Country Bites News snippets November 4 – November 10,
2013
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UK & IRISH News
Eric Church, fresh from his “The Outsiders” showcase
performance at the Country Music Awards, has announced Irish
& UK dates in February
and March in 2014.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 15th November priced
£22.50 (£20.00 Ticket + £2.50 Fees) to £28.00 (£24.50 Ticket + £3.50 Fees) in
London.
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster UK
(Pre sale begins Wednesday 13th November)
Dates: Monday 24th February 2014 (Olympia
Theatre, Dublin, IE), Tuesday 25th
February 2014 (Ulster Hall Belfast),
Thursday 27th February 2014 (O2 ABC, Glasgow), Saturday 1st March, 2014 (The
Ritz, Manchester), and Sunday 2nd March 2014 - O2 Shepherd’s
Bush Empire, London
The Eagles
have UK dates in
2014 on their “History of the Eagles”
tour. Tickets go on sale to the general public Fri Nov 15th at a mouth watering
£136.70 (£125.00 Ticket + £11.70 Fees) available on Ticketmaster UK. They will play at:
LG Arena Birmingham (Wed 28 May 2014), The SSE Hydro Glasgow (Sat 31 May and Monday 2nd June), The
O2. London( Monday 16th June), First Direct Arena, Leeds (Mon 23rd June) and Phones 4u Arena, Manchester
(Weds 25th June)
The Americana
Music Association – UK (AMA-UK) will be organising an event
at Kings Place near King's Cross
(London) from February 13th to 15th, 2014. The Association has decided to call
it The Americana Music Association UK Showcase and is currently programming the
event The showcase will comprise of three nights of music in both the larger
theatre space and one night in the smaller studio theatre.
Appearing: Laura Cantrell + Sturgill Simpson (Thurs, 13 Feb
2014; Hall One), Norwich based Police Dog Hogan + The Vagaband (Fri, 14 Feb
2014; Hall Two), Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travellin' Multi-media show
(Sat, 15 Feb 2014 - 5:30pm / St Pancras Room) and Emily Barker & The Red
Clay Halo + Austin Lucas + Hatful of Rain (Sat, 15 Feb 2014 / Hall One)
Find out more at kingsplace.co.uk - facebook/kingsplace - www.theamauk.org
UK country internet station 2Country.net talked to their Red Carpet Photographer in
their CMA Awards Special frography.xthefrog.com
. They were also commissioned to
head down to Music Row on the following two days to do some promotional press
shots for next year’s Country 2 Country Festival at the O2 Arena in
London, which including shooting Dierks Bentley and Rascal Flatts
after their session with BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris at Audio Productions Recording Studio on 18th Avenue.
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| Photo Jeannine Barry Bush Hall Nov 10, 2013 Nathan Adams |
It currently resides at #1192 on UK iTunes Country Album Chart.
Gretchen Peters is
to play the Celtic
Connections Festival, Glasgow, Scotland on February 1, 2014
Rebecca Hollweg and
Andy Hamill have a double bill with friends singer-songwriter Elizabeth McCall
and violinist Julian Ferraretto, who are back from Australia for a month. On
Monday 2nd December they will be playing Upstairs at The Betsey Trotwood, 56
Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3BL (Tickets will be £8 on the door), a quirky and
friendly old pub which hosts many
'Just a
beautiful sound, great vibe', Janice Long on BBC Radio 2
Gene Watson will
be back in Ireland in 2014 on the The Phil Mack Country International Country
Show event, according to the TV show they were “mobbed” at the Allingham Arms
The ABC of British Country Music
Live listings for Artists, Bands & Clubs: What's
On LINK
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Singles Top 100 (Week Ending November 16, 2013)
Taylor Swift
& Gary Lightbody with “The
Last Time” (Mercury) moved 179-25
with sales of 12,916 copies on their
second week receiving a boost after their X Factor results UK show appearance
on Sunday November 3rd. It becomes the seventh Top 40 hit from the album.
