The North East Magazine
American Heartland is a triple CD release from Sony Music. Described as ‘Songs that capture the spirit of America” it contains forty seven tracks from some of country’s more modern artists. This new offering gives the listener a look into the changing world of country music with a flavouring of folk, soft rock, country and [...]
On today’s American Connection Music Show the ‘Remember This’ slot features a lady who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material. Her first ever composition was entitled ‘My Dog Sergeant Is A Good Dog’………… Our Album Of The Week takes the shape of a new release called Nashville [...]
One of the biggest dates in the country fans musical calendar used to be the International Festival of Country Music held at London’s Wembley Arena each year over the Easter weekend. Affectionately know as the Wembley Festival it gave the country fans the pleasure of seeing many of the legendary country acts here in Britain [...]
I’ll be giving you a small taste of Christmas country music on today’s American Connection with a track from an album that you can win by ‘liking’ the American Connection Facebook page before next week’s show. Add to that other two non Christmas albums and it could make you a nice stocking filler. Our Take [...]
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 [...]
There’s a few new names on today’s show as I’ll be introducing you to artists who perhaps haven’t heard of before. I’ll be taking a look at the chart movers in the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and playing the top three best selling singles today. Our Album Of The Week is a classic from [...]
Over the years many appreciators of country music have been annoyed by the definite leaning of their beloved music to the world of pop. However here in Britain which is not flooded with country like our American counterparts it is perhaps worth remembering that some cross over pop country hits have given an awareness to [...]