The North East Magazine
On today’s American Connection Radio Show I’ll be playing a track from a singer who posed in the Playgirl magazine, introducing you to a rising star from Australia, and featuring a song from a ‘singing fisherman’. Our Album Of The Week features Eric Church and a European release which debuted in 2006….don’t ask…I’ll explain all [...]
There’s a plethora of great country songs on today’s show from Exile through to the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Our Album of the Week comes from the multi award winning Tim McGraw and it’s an eclectic mix of modern contemporary country sounds. Made in Britain features Zoe and Kenny better known in British country circles as [...]
If you can cast your mind back to the Sixties and relate to an artist who to date has sold over 250 million records then you may have an idea as to who features in our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track on todays show. ‘Remember This’ also takes us back to the Sixties and the days [...]
It’s amazing to think that it it was ten year ago that we were introduced to the country sounds of Blake Shelton. In 2001 he made his debut on the charts with a single entitled ‘Austin’ off his self titled album. That single gave him status as a number one hitmaker when it stayed on [...]
As there’s only one week to go before we launch the ‘Talking Country’ feature there’s news on today’s show as to how you can register to be one of the first to take a listen. Our Album of the Week feature three tracks from recent visitors to Britain, that’s Sugarland and their new album ‘The [...]
Mention coal miners daughter and every true country fan relates to Loretta Lynn. This year the bigger sister of Crystal Gayle is celebrating the 5oth anniversary of her debut single, “I’m A Honkytonk Girl”. Already a Grammy Lifetime Achiever and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame she has been honoured by asking artists [...]
I hope you had a really great Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year. As we start into a new decade I thought I’d take a look back over a few things relating to country in 2010. The Sage at Gateshead provided us with some great acts during the year as did the [...]
As we head into Christmas there’s a reminder as to how you can start the New Year with a mega prize. I’ve got four great albums to give away and a pair of tickets to see Marty Stuart in concert at the Sage in Gateshead next year. There’s the regular look into the Billboard Hot [...]