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(Nashville, Tenn. – March 22, 2022) Nashville Meets London (NML) has announced the return of the NML Country Music River Cruise, with support from PizzaExpress Live!, to be held on August 19. Set to voyage down England’s longest river, River Thames, the NML River Cruise will feature acoustic performances by several soon-to-be-announced artists, a set by DJ Hish, and hosting by Absolute Radio Country presenter Matt Spracklen.
Tickets to this exclusive event are extremely limited and will be available for £45 per person. An early-bird rate of £40 will be offered to the first 30 customers. Limited VIP table packages for eight people are also available at £560. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com.
Friends of NML will come together to remember Buck N’ Bull Founder Max Thompson, who passed away in September 2021. Thompson was a partner in the NML and Buck N’ Bull Southern Fridays Boat Cruise, launched in 2018. Since its formation, the event has sold out and continues to be one of NML’s popular events.
Absolute Radio presenter and NML host Matt Spracklen comments, “We’re announcing this event with our dear friend Max at the forefront of our minds. He was the life and soul of the river cruise, having partnered with NML since the very first one. I’m so glad that myself and Hish will be on board to celebrate him once again.”
The boat will embark at Bankside Pier at 18:45 and depart at 19:00. Live performances will kick-off at 20:00, with DJ Hish kicking off his set at 21:00. The boat disembarks at 23:00.
NML events, including the NML River Cruise, are co-produced by Peter Conway with Peter Conway Management, Matt Watkins and Christy Walker-Watkins with Nashville-based agency, The AristoMedia Group, and UK-based presenter Matt Spracklen. Additional support provided by PizzaExpress.
Launched in 2016 as an annual music festival, Nashville Meets London (NML) has evolved into an international entertainment brand providing opportunities and supporting the globalization of Americana and Country music. The brand’s mission is to expand on music’s cultural and economic exchange while driving more synergy between the recording and live performance industries worldwide. NML pillar activities include the annual music festival, the NML Presents Live! at Pizza Express monthly residency, the NML Country Music River Cruise, NML Sessions, and NML Special Events (NML at Royal Albert Hall, NML at Bush Hall). Across its events, NML has showcased performances by Lauren Alaina, American Young, Cadillac Three, Ashley Campbell, Shy Carter, Sarah Darling, Russell Dickerson, Caylee Hammack, Noah Guthrie, Ty Herndon, Sam Palladio, Sam Outlaw, Logan Mize, Hayley Orrantia, Angaleena Presley, Michael Ray, Lucie Silvas, Tenille Townes, Tyminski, and more, alongside U.K.-based acts Elles Bailey, Yola Carter, Flats & Sharps, Jade Helliwell, keywest, Kevin McGuire, Megan O’Neill, Hannah Rose Platt, Raintown, Twinnie, Two Ways Home, Robert Vincent, Wildwood Kin, William the Conqueror and more.
Other upcoming NML shows include the NML Presents! monthly series, currently scheduled for March 30, April 27, May 25, June 29, and July 27.
For more information about NML, visit www.NashvilleMeetsLondon.com, and follow the brand on Facebook (@NashvilleMeetsLondon), Twitter (@NashMeetsLondon), Instagram (@NashvilleMeetsLondon), and Spotify.
(Nashville, Tenn. – March 8, 2022) – Nashville Meets London (NML) has announced the lineup for its upcoming monthly residency show, NML Presents at PizzaExpress Live (Holborn). To be held on March 30, the much-anticipated show will feature BMG/BBR Music Group artist, Twinnie and 2021 Bob Harris Emerging Artist of The Year, Robbie Cavanagh.
Additionally, Twinnie, Founder of “I Know A Woman,” a global initiative to lend a helping hand to women in music and other creative sectors, is set to bring a special guest to appear and spotlight the project’s mission during the evening. The show will be hosted by Matt Spracklen, Absolute Radio Country presenter.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and shows begin at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are £18.00, and only a limited number of tickets are available. Tickets are available for purchase at Pizza Express’ official website.
Other upcoming dates for the NML Presents! monthly series are April 27, May 25, June 29, and July 27.
