Millport country music festival returns this year and with a truly fabulous line-up! 37 artists will appear on five stages at this year’s festival, of which 11 will be from the US, 11 Scottish and the remainder from the rest of the UK and Ireland, representing a huge range of the country, Americana and roots […]
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It was The Eagles turn to fly through the London park, capturing hearts and minds as they played, but it was an inspiring day even before they took to the stage with a large country contingent dominating proceedings. Patrick Droney, who had never played London before today, opened the main stage with an already sizeable
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Before the show began, a fellow audience member remarked that he didn’t think a Jimmy Webb show would attract many young people like myself, and though my presence probably did lower the average age of the crowd, Webb put on a performance that every music fan would enjoy and any musician could learn from. The
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The gig started with a briefing from the head steward: “It is going to get very hot tonight”. He was not wrong. Not only was the crowd nice and sweaty, the stage was on fire with musicianship, dance moves and personalities of Midland. Opening the night was Jonathan Terrell with a mix of original songs
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Supported by Luca Fogale, Brett Eldredge embarked on his UK tour last week. He was the last show I saw before the pandemic hit in 2020 and is one of the first to return to the UK since. Fogale did an acoustic set to open the show, his songs, mainly ballads, were well written and
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Keith Urban showed everyone why he’s been crowned Entertainer of the Year so many times as he put on a show at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. Since I’ve been going to gigs, I cannot remember seeing a show quite like that; the guitar skills, the energy, the humour – the night had everything! He opened proceedings
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A planned break after the 2019 UK tour ended up significantly extended for International band Jess and the Bandits. With Jess based in Texas and the Bandits in the UK, the pandemic restrictions were felt even more acutely for this fun loving, crowd pleasing band who thrive on live performance and tour life. Frontwoman Jessica
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Luke Combs closed out C2C with a bang as he performed one of the most energetic headline sets that I’ve ever seen at C2C and there was a surprise in store as he welcomed Ed Sheeran to the stage for a special duet! The day got off to the very best of starts as Caitlyn
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It was Darius Rucker’s turn tonight to blow the roof off the O2 and he certainly did that! Day 2 was packed full of fabulous artists both in the main arena and on the outer stages which showcased the broad spectrum of country music. There was something for every type of country fan! My day
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IT’S BACK!! Live music has returned, C2C has kicked off in style with the CMA Songwriters Series. It was a show that, in true songwriter fashion, took you on a journey through all the emotions and gave an insight into some of the biggest hits from recent years. The main line-up comprised Luke Dick, Caitlyn
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