Stomping around the British country music scene…
It was probably about half way into my allotted interview time that I finally got down to any actual interviewing, the engaging Kenny Foster making it seem more like a conversation between old friends than an interview. Chatting away, perched on bar stools at the back of a restaurant in Canary Wharf, I proved my country credentials by mentioning I owned an authentic Stetson bought... Continue Reading →
How will you be choosing? Coin toss? Decision dice? Following the crowd? This year before we even get into London's main O2 arena for the headline and spotlight stage acts, we'll have had over 40 country acts to choose between, across six daytime 'festival stages'* around the O2 complex. It is an overwhelming business. The... Continue Reading →
Sarah Darling has landed in the UK. Again. She spent most of last year recording her new album over here and, it seems, she still likes us. "British men dress nice and you can say anything in that accent and it would just sound perfect." I’ve never had my cockney voice described as ‘perfect’, so... Continue Reading →
Six years have gone by since we said “I just hope this new country music festival will catch on and come back to London next year”. It did. And it’s kept on returning, beating its own records each time. But despite the three-day all-day behemoth that C2C Festival has evolved into, we will always remember... Continue Reading →
There are a couple of things in our favour when it comes to setting New Year goals as country music fans; whiskey contains zero carbs and line dancing to Luke Bryan is pretty much an aerobics class. But even country fans have room for a little improvement, so here's to doing better this year... 1.... Continue Reading →
