The North East Magazine
Kasey Musgraves debut album ‘Same Trailer, Different Park’ was released on the Mercury label here in England last week. She may be a brand new name to many country appreciators albeit that she is already making a name for herself in country music circles. When Lady Antebellum played England last year you will have been [...]
Create a new individual unique sound in any genre of music and it has to bring success….just ask The Mavericks. With a flourish of Tex Mex and country fused together complimented with a horn section they came on the musical scene as a band in 1989 and between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio [...]
Just in case you’re still ducking and diving to find that last minute stocking filler for Christmas I thought that I’d remind you of some musical treats that won’t break your Christmas piggy bank. If your like your country with a traditional flavour then take a look at who I still consider to be the [...]
“We write songs for different reasons.There are some songs that we want to change your life and there are some that we just want to change your day. That’s what ‘Stuck Like Glue’ is”. The words of Jennifer Nettles, one half of the multi-grammy and CMA award winning duo Sugarland. The ‘Stuck Like Glue’ track [...]
Around 2005 Nashville introduced to a new artist by the name of Jamey Johnson. His first single release was the title track of his album,’The Dollar ‘it was not however until until three years later that along with a new record label that he had his first Top Ten singles hit with two tracks ’High [...]
If you want to give yourself a real treat by taking a listen to one of the greatest female country stars,then you must hunt out a special release from Reba McEntire. From the early days of performing on local radio shows through to being ‘discovered’ by Red Steagall, Reba has carved her name in country [...]
Easton not western but certainly country. If you’ve been a country fan for a fair while now you’ll have noticed that where as one time you could hear a steady flow of recognizable names in the charts, it seems now that the steady flow becomes a conveyor belt of virtual unknowns. One such ‘virtual unknown’ [...]