The American Connection Country Music Radio Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music Radio ShowThere’s a wealth of great country music on todays show and a reminder as to how you can win a couple of albums by becoming a member of our American Connection Facebook page.

Our Album of the Week features the musical diversity of Lyle Lovett with his latest release entitled ‘Release Me’.

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Suzy Bogguss at Durham Gala Theatre

bogguss S Suzy Bogguss at Durham Gala TheatreIt was many years ago at one of the International Festival of Country Music at Wembley that I first heard of Suzy Bogguss.

Wearing my radio journalist hat I was there to capture some of the atmosphere of the festival and record interviews with some of the

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Hits and More from Martina McBride

Martina S Hits and More from Martina McBrideOutside the country music world she is known as the Celine Dion of country music.

She is a four time Country Music Association Female Vocalist Of The Year and apart from her Grammy Awards has also clocked up a staggering eighteen million album sales to date.

Perhaps

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowFirst and foremost a Happy New Year as I invite you to the first show of 2012.

As it’s a New Year there’s a couple of changes to the programme insomuch that I’ll be introducing you to a couple of new features.

‘Country Birthday’ will feature a track from country artists who celebrate their

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Gretchen Peters at The Sage Gateshead

Happy New Year2012 S Gretchen Peters at The Sage GatesheadAs we welcome in a brand New Year it seems we are also going to welcome a plethora of visiting artists during 2012.

The Sage Gateshead will take on it’s fair share of offering an eclectic mix of country with announcements already of Rosanne Cash (daughter of Johnny), Nanci Griffith, Don Williams (returning

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Country Look Back 2011

As we’re ony days away from the start of a New Year I thought I’d take a look back over the country scene of 2011.

It was the year when thankfully more American artists appreciated the fact that country music was alive and well in Britain and decided to visit.

Appearances in our area of one of the newest acts The Secret Sisters, complimented by Lyle Lovett and Raul Malo who were all part of

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The American Connection Christmas Eve Special

1128382515 8M4mi S The American Connection Christmas Eve SpecialIt’s that time of year again when I get the chance to dust off the Christmas Country CD’s.

If you haven’t got into the Christmas Spirit of things yet because you’ve been rushing around trying to get everything sorted for tomorrow…then I’ve got the complete antidote to make your Christmas better.

There’s a brilliant

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s news on today’s show of a special bumper Christmas giveaway by just becoming a member of the American Connection Facebook page.

You could win albums from Lyle Lovett, Ben Kweller, Gretchen Peters, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley and single releases from Toby Keith, Tift Merritt, Sean Wilson, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson and Alison

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Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

Gretchen S Gretchen Peters Hello Cruel WorldThere’s an old saying that goes “To be able to write good songs about good and bad times in life…you have to live through them”.

On many occasions the truth proceeds, however in others like a line in Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues: “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die”, certainly falls into the

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s an exclusive on todays American Connection when I’ll be playing tracks from an album that is not officially released until January next year.

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters releases her new album ‘Hello Cruel World’ in two months time however you can here three tracks from it on todays show as it takes up our

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