The North East Magazine
Caitlin Rose may be a new name to many traditional country fans here in England but having just taken a listen to her new offering ‘The Stand -In’, she is going to be an artists that we will hear a lot more of in the future. The Stand -In is only her second release and [...]
Shawn Randolph Houser best known to country fans as Randy Houser is still looking for that elusive number one record. In 2008 he charted the title track from his debut album entitled ‘Anything Goes’ and followed on with his first Top Ten single from the same album with ‘Boots On’ which just failed to reach [...]
There can not be many artists who have been in bands with Johnny Cash, Doc Watson, and Lester Flatt. Marty Stuart played for them all and many others. He has however been an artist in his own right for many years now and in Britain we can see him weekly on the Marty Stuart Show on [...]
I have always related that country music alone is a unique genre that crosses the boundaries of almost every other music and that’s why it has so much appeal for the discerning ear. It takes in slivers of soul, raunchy rock, feelings of folk and beats of the blues all mixed together in one large [...]
“I grew up bass-fishing and playing in creeks where country music was the soundtrack to my life and it’s still a big part of who I am. It brings me back to the trees, back to pushing cars out of the mud and it reminds me of my hometown.” The words of Ben Kweller an [...]