Official UK Albums Top 100 (Week Ending November 16, 2013)
Taylor Swift’s RED jumped up 35 places from 60-25 on
her 55th chart week (5,510 sales) to date it has sold 451,425 copies.
Official UK
Country Album Chart (Week Ending November 16, 2013)
Kacey Musgraves with SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT PARKHOODOO (Decca) stays at No.1 in her 30th week.
Derek Ryan moved up 4
places to No.4 with COUNTRY SOUL (Sharp
Music)
On the Hotdisc Chart
(November 10, 2013 Chart)
Ray Scott held at No.1 on the Top 40 with “Still Screamin’ My Name” for a fifth week with Michelle Wright still locked behind
him at No.2 with her title cut single “Strong”
.
Tracks from the
new November Hotdisc 179 started to impact the chart. The highest new entry was
Billy Yates
with “The House That Jack Built” at No.3 co-written with Jerry Sailey, from
his 2013 album ONLY ONE GEORGE JONES.
Dave Sherriff made his bow at No.7 (#2 British & Irish Chart)
with his self penned “My Friend Jack
Daniels”.
The other highest
new entries were US artist David Wood with “I’ll Bet My Life On Love (#14), Lawrence John’s
self penned “Bluegrass, Bourbon and
Barbecues” (#15), Britain’s Kickin’ Country with “Rock It Megamix” landed at #18 and Erica Sunshine’s own track “Drinking And Driving Me Crazy” rounded
out the Top 20.
UKCountryRadio.com’s
2013 Listeners Club finalist Thorne Hill made an entry lower down the Top 40
regions at No.35 with his newly
released EP title cut “Tomorrow” but
fell short of making the Top 10 British placings on his first chart week.
UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(11 Nov 2013) Daniel O'Donnell - A Picture of You (Demon Music Group)
16 Tracks/ Time:
49:23 CD - MP3 - 'A Picture Of You' is Daniel's brand
new album and includes his own selection of some true evergreens, along with
several brand new songs.
14 Tracks CD - UK iTunes
This is Carlow’s singer-songwriter’s fourth album. Derek has has reached No.4 in the UK country iTunes charts (currently #14), surpassing veterans like Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and C2C 2014 headliner The Zac Brown Band.
This is Carlow’s singer-songwriter’s fourth album. Derek has has reached No.4 in the UK country iTunes charts (currently #14), surpassing veterans like Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and C2C 2014 headliner The Zac Brown Band.
(11 Nov 2013) Lady Antebellum - Golden (Deluxe
Edition) [Import]
(18 tracks) - CD smartchoicemusic.com (£14.99) This Deluxe
Edition of Golden released in 2013 includes six bonus tracks.
(11 Nov 2013) Lady Antebellum: Live - On This Winter's
Night [DVD] [NTSC]/Region 2 (Europe) Time: 70 mins DVD - sainsburysentertainment.co.uk - Amazon.com
This live concert
film brings those songs to life with the help of more than 40 symphony
orchestra musicians at Nashville's famed Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The
program includes seasonal favourites like "Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas" and "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow",
alongside the self-penned title track "One This Winter's Night". The
collection includes 11 live performances along with personal Christmas stories,
memories, and traditions that Lady Antebellum are sharing with their fans for
the first time.
(11 Nov 2013) Sammy Kershaw - BIG HITS: VOLUME 1 (Big
Hit Records)
12 Tracks/ Time:
40:05 CD - MP3 - Amazon.com
(11 Nov 2013) Kellie Pickler - The Woman I Am (Black River Ent.)
12 Tracks/ Time: 41:20 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
NEWS
Snapshot Country news:
CMT announced Big Machine Records artist Danielle Bradbery would be the newest
addition to its NEXT WOMEN OF COUNTRY franchise (photo ), joining 15 other females (image) whom CMT promotes on-air and online
throughout the year. The network will grow the franchise to include more than a
dozen taped performances with Next Women artists throughout the year.
