Fans queued to meet the multi-instrumentalist and pick up UK editions of
‘The Project’ following her C2C performances last weekend (Photo credit - Luke Dyson):
“Lindsay Ell has made herself impossible to ignore” - Maverick Magazine
“Boy did she make an impression. Ell is a fantastic performer and a
remarkable musician... The future is very, very bright and we can’t wait to see
the heights she’s going to reach in 2018” - Entertainment Focus
LONDON,
UK - (16th March 2018)
One
of the most celebrated forces to breakthrough in country music, Lindsay Ell, took time out of her packed US
touring schedule last weekend to come to London for the genre’s biggest weekend
in the UK - Country to Country (C2C)
Festival - and by all accounts has emerged as one of the highlight acts. Having
released the UK edition of the #1 debut album THE PROJECTFriday (9th
March) she performed no less than five sets across the festival, culminating in
a main arena slot on Sunday, before headliners Emmylou Harris and Little Big
Town took to the stage, and Ell closed the weekend with a late-night aftershow
party set.
Lindsay Ell: Country 2 Country 2018 Indigo at the O2 Credit: Luke Dyson-10 March 2018 | Click To ENLARGE
During this week the singer-songwriter, who has received national
radio play for her singles ‘Waiting On You’ and ‘Criminal’
and rave reviews for the album (5* in Maverick Magazine), took part in a series
of co-headline dates with Sugarland star - and ‘The Project’ producer - Kristian Bush across the UK, with a
packed final show last night in Manchester.
(11 August 2017) Lindsay Ell - The Project (Stoney Creek Records)
UK
Country iTunes Album Debut #7 (#99 overall UK Albums chart) then #8 (#125)
Praising her C2C performances, The
Digital Fix described the “mind bendingly brilliant guitar-led sound… Ell
is totally taking her brand of GRL PWR places”; while leading teen station
Wizard Radio, who had ‘Criminal’ at the #1 country airplay slot all weekend,
said “Ell took over the Spotlight Stage, shining a light as one of the most
exciting female rockers… the short set was a crowd-pleaser proving that she has
everything it takes to become a major player on the scene”.
Lindsay Ell: Country 2 Country 2018 Spotlight Stage Credit: Luke Dyson 11 March 2018 | Click To ENLARGE
Based in Nashville, Ell has a long-standing relationship with her UK fans,
having travelled the world early in her career with artists like The Band Perry
- including her first visit to the UK in 2013 - and Luke Bryan; showcased her
multi-instrumental dexterity as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country; returned to
the UK for a headline tour in 2015 and the first ever Country Music Week in
October last year. Back in the US, she is currently trading guitar solos with
superstar Brad Paisley on his
Weekend Warrior World Tour, and is confirmed to support Sugarland on their summer tour dates and open for Keith Urban later in the year.
Named one of The Huffington Post’s
“Top Country Artists to Watch,” Lindsay Ell is a triple threat:
accomplished musician, unique vocalist and songwriter.
The
young Calgary native learned to play guitar while traveling with her father to
country-bluegrass camps as a young girl. Ell honed her craft as a musical
stylist and songwriter after being discovered by BTO and The Guess Who’s Randy Bachman (“American Woman” /
“Taking Care of Business”) who discovered her at the age of 13. The
multi-instrumentalist was soon touring alongside the likes of Luke Bryan, Buddy
Guy, The Band Perry and Keith Urban, as well as wowing audiences as Carrie
Underwood’s guitar player live on the 50th Annual “CMA Awards” and holding her own
alongside icon Melissa Etheridge on Skyville Live.
A CMT Music Award and Canadian Country Music Award nominee,
Ell exhilarated audiences from coast-to-coast as part of the 2016 CMT Next
Women of Country Tour and is featured on Brad Paisley’s 2017 Weekend Warrior
World Tour. Ell’s debut album 'The Project' - named by Billboard as the Best
Country Album of 2017 - is out now in the UK/Ireland on CD & to
download/stream.
