American roots and country music will be adding to the vibe at Sunderland's new £18m attraction The Fire Station.
The cultural venue, whose £11m auditorium opened its doors in November, has announced an Americana strand to its music offering as part of its introductory Firestarters programme.
This will get under way at the end of January with Teddy Thompson - son of folk-rock pioneers Richard and Linda Thompson - and will follow up with such names as Grammy nominees Gregory Alan Isakov and country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman.
