The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s plenty for everyone on today’s show with an across the board mix of stylings.

Our Take You Back Number One takes us back to 1989 from one of the best selling duo’s in country music history.

Album Of The Week comes from Jack Ingram and I’ll be taking the usual look at the

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowIf you like to pop out and see ‘live’ country shows there’s a fairly healthy ‘What’s On Diary’ on the programme today.

There’s also some new names for you to enjoy on today’s show including Winfields Locket, Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, Marty Raybon and the Sunny Cowgirls.

I’ll be taking a look at

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn todays show I’m giving away tickets to see Suzy Bogguss ‘live’ in the North East and if you’re an American Connection Facebook Page listener it could be you that wins a couple of albums ,one from Lyle Lovett the other from Kenny Chesney.

Our Album Of The Week comes from an artist who

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The American Connection Country Music Radio Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music Radio ShowOn this weeks show I’ll be letting you know how you can win a pair of tickets to see Suzy Bogguss when she appears at the Gala Theatre, Durham.

Our Album Of The Week comes from the lady who headlines at the forthcoming International Festival of Country Music at Wembley Arena…that’s Reba

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s the usual package of great country goodies on today’s show with an across the board mix of country artists.

Our ‘Album Of The Week’ comes from the Celine Dion of country music in the shape of Martina Mcbride with a new twenty track release which includes many of her top hits to date.

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOur featured Album Of The Week on today’s show comes from Toby Keith, entitled ‘Clancy’s Tavern and  it’s an absolute belter.

Our ‘Remember This’ track brings memories back to a couple of listeners who were married at Gretna Green and the ‘Coulda Been Country’ track comes from 1993 and has even been recorded by

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn this week’s show I’m introducing you to a new feature that pays tribute to the British Country music artists who entertain around the length and breadth of the country.

‘Made in Britain’ today features a Scottish artist who has already gained accolades from various British organisations and he features in our very first

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Country Matters-The American Connection

653615206 J2Yxv S Country Matters The American ConnectionThere’s an across the board mixed bag of music coming your way on todays show with something for everyone.

There’s also an invitation to win tickets to see Lyle Lovett in concert at The Sage Gateshead when he appears in July as part of the SummerTyne Americana Festival.

I’ll be taking the usual look at the

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Country Music Ways

653615206 J2Yxv S Country Music WaysOn this weeks show I’ll be announcing a winner from our recent competition to see Billie Jo Spears when she plays the Sage Gateshead as part of the ‘Ladies of Country’ tour.

There’s also a winner from our monthly American Connection Facebook page who wins a double CD featuring Darrell Scott.

As usual I’ll be playing the top three singles

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S Escape to the CountryThere’s a great mix of across the board country on todays show from an Elvis cross over rocker through to the gentility of a new artist called Sierra Hull.

Our ‘Remember This’ track is chosen by a listener from Skipton taking us back to 1960 and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track featured on an album released in 1998

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