Many 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’ [...]
Fifty Greatest Hits from Tom T Hall
Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing many of the country greats, the majority in the comfort of a radio studio, hotel room, or a dressing room. One of the strangest however has to be an interview with the ‘storyteller’ of country music Tom T Hall, on the way to, during, and back [...]
Nanci Griffith The Loving Kind
An evening with a great singer/songwriter In the halycon days of country music festivals when there was practically one every month here in Britain I remember attending the Peterborough festival and seeing what was probably Nanci Griffiths’ first appearance in Britain. Although I enjoyed her set, I know there were many in the audience who [...]
Beckaroo at her best
Many years ago I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the stalwarts of the country music scene Moe Bandy. He had been a rodeo clown prior to hitting the big time as a country entertainer and while we talked about his latest release he told me to take a listen to a new female [...]
Donegal’s favourite son Daniel O’Donnell at Newcastle City Hall
If you were the kind of person who liked to attend Country Music Festivals then like me you will remember the halycon days of The International Festival of Country Music (The Wembley Festival). The Portsmouth Festival The Morecambe Festival and The Peterborough Festival. American acts of varying status appeared over a period of twenty five [...]