THE
PROJECT (Stoney Creek/Broken Bow Music Group) made a debut No.4 on Top Country
Albums (#40 Billboard 200) topping the Country Albums Sales chart at No.1 selling 10,252 copies. (Chart issue week of September 2, 2017). In her second week it plummeted with a
1-31 drop selling 1,546 copies (down 85%; 2-week total 11,798) and fell off the
Top Country Albums top 50 from its #4 debut.
Sold-Out Performance
Featured Luke Combs, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Brett James and Kip Moore
CMA Songwriters @ C2C2018 CLICK to ENLARGE
The Country Music Association's
critically acclaimed CMA
Songwriters Series returned to London's Indigo at The O2 on Thursday March 8th as part of the sixth annual C2C: Country 2 Country festival.
The sold-out show featured stellar
performances hosted by award-winning songwriter Brett James, who was joined by top tunesmiths including Luke Combs, Nicolle Galyon,Natalie
Hemby and Kip Moore.
The show marked the sixth London appearance for CMA Songwriters
Series.
"This One's For You"
- Combs
"You Look Like I Need A Drink" - Hemby (Recorded by Justin
Moore)
"Last Shot" - Moore
"We Were Us" - Galyon (Recorded by Keith Urban feat.
Miranda Lambert)
"Out Last Night" - James (Recorded by Kenny Chesney)
"Must've Never Met You" - Combs
"Pontoon" - Hemby (Recorded by Little Big Town)
"More Girls Like You" - Moore
"All The Pretty Girls" - Galyon (Recorded by Kenny Chesney)
"The Truth" - James (Recorded by Jason Aldean)
"Houston We Got A Problem" - Combs
"Return" - Hemby
"That Was Us" - Moore
"Consequences" - Galyon (Recorded by Camila Cabello)
"Beautiful Crazy" - Combs
"White Liar" - Hemby (Recorded by Miranda Lambert)
"Crazy One More Time" - Moore
"Female" - Galyon (Recorded by Keith Urban)
"Reason or Rhyme" - James
"When It Rains It Pours" - Combs
"Jealous" - Hemby (Recorded by Labrinth)
"Guitar Man" - Moore
"Boy" - Galyon (Recorded by Lee Brice)
"Jesus, Take The Wheel" - James (Recorded by Carrie
Underwood)
Entertainment Focus(Rating: 5/5)CMA Songwriters Series, Indigo at the
O2, London live review (by Laura Cooney) Great chemistry between the artists, Natalie
Hemby’s stunning performance of Jealous, Luke Combs is a star in the making…..
Currently in its 14th season, CMA
Songwriters Series has presented more than 100 shows in 18 cities including
Austin, Belfast, Chicago, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Park
City (at Sundance), Phoenix, Toronto and Washington, D.C. at the renowned
Library of Congress and John F. Kennedy Center. Artists and songwriters who
have participated in the series include Jessi Alexander, Dierks Bentley, Luke
Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brandy Clark, Tom Douglas, Brett Eldredge,
Miranda Lambert, Hilary Lindsey, Little Big Town, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna,
Kacey Musgraves, Tim Nichols, Liz Rose, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Craig
Wiseman, Chris Young, and more.
C2C2018 Festival
Timeline Guide March 8, 2018 (Issue 2)
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the document online here, to use Page through, Zoom, Larger View, drag options or FULL SCREEN
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C2C Roadshows
INTIMATE HEADLINE SHOWS ANNOUNCED
ACROSS THE UK
FOLLOWING COUNTRY TO COUNTRY 2018
Kristian Bush has
announced a five-date solo UK tour next month with Lindsay
Ell, Levi Hummon & Twinnie *
High Valley + special guests:
Sunday 11 March 2018 - The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Ashley McBryde and Ryan
Kinder: Mon 12 March2018 - The Borderline , London
Mo Pitney / Ashley Campbell /
Ryan Kinder:
Tues 13 March 2018
- Arts Club, Liverpool
Weds 14 March 2018
- The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Fri 16 March 2018
- O2 Institute3, Birmingham
Ashley Campbell / Mo Pitney:
Sat 17 March 2018 - The Borderline, London
Bob Harris (OBE) will
broadcast live from C2C in London and introduce special performances from Sugarland and Kacey Musgraves. (see BBC Page). Broadcasting live from
backstage at the O2 Arena Bob will be joined by fellow country music
broadcaster Baylen Leonard, and Radio 2's Bobbie Pryor and the show will
feature a special performance by Ashley
Campbell honouring her late father.
