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NEWS: C2C COUNTRY TO COUNTRY 2025 GETS EVEN BIGGER WITH LONDON FESTIVAL STAGES AND BLUEBIRD CAFE
Next month, Country To Country returns with a stacked line-up of country hitmakers and fast-rising newcomers, with a host of new names annou

NEWS: WOOD BURNT RED ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE 'WHERE YOU ARE NOW' OUT 7TH FEB 2025
Wood Burnt Red Announce Highly-Anticipated New Single "Where You Are Now" Out 7th Feb 2025! After a stellar 2024 that saw them perform...


NEWS: WOOD BURNT RED CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH A FUN COVER OF 'RUN RUN RUDOLPH'
Wood Burnt Red have released their high-energy rendition of the Christmas classic "Run Run Rudolph." The track, recorded at The Hive...


NEWS: CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO C2C COUNTRY TO COUNTRY 2025
The Country Music Association returns to the U.K. in March 2025 for C2C: Country to Country festival, featuring its critically acclaimed...


SINGLE REVIEW: STEVE YOUNG AND THE REAL TIME PLAYERS - DOG 'N' BONE
On seeing the title, there was one horrendous moment where #TEAMw21 feared that Steve Young had ventured off down a Chas & Dave style cockne


SINGLE REVIEW: FLORENCE SOMMERVILLE - (I'LL BE YOUR) BEST BROKEN HEART
Since the release of her debut single "On My Way", Florence Sommerville seems to have done nothing but play live, relentlessly picking up va


SINGLE REVIEW: KATY HURT FT JOEY LANDRETH - SEASONS
Starting 2025 in superb form is Katy Hurt with her latest single "Seasons". This is a single that leaves Katy incredibly exposed, and she a


SINGLE REVIEW: RON POPE - THE LIFE IN YOUR YEARS
Ahead of his trip to the UK later this month, Ron Pope has a new single out "The Life In Your Years" that finds him in the most contemplativ


EP REVIEW: THE JACKSON LINE - CALIFORNIA
Although it is tagged as an EP, The Jackson Line's new release "California"is almost really a double EP, clocking in with bumper 7 tracks...


EP REVIEW: SORREL NATION - THIRTY SUMMERS (LIVE AT THE GREY LADY)
The live record always has the habit of making venues seem somewhat mythical - the "El Mocambo", "The Budokan" even "CBGB's", although...


EP REVIEW: EMILY LOCKETT - TO BE CONTINUED
Emily Lockett has always been a purveyor of perfect pop country, dive into any of her releases and you'll be richly rewarded, with well...


EP REVIEW: ADAM SWEET BAND - LIVE AT CRESCENT RECORDS
Tasked with bringing the blues to the South of England is Adam Sweet and his band - and it's a challenge he accepts readily. It's been a...


ALBUM REVIEW: THE OUTLAW ORCHESTRA - LA FAMILIA
Having already dipped our toes into the opening track of The Outlaw Orchestras new album "La Familia" with our review of "Rotten Apples" i


ALBUM REVIEW: HANNAH ALDRIDGE - RAZORWIRE & 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR PREVIEW
Listening to Hannah Aldridge's "Razorwire", ten years on from its original release is something of a revelation. It's not as good as it...


ALBUM REVIEW: SAVANNAH GARDNER - RECOVERING GOOD GIRL
It is once more worth recounting quite what a journey we have had with Savannah Gardner, 12 months ago our first encounter with her was...


ALBUM REVIEW: PAULA O'REILLY - 4 WALLS & MY GUITAR
Having followed Paula O'Reilly for some years through a collection of excellent singles, #TEAMw21 mistakenly thought we had the measure...


LIVE REVIEW: RON POPE - EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON - THE GARAGE
On approaching The Garage, it was refreshing to see such a large queue waiting to gain entrance to see Ron Pope, not only that but also a yo


LIVE REVIEW: LYLE LOVETT - CADOGAN HALL - LONDON
There's always something a little more civilised about coming to Cadogan Hall, firstly the neigbourhood pressure keeps curfew to 10PM, let a


LIVE REVIEW: A COUNTRY MUSIC SONGBOOK VOL 1 - LOGIN LOUNGE CAMBERLEY
Inform Educate and Entertain was the mantra that Lord Reith introduced at the BBC – it is easily the slogan that Alan West could use for his


LIVE REVIEW: THE JACKSON LINE - ROBBIE CAVANAGH - THE GREEN NOTE - CAMDEN TOWN
Another fabulour TALENTBANQ / Black Deer event had #TEAMw21 queuing some time prior to doors opening and it must be said that this was a...
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