Stomping around the British country music scene…
Confession. My cowboy boots (all five pairs) have barely touched grass. In the words of Randy Houser, I was ‘raised on an asphalt farm, ain’t never heard a rooster crow’. But that is about to change with the sudden brilliant increase in UK country music festivals. Whether you're looking for rowdy new country or intimate and acoustic,... Continue Reading →
A week ago (already!) we were gearing up for the Europe's biggest country music festival, basking in the glow of a short work week. Now, we're back at desks, trying to hold back from repeating "this one time, at C2C..." and wishing we could start it all again. Here's how to tell if you're going through withdrawal too. Back... Continue Reading →
Plan A is to marry Kip Moore. However, friends insist I need a Plan B and that's how I found myself - filled with some trepidation and lured by the promise of a free drink - at a speed dating event organised by the Country 2 Country festival folks. I'm not going to lie and say... Continue Reading →
We have written lots (and talked incessantly) about the UK’s Country 2 Country festival over the last five years. For a change, we’ve decided to let some others have a say and given them seven questions to sum it up. So here's C2C 2017 from a lovely bunch of honorary Brits in Boots. THE BAND: HOLLOWAY... 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 →
