On this weeks show I’ll be making the free draw from the American Connection Facebook page to see who the lucky winner is that receives the latest Dierks Bentley album called ‘Up On The Ridge’. ‘Remember This’ features a song that listeners heard on a trip to Nashville in 1969, and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ [...]
Coast and Beyond (Series 6)
The British Isles are a collection of islands with thousands of miles of coast fronting out into the Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea and the English Channel.The people that have occupied these islands have been moulded by this interaction between land and water.A bright television executive realising that fact commissioned a show which told that story.So [...]
Alison Krauss-Paper Airplane Tour
Over last weekend many musical appreciators flocked to The Sage Gateshead to enjoy a great eclectic mix of music at the SummerTyne Americana Festival. Music of all genres was catered for through the three day event from Tex Mex, to Cajun, Americana, Country and many more including bluegrass. On the final night Lyle Lovett’s set [...]
Baywatch-The Complete Series (Four)
Sand, Sea, Babes, and Living The Dream. Starring David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson this iconic television show first aired in 1989 to lukewarm reviews and poor viewing figures. Hasselhoff believed in its potential and took over the show as producer. The rest made television history! Baywatch 2 eventually became the most watched TV show of [...]
The American Connection
As it’s the SummerTyne Americana Festival this weekend at The Sage Gateshead I’ll be giving you a full run down as to all of the artists appearing and playing tracks from some of the headliners. There’s also a fairly healthy listing of ‘Who’s Where and When’ and there’s news of Alison Krauss coming to the [...]
Tales Out Of School (DVD)
Actor, Director and playwright David Leyland came to public renown in his directorial debut ‘Wish you Were Here’ which told the story of the early life of Cynthia Payne the notorious Madame and her generous lunch vouchers. This success was built on acting credits and writing the script for the classic British film ‘Mona Lisa’. [...]
Piaf
She Had No Regrets Born to poor parents she was brought up a Paris street child living in brothels and living the life of an urchin. Absorbing the street life of the Montmartre district of Paris Edith found she could sing and get by in life doing so. Possessed of a voice that ‘could be [...]
SummerTyne Americana Festival 2011
This weekend sees one of the biggest musical events taking place at The Sage, Gateshead. From an experiment a few years ago the SummerTyne American Festival has played host to International acts from around the world with a flavour of country and Americana music. Taking place from this Friday ( 22nd July) through to Sunday [...]