Soon to be mega star in country music Russell Dickerson supported Darius Rucker on his UK tour which included a very special evening at The Royal Albert Hall in London. Arriving on stage with the happiest face and a bit of a skip in his step, Russell didn’t waste […]
A late addition to the bill and opening proceedings was Colin Macleod. Third on the bill and a five-piece band? Pretty impressive but this was BluesFest at a sold-out O2. Hailing from the Isle of Lewis, Macleod, whose Twitter profile describes him as “Musician. Crofter. Islander”, and his […]
When Counting Crows were announced as part of Blues Fest I just about squealed and then panicked as clashed with Country Music Week and that night (Sunday) had an amazing line up at every show which included Darius Rucker, Eric Paslay and Jimmie Allen. Counting Crows won though […]
Camden’s Koko hosted this quality triple bill as part of Country Music Week. Opening was Canadian Tenille Townes with a great solo spot, including a cracking cover of U2’s I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. She received a positive reaction from the audience. Next up was […]
Review By: Lee Abrahall Twitter: @Official_LeeA Concert: Bluesfest Artists: Beth Hart, Zac Brown Band Date: 7pm Saturday 27th October 2018 Location: The O2, London Where do I start with this review? Let me start at the beginning when they gave the announcement of the Blues Fest Acts. When […]
Review By: Lee Abrahall Twitter: @Official_LeeA Concert: Under the Apple Tree Session Artists: The Wandering Hearts, Sarah Darling, Sara Douga, Eleanor Nelly Date: 7:30pm on Friday 26th October 2018 Location: Bush Hall, London Bush Hall is a lovely little intimate venue full of history that could tell you […]
It is safe to say that country music is really starting to become huge in the UK. When two of the biggest names in country music (Zac Brown Band and Kacey Musgraves) have a show on in London on the same night, how on earth do you choose? […]
The London Palladium buzzed with anticipation as “Mr Country” Bob Harris introduced two of his favourite acts. Firstly, his protégé the Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Robert Vincent and later his good friend Duane Eddy. Vincent kicked off proceedings with a new song My Neighbour’s Ghost. You’ve got to have some […]
Country programming has been expanding across TV, radio and digital platforms in recent years but following recent mainstream radio attention, ‘Total Country’ TV channel wants to take the country music video experience out of the niches and into the mainstream. ’Total Country‘ will feature hot new country and […]
Jersey born singer/songwriter Frankie Davies recently released her single High on Love. Having toured with The Shires and Ward Thomas, Frankie has built a strong fan base within the country music fanbase. Find out more on Frankie at her website https://www.frankiedavies.co.uk We asked Frankie to share the story behind […]