Stomping around the British country music scene…
We thought we had an idea of how big Garth Brooks in Ireland was going to be when we bought our tickets almost a year ago. "Sure," we said "it'll be an experience." It turns out we hadn't even begun to grasp how this one event would consume the whole nation. Now, at last, we... Continue Reading →
In an alternate reality I have just been listening to "The Butthole Truckers". That was what friends had jokingly dubbed Kentucky duo Everette before they settled on this more radio friendly name, inspired by George Clooney’s character in one of only about five DVDs they had when back in university together; O Brother, Where Art... Continue Reading →
When you find out the singer you’re about to interview used to be an MMA fighter, there’s a vital question to be asked. “So Manny, if you could fight any other country artist who would you pick?” It’s a Monday evening and we are sat waiting for burgers with the rest of his band and... Continue Reading →
It seems I’m not very good with change. I had assumed that I was a flexible, go-with-the-flow ‘young’ woman until this year’s Nashville Meets London Festival was announced… (see the festival details in a nutshell at the end of this post) What had, since 2016, been a free July weekend where we’d sit out with... Continue Reading →
We've picked up a lot of life lessons from Country songs over the years; 'Live Like you were Dying', 'It Won't be like this for Long', or even 'God is Great, Beer is Good, People are Crazy'. But how about some straight-talking advice based on Willie Nelson's outlook? We love this artwork of Willie's manifesto... Continue Reading →
Brits in Boots 