The North East Magazine
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 [...]
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 [...]
Being a great Roger Miller fan I have to confess to listening first to a track called ‘Chug A Lug’ on Toby Keith new album. I was not disappointed as the song was the very same written by Miller years ago. With a few exceptions and apart from ‘Little Green Apples’ there have never been [...]
I’ve already indulged myself to an early (forgive me) Christmas present. If you like your country music the way it used to be a few decades ago when the charts successes stayed at the number one spot for weeks, then you may be interested in a favourite artist of mine from those halycon days. Many [...]
There’s news of three well known country acts coming to Britain on todays show…all of which will be..must see concerts. As usual I’ll be taking a look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, there’s a few dedications and requests and I’ll be reminding you how you can win a mega 162 tracks as euVue [...]
Once again a warm welcome is extended for you to join me as we take a look at some of the great music coming out of Music City USA There’s all sorts of gossip around Nashville this week and you can hear why Carrie Underwood is looking forward to her wedding day and who the [...]
WHEN IT COMES to ‘following in fathers/mothers footsteps then there is no better music to be associated with than ‘country’. Pam Tillis followed in father Mel’s shoes, Dean followed Roger Miller, Carlene Carter in mother June Carter Cash’s, shoes and Waylon Jennings son Shooter has done the same. Originally christened Waylon Albright ‘Shooter’ Jennings apart [...]