During a 30-year career, Brett and Rennie Sparks have created songs that transform the mundane landscape of modern life into a place of mysterious portent. Loose Music has released their first two albums, Odessa (1994) and Milk And Scissors (1996) for the first time in Europe. The albums, […]
Instagram informed me that Twinnie was going live. It was an album launch party with a difference. With a sofa instead of a stage, and an audience loud with comments instead of cheers, the release of Hollywood Gypsy was being celebrated with a long since opened bottle of […]
Country music icon Merle Haggard would have celebrated his 80th birthday this month(April 6th), and A&E celebrated his life with the country music community with a powerful tribute special which aired this week. In the span of his career, Haggard released 70 albums, earned 38 no.1 hits and […]
While female country music singers in the US are still having trouble getting played on the radio, over in the UK it’s actually a refreshingly different story, with leading UK female country music artists getting a lot of airplay, and not just from country radio stations such as […]
SHARES THE NEW SINGLE ‘BACK PORCH’ LISTEN HERE “Seems an awful lot like the future of country music.” – Rolling Stone “Mixing the music genres of country and hip hop, emerging talent Willie Jones is quickly becoming an artist to watch” – Spindle “A true country music star” […]
Rachel Reinert has been a favourite to BOON for many years, even before we started. One of the strongest vocals in country music, Rachel brings such a delightful tone to her music and a powerfully emotive feel that makes you believe every word she sings. In a time […]
The rising Nashville duo are one of the most anticipated acts at C2C: Country to Country at the O2 Arena next month Nashville-based duo Haley & Michaels (Shannon Haley and Ryan Michaels) have confirmed their first UK radio single as the fan favourite ‘Drinking About You’ from debut […]
Review by Maura Sutton The third year of The Nashville Meets London residency series kicked off tonight at PizzaExpress Live in Holborn, introduced by the festival’s co-founder Peter Conway. Just as the name indicates, the series is designed to showcase the best new (and sometimes not so new!) […]
Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release First Rose Of Spring — Willie Nelson’s 70th solo studio album (and 14th for the label) — on Friday, 24th April (just before Willie’s 87th birthday on 29th April). First Rose Of Spring will be available on CD, […]
With catchy chorus lines, infectious instrumentation, and superb storytelling, Vic Allen’s new EP is a tantalising revelation. Each of its four tracks has been distilled to perfection, producing a lyrical clarity that benefits from a paired back production. Title track Enough exemplifies this, its unpretentious bass line and […]
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