The North East Magazine
Legendary American singer songwriter Emmylou Harris is always welcome to these shores and in particular to our very own The Sage Gateshead. Emmylou who has worked with Bob Dylan (the Desire album) and Gram Parsons on the magnificent “Love Hurts” has in recent years become a songwriter and song interpreter of great acclaim with Daniel [...]
There’s news on this weeks American Connection Music Show regarding the forthcoming SummerTyne Americana Festival at the Sage Gateshead in July and I’ll be playing a track from one of the headline acts just announced. There’s a reminder as to how you can win tickets to see EmmyLou Harris and Rodney Crowell along with seven [...]
If you’ve ‘liked’ the American Connection Music Show Facebook page then it could be you who wins a single and an album when I make the draw on today’s show. Because this is the month in which I celebrate 33 years of broadcasting country music we’re also adding seven CD albums to the pair of [...]
On todays American Connection Radio Show there’s a special announcement relating to this month being the month in which I started broadcasting country music some thirty three years ago. To compliment that fact there is also a very special prize up for grabs. Our ‘Remember This’ feature takes us back to the 1960′s and a [...]
From the inception of The Sage Gateshead, the country fan has been treated to a plethora of stars from the country music world. Names like Glen Campbell, Marty Stuart, Don Williams, Lyle Lovett, Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss, Matraca Berg, Rosanne Cash, Raul Malo, Nanci Griffiths and a whole host more which also includes another country [...]
On this weeks American Connection Music Show I’ll be playing one of the most bizarre recordings that could be defined as “Folsom Prison Blues meets The Sound Of Music”. Our Album of the Week comes from two highly respected country icons in their own right who join forces to make a duo album together, that’s [...]
Old Yellow Moon is a collaborative new CD release from EmmyLou Harris and Rodney Crowell which will be released on March 4th on Nonesuch Records. As individual artists the pair have stood the musical test of time from her emergence on the scene with Gram Parsons and his involvement in her Hot Band as guitarist [...]
As usual there’s an eclectic mix of good music on today’s show. I’ll be taking a look at the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts and finding out which country artists have had birthdays this week. Our Album of the Week has caused me some confusion insomuch that it’s a brilliant [...]