In the Fair City

“Thankfully he thought it was really funny and we still laugh about it.”

Mary Chapin Carpenter brings her beguiling and thoughtful blend of folk, pop and country to Perth Concert Hall tonight.

Having sold over 14 million records, Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards (with 15 nominations), two CMA awards and two Academy of Country Music awards. Southern Fried also brings three UK music greats together to showcase their love of American sounds.

Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack and Andy Fairweather Low will make their collective Scottish debut in an ultrarare trio show as a climax to the festival on Sunday.

Lowe’s short-lived career as a pop star and lengthy term as a musicians’ musician have given way to his current

From the early days of Amen Corner to his own solo hits like Wide Eyed And Legless and his current band The Low Riders who wowed Southern Fried two years ago, this man always delivers.

Current holder of the inaugural UK Americana Awards International Album of the Year and Song of the Year, Gretchen Peters has had her songs covered by artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, George Strait, Bryan Adams and many others and was recently inducted into the hallowed Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

She will be joined by Appalachian duo Anna and Elizabeth for an afternoon gig tomorrow, in new Southern Fried Festival venue North Church, Mill Street.

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