Some 25 years ago when I was working for a local North-East radio station I received a vinyl album featuring an artist called Randy Ray entitled Randy Ray at the Nashville Palace. For a virtual unknown artist it was a great release and some two months later I received a single vinyl release with a [...]
Country Roads
There’s a special treat for bluegrass fans on todays show when I feature three songs from our Album Of The Week which comes from nineteen year old Sierra Hull. Our ‘Remember This’ track is picked by a couple of listeners from Dunstable and takes us back to the seventies. The ‘Coulda Been Country’ track comes [...]
Essentially Country
If you’ve joined our American Connection Facebook page then it could be you who wins our free draw prize on todays show. There’s the usual look at the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts and I’ll be playing the best three selling singles in our Country Countdown. If you’re wanting a [...]
Country Music Highways
There’s tracks from Don Williams, Kenny Chesney , Alabama, The Dixie Chicks, Little Big Town, Faith Hill, Southern Pacific and Billie Jo Spears on this weeks show. There’s also news as to where to can go and hear live country music from Billie Jo, Dolly Parton, Gene Watson, and the Wine Women and Song girls, [...]
A Touch of Country Sunshine
The shows seems to get busier every week with so much good music around. This week is no exception to the rule as it’s filled with all the usual goodies including information relating to where you can go and see Taylor Swift, Sarah McClurg, Gene Watson, Suzy Bogguss, Matraca Berg, and Gretchen Peters on their [...]
A Country Trip down Memory Lane
There’s a special edition of the show today with a complete change of direction. Today we’re taking a nostalgic look back over decades of country music, when apart from a couple of songs everything you hear has been suggested by you. As a taster there’s tracks from Bobbie Bare, Janie Fricke, Connie Smith, Ricky Skaggs, [...]
A taste of the country
On this weeks show I’ll be announcing the winner from our May competition. It could be you that receives the Jim Reeves Double CD album along with the complete movie soundtrack to the Crazy Heart film. There’s news as to how you can win tickets to go and see Rosanne Cash when she plays her [...]
Around the country
On this weeks show I’ll be announcing the winners of our April competition. Two lucky listeners will win a pair of tickets to see either Gretchen Peters or Suzy Bogguss when they appear at the Sage Gateshead. I’ll also be telling you how you can win a Jim Reeves double CD album and the CD [...]