2022 marks the 5th Anniversary Year of NML Presents! and PizzaExpress has been the home of NML Presents! since its formation. Artists that have appeared at NML Presents! include Alyssa Bonagura, American Young, Elles Bailey, Alyssa Bonagura, Julia Cole, Noah Guthrie, Holloway Road, Angie K, Kevin McGuire, Jake Morrell, Morgan Myles, Raintown, Tebey, and many more.
NML Presents! is co-produced by Peter Conway with Peter Conway Management, Matt Watkins and Christy Walker-Watkins with Nashville-based agency, The AristoMedia Group, and UK-based presenter Matt Spracklen, in collaboration with PizzaExpress Live. Each show features two rising country music artists, one from the UK and one from the US or another territory. Located at 99 High Holborn in London, PizzaExpress Live is an intimate space for the best in live entertainment and features a state-of-the-art sound system, stage, and setting.
About Twinnie: A real-world traveler with a gypsy heart and a storyteller’s soul Twinnie delivers vibrant lyrics and effervescent melodies on her bold new track, “Welcome To The Club.” A fresh voice for the outliers, Twinnie has created a musical refuge for people on the fringe where everyone is welcome. Following the UK success of her 2020 album Hollywood Gypsy, a mainstay at Radio 2 with an “Album of the Week” accolade, “Welcome To The Club” is an open invitation to all, boasting self-love, self-confidence and acceptance for all. A creative fixture in Nashville since 2015, Twinnie’s upcoming new music was all written, recorded and produced in Music City. Delivering a crucial message, her bold new track “Welcome To The Club” dropped February 18. For more information, visit: https://www.twinnieofficial.com.
About Robbie Cavanagh: A self-confessed devotee of ‘real music,’ Robbie Cavanagh is not defined by genres. Robbie performs self-penned, unscrubbed tales of heartbreak, loss, love, and discovery, and when he puts pen to paper, he lives by his own words. Robbie and his band have made their way onto many UK festival stages, including Black Deer, Maverick, BlueDot, Cornbury, Wilderness, Buckle and Boots, and Silverstone Woodlands, and has performed in the UK, Europe, and the USA alongside such artists as Jarrod Dickenson, Aaron Lee Tasjan, The Deslondes, The Wandering Hearts, Beth Nielson Chapman, Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, Robert Vincent, James House, Ferris & Silvester, Wildwood Kin, Max Jury, Whitney Rose, Amelia White, Us The Duo, and Jace Everett. Robbie has worked with BBC Radio 2’s Whispering Bob Harris, recording live sessions in his studio and playing on his Radio 2 show numerous times. Harris’s ‘Under The Apple Tree’ has also been heavily involved with Robbie’s music, inviting him to perform at festivals and showcases across the UK and USA and Harris hosting Robbie’s record launch show in Harrogate. Chris Difford has invited Robbie to his annual songwriting retreat, sponsored by The Buddy Holly Foundation, two years running. He has written with many successful writers from the UK and USA.
About PizzaExpress Live: PizzaExpress Live presents more than 2000 shows each year across a number of venues, including our brand new venue PizzaExpress Live Holborn, the historic PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho, The Pheasantry in Chelsea, and our PizzaExpress Live venues in Maidstone and our newest venue Birmingham. There are over 20 restaurants hosting regular music every Thursday from Abbey Road to Manchester, go to The Live Playlist for all venues. Live music has always been an important part of PizzaExpress. Founder Peter Boizot was a jazz lover and constantly sought ways to include music in his restaurants, whether at PizzaExpress branches from the late 1960s, and at his other ventures Pizza on the Park and Kettner’s from the 1970s. The flagship venue at 10 Dean Street, London has hosted internationally acclaimed music since its first ticketed shows in May 1976. A selective list of artists we have worked with over the years includes Gregory Porter, Benny Carter, Amy Winehouse, Brad Mehldau, Bill Wyman, Bud Freeman, Monty Alexander, Jamie Cullum, Brian May, Rick Wakeman, Milt Hinton, Van Morrison, Barry Harris, Cybill Shepherd, Melody Gardot, Steve Ross, Art Farmer, Diana Krall, e.s.t., Larry Carlton, Buddy Tate, George Shearing, Adelaide Hall, Benny Waters, Charlie Watts, Mose Allison, Anita O’Day, Doc Cheatham, GoGo Penguin, and many more. PizzaExpress Live is made up of a small team of experienced music industry professionals, always seeking to present the highest quality music in intimate venues – all topped off with great pizza!