Members include
Cassadee Pope, Jana Kramer, Kacey Musgraves, Kelleigh Bannen, Kristen Kelly,
Lauren Alaina, Angaleena Presley, Rachel Farley, Rose Falcon and Sarah Darling.
CMT’s current video playlist is nearly half female, with a handful of emerging
artists (??! laughs) from the NEXT WOMEN franchise including Ashley Monroe,
Brandy Clark and Holly Williams.
Taylor Swift's song "I Knew You Were Trouble" won the Phenomenon
Award (11/3) on the first-ever YouTube Music Awards. The honor is given for
inspiring the most fan videos.
If it's amazing to
you that Taylor Swift's new movie The Giver will find her acting alongside
Oscar-winning Hollywood legends like Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges, well,
that's OK --
because Taylor can't believe it either. Speaking to Access Hollywood about her experience
making the film, Taylor said, "I couldn’t believe it was happening to me. I still
can’t believe I shot in South Africa and shot all my scenes with Jeff Bridges.
It was unreal. Seriously, I couldn’t
believe I got to be a part of the experience."
As for how she
prepared for sharing the screen with such high-caliber actors when she's a
relative newbie to acting, Taylor explained, "I just tried to work as hard as I could and
just throw myself into that environment as much as I possibly could and it was
really long hours and it was a lot of preparation and getting into character
and all that." And
though Taylor says that she's actually taken acting classes, hands-on
experience just can't be beat.
The International
Country Music Festival, Country Gold, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary event. The Japanese festival has gained a
reputation as the biggest Country music festival in the Far East. Organized by
Charlie Nagatani, the event took place Oct. 20 and included performances by
Aaron Tippin, Daryle Singletary, Anita Cochran, Robyn Young, and Charlie
Nagatani and The Cannonballs. Over the years, many great Country acts have
performed at the annual Country Gold event, including Brad Paisley, Dierks
Bentley, Alison Krauss and the Charlie Daniel’s Band. The performances took
place at the Aspecta amphitheater, which is regarded as one of the world’s most
beautiful outdoor venues. Set at the base of Mt. Aso, an active volcano in
Kumamoto, Prefecture, Country Gold drew more than 10,000 attendees, a 25% increase from the 2012
numbers. During the festival, Nagatani (PHOTO) was honored for his dedication to
Country music over the years. He was given three certificates of appreciation
from the Mayor of Nashville, the Country Music Association and the Grand Ole
Opry.
Barbara Mandrell has been selected for induction into the Musicians Hall of
Fame in Nashville. She is among 12 musicians who will be honored
during a Jan. 28 induction ceremony at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.
Prolific
songwriter Dean Dillon joined an
elite group of writers, when he was named this year's BMI Icon at last night's 61st
Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville. Broadcast Music, Inc.bestows the honour
on those who have had "a unique and indelible influence on generations of
music makers." An all-star tribute from some of country's biggest stars,
included Luke Bryan performing
Dillon's BMI award-winning hit "Unwound." Lee Ann Womack gave an emotional rendition of "An Empty
Glass," and Kenny Chesney
performed the country classic "Holed Up In Some Honky Tonk." George Strait, who alone has recorded
54 of Dillon's songs, paid homage with a medley of three of his most notable
Dillon-penned hits, including "The Chair," "Marina Del Rey"
and "Here for a Good Time."
Jennifer Nettles spent Friday night (Nov 8th) playing host while
filming CMA
Country Christmas at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. The two-hour
program airs Dec.2 on ABC-TV and will feature Jake Owen singing "Mele Kalikimaka," Lucy Hale's rendition of "Christmas Baby (Please Come
Home)" and Luke Bryan joining
Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson for "Hairy Christmas." Other
performances on the show include Trace Adkins, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Lady
Antebellum, Nettles,
Kellie Pickler,
Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Michael W. Smith and Peanuts characters Snoopy,
Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus Van Pelt.
