Stomping around the British country music scene…
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 →
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 →
Pop star Gabrielle wasn't full of it; dreams can come true. The Back Street Boys are in the country music chart (possibly due to me successfully blowing out 16 candles all in one go back in '96). Jack Daniels have released a whiskey infused cider (I suspect their target market report simply said "Judi from... Continue Reading →
Judi joined a line-dance flashmob. CJ got to ask Marty Stuart a (croaky, hungover) interview question at the screening of Born in Bristol, a must-watch documentary about country music's birth. Drake White was the talk of the town (square). The arena showcased country’s jaw-dropping guitar skills. The brilliant Brothers Osborne were the antithesis of bro-country.... Continue Reading →
I feel like, in hindsight, tonight will have been a big deal. At the risk of jinxing it, I predict my great-grandchildren* will be queuing overnight to get tickets for the Yola Carter farewell tour and I'll casually drop that I saw her back in 2016 playing in the back of a pub in a... Continue Reading →
Brits in Boots 