The North East Magazine
Old Yellow Moon is a collaborative new CD release from EmmyLou Harris and Rodney Crowell which will be released on March 4th on Nonesuch Records. As individual artists the pair have stood the musical test of time from her emergence on the scene with Gram Parsons and his involvement in her Hot Band as guitarist [...]
There are few who can emulate her writing talent, and many would love to be one song behind. Mention hitmakers like Suzy Bogguss, The Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, Deana Carter, Linda Ronstadt, Sara Evans, T.G.Sheppard and Pam Tillis to name only a few, and they have all recorded songs from the pen of [...]
If you like to pop out and see ‘live’ country shows there’s a fairly healthy ‘What’s On Diary’ on the programme today. There’s also some new names for you to enjoy on today’s show including Winfields Locket, Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, Marty Raybon and the Sunny Cowgirls. I’ll be taking a look at the [...]
Firstly a Happy St Patricks Day to all of our listeners especially those in Ireland, I’ve got a special song for you on todays show. Our Album of the Week features a brand new release from ex frontman with the Mavericks, Raul Malo who recorded it ‘live’ in front of an audience at THe Sage, [...]
Released to commemorate what would have been a legends 75th birthday …’Listen To Me’ relives his music. To many Charles Hardin Holley was one of rock and roll’s true pioneers who stamped an indelible mark on the musical world that will never been forgotten. The world of course new him as Buddy Holly, the name [...]
There’s a bit of a special on today’s show, because after a modicum of pressure you’re going to hear yours truly sing a song. Since the announcement of Billie Jo Spears appearing here in Britain as part of the ‘Ladies Of Country Tour’ many listeners remembered that in the eighties I had recorded a song [...]
On todays show there’s special treat in our Album of the Week as instead of the usual three tracks I’ll be playing four…it’s the latest from The Dixie Chicks. Our On This Day feature looks back to October the ninth over the last few decades and I’ll be giving mentions to stitching, what the BBC [...]
Once again a warm invitation is extended to join me for some of the best music around. On this weeks ‘On This Day’ feature I’ll be relating to what happened when Britney Spears shaved her hair off, and whose album which initially cost £2 eventually sold for £4000 and ‘why’!! There’s a look at the [...]