The uncharacteristically decent and consistent British weather of recent weeks vanished on cue. The law of Sod required rain in time for outdoor country music festival Nashville Meets London. But, since we don't live in the right country to be fair-weather fans, we put on fetching free ponchos and made sure our hip flasks were... Continue Reading →
When Nashville Met London (and Dan)
I received a strange text a couple of days after the first Nashville Meets London festival last year. It was from my usually-coherent lawyer friend Dan asking what I’d done to him and where could he find more of this Country and Western. I forgave the inclusion of ‘Western’ – he didn’t know any better.... Continue Reading →
My Last Dollar … Pound … Did Fly Away
Oh joy! More acts have been added to the already pretty amazing line up of our very own CMA week in October. Don't get me wrong ... I'm thrilled, really I am ... but I'm pretty sure I heard my credit card quietly whimpering to itself when I opened up my purse this morning. It's... Continue Reading →
Band of Brothers: Foreign Affairs [Interview]
Imagine. You've formed a band with your brother. You split your time between working in a coffee shop and sending hundreds of cold emails a month asking for gigs. Then a reply comes offering you a UK tour with a chart-topping act from Nashville. That fantasy became reality for British Americana duo Foreign Affairs made... Continue Reading →
The Country Side of Glastonbury
For the first time I can remember, a little bit of me is jealous of all the “off to Glastonbury” pictures and posts. It’s no coincidence that this is also the first time I can remember Glastonbury festival not forecast to become a mud bath. But I have decided to curb this seed of jealousy... Continue Reading →