BRETT YOUNG
C2C
APPEARANCES
Fri 9 March 2018 20:15-20:25 ARENA Spotlight
Fri 9 March 2018 23:20-23:50 C2C Official Aftershow
Unstoppable “Hitmaker” Garners
ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year Nomination
PHOTO: Winners At Losers:
BMLG Records' Brett Young (c) celebrates his single "In Case You Didn’t Know” receiving RIAA 3x platinum certification with co-writers Trent Tomlinson (l) and Tyler Reeve at Nashville's Losers Bar and Grill.
Nashville, TN - March 7, 2018 - ACM nominee Brett Young
celebrated the success of his 3X
PLATINUM smash hit "In Case You Didn’t
Know” with his
cowriters at Losers Bar and Grill in Nashville. Written by Tyler Reeve, Kyle
Schlienger, Trent Tomlinson and Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know” is the only
song from a debut Country artist to earn RIAA 3X PLATINUM Certification since
2014. “Triple platinum. That’s not real,” Young joked. “I’m so
thankful to my cowriters, fans and Country radio for making this song what it
is!" “In Case You Didn’t Know” is one of three back-to-back
No. One hits from Young’s debut album, with his latest single “Mercy” rapidly
climbing the charts. Amidst the momentum, Young has been nominated for an ACM
Award for New Male
Vocalist of the Year and is the only nominee
in his category with a 3X Platinum song.
Brett Young's “soothing, approachable” (New York Times) self-titled debut album (BMLG Records) became an instant
success upon its 2017 release when it dominated the Top 20 on the Country
Albums chart for 37 weeks. His lead single PLATINUM-certified “Sleep
Without You” climbed to the top of the charts and was followed by his
breakout smash “In Case You Didn’t Know.” The hit’s official music video
surpassed 175 million views - more than any debut Country artist. Young's third
single, GOLD-certified “Like I Loved You” skyrocketed to No. 1 and stayed there
for three weeks. His current single, “Mercy,” is currently being introduced to
Country radio and is rapidly climbing up the charts.
CATHERINE MCGRATH
C2C
APPEARANCES
Sat March 10, 2018: 11:30-13:00
C2C Close Up Building 6
Sunday March 11, 2018: 10:30-11:10
BBC RADIO 2
SHARES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR
‘THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ME
“I think this girl is going to
be huge.” - Sir Elton John
“A promising young artist poised to join the
best of the UK’s growing country music scene.” - The Independent
“One to watch.” - The Times
“One of the brightest emerging talents in
country music.” - Music Week
Everything’s heating up for
Catherine McGrath. After selling out her first headline show at The Camden Assembly
earlier this week, she’s now preparing to play at C2C at London’s O2 this
weekend where she’ll perform on the BBC Radio 2 Stage. To coincide, Catherine
now shares a new visual for her current track ‘Thought It Was Gonna Be Me’.
— Chris Country Radio (@ChrisCountry) 7 March 2018
DANIELLE BRADBERY
C2C
APPEARANCES
Fri March 9, 2018: 15:10-15:40 Town Square
Sat March 10, 2018: 12:00-12:50 Country Music Week Hub
Sat March 10, 2018: 13:50-14:30
BBC RADIO 2
Missed Danielle’s appearance
on Chris Country Radio Breakfast
show? Catch up with the conversation here:
Chris
Stevens Programme Director on Chris
Country Radio has received a CMA award Friday morning for CMA International Broadcaster! Chris shared: Thanks to all our listeners for tuning in
and being part of our journey to convert all of the UK to country music!
