Country music is no longer a place on the map but a state of mind
Country’s Gone Global: 5 Acts to Prove It
Coping with the Nashville Meets London Comedown
48 hours ago we were barefoot and dancing to a Dixie Chicks cover being performed by a group of lads from Yorkshire (The Pauper Kings). In the heart of London's financial district, we were the movers and shakers, soaking up the surreal contrasts of the first (and hopefully not last) Nashville Meets London festival. We were revelling in the... Continue Reading →
The Cowgirl’s Guide to Glastonbury
As the traffic, rain and the deserted office can attest there is a music festival other than Buckle and Boots happening this weekend. While I’m personally avoiding the mud-slide this year, there’s a tinge of hope that my friends on the way to Glastonbury (frustratingly slowly) may come back as part of the ‘country club’. Selfishly,... Continue Reading →
Beat This Summer: 5 UK Festivals for Country Fans
Whether the weather is ready or not, festival season is here. On cue colleagues are jostling over annual leave for Glastonbury or Benicàssim and Fridays are becoming ghost towns. As a British country music fan, the few festival experiences I’ve had have usually involved abandoning pals and venturing way past the portaloos to sniff out... Continue Reading →
Filling Brantley’s Hole: London Country Gigs This Weekend
Brantley Gilbert’s formerly postponed UK tour is now cancelled. This leaves me with a ticket to London and a country music hole to fill. Here are three suggestions of this weekend’s London events of for anyone who’s in the same position. 1. The raw harmonies of my potential new favourite band, North Carolina duo… Mandolin Orange –... Continue Reading →
