SummerTyne Americana Festival which brings the finest American roots music, from both sides of the Atlantic have announced the line up for this years event including Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, The Shires, Jace Everett, Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens, Cedric Burnside Project, The McCrary Sisters, Gruff Rhys, The Felice Brothers, James Hunter, Della Mae, Ward Thomas and many more still to be announced.

Tickets on sale from 10am on Wednesday 1 April with Early Bird/Festival Passes available. 

THE FULL LINE UP INCLUDES:

Hall One Stage: An Evening with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Roseanne Cash & John Levanthal plus support, The Shires / Jace Everett

Hall Two: Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham in Concert, Gruff Rhys – American Interior, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Cedric Burnside plus support

Northern Rock Foundation Hall: Felice Brothers plus support

DFDS Seaways Jumpin’ Hot Stage: The James Hunter Six, Ward Thomas, Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Moreland and Arebuckle, Della Mae, John Lewis Trio, Suzette Lawrence and The Neon Angels, Hillfolk Noir, Lewis Leigh, Dom & The Iko’s, The Hallelujah Trails, Lost Bros, Mush, Big Red and the Grinners, King Size Voodoo Traveller, Miss Mary & The Mr Rights, Gilded Thieves, Michael Littlefield, El Cid and Caroline Mary