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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 [...]
I have to confess to Billie Jo Spears being one of my favourite female country singers. I like many more was introduced to her with her ‘Blanket On The Ground’ hit and having heard her vocal ability was hooked on an artist that could shout ‘coal’ and it would be so musical it could be [...]
On this weeks show you can hear tracks from the four headline artists appearing at next years International Festival of Country Music which is being held at the Wembley Arena. I’ll be taking a look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and playing the top three best selling country singles. Our ‘Remember This’ feature [...]
After much speculation over the last few months the International Festival of Country Music is back after an absence of twenty years. The shows which featured artists from Hank Snow, to Merle Haggard, George Jones and Tammy Wynette attracted a pilgrimage of country fans over each Easter weekend and was affectionately known as ‘Wembley’ by [...]
On this weeks show you can hear the second artist who features in our ‘Made In Britain’ series and to say the least it is something special. I’ve also got some news relating to the possible headline acts who will grace the stage at next years International Festival Of Country Music taking place at the [...]