It’s Monday 1st May 2017 and Frankie Ballard is sitting in the backstage dressing room of Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. This is the second time in six months that he has sat here preparing for a … readmore
A lot of people may know Steve Moakler by the song that he wrote with Travis Meadows ‘Riser’ which was later recorded by country megastar Dierks Bentley. Some know him as the man from Pittsburgh who has released a couple … readmore
Branded as the ‘Impact Artist of the Weekend’, Drake White got everybody talking, dancing and singing along at Country To Country. From his effortless performance at the CMA Songwriters’ Series, all the way to singing with Zac Brown Band. I … readmore
Every year Country 2 Country festival manages to bring a legendary artist to the shores of the UK – this year sees the man who not only played guitar in Johnny Cash’s band but has had an amazing career of … readmore
Last year I have to admit I was really surprised to see Canaan Smith’s name appear as support for The Shires on their UK tour. As far as I was concerned Smith was one of the next big names to … readmore
Brent Cobb is a new name to a lot of people but is certainly no stranger to Nashville’s finest. The cousin of producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) Brent has been writing in Nashville for years and counts the … readmore
Last year Aaron Watson headed to the UK for his first ever run of shows. He was coming on the back of his number one album The Underdog which had shaken the Nashville fraternity by smashing the top spot in … readmore
Having rocked C2C earlier this year at the after party A Thousand Horses saw their stock in the UK rise sharply. Their country, rock, blues sound was just what the doctor ordered. Quickly following that the band announced a UK … readmore
This old guitar sitting on the table in the smallest box-like backstage room must have been played a thousand times. It has got plenty of dents but when one of the guys started playing, the sound was brand new. The … readmore