10 Best Quotes Overheard at Garth Brooks in Ireland

mannequin wearing balaclava and pink cowboy hat with I love Garth written on hat.

We thought we had an idea of how big Garth Brooks in Ireland was going to be when we bought our tickets almost a year ago. "Sure," we said "it'll be an experience." It turns out we hadn't even begun to grasp how this one event would consume the whole nation. Now, at last, we... Continue Reading →

September 22, 2022 0

We Need to Talk About Nashville Meets London (2022)

It seems I’m not very good with change. I had assumed that I was a flexible, go-with-the-flow ‘young’ woman until this year’s Nashville Meets London Festival was announced… (see the festival details in a nutshell at the end of this post) What had, since 2016, been a free July weekend where we’d sit out with... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2022 2

Willie Nelson’s 10 Rules for Life

We've picked up a lot of life lessons from Country songs over the years; 'Live Like you were Dying', 'It Won't be like this for Long', or even 'God is Great, Beer is Good, People are Crazy'. But how about some straight-talking advice based on Willie Nelson's outlook? We love this artwork of Willie's manifesto... Continue Reading →

June 27, 2022 0

Black Deer Festival: 3 Must-See Artists

Alas; life, the universe and everything means we’re only at Black Deer Festival in spirit this year. But if we were there in person, our boots would be leaping across the fields to get front row for these three acts. 1. Irish Mythen Absolutely not to be missed in person, this Irish Canadian [pictured below]... Continue Reading →

June 17, 2022 0

Country Gigs Galore: Surviving Manic May

“Typical; you wait two years for a gig, then six come along at once.” May 2022 is offering the biggest non-festival invasion of country music artists the UK has seen. As scheduled tours collide with previously postponed dates, for one epic month live music is not just ‘back to normal’, but better than it ever... Continue Reading →

April 30, 2022 0