Old Yellow Moon -Harris and Crowell

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Old Yellow Moon is a collaborative new CD release from EmmyLou Harris and Rodney Crowell which will be released on March 4th on Nonesuch Records. As individual artists the pair have stood the musical test of time from her emergence on the scene with Gram Parsons and his involvement in her Hot Band as guitarist [...]

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Country2Country Festival at the O2

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One of the biggest dates in the country fans musical calendar used to be the International Festival of Country Music held at London’s Wembley Arena each year over the Easter weekend. Affectionately know as the Wembley Festival it gave the country fans the pleasure of seeing many of the legendary country acts here in Britain [...]

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The American Connection Country Music Radio Show

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 [...]

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The Time Jumpers

According to the majority of musicians, there is nothing better than a good old ‘jam’ session. This is personified in a new CD release by an outfit called The Time Jumpers. Featuring studio musicians and singers this eleven piece outfit comprised of Dawn Sears, ‘Ranger’ Doug Green, Andy Reiss, Dennis Crouch, Jeff Taylor, Joe Spivey, [...]

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Kenny Rogers – Faith

It seems there comes a time in the lives of many established artists when they feel that they must record an album of hymns or spiritual songs. For some it’s a new beginning, for others it contributes just another way of releasing an album. As many of the religious offerings are songs we have heard [...]

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The American Connection Country Music Show

A Very Happy Easter to you. On today’s show there’s Easter Fayre with an across the board mix of old and new which hopefully you’ll enjoy as you eat your chocolate Easter eggs by your swimming pool with a glass of wine in your hand………..well we can all dream can’t we! Our Album of the [...]

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Vince Gill – Guitar Slinger

From the early days of Boone Creek with Ricky Skaggs, and as frontman with Pure Prairie League I have always appreciated the talent of Vince Gill. Since those early days he has earned eighteen Country Music Association Awards and twenty Grammies (the most of any country music artist) and sold in excess of eighteen million [...]

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