The North East Magazine
As we head into the New Year I thought I’d just mention a few really great albums that could adorn your CD collection that were released during the year as I take a country lookback over 2012. It was also the year of introducing quite a few newcomers to the world of country music that [...]
Toby Keith’s Deluxe Edition new release entitled Hope On The Rocks is his sixteenth album offering to date. In 2005 he debuted in his first film role in the movie ‘Broken Bridges’ in which he played the part of a washed up country musician. The truth cannot be farther away from reality when you take [...]
There’s around ninety minutes of great country music coming your way on today’s American Connection. There’s classic songs from Kenny Rogers, Don Williams and Billie Jo Spears and I’ll be playing a track from a Canadian artist who celebrates his seventy fourth birthday today in our Country Birthdays slot. I’ll be taking the usual look [...]
If you like the sounds of a group or band rather than solo performers there’s a real treat in store on today’s show as our Album Of The Week comes from Little Big Town. I’ll be introducing you to new artists like Amber Hayes, Florida Georgia Line, High Valley and Casey James and I’ll be [...]
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 [...]
There’s a touch of ‘musical magic’ on today’s show as I introduce you to Heather McCready who takes up our Album Of The Week slot. It’s impressed me so much that I’ll be playing four tracks instead of the normal three, and you have the chance of winning a copy of it. I’ll be taking [...]
You can perhaps be excused for not knowing about country singer Jill Johnson if you haven’t visited Sweden over the last few years. She has however been steeped in country music since the tender age of four and in 1998 she performed at Melodifestivalen and won through to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. [...]
There’s a wealth of great country music on todays show and a reminder as to how you can win a couple of albums by becoming a member of our American Connection Facebook page. Our Album of the Week features the musical diversity of Lyle Lovett with his latest release entitled ‘Release Me’. There’s the usual [...]