The North East Magazine
Love and Theft debut album release becomes available here next month on February 11th on the RCA Nashville record label. This new country duo comprising of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson have already been nominated for Country Music Association, Country Music Television and Academy of Country Music Awards in the USA. The pair did [...]
They have come full circle with their own brand of folk, blues, roots, gospel, bluegrass and country tinged sometimes with a hint of rock and roll. They formed in 1998 and like many more started their musical career travelling to and from the cities by van and busking on the streets. Whilst playing outside a [...]
Ireland’s Queen of Country has adventures in Nashville. This four CD set is a collection of songs that Susan recorded in Nashville between 1980 and 1987. Great musicianship is present throughout with Susan on great form on every song. The legendary Porter Wagoner sprinkles his magic in the production of ‘In Nashville’,'Storybook Country’ and ‘Sincerely [...]
Although I’ve always been associated with country music my musical tastes are eclectic and over the years as a musician I’ve played in rock, pop, folk, country and trad jazz bands. As I’ve often mentioned before the possibility is that country music is the one and only genre that envelops all genres in one package. [...]
If you’ve been in the music business for forty two years and you’re still making records and can still fill auditoriums, concert halls, and theatres then I reckon you must have got something right. One artist who can certainly fit the bill is perhaps an artist who is not normally not associated with country music. [...]