Earlier in the week I had the privilege of taking to the airwaves on London based Countryline Radio as part of their 2 o’ Clock Takeover feature. I’ve always had a passion for radio and have spent many Christmas’ and Summers dong community radio here at home in Northern Ireland.
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For my latest conversation I’m joined by Mac Watts. He in Nashville currently and plays the bars almost on a daily basis. He’s a singer/song writer with a great passion for country. We chat about moving to Nashville from his home state of Michigan, we chat a little Kip Moore and the similarities between Mac, Kip and Willie Nelson. Mac tells us about song writing ahead of his new single drop on Friday 18th April.
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On this one I catch up with Nashville artist Brooks Herring as he prepares for the semi final this weekend of ‘Nashville’s Next Rising Star’ competition at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. We chat al things military and how song writing has helped in the journey from the battlefield to Broadway and how a life in that military can help when it comes to applying those lessons as an artist.
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On this one I catch up with Drew Baldridge as he gears up to hit up Europe in a number of weeks for a string of dates including my native Belfast in Northern Ireland.
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As we run into the midst of November I can safely say that’s the 2024 festival season closed. It’s been a monumental year with appearances across the UK from Edinburgh to Southampton and all that’s between. I want to say a huge thanks to each individual event that’s booked myself to host a stage, play music between acts or run a bit of a finishing party, it all doesn’t go unappreciated. There’s been some great Read more…
For this one we rewind the clock back to 2018. Port Saint Joe was just out and the brothers were about to embark on their first UK and Ireland headline tour! One of my favourite all time interviews and one of thee best country bands out there!
Just a year ago Breland was on tour with Shania Twain. Amongst the tour the Breland bus stopped off in Belfast for some Country beats.
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During the summer I caught up with Miss H to the Double D – Hannah Dasher. We had a blast chatting about accents, the many hats she wears as a musician, her playing the Opry and the reverence she holds for it, playing the UK and of course, Smokey & The Bandit.
Last week, just before they took to the stage in Bristol, I caught up with Flatland Cavalry in the midst of their UK tour.
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This month my Festival Season for 2024 kicked off with the Farmers Bash at Belsonic a few weeks back. It was a landmark event for me culminating in years of effort to DJ to my biggest crowd to date sitting at just under 22,000 in attendance. I had a blast at the event, which took place in Belfast’s Ormeau Park, followed by a DJ set the official afterparty in the iconic Limelight venue. However, we’re Read more…
