The North East Magazine
Lee Ann Womack – The Definitive Collection is the latest compilation offering on the Humphead record label. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since she emerged on the country scene proper in 1997 mixing an old fashioned styling with modern contemporary traits. Earlier years however had seen her studying the commercial side [...]
Love and Theft debut album release becomes available here next month on February 11th on the RCA Nashville record label. This new country duo comprising of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson have already been nominated for Country Music Association, Country Music Television and Academy of Country Music Awards in the USA. The pair did [...]
His name may not be forefront of country music circles but his music is a force to be reckoned with. Darrell Scott has written proven hits songs for mainstream artists like Faith Hill (‘We’ve Got Nothing To Prove But Love’),Dixie Chicks (‘Long Time Gone’ and ‘Heartbreak Town’), Daryll Worleys ‘Family Tree’ and a whole host [...]
I’ve always reckoned that country music crosses the boundaries of all other musical genres. I’ve also always been amazed at folk who relate to the fact that they do not like ‘country’ music, and yet when artists associated with country appear at North East venues they are packed to capacity. We could be a league [...]
On todays show you can win the latest highly acclaimed CD release from Dierks Bentley by just sending me an e-mail. I’ll be taking a look back over the years and telling you what happened on this particular day (11th September) in our ’On This Day’ feature and I’ll be mentioning Bob Dylan, the FA [...]
If you’re a Channel Four TV viewer and you watch the series called ‘True Blood’ then you may have noticed the music that accompanies the opening credits. The show initially broadcast in the States is HBO’s most watched show since ‘The Sopranos’ and audience figures have reached the five million viewing mark. Ironically enough I [...]
Charlie Dore – The Hula Valley After making five albums of original material, recent albums such as “Sleep All Day” and “Cuckoo Hill” saw Charlie Dore returning to her acoustic folk-country roots, accumulating in winning the International Acoustic Music Grand Prize as well as the First Prize Folk with her song “Looking For My Own [...]
If you’ve been in the music business for forty two years and you’re still making records and can still fill auditoriums, concert halls, and theatres then I reckon you must have got something right. One artist who can certainly fit the bill is perhaps an artist who is not normally not associated with country music. [...]