Live Events

Upcoming country music artists Katy Hurt and Holloway Road both put in eye-catching sets at The Ned, London on November 12 as part of the New Music Monday event, with both being received brilliantly by the audience. Essex duo Holloway Road played a number of tracks from their recent EP, ‘Broke’, and despite playing in …

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Following the release of her recent self-titled album, Callaghan has shared the new video for her song, Broken, and here she gives us an exclusive break down on what the track is all about. “I wrote this song with one of my producers, Starr Parodi,” she explains. “This was the first time we’d written anything …

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Following the success of last month’s sold-out show featuring special guest Canaan Cox, ‘Nash Nights’ will return to Under The Bridge in West London on November 10th with a performance from the rising star alt-country duo Two Ways Home. Two Ways Home are an acclaimed duo who have shared stages across both the country and Americana spectrum, …

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Drake White & The Big Fire Koko, London Wednesday 24th October From the outset, Drake White’s energy is palpable. As he strides onto the stage at Camden’s Koko, joining his incredibly talented band, The Big Fire, his cool, calm persona soon gives way to an excited, erratic-dancing, performer. His spirit and liveliness is infectious. Opening …

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Darius Rucker & Russell Dickerson Royal Albert Hall, UK Sunday 28th October   The Royal Albert Hall is a notably iconic venue in London, UK, and to headline is a major achievement for any artist. Taking to the stage on the 28 October was Grammy winning artist Darius Rucker, and he didn’t disappoint. Opening with Homegrown Honey, …

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Warner E Hodges Boom Boom Club, Sutton, Surrey 23 October, 2018 It all started so, well…sensibly. The crashing, exuberant twin-guitar thrill of Right Back Where I Started, the lyrics “power chords on speed” particularly apt. Hodges has been through a world of country and rock, notably as guitarist in post-punk Nashville country ensemble Jason and …

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Up and coming all-female trio Remember Monday marked the launch of their new single Drive with a huge bang on 21 October, with a spellbinding performance well beyond their years. The gig at the Troubadour in London, England, was hosted by new specialist country music and Americana app CountryLine, and the tiny venue was rammed full of …

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Following the release of her new self-titled album (which we gave 4 stars in the current issue) BBC Radio 2 favourite Callaghan heads back to the UK this month for her latest headline tour. Kicking off on October 30 in York, the 8-date tour takes in Edinburgh, Leeds, Preston, Birmingham, a show at Dingwall’s, Camden …

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Russell Dickerson’s Blue Tacoma has become the talented artist’s second consecutive US Country Radio #1 single, with the RIAA gold certificated track reaching the milestone just ahead of his trip to the UK in late October. The track was inspired by a road-trip with Dickerson’s wife along the Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, and features …

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Kimmie Rhodes (with Bob Harris) The Forge, Basingstoke 5 October 2018   When the people at Maverick approached Kimmie Rhodes with a view to including an article in a forthcoming magazine, she persuaded them it would be great if she could write the piece herself. Her good friend Bob Harris read the article in the …

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