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 [...]
The Definitive Trace Adkins
I’m sure the last shot hasn’t been fired for Trace Adkins albeit that his latest album is titled ‘Til The Last Shot’s Fired’. In fairness the full album title is The Definitive Greatest Hits which contains twenty eight tracks all of which have entered the Top Forty in the charts when he was signed to [...]
As pop icons go McGuinn and Wilson can’t get any higher…
Their songs and sounds are defining moments in the history of pop music; heavy weight contributions to the liberating revolution that was the Sixties. Almost half a century later and their music is still as fresh as ever, their talents in demand the world over. In June and July The Sage Gateshead will be rolling [...]