Press releases, interviews and reviews from the Country music genre from UK & USA.
Nicola Harris is a singer-songwriter whose passion has always laid within modern country music. Whilst career highs have included performing alongside a host of industry stars from UB40 to Elkie Brooks, Jason Donovan to James Arthur, attending The Long Road Festival in 2019 inspired Nicola to put pen to paper, writing a number of songs inspired by her own life experiences.
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Presented by Scarlet River PR and Follow Your Arrow UK, The Hidden Lyrics event delves into the attention-to-detail, passion and artistic talent that goes into creating a song. Each of the featured songwriters will strip back their songs to the bare-bones, sharing with the audience the story behind them, how they came to be, before performing them acoustically. Each artist will perform three songs each at the in-the-round style event.
Laura Evans, Gareth Lewis and Eleri Angharad will headline the event at Acapela Studio. Bob Fitzgerald, Rebecca Hurn and Jake Weller will be performing alongside them.
‘There’s so much talent in the songwriting and Country scene in Wales, this event is a great opportunity for us to come together to showcase our music and hopefully will lead to more events and collaborations in the future’ [Eleri Angharad]
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UK-based country pop artist Sarah Louise has released her latest single My Grandparents and Me an audio ode fuelled with memories and nostalgia reflecting on the special relationship she had with her grandparents.
With a melodic, soft-toned and soulful voice, Sarah Louise grabs the attention of her audiences by creating music that represents her love of country music – meaningful lyrics, delicate harmonies and memorable melodies. The Essex-based writer is inspired by artists that tell stories of their lyrics, encouraging her to write about moments in her life that may resonate and help others get in touch with their feelings. She has been recognised for her talent, named as a finalist for British Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year 2021 & 2022, UK Country Music Awards Album and Artist of the Year 2022.
Nashville-based award-winning artist/songwriter Shantell Ogden has released a new single titled “Breaking Something Wild.” The acoustic-driven Americana/Country storytelling song is now available for streaming and download on all platforms worldwide.
Continue reading “Shantell Ogden releases new single adds dates to UK Tour”
David Barnes (known also as Preston D Barnes) is a professional vocalist and musician who continues to make waves across the UK following a 22 year career in the British Army. During his military career David has travelled extensively across the globe to over 38 countries. He has played with world renowned artists such as: Jools Holland, Russell Watson, Catherine Jenkins, JLS, and had the opportunity of recording the re-release of Status Quo’s Famous single ‘In The Army Now’ in 2010 as a backing vocalist.
Continue reading “Preston D Barnes Single Release Castles on Quicksand 16th September 2022”
Jem Girl at the Piano 