Comic Relief: The life of Carrie Underwood will be illustrated in the upcoming comic titled Fame: Carrie Underwood.
Available
in print and digital (released by Bluewater Productions Nov. 13), it tells the
story of Underwood’s trials and tribulations as a small town girl on her rise
to fame. From Oklahoma to American Idol, Underwood’s story is told in 32
illustrated pages. The book is written by Loyd Gant and illustrated by Manuel
Diaz. Cover art is by Nelson Hernandez.
To order the book: US iTunes for $1.99 or on UK iTunes where its available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device and Kindle. Other titles include FAME: Tim McGraw and FAME: Taylor Swift [Kindle Edition]. Advice: Read the reviews first.
COUNTRY AWARDS
The 47th Annual
CMA Awards
George Strait earned his third Entertainer of the Year honor, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton became the first married
couple in CMA history to win Female and Male Vocalists
four years in a row and Taylor Swift received the Pinnacle
Award at Wednesday night's (11/6) 47th Annual CMA Awards.
Shelton also took home Album, Kacey Musgraves was named New Artist, Florida Georgia Line won Vocal Duo and "Cruise" took Single. Vocal Group went to Little Big Town and Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck" won Song for writers Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary.
Shelton also took home Album, Kacey Musgraves was named New Artist, Florida Georgia Line won Vocal Duo and "Cruise" took Single. Vocal Group went to Little Big Town and Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck" won Song for writers Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary.
Quotes:
I was really happy
to be up there performing with my band and just being a part of this. Last year
I had really crappy seats ... with my roommate just as a fan. And now here I am
holding this thing. It's really fun." – New Artist Kacey Musgraves.
"This song
was written about a young man named Jared Monti. And Jared Monti gave his life
in Afghanistan for his battalion. Jared gave his life for his country. And his
dad, today, still drives his truck. We wrote this song about him. Thank you so
much, Jared, for what you did for this country." – Jimmy Yeary, co-writer of Song honoree "I Drive Your
Truck."
"I was
standing with Faith Hill with our arms around each other crying. We were so
happy because both of us have opened for him." – Taylor Swift on Strait's Entertainer win.
Read the 5 Blog Posts on the CMA Awards coverage or
select from the links below
CMA Awards 2013: CMA 360 All Access Listen to backstage CMA 360 interviews and
more
CMA Awards 2013: Timeline, Running order: Listen to ALL the Award presentations and
performances and selective videos
CMA Awards 2013: Nominees, Winners & Report: George Strait, Blake Shelton and Florida
Georgia Line are victorious
2013 CMA
International Awards: Radio 2's Bob Harris is a winner again!
47th Annual CMA Awards 2013 Build Up: SESAC, ASCAP Awards, CMA 2013 pre-show
thoughts and artist interviews
Sony Music Nashville celebrated at a gathering at The Country Music Hall
of Fame & Museum following Wednesday’s 47th Annual CMA Awards, co-hosted by
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Miranda Lambert took home her fourth
consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year honor….Read more Sony Press Release.
BABY NEWS
Last week, Zac Brown announced via his band's
Twitter site that he and his lovely wife Shelly had yet another baby on the way
-- baby No. 5, to be exact! Well after four girls, Zac and Shelly are thrilled
by the news that the newest little arrival is going to be a boy. The band
revealed the gender of "Baby Brown" on Twitter Thursday evening (Nov.
7). Their 1st baby BOY is due this spring!"
SINGLE / ALBUM NEWS
Kellie Pickler released her fourth studio album, THE WOMAN I AM,
on Monday, November 11, 2013. The album, produced by Luke Wooten and Frank
Liddell, contains 12 new songs including her current single “Little Bit Gypsy.”
Pickler co-wrote three of the songs, including the title cut which she wrote
with her husband Kyle Jacobs. The Woman I Am is her first album for her new
label home, Black River Entertainment, and her follow up to 100 Proof, which
Rolling Stone named as the No. 1 Country Album of 2012.
