The annual Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival takes place on April 11 and 12 next year at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Florida. With Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band headlining, the other artists announced include Jake Owen, Little Big Town, Trace Adkins, David Nail, The Mavericks, Colt Ford, Chase Rice, Sam Hunt, …
Following rave reviews from his recent October 2014 UK tour dates, five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum-selling blues rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will return to the UK for a follow-up tour in April 2015, including a major headline concert at the London Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 15th April. A 48-hour ticket pre-sale starts on Planet …
The 48th annual CMA Awards aired live last night November 5 on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Known as country music’s biggest night, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned as hosts of the star-studded event for the seventh consecutive year. Nominees and winners of the CMA Awards were determined by their peers, more than 7,100 …
Lighthouse is musical couple Mats & Linda Brandemark’s first joint endeavor. They have cultivated an American folk-rock blend and their celebrated self-titled debut album is now available to order on CD or LP, and to stream on Spotify or iTunes. Since its release earlier this year the 11 tracks on the album have been played …
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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the career of superstar Tanya Tucker with the exhibition Tanya Tucker: Strong Enough to Bend, which opens November 14, 2014, and runs through May 2015.
 
 Tanya Tucker’s talent blossomed early, despite being born into poverty in Texas and raised in ramshackle apartments and trailers …
Little Big Town‘s first-ever public performance together was at the Grand Old Opry in 1999, and fifteen years later, the group were formally inducted into the Opry family on Friday October 17. Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet, were invited to join the Opry by at the beginning of October. On the …
Nicky James & State of The Heart and Dexeter have been added to the already stellar line up that includes BBC Radio 2 favourites Ward Thomas and several BCMAwards nominees at Midwinterfest in Torquay in January. “The response has been fabulous,” says Kirstin Reynolds from NEO Music “the schedule for the weekend is pretty full …
The Atkinson is delighted to announce its second festival of Americana, this year organised in association with the Americana Music Organisation ( AMA-UK). Over three nights they will be welcoming some of North America’s finest contemporary musicians. Enjoy a weekend of American food specials and merchandise stalls. Their are also a number of stay for …
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The lineup for one of country music’s biggest nights gets better and better following the announcement of additional performers for the 48th annual CMA Awards. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host for the seventh consecutive year and they will also each perform during the show which takes place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. …
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Americana folk trio Red Molly have announced their first ever tour of the UK and Ireland scheduled for October 2014 in support of their latest release THE RED ALBUM. Their edgiest CD to date, a wildly cool collection of songs produced by Ken Coomer (Wilco). The Americana/folk trio takes a distinctive shift towards darkness in …
