Nanci Griffith at The Sage Gateshead

NANCI S Nanci Griffith at The Sage GatesheadMany years ago in the halycon days of the Peterborough Country Music Festival I had the pleasure of seeing a fairly new artist at the time called Nanci Griffith.

Nanci was new to hard core British country music audiences and it was not perhaps until the release of her album ‘Lone Star State of Mind’

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Intersection - Nanci Griffith

NANCI S Intersection Nanci GriffithNot only are there pop songs like Springsteens ‘Born In The USA’ that become anthems, but country music also has its offerings.

Charley Prides ‘Crystal Chandeliers’ scores fairly high as does “Friends In Low Places’ by Garth Brooks, there are of course too many more to list in a column like this.

Having

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s an exclusive on todays American Connection when I’ll be playing tracks from an album that is not officially released until January next year.

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters releases her new album ‘Hello Cruel World’ in two months time however you can here three tracks from it on todays show as it takes up our

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowIt’s back to normal on this weeks show after the last two weeks specials.

As usual it’s packed with country music old and new and apart from the occasional glance at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts I’ll also be playing the three best selling singles this very day in Nashville, Tennessee.

Our ‘Album

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The American Connection

653615206 J2Yxv S The American ConnectionThere’s a plentyful mix of great easy listening music on todays show.

There’s also news of an additional artist added to Brad Paisley’s visit and information relating to the Summertyne Americana Festival at The Sage Gateshead.

Our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track takes us back to the late fifties and our ‘Remember This’ track brings memories back of a special trip

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Ghosted

GHOSTED S Ghosted

Forget about Googie Withers (it’s the cold that does it) and ‘Within These Walls’, and more so ‘Cell Block H’.

If you want great prison drama then you cannot do better than take a look at ‘Ghosted’.

This is a brand new release available on DVD starring a formidable British talent including Art Malik, John Lynch, Hugh Quarshie,

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Wine,Women and Song

588124145 Vbmnn S Wine,Women and SongWine, Women and Song, whichever way you look at it it spells Matraca Berg, Gretchen Peters, and Suzy Bogguss.

Not only that but it spells a great night of musical entertainment and banter among three great friends.

Each in their own right have indelibly stamped their mark in the musical world, through singing, songwriting

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Daybreaks for Sierra Hull

hull M Daybreaks for Sierra HullIn any musical genre, occassionally you feel as if you’ve come across something extra special.

I feel that I just have.

A listener to my ‘American Connection’ show here on Euvue e-mailed me to ask me to take a listen to an artist called Sierra Hull, who I have to confess I had not heard of.

Having checked through

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Josh Kelley's Georgia Clay

1223665431 ZYVFr S Josh Kelleys Georgia ClayWhen it comes to ‘keeping it in the family’ newcomer to the country charts Josh Kelley is a prime example.

At present he is living the good life and his musical career is in full swing.

His wife is actress Katherine Heigel and the pair have successfully adopted a new daughter Naleigh,

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The American Connection-Talking Country

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Talking CountryApart from the normal ‘American Connection’ show today there’s a real treat in store if you like a helping of traditional country and were a fan of the late Johnny Cash.

Today the ‘Man In Black’ would have celebrated his seventy ninth birthday and as a special tribute we launch a new feature called ‘Talking Country’

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