Kirsten Adamson & The Tanagers

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Award-winning singer/songwriter Kirsten Adamson (daughter of rock legend Stuart Adamson (Big Country, Skids)) summons the same heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush, with an engaging mix of heartland Americana folk rock.

Following the critically acclaimed Landing Place (2023), Adamson sharpened her focus with Dreamviewer, released in 2025. Recorded with Joe Harvey-Whyte, the album marked a clear step forward—leaner, more assured, and rooted in the confidence that comes from experience and repetition. Critics praised its balance, emotional restraint and song-first approach, capturing an artist moving beyond promise and into control.

That momentum has carried straight onto the road. Adamson has sold out her own run of UK headline dates and is currently touring with the band, while also taking the show to Germany for a slot at the revered Static Roots Americana Festival. With major support slots still to be announced and 2026 shaping up as a make-or-break year, Adamson is no longer gathering pace—she’s already moving, and pulling people with her.

Mojo ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

“ …a mesmerising album full of beautifully expressed heart and wisdom" Andy Fyfe

Rock N Reel ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

“Adamson's rich vocal tones maintaining a powerful constant throughout an accomplished collection of songs” Bryony Hegarty

“Adamson knows how to hold a crowd in the palm of her hand, her vocals are clear and powerful, her songs are strong, she is an all round entertainer.” (The Writers Room)

“An album to savour.” Americana UK

“Adamson's exquisite album of Americana is a must-listen” (At The Barrier)

'Exceptional' (Americana-UK.com)

'A talent to watch' (NoDepression)

“I could listen to Adamson’s voice all day every day, it’s angelic” – Maverick Magazine

“Recalling the late Nanci Griffith… with an added edge” - R2 Magazine

Nominated UK Song Of The Year Americana UK Awards 2024

Winner Fife Champions Music Award 2023

Official Celtic Connections Showcase Scotland Artist 2023

Official AMA UK Festival Showcase Artist 2023

www.kirstenadamson


Dave Burn

London singer-songwriter Dave Burn has been playing in bands since he was 13, and he just can't shake the bug. A pioneer of UK alt-country, he co-founded the harmony-heavy ahab with Callum Adamson, and later joined indie Americana 'supergroup' Orphan Colours. Along with two solo albums - 2017's Arizona and 2025's Medium Dave + Friends - he also records as duo The Marriage with Kirsten Adamson and has written songs with Danny & The Champions Of The World, Blair Dunlop, Danni Nicholls, Benjamin Folke Thomas, Katzenjammer, Sol Heilo.

Burn's music takes elements of Brit folk artists such as Richard Thompson and American singer-songwriters from Tim Rose to Tom Petty, then blends them with the sound of classic London indie bands and UK Americana, topped off with literary, twisting lyrics examining both life's biggest questions and its most fascinating ordinary moments.