Bringing  Americana, Bluegrass, and other kinds of Twang to Shrewsbury, UK                                                                                             

Welcome! Details of upcoming shows are below. See details of past events here, or contact us here, or make friends with the facebook page.All shows take place in the gorgeous Ballroom  at the Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UY

“A finely crafted homage to the classic country duos such as Cash and Carter, or Jones and Wynette. All songs written by King and Dalgleish and many sounding like lost classics.” The Guardian    It is a sweet irony that in Country Music, the joining of two voices in harmony should so often be used to sing about disharmony. Yet it is that contradiction which draws us to this music. The timeless themes of the classic country duets have now been revived and revisited by My Darling Clementine, the husband and wife duo of Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish.                                                 

King, the former leader of U.K. Alt Country pioneers The Good Sons (who MOJO dubbed “England’s very own Uncle Tupelo…”,) is widely seen as one of Britain’s finest singer songwriters, with 10 albums and countless tours, both solo and with the likes of Nick Cave, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Roger McGuinn to his credit. Collaborations with Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith and the legendary Townes Van Zandt (who cut his own version of Michael’s song Riding The Range), have further enhanced his burgeoning reputation.                                             

Dalgleish is one of the finest female singers in the UK; who has been praised by, and worked with the likes of Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry, The Brodsky Quartet, Sophie B Hawkins and many more. From 1993 – 2000 she released 4 albums that showed off her unique song styling as well as her stunning vocals.

Both King and Dalgleish are no strangers to successful, independent music careers but after 10 years of marriage, the two have just now turned their attention towards a joint project. The result is  How Do You Plead?, an album that has  taken the Country / Americana world by storm.  It has garnered incredible critical acclaim, the debut single,100,000 Words became a BBC Radio 2 hit, and the band and album went on to win awards on both sides of the Atlantic.

Friday 17th May

My Darling Clementine

Doors open 7.30, support at 7.45         

Tickets £10 (£6 for under 16s) from;

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Pengwern Books, Market Hall, Shrewsbury

About New Twang Promotions

It all sorta started several decades ago with the purchase of 'Almost Blue' by Elvis Costello. Over the years the attachment to the twang-beat ebbed and flowed. There were good times with Lyle Lovett and Iris DeMent. Discovering Jerry Garcia's Old-Timey side was a revelation. But there are distractions a-plenty, and then the alt. country scene singularly failed to stop Dubbya, so it didn't always feel just right....

But now, older but not much wiser, the yearning is strong: for authentic acoustic adventures, for high-lonesome songs, for blazin' pickin' and strummin' and bowin'; for music with a flavour of the strong stuff that, with all the contradictions, the other side of the atlantic seems to keep on providin'.  

So here we are. A newcomer to the scene with the serious intention to provide, for those with the inclination, some memorable adventures in the New Twang.