Nanci Griffith The Loving Kind

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767389205 6cs3u S Nanci Griffith The Loving KindAn 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

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John Fogerty Lifetime Songs

When it comes to singer songwriters you have to add one of America’s most compelling as a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty.

If you’re testing the old grey cells as to where you’ve heard the name before you must not be an afficenador of musical history as John was leader of the seminal band Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Perhaps if I’d mentioned ‘Bad Moon Rising’ the penny may have dropped.

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Gretchen Peters Live Concerts in North East England

In the world of country music there’s singer/songwriters, and then there’s Gretchen Peters.

529030707 GiPdL S Gretchen Peters Live Concerts in North East EnglandShe is one of those enigmatic artists who takes her art to the pinnacle and further and is admired by many of her peers.

As a writer there are not many who can claim to to have written songs for such a wide ranging plethora

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Archive Interview with Johnny Cash

He was known for his deep baritone voice, his dress code and the fact that he added a ‘boom chicka boom chicka’ sound to the musical world. There cannot be many people around the world who have never heard the name of Johnny Cash.

Cash was one of the most influential singer/songwriters of the twentieth century and albeit that his music crossed many boundaries he was known as one of the greatest country artists of all time.

His wife of thirty five years June Carter

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 5 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview   Part 5 of 5Sadly, we come to the final part of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoyed their words and music as much as I did over

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 4 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview   Part 4 of 5Today we carry on with part four of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.

We’ve split

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 3 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview   Part 3 of 5Today we continue with part three of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.

We’ve split the

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 2 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview   Part 2 of 5Today we hear part two of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.

We’ve split the whole

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 1 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview   Part 1 of 5When it comes to singer/songwriters you cannot do much better than take a listen to the best.

On my Sunday afternoon show on Smooth Radio I had the opportunity to talk to three such people in the shape of country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British

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