Country Music isn’t something you hear people talk about much in the UK, nor is it a genre many people listen to – and it’s certainly a genre that tends to be lacking on the UK Music Festival scene, that is of course not including Country 2 Country […]
The Shires become the first UK Country act to step in the historic circle on their Grand Ole Opry debut The Shires Opry Debut – June 6th 2015 Last night, Saturday June 6th 2015, The Shires stood on the historic Circle of The Grand Ole Opry Stage for […]
The Shires perform at one of London’s most unique and beautiful venues By Hannah Compton 19th April 2015 Photos by Jamie Lee Bassingthwaighte and Alicia Woodward Sat in a pub, opposite Union Chapel, we, The Super Fan Crew were drinking merrily, sharing stories, trying to escape a creepy waiter and getting ready […]
There’s Nothing Like A Wednesday Night Fish and Chips with The Shires Wednesday March 25th 2015 As most UK Country Music fans are aware, The Shires recently made UK Chart history by being the first UK Country act to make it into the top ten. Although we have […]
From where we stand – Ward Thomas know how to put on a show! Hannah Compton March 17th 2015 For those who aren’t familiar with Ward Thomas, I recommend getting familiar. A talented twin sister vocal duo from Hampshire, UK, these girls have it all. They can sing, they […]
Striking Matches showcase songs off new album at a London studio in Notting Hill Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmerman, better known as Striking Matches, are a US Country music duo. They first gained exposure by having six of their songs featured on ABC’s Television series Nashville and have had a vast amount of success since. There […]
Nashville comes to London for the third year running There is something about walking in to the 02 Arena when Country 2 Country Festival is on that is like no other event. Although it is only on its third year, it already feels like home. As soon as you […]
Country 2 Country Festival bring over some of Nashville’s finest songwriters for a songwriters series CMA Songwriters – Featuring Kix Brooks, Sam Palladio, Brandy Clark, Jessi Alexander and Jon Randall March 6th 2015 Officially, Country 2 Country Festival began on Saturday 7th March, however on Friday 6th CMA […]
The Shires and their first ever album signing at Fopp in Covent Garden March 3rd 2015 Well, where do I start? When The Shires announced they were doing CD signings via Twitter, I thought to myself, amazing but….I can’t go. I live hours away, need to book time off work and it will […]
We can build our own Nashville with UK country artists The Shires The Shires are a UK Country Vocal Duo newly signed to Decca Records and a Major Label in Nashville USA. The Shires are Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes.
Building Our Own Nashville 