The North East Magazine
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 [...]
If you have had the pleasure of experiencing the Wine, Women and Song shows with Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss and Matraca Berg, then you may relate to the fact that Matraca is the ‘quiet ‘one. She’ll also be the first to admit that before she comes on stage for a performance she gets ‘butterflies’. To [...]
There’s a cornucopia of great country sounds on todays show with an eclectic mix of old and new. Our Album Of The Week features an award winning young brother and sister trio who go by the name of The Band Perry. I’ll be taking the usual look at the ups and downs of the Billboard [...]
There’s a chance to win tickets to see the Ladies of Country show when it plays the Sage Gateshead on May 17th featuring Billie Jo Spears, PhilomenaBegley, Lena Martell and Janey Kirk and there’s news of other artists visiting Britain. Our Album Of The Week comes from Blake Shelton and as usual I’ll be taking [...]
On this weeks show I’ll be announcing the winners of our April competition. Two lucky listeners will win a pair of tickets to see either Gretchen Peters or Suzy Bogguss when they appear at the Sage Gateshead. I’ll also be telling you how you can win a Jim Reeves double CD album and the CD [...]
On this weeks show it’s your last chance to become a winner for the month of January by taking part in our ‘Beat The Bugle’ competition. Still up for grabs before we make the draw..you could win a double CD from Jim Reeves of unreleased songs and a exclusive Mavericks album. Our ‘On This Day’ [...]
Mention country duos to the uninitiated country fan and the one name that would probably be suggested more than any other could be Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Country devotees of course would mention The Judds, Brooks and Dunn, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sugarland and a host of others which would include Big and Rich. [...]
It seems hard to believe that it will be almost two years to the date that one of the greatest singer/songwriting talents performed at the Sage in Gateshead. On May 21st 2007 a packed audience spent two hours listening to three of the most musical and talented female country artists ever to emerge from Music [...]