Merle Haggard died of pneumonia on April 6, the date was also his 79th birthday. Haggard recorded more than 30 number one country hits in a musical career that spanned six decades, from the 1960s into the 2010s. The Hag was one of country music’s most influential writers and voices, he was also one of the artists that defined the Bakersfield country sound. […]
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The Under The Apple Tree Festival has announced that both Mary Chapin Carpenter and Gretchen Peters will headline Whispering Bob Harris’ inaugural festival. The festival will take place at Silverstone’s Woodlands Campsite on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend May 27-29, 2016. Grammy Award winning artist Mary Chapin Carpenter has chosen Bob ‘s new festival to celebrate
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Actress, singer, songwriter and musical icon, Cyndi Lauper, has reached over 50 million global record sales thanks to her much-loved and critically acclaimed writing and performances. Her career has spanned 30 years, she has been inducted into both the Hollywood and Songwriters Hall of Fame, creating Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun), True Colours, All
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Luke & Mel formed in 2012, having met through performing in the UK’s top touring theatre show, Country Legends. Luke’s experience as a session guitarist has seen him play on top theatre stages in the UK with shows like ‘One Night of Elvis’, ‘Dolly The Show’. ‘Country Legends’ and PJ.Proby’s 2010 UK Tour. He has also performed on
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Folk band, Sheelanagig, will soon release their fifth album, BEARD TOWN. The album was recording at the the legendary Real World Studios; the band will celebrate its release with an album launch at The Islington, London on Thursday April 28. Sheelanagig have become a West Country institution for the past decade. The quintet come armed with
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Exciting newcomers, Broken Witt Rebels, will release their new 5-track EP GEORGIA PINE this April. THE NEW 5-TRACK EP RELEASED APRIL 2016. The British blues-rock and soul band from Birmingham have been making a name for themselves after impressive live performances throughout 2015. 2015 saw Danny Core (vocals, guitar), Luke Davis (vocals, bass guitar), James
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Following up from the release of their single Little Harder and two performances at C2C in London, UK country-pop duo Holloway Road have announced the release of their second EP, ROOTS. The collection will see Holloway Road going back through previous genres they’ve written and played over the years – their aim was to fuse
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The Diablos are proving to be one of the more enduring country acts on the British market, this year seeing their tenth anniversary. In these ten years they have produced four albums, including latest release ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION. The Diablos have become known for a rockin’ country style but they brought a more reflective side
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Award winning West London venue Under The Bridge is to host one of the greatest guitar players of all time Robben Ford on the July 11 this year. Throughout his career Ford has paved new ground in multiple genres including blues, jazz and rock and was also a key player in seminal jazz-fusion band L.A
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Americana-country-soul singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has announced spring 2016 UK tour dates in support of her widely acclaimed new album MOCKINGBIRD LANE. Growing up in Bedfordshire, Danni Nicholls was drawn to the sounds of her grandmother’s favourite music – the American roots, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, country and folk, which now permeates her own music. Nicholls always dreamed of visiting
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