Our Album Of The Week on today’s American Connection may introduce you to a touch of Physcobilly Music as I play three tracks from Nick13. There’s country birthdays, dedications and requests and our Take You Back Track Number One goes back in time to a two week chart topping song from 1982. New artists featured [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
On todays show there’s a chance to win tickets to see the daughter of Johnny Cash, Rosanne when she appears at The Sage Gateshead on March 26th. There’s a look at the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and our Album Of The Week is a belter from Vince Gill. Philomena [...]
Wembley International Festival Of Country Music 2012
After much speculation over the last few months the International Festival of Country Music is back after an absence of twenty years. The shows which featured artists from Hank Snow, to Merle Haggard, George Jones and Tammy Wynette attracted a pilgrimage of country fans over each Easter weekend and was affectionately known as ‘Wembley’ by [...]
Tennessee Rain from Canada
I’ve always related that country music crosses the boundaries of any musical genre. It also crosses the boundaries of Canada and America, and apart from all the musical output from the States, Canada has always played a big part in producing its fair share of country talent. Names like Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Lisa Brokop, [...]