Shrewsbury Folk Festival has kicked off a search for young musicians who want the opportunity to showcase their talents at the major music event. The festival is appealing for solo performers and groups aged 16 to 26 who live in Shropshire, Mid Wales, or the West Midlands to pitch for one of the places […]
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Matt Saxton I Wasn’t Looking For Love Self-released **** An expert fusion of rock and country Returning with his fourth album, Matt Saxton appears to be someone who has largely been kept under the radar for whatever reason, even though his talent should dictate otherwise. In any case, it appears that Saxton is
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Competition reality show The Voice gave cause for an evening filled with country music. Nashville’s Jordan Kirkdorffer from Nashville was paired with Georgia’s one-moniker Wilkes to sing ”Nobody To Blame” by Chris Stapleton. Blake Shelton, one of the coaches on the show, praised Kirkdorffer for his “new generation” feel. Mentor Trace Adkins exasperatedly
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Grammy Award winner Maren Morris, 27, and musician/singer Ryan Hurd, 31, got hitched in Nashville on Saturday, sharing stunning photographs of the big day on social media. In one image posted by Hurd on Instagram, Hurd can be seen smooching Morris wearing a revealing number. In another snap shared by Morris, the newlyweds
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Located within the Garrison House grounds at the heart of the beautiful seaside town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae, less than an hour from Glasgow, Millport Country Music Festival will offer access to all four music stages with one cracking value ticket. More than 35 artists will appear over the weekend, representing some
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Chris Janson has been welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry, being welcomed by Garth Brooks during Tuesday’s show. Janson was moved to tears as a result, “How do you not cry on a night like this?…To know me is to know I really, truly love the Grand Ole Opry.” He went onto say, “This will be a
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Karine Polwart is a multi-award-winning songwriter and musician, a theatre maker, storyteller, spoken-word performer, essayist, and published writer. Five-times winner at The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including twice for Best Original Song, her fifth solo album ‘Traces’ was shortlisted for both the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award & BBC Radio 2 Folk
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and US folk icon, Tom Paxton, returns to the UK in April 2018 to perform twelve shows with very special guests, Grammy winning singer/songwriter duo The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner. Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles,
The Country Music Association has revealed the initial artist lineup for this year’s CMA Fest. Now in its 47th year, CMA Fest boasts an exceptional bill of hundreds of artists performing on 11 stages throughout downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10. Billboard named CMA Fest its No. 1 Country Music festival in the U.S.
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Late last week, Dierks Bentley was presented with an award from Nashville’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt – the first star on its brand new Walk of Champions. Addressing the crowd, Bentley said, “I am personally so honoured to have this star…I feel like everyone that knows the situation knows I’m not the star. It’s really
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