Stomping around the British country music scene…
We go to a lot of country and Americana music festivals. Too many, according to bank balances, but let's not dwell on that. Among our growing crew The Long Road has unanimously come out as our favourite one in the UK. The three-day fest is set in the ironically British setting of the grounds of... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been to more than one country concert you’ve probably heard more than one ‘when I moved to Nashville’ story, reliving the rites of passage it seems so many radio charting artists have gone through. We’ve heard about driving across the interstate to Tennessee with a dream, persevering through years of struggle to ‘make... Continue Reading →
It’s early days for 2018 (literally) but country music fans in the UK have already got a lot to look forward to. Here’s just a taste of the ways this year looks set to be a momentous one. Flights We’re ridiculously excited about British Airways’ London to Nashville flights, launching in May. This new, direct... Continue Reading →
We are irrationally excited about - and far too invested in - Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s wedding news. But country music knows that not every engagement announcement is a happy one. When it’s your ex’s engagement for instance... an occasion for which there are an embarrassingly high number of country songs. Or when the... Continue Reading →
Kip Moore walks into a bar. Seriously. Not just a bar. Kip Moore walked into my bar in Shepherd’s Bush. Four of us had managed to crowd around the last spare half table at my regular pub for a pre-gig pint. To my right were two girls I feared I’d have to restrain from storming... Continue Reading →
Brits in Boots 