Jennifer Nettles’ Rick Rubin-produced solo album, THAT GIRL, will be released January 14. Nettles says that this
record is the “most intimate and personal” project she’s done. Jennifer Nettles
is setting on a 2014 headlining US tour to support her debut 14. The trek will
start February 13 with more than 30 dates scheduled for Los Angeles, New York,
Washington, D.C. Atlanta, Las Vegas and more.
Suzy Bogguss has jumped on The Kickstarter band wagon. Her new album, LUCKY will
be a fan funded project. The Kickstarter page for Suzy’s album of Merle
Haggard songs features a six-minute sampler . So far 396 backers
have contributed $23,671 of the $50,000 goal with 27days remaining.
Garth Brooks is to release a Limited Edition new Box Set, just in time for the
US Thanksgiving Day holidays.
Hear new recordings of Garth singing the songs that influenced him and see Garth’s Live Las Vegas Performance.”
JT Hodges released a Christmas single "Joy To the World” (Show Dog
Universal) on Nov 05, 2013. Its available to download on US iTunes and Amazon.com
PRESS RELEASES
- Dierks Bentley’s
event “Miles
& Music For Kids” hosted its biggest crowd to date
yesterday in Nashville, TN. Thousands of bikers road into downtown where
fans joined Dierks for the post-ride concert to help make the event’s biggest donation to date of over
$307,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Eric Close, who plays Teddy Conrad
on ABC's Nashville, and American Pickers host Mike Wolfe also joined
Dierks for the Sunday bike ride.
- Russell Moore
reflected on 20 years with Steve Dilling
- Halloween may be a memory but Craig Campbell has a special treat in store for his
fans! Following the tremendous success of his 54-week infectious smash,
“Outta My Head,” Campbell collaborated with nationally syndicated radio
personality Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots to release a country version
of the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Royals”.
- so much MOORE media celebrated its 25th Year.
- Grammy-nominated Rock / Folk
singer-songwriter Peter Himmelman
has a new album in his crosshairs and is asking friends and fans for a
little help launching his first Kickstarter campaign.
- Eric Church revealed “The Outsiders” Album Art and
release date.
- Ride into Debt?: Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender,
announced it will be the presenting sponsor for the final
leg of George Strait’s The Cowboy
Rides Away Tour 2014.
- Sarah Darling
is poised to release a brand-new
Christmas E.P., Have A Merry Little Christmas Darling, on
Tuesday, November 19.
- Chris Stapleton
was set to perform with Luke Bryan on The
47th Annual CMA Awards
- Craig Morgan joins
Kidde and
Fire Service Leaders to promote steps to safety
- The Oak Ridge Boys are set to celebrate the 24th Anniversary
of their annual
Christmas Tour in 2013 with a festive show featuring live
performances of holiday classics and their biggest hits.
- Country Superstars Stampede into Manhattan, Kansas June 26-29, 2014 - Luke Bryan and Eric Church headline.
- Rodney Atkins
tied the knot with fellow
singer-songwriter Rose Falcon
during an intimate beachside ceremony Sunday, November 10 on Captiva
Island, Fla. Twenty guests were in attendance as the couple exchanged
vows, including Atkins’ son Elijah, who acted as best man.
- Hank Williams Jr. set to be honored with 'Patriot Award' from Operation Troop Aid.
- Mandy Barnett with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store announced the release of "I Can’t Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson", Barnett’s newest CD, which will be available on November 11 at all Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations, online at crackerbarrel.com and select digital retailers. The release, produced by Barnett, features 12 songs written by Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Don Gibson. The album’s debut coincides with the 10th anniversary of Gibson’s death on November 17, 2003, and fulfills a promise that Barnett made to the legendary singer/songwriter.
ARTICLES
Washington Post : Shane McAnally writes ‘real’ country songs with
major commercial appeal
Washington Post: Brandy
Clark’s debut album is a stunner. But will anybody hear it?...
