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C2C 2019 Songwriters Evening: - Cam, Travis Denning, Jimmie Allen, Laura Veltz and Ross Copperman wi

C2C 2019 Songwriters Evening: - Cam, Travis Denning, Jimmie Allen, Laura Veltz and Ross Copperman wi

Compared to last years frankly lacklustre Songwriters evening, this was a massive return to form, if there was one hangover from 2018 it was the reappearance of considerable talking in the bar area and a procession of people seemingly unable to sit still for 90 minutes. The evening itself saw 8 stools placed on the stage, 5 at the front for the main protagonists, three in the second row for additional guitarists, 1 for Jimmie, and 2 supporting Cam. It was Cam who was the hos

C2C 2019 - The Big Entrance Stage - The Noble Jacks

C2C 2019 - The Big Entrance Stage - The Noble Jacks

It was by recommendation that we made a detour back to the Big Entrance Stage to see the Noble Jacks. Such was the passion that they had ignited it seemed only fair to catch them on their only appearance at the Festival. The Noble Jacks hail from Brighton Matt Deveson on guitar and vocals , with Will Page on lead vocals,and fiddle, guitar or mandolin as required. Bolstered today with a bass player and drummer they set about bringing their own style of music of the O2, with

C2C 2019 - CC Smugglers - The Big Entrance Stage

C2C 2019 - CC Smugglers - The Big Entrance Stage

There are few bands who match the CC Smugglers for sheer exuberance, and true to form the only thing attempting to rein them in today was the size of the Big Entrance stage. With every inch filled with drums, keyboards, banjos, a double bass and enough microphones to allow them all to contribute the CC Smugglers laid down their blend of just about everything to make a huge good time vibe. Opening with "How High" a sort of rag time jazz meets barber shop quartet extravaganza

C2C 2019 - Morganway - Big Entrance & ICON Stages

C2C 2019 - Morganway - Big Entrance & ICON Stages

The next stage in the Morganway masterplan started with 2 sets at C2C. Not necessarily a typical C2C band it was always going to be interesting to see how they fared, needless to say they just smashed it out of the park. Gathering more fans as they went. from the opening chords of "Devils Canyon", they put on a show designed to impress. As ever driven by a thumping backbeat and SJ Mortimer's untameable vocals, this was a big opening salvo to launch at crowd but they lapped i

C2C 2019 - Kaylee Bell - The ICON Stage

C2C 2019 - Kaylee Bell - The ICON Stage

The ICON stage was to prove a vast improvement on last years Busking Stage or indeed the Water Margin stage both of which disappeared this year. It offered pretty good views for a large number of people the only possible problem seemed to be would people make the journey up the escalators to find it. Fortunately the answer was a resounding yes and the first person to test this out was Kiwi Country star Kaylee Bell. Kaylee obviously used to warmer climes was to be found pre s

C2C 2019 - Holly Rose Webber - The Big Entrance Stage

C2C 2019 - Holly Rose Webber - The Big Entrance Stage

The unenviable job of kicking off the Big Entrance stage at 10:30, fell to Holly Rose Webber, who firmly put the Country back into C2C. This was a first sight of Holly Rose for us as she is more often to be found playing in and around Harrogate but pre festival research suggested that she would be one to watch. With the stage packed with 8 people, things commenced with "Heartbreaker", a glorious piece of classic country with the pedal steel to the fore. With an obvious ear fo

C2C 2019 - Kerri Watt - The Big Entrance Stage

C2C 2019 - Kerri Watt - The Big Entrance Stage

Just occasionally in life you come across something so good that it literally stops you in your tracks - such a moment occurred on the Saturday of C2C. #TEAMw21 have covered Kerri Watt numerous times since we first saw her supporting Ward Thomas many moons ago. She's always been a very strong singer songwriter and when on stage mainly static due to the fact that she is normally playing guitar, so two things immediately caught our eyes and ears, firstly she had a band producin

C2C 2019 - Megan O'Neill - The Big Entrance Stage

C2C 2019 - Megan O'Neill - The Big Entrance Stage

The perils of the quick turnover on the Big Entrance stage were best exemplified by Megan O'Neill, all sat and ready to kick off her set with "The Ghost Of You" but no working piano. In the end with the piano ditched for the time being, it ended up with "What Are We Waiting For?" being the opening song with Megan gently strumming her guitar instead. It was a case of second time lucky as she sat at the keyboard again and it all worked, a little smile rippling across her face

C2C 2019 - Twinnie Indigo

C2C 2019 - Twinnie Indigo

Sunday morning at the Indigo and the crowd was heavily predicated towards sitting in the balcony rather than standing on the ground floor, with two full on days starting to take their toll. Having said that, there were still a few hardy souls sipping on an early morning pint at the front and it was the 10:30 slot that Twinnie had drawn to kick start the day into life, Taking to the stage in animal print trousers and a top that just about managed to serve its function with the

C2C 2019 - Molly-Anne - The ICON Stage

C2C 2019 - Molly-Anne - The ICON Stage

With the sound of Jake Morell wafting its way from the Big Entrance stage, it was time for Mollie-Anne to take to the ICON stage. One of the acts we had been most looking forward to at C2C based on our pre festival research, with her song "In Your Dreams" ( sadly not played today ) proving a particular favourite With a Double Bass player and her Dad on Cajon she announced herself with an "Alright London" before starting with the upbeat opener "A San Francisco Story", with re

C2C 2019 Lainey Wilson - The Saloon at Night & Indigo

C2C 2019 Lainey Wilson - The Saloon at Night & Indigo

Saturday night and there was only one place to be and that was the Saloon Bar. :Lainey Wilson may have only made fleeting appearances during Country Music Week in October last year but the impression that she made in those shows was immense along with her excellent "Workin' Overtime" mini album . For the Saloon at Night shows the chairs in front of the stage are cleared away and the room takes on the feel of a hot sweaty club. The crowd in general are the hard core fans, they

C2C 2019 Bluebird Cafe - Jeff Cohen, Sarah Darling & Catherine McGrath

C2C 2019 Bluebird Cafe - Jeff Cohen, Sarah Darling & Catherine McGrath

Another year for the Bluebird Cafe at C2C, and another new home, this time in the O2 Blue Room. Somewhere along the line there had been a bit of a miscalculation of how many people would be attending this event or at least quite what would happen if they all turned up early. As the queue snaked ever further out into main entrance the bizarre answer reached was to have parallel queues which turned into a bit of a shambles to be honest. When passing the next day for a similar e

Sarah Darling C2C 2019 - Country Music Week Hub

Sarah Darling C2C 2019 - Country Music Week Hub

For those not attending, the Country Music Week Hub was the second floor of All Bar One, , a slightly odd space with lots of heavily used leather sofas against the walls, and during the day additional temporary seating placed in rows in front of the stage. To the right of the stage is another section containing the bar and to the back of the room some limited standing space. It is the base for the Country Music Week Hub, where stars who are playing at the Indigo can play smal