A Thousand Horses have announced their debut visit to the UK with a performance at C2C at the O2 Arena alongside an intimate headline show at The Barfly in Camden, London. The band also just revealed the video for their latest single First Time. The video features a montage of footage taken from their US tour …
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The performers have now been announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ACM and dick clark productions have announced that country stars Cam, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line will perform at 2016’s Awards. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and will be broadcast …
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Americana blues band, JD & The Straight Shot, will release their latest project, BALLYHOO! on CD and vinyl on February 26. JD started JD & The Straight Shot in 2000. He now fronts an accomplished four person band, including guitarist Marc Copely (Rosanne Cash, McCrary Sisters, Billy Squier), guitarist Aidan Dolan, bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris), …
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The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) has launched a nationwide search for talented young musicians to become the first members of the new National Youth Folk Ensemble. A series of Sampler Days will be held throughout England during May and June to audition musicians aged 14 to 18 for up to 25 places …
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Folk Alliance International (FAI) kicked off its 28th Annual Conference tonight with the International Folk Music Awards Gala held in the Century Ballroom at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. The awards show presented six Spirit of Folk Awards, three Lifetime Achievement Awards, and the introduction of three new awards categories, including Album …
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Grammys 2016 was just over, and the ecstatic victors wish to have more in the next awarding ceremony. For those who missed the trophies, there will always be a next time. The Grammy 2016 winners in the country music categories were well chosen. For THE TRAVELLER, two categories went to Chris Stapleton. He bagged the Best in …
With less than two weeks to go until the UK’s biggest guitar event, The Guitar Show has added two more exciting home-grown talents to its Live Stage line-up. Joining the likes of Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham and folk star Martin Simpson at the show are Adrian Nation (described by Guitar & Bass magazine as “a …
Stella Parton has announced that she will honour her sister Dolly with a new album, MOUNTAIN SONGBIRD: A SISTER’S TRIBUTE. The album is available now and includes a Dolly and Stella co-written duet, More Power To Ya. MOUNTAIN SONGBIRD comprises re-recorded songs previously made famous by Dolly. The new album project coincides with a 16-date …
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Radio Personnel met this week in Nashville for the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2016, country radio’s biggest event of the year. The three-day conference began on Monday, February 8 at its new home, Omni Nashville. CRS 2016 provided various educational and networking opportunities and the agenda was packed full of instructive discussions, intriguing panels. Performances came from some …
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The UK Americana Awards, which is set to become an annual event, closed out two days of festivities at this year’s Americana Music Association UK conference. In a night celebrating the UK’s vibrant and growing Americana scene, the AMA-UK welcomed an audience of guests, AMA-UK delegates, members of the music industry, and the public. Attendees were …
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