BBC CountryFile Live hosted its third annual event this year at Bleinhem Palace, Oxfordshire. It was also CountryFile’s 30th Anniversary. The event has grown from strength to strength each year and has grown in size too. This year saw the addition of The Summer Party which was held […]
Newton Faulkner who has been high up in the music scene for a number of years was a wonderful surprise on the line up for Countryfile Live’s Summer Party. A hugely successful artist, this was an opportunity not to miss as it won’t be often that you get […]
The Shires were the perfect headliner for the first ever Summer Party at CountryFile Live. Amongst a crowd of families, farmers and more, what more can you want than to end your day our with an evening of great music from family friendly artists that can entertain everyone […]
Ferris and Sylvester are an exciting country/americana/folk duo from Streatham, UK. One of the most interesting duo’s in the UK both musically and personally, Ferris & Sylvester have been booked at just about every UK festival going including Cornbury, British Summer Time, Wilderness and of course the first ever […]
Rough Trade East is a great venue for an intimate showcase gig and record signing, an area in a record shop with the CD racks cleared to make the space of a small club. An expectant, capacity crowd waited for the storyteller to arrive. I was standing next […]
What a journey Ward Thomas have had since we first heard them back in 2014. Twins from Hampshire Lizzie and Catherine Ward Thomas have gone from independent artists to being signed to a major label (Sony Music) in just a couple of years and have appeared at just […]
I am pretty sure a slight bit of panic must set in when your festival set is on at 13.20 and the gates open at 13.00. Thoughts of “Will anyone be watching?” Must set in. Sarah Darling needn’t have worried though and much like we had anticipated, as […]
Lukas Nelson has had a busy week or so in the UK, playing three festivals and this headline gig at the Garage club in London’s Highbury. With a changed band line-up from the last UK tour Nelson was accompanied by bass, drums, percussion (a rarity for a so-called […]
“Hi. How y’all doing? We’re the Americans from Los Angeles and we’re gonna play some tunes.” says Patrick Ferris, singer/guitarist of this four-piece rock’n’roll influenced Americana outfit. Fresh from playing London’s Hyde Park, on the same bill as The Wandering Hearts, Lukas Nelson and several other country artists, […]
Cornbury Festival is one of the more special festivals that the UK has to offer. Big enough to get some impressive headliners and smaller enough to not be too overwhelmed – Cornbury is the perfect event for great music, good fun, family enjoyment and a laugh with your […]
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