The North East Magazine
Caitlin Rose may be a new name to many traditional country fans here in England but having just taken a listen to her new offering ‘The Stand -In’, she is going to be an artists that we will hear a lot more of in the future. The Stand -In is only her second release and [...]
Create a new individual unique sound in any genre of music and it has to bring success….just ask The Mavericks. With a flourish of Tex Mex and country fused together complimented with a horn section they came on the musical scene as a band in 1989 and between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio [...]
You’re probably aware of country music, cajun music, and outlaw music but are you aware of Red Dirt music?. Red Dirt music is a genre of music that gets its name from the colour of the soil found in Oklahoma, although Stillwater in Oklahoma is supposedly the centre of the Red Dirt Music sound. Not [...]
Over the years it seems the female country artist fraternity have taken on names of affection relating to their status. Tammy Wynette was known as ‘The First Lady Of Country Music’, Loretta Lynn as the ‘Coalminers Daughter’, Dolly Parton as ‘The Queen Of Country Music, and the list goes on. What may have escaped your [...]
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. [...]