Even if I say it myself it’s certainly a mixed bag of light and shade country goodies on today’s American Connection. Our Number One Take You Back Track goes back to this week in 1988 and features a song written by Beth Neilsen Chapman and Don Schlitz. The Album of the Week features Tracy Byrd [...]
Country Look Back 2011
As we’re ony days away from the start of a New Year I thought I’d take a look back over the country scene of 2011. It was the year when thankfully more American artists appreciated the fact that country music was alive and well in Britain and decided to visit. Appearances in our area of [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
There’s a smattering of Christmas ‘country fayre’ on this weeks show with a few Christmas flavoured songs to whet your appetite for next weeks Christmas Eve Country Special. Our Album Of The Week features a new release from David Nail and our ‘Remember This ‘ track is a special song for listeners who celebrate their [...]
Terri Clark – Roots and Wings
With more than five million albums sold and nearly a dozen top hits to her credit one modern country lady has emerged as a singular voice on the country music scene over the last 15 years. As a Canadian artist she has scored four Number One successes in the Canadian Charts and one in the [...]
Country Routes
On this weeks show I’ll be announcing the winner for the new Dierks Bentley CD. I’ll also be introducing you to some new female artists in the shape of Amber Digby, Kimberley Cash and Erica Nicole. Our album of the Week is a band new offering from Billy Currington and our ‘Remember This’ track takes [...]
Bank Holiday in the country
On todays show our Album of the week comes from the Courtyard Hounds. The name may sound unfamiliar however the voices aren’t.. it’s the duo version of The Dixie Chicks with Emily Robison and Marti McQuire and as usual I’ll be playing three tracks to whet your appetite. There’s news of an other date added [...]
Fifty at fifty four for Reba
If you want to give yourself a real treat by taking a listen to one of the greatest female country stars,then you must hunt out a special release from Reba McEntire. From the early days of performing on local radio shows through to being ‘discovered’ by Red Steagall, Reba has carved her name in country [...]
Big and Rich great duo music
Mention country duos to the uninitiated country fan and the one name that would probably be suggested more than any other could be Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Country devotees of course would mention The Judds, Brooks and Dunn, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sugarland and a host of others which would include Big and Rich. [...]