. Pop over, bring some friends, a few beers & join us in our new Laurel Canyon home, high in the Hollywood Hills :)  

"It's not about the money......it's all about the music!"

#Country #Americana #Folk #Singer-Songwriter #Blues #Acoustic

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Our First LCM Concert at SPOC is a resounding success

With amazing musicians, a sell-out attentive and appreciative audience and amazing sound our first LCM showcase concert at the historic St. Pancras Old Church, London was a resounding success. A huge thank you to Beth Rowley and her Band (Rob Updegraff & Joe Harvey-Whyte), Little Sparrow (Katie Ware) & Sarah Dale and Hattie Whitehead. Also to the LCM team on the night, our compere and MC Tom Du Croz, our Sound Engineer Alex Carson, Shay Rowan, Minnie Birch and Damien O'Doherty.

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Big thanks for Mike Watts and Oleg Katchinski for the photographs.

Beth Rowley to perform special concert at St Pancras Old Church, London

Laurel Canyon Music are thilled to announce a special concert to be held on Friday 25th September at London's historic St.Pancras Old Church by one of our favourite singer-songwriters, Beth Rowley. Beth will be performing this rare London gig with her band before the release later this year of her highly anticipated second album. Beth will also be joined by two special guests and excellent singer-songwriters Little Sparrow (Katie Ware) and Hattie Whitehead

The evening will be MC'ed by a great supporter of independent music in London, Tom Du Croz of the London Gig Guide.

We hope all of you will join us for this very special night of music.