Rosanne Cash at The Sage Gateshead.

Rosann Cash S Rosanne Cash at The Sage Gateshead.From July 22nd through to the 25th  2010 The Sage Gateshead in conjunction with the ‘Jumpin’ Hot Club’  presented four days of toe tapping tunes from a variation of genres of American music.

The event was the Summertyne Americana Festival with headliner Rosanne Cash.

Rosanne Cash

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn todays show I’m giving away tickets to see Suzy Bogguss ‘live’ in the North East and if you’re an American Connection Facebook Page listener it could be you that wins a couple of albums ,one from Lyle Lovett the other from Kenny Chesney.

Our Album Of The Week comes from an artist who

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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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Release Me - Lyle Lovett

lyle lovett release me S Release Me Lyle LovettI’ve always reckoned that country music crosses the boundaries of all other musical genres.

I’ve also always been amazed at folk who relate to the fact that they do not like ‘country’ music, and yet when artists associated with country appear at North East venues they are packed

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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 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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Listen To Me - Buddy Holly

Holly S Listen To Me Buddy HollyReleased 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 ‘Buddy’ having

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The American Connection

653615206 J2Yxv S The American ConnectionOn this weeks show I’ll be making the free draw from the American Connection Facebook page to see who the lucky winner is that receives the latest Dierks Bentley album called ‘Up On The Ridge’.

‘Remember This’ features a song that listeners heard on a trip to Nashville in 1969, and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track features a glam rock

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowWe’ve got quite an exclusive on todays show insomuch that I’m going to be playing three tracks from our ‘Album Of The Week’  featuring the legendary Connie Smith and her first album release for fifteen years which is not released until next month.

You can hear three tracks today.

Our ‘Remember This ‘ feature

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The American Connection

653615206 J2Yxv S The American ConnectionIt just does not seem like a month ago that I made the free draw for our American Connection Facebook page winner….but on today’s show someone will win the brand new album from Billy Currington entitled ‘Enjoy Yourself’.

If you haven’t already joined our American Connection Facebook page then now’s your chance to be entered into the free draw.

Our

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