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UK-based singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid is heading out on the road again with a battery of new instruments and a new album that’s been hailed as a “consummate artistic triumph” (Folk Radio UK) and tipped as an early candidate for folk album of the year by magazines and blogs in the USA, UK, Netherlands and Spain. […]

For the first time ever, some 51 years after Bobbie Gentry’s debut single was released, all seven of the popular singer-songwriter’s albums are set to be re-mastered from the original tapes, to form an eight-disc collection. Titled ‘The Girl From Chicksaw County’, the eight-disc special will be released on 21 September via Capitol/UMe, and along

MV2 Entertainment’s Nora Collins has signed on for membership with the Country Music Association (CMA). The signing comes ahead of the premiere of new single ‘Backseat Falling’ this Thursday (16/8/18) exclusively on Billboard. The new track will be available for purchase and streaming on Friday (17/8/18). “I’m so proud to be a member of such

The heart of America, the spirit of a nation, is explored in two incredible collections of songs and a new book that has been created from the ‘Gone To Look For America’ adventure, by songwriter; author and psychologist Steve Bonham. Inspired by a chance remark by singer-songwriter Joe Henry, appearing with Billy Bragg, Steve Bonham

When CMT’s Katie Cook talked of friendship, dreams and hard work, the entire third floor of ACME Feed & Seed burst into cheers. As waiters passed trays of hot chicken’n’waffles and fried green tomatoes, David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney were being feted for the feel-good summer anthem “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” written by Murphy, Chris

Three people have been held in police custody after stealing a trailer that belongs to Little Big Town, which has now been returned to the band. In Ashland City, USA on the 5th August, both a stolen boat worth US$70,000 and the band’s trailer were recovered safely, while the three culprits were caught by police.

A Mexican setting provides the backdrop for this brand new cycle of songs and its stage show, as the Tiger Lillies embark on a Latin vacation that takes a turn for the worse. Seemingly abducted from their latest touring performances, the band wind up in a disreputable outpost near the Mexican border, where the singer

The 24th Millport Country Music Festival is just weeks away and the line-up for the Maverick Magazine presents “Millport Emerging Talent Showcase” has just been announced. The showcase, sponsored by Maverick Magazine, is brand new to the festival this year and is offering emerging artists the opportunity to play at Millport Country Music Festival alongside the likes