Bringing my grandparents along to the gig already marked it as different to my usual JD-soaked country music outings. My nan pulled a cake out of her bag in the middle of Lucille. So it was a strange enough night even before the star-struck women storming the stage, balcony brawls and police crowd control being... Continue Reading →
When Country Music Gets Creepy
So it's Halloween and to stay in the 'spirit' of things (sorry, I couldn't help myself!) I wondered if I could put together a Halloween Country Music playlist ... While it's true that country music doesn't have a lot of songs about monsters and other things that go bump, there are a fair few that... Continue Reading →
10 Uneducated Guesses at the C2C 2017 Lineup
Can you remember it? Kacey Musgraves channeling Mary Poppins, boots in the air waving at Eric Church and, of course, Chris Stapleton silencing an auditorium of thousands… For me (CJ), it’s going to be hard to top the highlights of the last Country to Country Festival and I’m finding it impossible to stop second-guessing the... Continue Reading →
Sippin’ September: Celebrating (with) Jack Daniels and Country Music
If you follow our various social media accounts, you may have gathered that I have ... let's call it ... a keen appreciation for the most famous of Tennessee whiskies: Jack Daniel's. I'm not the only one. Judging by how frequently Jack Daniels gets mentioned in country music, that's a love affair going strong. Then there's... Continue Reading →
Country’s Gone Global: 5 Acts to Prove It
Country music is no longer a place on the map but a state of mind