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There’s news on this weeks American Connection Music Show regarding the forthcoming SummerTyne Americana Festival at the Sage Gateshead in July and I’ll be playing a track from one of the headline acts just announced. There’s a reminder as to how you can win tickets to see EmmyLou Harris and Rodney Crowell along with seven [...]
On today’s show there’s a cornucopia of great Christmas songs sung by country stars. I’ll also be treating you to some weird and wonderful facts and traditions that perhaps you didn’t know about, relating to the Christmas festivities. There’s also a look at some of the Number One country songs that topped the charts at [...]
There’s more than a touch of nostalgia on todays American Connection. Over the last couple of month listeners have been sending requests in to the show reating to their favourite artists as this Saturday the show comprises of ‘Oldies”. Songs featuring artists from 1950 through to the year 2000 take prominence from all the e-mails [...]
If you’ve ‘liked’ the American Connection Facebook page, then it could be you that wins our Album Of The Week on today’s show from Adrianna Freeman along with the latest album from The Time Jumpers, as I’ll be making the draw later in the show. I’ll be taking the usual look at some country artist [...]
If you like the sounds of a group or band rather than solo performers there’s a real treat in store on today’s show as our Album Of The Week comes from Little Big Town. I’ll be introducing you to new artists like Amber Hayes, Florida Georgia Line, High Valley and Casey James and I’ll be [...]
I suppose being in bands for a good part of my life gives me that extra leaning to take notice when a new band release surfaces. For me past brilliance has shone from Alabama, Highway 101, and Exile and more recently the Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry and Little Big Town. As for Little [...]
When it comes to modern country music from British artists you can do no better than join me for today’s show when I’ll be playing the British version of Lady Antebellum and The Band Perry when I feature a Scottish threesome called Ashton Lane in our Made In Britain slot. Our Album Of The Week [...]
It’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 selection [...]