REVIEWS
- Concert Review: Sheryl
Crow at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh -
- Roughstock: Independent Lens: Brandy Clark - A Modern Country
Storyteller
- Grand Union Songwriter's
Evening, Bush Hall, Nov 10, 2013 (Gary Quinn, Hannah Jane Lewis, Jeannine
Barry and Raintown) livesoundsoflondontown.com (no author)
and a Blog Review and setlists at hittingalltherightnotes
MAGAZINES
- Check out the 78-page
Fall/Winter online sampler of Cowgirls in Style which includes
features on Susie McEntire
(Reba's sister talks fitness, fashion, music) and Chenae Shiner (Miss
Rodeo America 2013)
- Of seasonal interest Handmade Christmas
LISTEN
NPR: Matraca Berg performs live
on Mountain Stage with her husband, Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band.
FREE DOWNLOADS
- Glasgow trio Aston Lane (Esther O'Connor,
Timothy O'Connor, James Duffin) offer
7 free songs and then a sneaky extra 3 for subscribers. Click link for all 10 songs. Esther O'Connor
is the lead singer of her 3-piece band that includes her husband and
brother. If you like the free stuff and want to check out more? Check out
Ashton Lane albums here
- Back in September, the
Americana Music Festival rocked Nashville, and the Redeye Residency hosted
its first session in the Music City. Perched atop of the downtown Sheraton
hotel, Americana greats from Tift
Merritt to Aoife O’Donovan
to Shonna Tucker, Darling Clementine and more
recorded beautiful acoustic sessions. Now, these sessions are available in
The Best of the Americana Music Festival 2013 from NoiseTrade for an email share.
- Music For Heroes, The
Ultimate Military Tribute Album is out, Free 320kbps MP3
WATCH
Hem: Tiny Desk Concert read this UK album review
COUNTRY FASHION
Is dad
Billy Ray Cyrus loving his daughter’s new thug persona? Following her MTV Music
Video Awards performance Miley Cyrus
took to the red carpet at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam for the MTV EMA’s
2013.The singer arrived wearing a Biggie and Tupac ‘Please Stop The Violence’
graphic dress from the NY Vintage archives. Tom Ford boots and a selection of
jewels completed her look - Photo
COUNTRY GOSSIP
When
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley sang, ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ Zac Brown and Luke Bryan were in the audience hugging each other and Luke even
kissed Zac on the cheek - Image. Back in September Zac Brown
expressed his distaste for Contemporary Country
Music. “I
love Luke Bryan and he’s had some great songs, but this new song is the worst
song I’ve ever heard. I know Luke, he’s a friend. ['That's] My Kinda Night’ is
one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard.
TWEETS
kellie
pickler @kelliepickler @TheBrandyClark
Hey darling! Love this!! :) pic.twitter.com/5OqNeHejqH
Entertainment
Weekly @EW We love @TheBrandyClark! Get her album '12 Stories' right now! pic.twitter.com/7erupjOysg
BIRTHDAYS
November 11: Narvel Felts
(1938)
November 12: Barbara
Fairchild (1950)
November 13: Raymond
Froggatt (1941)
November 14: Gretchen
Peters (1957)
November 15: C W McCall
(1929), Hank Wangford (1940)
November 17: Gordon Lightfoot (1938)
R.I.P
Betsy Smittle (photo), musician, vocalist, and half-sister
of Garth Brooks, died on Saturday (11/2), reports KWTV.
Smittle, who was 60 years old at the time of her death, was also a member of
Brooks’ band for several years. Her solo album, Rough Around the Edges, was
released in 1994. Smittle was also a gay rights activist who performed and
participated at several gay pride events in and around Oklahoma. In an
interview back in 1992 with Oklahoma Today (see page 4 PDF), Garth and his mother,
Colleen, talked fondly about Betsy, who was a bass player in Garth's band.
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