From the early days of Boone Creek with Ricky Skaggs, and as frontman with Pure Prairie League I have always appreciated the talent of Vince Gill. Since those early days he has earned eighteen Country Music Association Awards and twenty Grammies (the most of any country music artist) and sold in excess of eighteen million [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
Firstly a Happy St Patricks Day to all of our listeners especially those in Ireland, I’ve got a special song for you on todays show. Our Album of the Week features a brand new release from ex frontman with the Mavericks, Raul Malo who recorded it ‘live’ in front of an audience at THe Sage, [...]
The American Connection
As it’s the SummerTyne Americana Festival this weekend at The Sage Gateshead I’ll be giving you a full run down as to all of the artists appearing and playing tracks from some of the headliners. There’s also a fairly healthy listing of ‘Who’s Where and When’ and there’s news of Alison Krauss coming to the [...]
A touch of country sunshine
On todays show there’s a great helping of Canadian artists coming your way. There’s our usual look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and our Album of the Week features the man who brought the traditional sound of country music back to the modern world…that’s Alan Jackson. There could be a touch of humour [...]
Loving songs from Vince Gill
From the early days Boone Creek with Ricky Skaggs and as frontman with Pure Prairie League I have always appreciated the talent of Vince Gill. Since those early days he has earned eighteen Country Music Association Awards and twenty Grammies (the most of any country music artist) and sold in excess of eighteen million albums. [...]
A single eagle flies high
It seems impossible but I’m sure I’ve just taken a listen to a breath of fresh air. Mention names like Steely Dan, Vince Gill, Ringo Starr, Dan Fogelberg, Clint Black, Elton John, Crosby Stills and Nash and Timothy B Schmit has appeared on all their albums. He is better known of course as being the [...]
Ben Kweller Changes Horses
“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 [...]