The Wandering Hearts have become a familiar feature on UK country festival schedules. Having played the inaugural Black Deer Festival the group were invited back and this year were upgraded to a main stage slot. AJ, Chess and Tara were joined by guitar, bass and drums to provide […]
Grammy and Oscar-winning US country star Ryan Bingham delivered a faultless set at the Black Deer festival. Looking the part in white hat, red waistcoat and smart black shirt/trousers his set featured several tracks from his latest album American Love Songs including the swinging Jingle And Go and […]
Black Deer Festival – Americana in the sun BOON spent two days in the sunshine in the Kent countryside at the second Black Deer Festival. Attending on the Saturday and Sunday we saw some great music, the highlights being a solo set from British bluesman Martin Harley and […]
BOON had reviewed Paul Cauthen’s show at London’s Slaughtered Lamb days before his Black Deer set so we were compelled to see him again. The atmosphere Cauthen whipped up at Black Deer was incredible. A man possessed, Cauthen and his band ripped through a 13-track set, took no […]
In the heat of the sun a five-foot nothing lady took the stage at one of the smaller outdoor stages at the Black Deer festival. Strident and confident, this powerhouse lady captivated on different stages on several occasions during the weekend, including a main stage spot on the […]
Slide guitar and harmonica-playing blues veteran Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans wowed the Black Deer crowd with a cracking set of livewire blues. “I’m an old guy who used to drive trucks for a living and it’s a pleasure to come over to play for you guys.” Backed by […]
“How much damage can we do in a gigantic field?” asked Ben Nichols, frontman of Tennessee rockers Lucero, after recognising some faces in the crowd. “Enough” he joked. BOON reviewed Lucero six months ago and the crowd was lively then to say the least. The Black Deer faithful […]
Traditional American blues came to Black Deer in the form of multi-instrumentalist and inuendo raconteur Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton. Paxton is a talented young man keeping the songs of his heritage alive, playing ragtime, blues, reels and zydeco songs. “My name is Jerron and I’m from South Central […]
Since the first ever Black Deer Festival that took place in June this year at Eridge Deer Park in Kent, festival attendees and artists haven’t stopped talking about how amazing the Americana and Country filled three day event was and those who didn’t go couldn’t wait to go […]
We have been to some amazing festivals this year and really wish we could have been to more. With country music being on the rise in the UK we are seeing more and more country acts being added to all-genre festivals and not just those of sole genre. […]
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