The North East Magazine
American Heartland is a triple CD release from Sony Music. Described as ‘Songs that capture the spirit of America” it contains forty seven tracks from some of country’s more modern artists. This new offering gives the listener a look into the changing world of country music with a flavouring of folk, soft rock, country and [...]
On today’s American Connection Radio Show I’ll be playing a track from a singer who posed in the Playgirl magazine, introducing you to a rising star from Australia, and featuring a song from a ‘singing fisherman’. Our Album Of The Week features Eric Church and a European release which debuted in 2006….don’t ask…I’ll explain all [...]
Eric Churchs’ ‘Sinners Like Me’ is his first official European release albeit that it was initially launched Stateside in 2006. It established him as one of the most acclaimed songwriters in country music in the USA at the time. Four singles were released from the album which gave him three Top Twenty chart successes with [...]
On Thursday gone, Nashville celebrated its 46th Annual Country Music Association Awards Show, with the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood Oscars. On today’s American Connection show I’ll be taking a look at who won what and playing tracks from the winners in a special section of the show. There’s also the usual features like [...]
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 [...]
On this weeks show you can hear tracks from the four headline artists appearing at next years International Festival of Country Music which is being held at the Wembley Arena. I’ll be taking a look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and playing the top three best selling country singles. Our ‘Remember This’ feature [...]
On this weeks show you can hear the second artist who features in our ‘Made In Britain’ series and to say the least it is something special. I’ve also got some news relating to the possible headline acts who will grace the stage at next years International Festival Of Country Music taking place at the [...]
They say the musical world is a strange old business. If further proof be needed, it’s hard to beleive that a new album by Eric Church entitled ‘Chief’ has debuted at Number One on the Album Charts on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums Charts and as yet he has not had [...]