The North East Magazine
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 [...]
On today’s American Connection Country Music Radio Show I’ll be making the free draw for all of you who have clicked the ‘like’ button on the American Connection Facebook page. It could be you who wins the debut album of Adrianna Freeman if you’re the lucky listener to be drawn out. Our Album of The [...]
Even if I say it myself it’s certainly a mixed bag of light and shade country goodies on today’s American Connection. Our Number One Take You Back Track goes back to this week in 1988 and features a song written by Beth Neilsen Chapman and Don Schlitz. The Album of the Week features Tracy Byrd [...]
Even if I say it myself there’s a great across the board mix of good music on today’s show and there’s almost 100 minutes of it. Our Album Of The Week features a band that have reformed in their original personnel lineup to bring out a new EP…that’s Exile and it’s sheer modern country class [...]
Buddy Miller is a legend of American music collaborating and enhancing the magical work of Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle and many others over a lengthy and colourful career. A musical everyman as player, songwriter and producer. He is a unique talent and character. This release marks Buddy taking an overdue [...]
On this weeks show I’ll be letting you know how you can win a pair of tickets to see Suzy Bogguss when she appears at the Gala Theatre, Durham. Our Album Of The Week comes from the lady who headlines at the forthcoming International Festival of Country Music at Wembley Arena…that’s Reba McEntire. Our Made [...]
This CD is a re-release of well received Lost Highway debut album from singer songwriter Ryan Bingham. The man with T Bone Burnett who created the soundtrack for Oscar winning Jeff Bridges’ movie “Crazy Heart”, he co-wrote the award winning song “The Weary Kind”. On the back of that Bingham was named by the “Americana [...]
There’s a full update on todays show relating to American country artists visiting Britain in the next few month. Our ‘Remember This’ track brings wedding memories back to a listener from Swindon and the ‘Coulda Been Country’ track suggested by a listener from Durham takes us back to the summer of 1976. Our Album of [...]