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 [...]
The American Connection Country Music Radio Show
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 [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
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 [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
On todays show I’m giving away tickets to see Suzy Bogguss ‘live’ in the North East and if you’re an American Connection Facebook Page listener it could be you that wins a couple of albums ,one from Lyle Lovett the other from Kenny Chesney. Our Album Of The Week comes from an artist who was [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
If you can cast your mind back to the Sixties and relate to an artist who to date has sold over 250 million records then you may have an idea as to who features in our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track on todays show. ‘Remember This’ also takes us back to the Sixties and the days [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
On this week’s show I’m introducing you to a new feature that pays tribute to the British Country music artists who entertain around the length and breadth of the country. ‘Made in Britain’ today features a Scottish artist who has already gained accolades from various British organisations and he features in our very first spot. [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
As usual there’s an eclectic mix of country music on this weeks show. The ‘Coulda Been Country’ track takes us back to 1968 with a song that reached the Number Two position in the British charts from an artist whose real name was Graham Pulleyblank. A listener from South Shields picks our ‘Remember This’ track [...]
Take in the country air
Each week the show just seems to get busier. In fact this week I’ll probably run over time with all the tracks I’ve got to squeeze in. Our ‘On This Day’ feature mentions Ringo Starr, Disneyland, Sebastian Coe, Ozzy Osbourne, Walter Raleigh and our Royal family. The Album of the Week comes from a lady [...]