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Ferris & Sylvester, Yola and Elles Bailey: Americana artists to watch

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The UK Americana scene is positively thriving right now. A genre increasingly influencing the mainstream, it's important to shine a spotlight on those artists embodying the roots of Americana; bringing the traditional elements of the music into 2022 and challenging perceptions of the genre along the way, too.

Today, we share a few of our favourite acts on the Americana scene right now; Bristol-born Yola and Elles Bailey flying the flag for females in the genre and Ferris & Sylvester, a British duo who've already found themselves on the Official Americana Albums Chart, powered by our friends at Sweet Home Alabama.

Yola 38-year-old Yola, full name Yolanda Claire Quartey, hails from Bristol. Having previously provided backing vocals for the likes of Massive Attack, Duke Dumont and Sub Focus, Yola's since released two studio albums; 2019's Walk Through Fire and 2021 record Stand for Myself.

With her unique brand of Americana, Yola's been crowned UK Artist of the Year three times at the UK Americana Awards; taking home the prize in 2017, 2020 and 2022.

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