Irish superstar Imelda May kicks off 2018 with a performance at the UK Americana Awards Show 2018, where she will perform live, alongside acts including Robert Plant, Marcus Mumford and Courtney Marie Andrews. Imelda was nominated for International Artist of the Year with the winner announced during the ceremony, held at Hackney Empire on Thursday 1 February, tickets available here. The third UK Americana Awards show, celebrates the achievements of British and International members of the Americana music community, hosted by the legendary broadcaster Bob Harris OBE. The ceremony will see Robert Plant honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award alongside The Wandering Hearts who Bob Harris selected to win the emerging artist award this year and will spotlight incredible emerging British and International talent including breakthrough UK acts Yola Carter and William The Conqueror both nominated for awards this year.
Imelda May stated, ‘I am honoured to be nominated for International Artist Of The Year and to be asked to perform at the UK Americana Awards show – the influence of American roots music is as strong as ever and its great to see incredible new British talent such as country soul star Yola Carter who is nominated this year alongside legends such as the amazing Robert Plant. It’s going to be a great night.’
Imelda recently performed her current single, Call Me featuring Jack Savoretti on BBC Radio 2’s The Chris Evans breakfast show. The brilliant new single is out now on Decca Records. Imelda also released an accompanying music video, available now. Produced by Cam Blackwood at ICP Studios in Brussels, ‘Call Me’ is a brand new recording of a track taken from Imelda’s breakthrough album ‘Life. Love. Flesh. Blood’, which is one of the Top 5 best-selling British Female Albums of 2017.
‘I wrote ‘Call Me’ about the horrible time when you are willing the phone to ring, begging for the name to pop up, and it doesn’t,” says Imelda of the song. “I’ve always though it could work as a duet, and I think Jack totally nails his vocal. There’s so much longing in his voice, and there’s a truth to it too.’
Jack Savoretti says, ‘Recording this duet with Imelda and Cam was one of the best experiences I have ever had in a recording studio. The song is amazing and I am proud to be part of this.’