C2C 2023 London festival guide – top tips to help you plan your weekend!
Country To Country Festival London (C2C 2023) is celebrating it's tenth anniversary in style! We profile the main line-up and bonus events - including the free ones!
Artist Profiles
Deftones: intimate London show!
If the idea of a Deftones intimate London show makes you do a double-take, you’ve come to the right place! The Grammy-winning alternative rock band have thrilled their legion of…
Art Moore: character studies in vignettes, swirled in heartbreak and regret
Art Moore is a new project from Taylor Vick (Boy Scouts) and Sam Durkes and Trevor Books (Ezra Furman’s collaborators).
Tedy: from Reaction King to music maker
Tedy has forged an interesting path in life. Ted Andreville was born in Haiti in 1991 and immigrated to Florida with his parents and sisters when he was 10. After…
Ian Lake: Caught in the act
Acclaimed Canadian actor Ian Lake temporarily stepped away from theatres and film and TV sets to release his debut album, What It Is.
Congratulations American Country Music Award winner Jimmie Allen!
Allen was the first Black artist to launch a career with two consecutive No. 1 hits on country radio
From Americana to blues, soul and R&B: John Paul Keith’s rhythm of the city
“Most cities have one sound, but there are many Memphis sounds. I tried to make a record that honors that"
High Valley profile
High Valley seem out to subtly subvert expectations. Starting out sounding like standard U.S. country bros, they’re actually Canadian Mennonites. The rich voices propelled by a snap track turn out…
Interview: Liv Austen talks pop and Popsicle
“These are not just cover versions to me, they represent the writing tradition I grew up with. This music inspired me to do what I do"
Close Up on Sean McConnell
Although he performs in the modern folk realm, Sean McConnell's got one foot in the country world too
Music News: Janet Devlin is searching for an honest man
"...She stripped down to gold paint and glitter, alternated with petals, for a striking conceptual video..."
Hootie and The Blowfish profile
Modern rockers Hootie & The Blowfish had a respectable run of UK hits, reaching number 12, 9 and 15 in the charts with their first three albums. Still, it’s hard…
Goon: “my new obsession” – Tom Ravenscroft
“I think they might be my new obsession” – Tom Ravenscroft, BBC Radio 6 Music Featured in L.A. Times and picked as one of NPR’s Artists To Watch at last…
Ange Hardy: Thank you for the music
We’re seeing more stories of hardship and distress surrounding zero hour contracts and Universal Credit. Therefore, contemporary folk singer Ange Hardy continued the tradition of documenting and protesting in song.