★ ★ ★ ★ Women are few and far between on the country charts these days – but it’s hard … More
Tag: Country Music
Academy of Country Music Awards 2014
The Academy of Country Music Awards took place last night in Las Vegas. There were performances from some of country’s … More
The Mothers of Country Music
Mothers have long played a prominent part in the world of country music: The Ryman is, of course, the Mother … More
Country To Country at the O2
Country Music’s biggest weekend in the UK – the Country to Country festival – took place this weekend. My review … More
No blog tonight, so here’s some Merle Haggard.
Unfortunately, due to illness, there will be no blog tonight. However, I leave you with one of the best videos … More
CMA Nominations 2013
Earlier this week the nominees for Country Music’s Biggest Night- the CMA Awards on the 6th of November were announced. … More
Country Music and Sexism
In 1954 Bill Haley decided to change the lyrics of the song ‘Shake Rattle and Roll’ prior to releasing the … More
Country fans remain loyal to CD’s
It is July already, and the mid year album sales report is in. The Nielsen report refers exclusively to the … More
Rascal Flatts, Laura Bell Bundy and Jill Johnson, London
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In 2006, Rascal Flatts were the top selling artist of any genre. That may surprise … More
Choose Country
If you were to look at the country charts, you would see an incredibly wide spectrum of styles. There are … More