Previous UK & Irish
winners include Brian Clough (Smooth Radio), Brian D’Arcy, Allan Watkiss (ex
presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield and station head of UKCountryRadio.com), David
Allan (BBC Radio 2), Bob Harris (BBC
Radio 2), the late Joe Fish (BBC Radio Lancashire), Dick Barrie, Bill Black, Stuart
Cameron (Hotdosc), Helen McPherson from Scotland and Lee Williams (CEO CMR
Nashville).
DELTA RAE
C2C
APPEARANCES
Fri March 9, 2018: 16:30-17:00
Town Square
Sat March 10, 2018: 11:20-12:00
BBC RADIO 2
Sat March 10, 2018: 13:00-13:30
C2C Sessions - NY-LON
Sat March 10, 2018: 23:15-00:00
Late Night Saloon - All Bar One
Delta
Rae,
from Durham North Carolina, spoke with Chris Country about the formation of
the band, their sound and influences, and what it's like touring with six
people in a band!
HIGH VALLEY
C2C
APPEARANCES
Fri March 9, 2018: 15:30-16:05 BBC RADIO 2
High
Valley with “She’s With Me” (Atlantic/WEA) became
the duo’s first Country Airplay top 10
(11-9; 25.4 million, up 13 percent; Chart issue week of March 10, 2018). The
song hits the top 10 in its 44th week on the chart, becoming the ninth song to
take a scenic route of at least that long to the tier.
JEANNINE BARRY
C2C
APPEARANCES
Fri March 9, 2018: 14:00-14:30
Big Entrance
Fri March 9, 2018: 17:30-18:00
O2 Priority Lounge
Sat March 10, 2018: 11:40-12:10 Busking Stage
Sat March 10, 2018: 15:00-15:30
CLUB WM-Water Margin
Sunday March 11, 2018: 12:15-12:45 Busking Stage
Sunday March 11, 2018: 15:30-16:00
O2 Priority Lounge
Jeannine
Barry’s new single ‘Sweet Spot’ is out with an exclusive
Chris Country Radio first spin at 7:45am!
UK country artist Jeannine
Barry has a brand new song out and we have the first play of it right NOW!
She's a fantastic songwriter we've been following her career for the last few
years, she's REALLY good...I think you'll enjoy this" - Chris Stevens Chris Country Radio
Sat March 10, 2018: 21:20-23:00 ARENA (Headline Act)
Decca Records tweeted: The
amazing Kacey Musgraves talked to Louise Minchin and Dan Walker on BBC Breakfast (Thurs March 8) about her upcoming album and more! She's in the
U.K. for the C2Cfestival weekend and we couldn't be more excited!
Kelsea
Ballerini performed her single “I Hate Love Songs” live in the Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 studio ahead of
her appearance at the Country 2 Country Festival in London, Dublin and Glasgow.
Both her single and album UNAPOLOGETICALLY (iTunes) consequently
went to #1 on UK Country iTunes
Chart (#28 overall)
Listen back on the BBC iPlayer
from 2 hours – BBC Page
LUKE COMBS
C2C
APPEARANCES
Sat March 10, 2018: 17:10-17:50 ARENA
Missed Luke Combs on the Chris Country Radio Breakfast show?
Catch up with the conversation here:
He has announced a European
tour for October 2018, ahead of his appearance at this year's Country
2 Country festival. Dates include Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester.
With gritty, grizzled vocals,
brazen songwriting talent and one hell of a live show, River House
Artists/Columbia Nashville’s Luke Combs stormed onto country music landscape as
a force to be reckoned with. He was named a 2017 Artist To Watch.
on GENERAL SALE Friday
9 March 2018 at 10:00
Weds 3 October 2018
- O2 Institute, Birmingham (78 Digbeth High Street, B5 6DY)
£20.50 (£17.50 Ticket + £3.00 Fees)
Thurs 4 October 2018 - O2
Shepherds Bush Empire, London (Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8TT)
£23.20 (£19.50 Ticket + £3.70 Fees)
Missed Midland on the Chris Country Radio Breakfast show?
Catch up with the conversation here:
SARAH DARLING
C2C
APPEARANCES
Sunday March 11, 2018: 13:10-13:40 Town Square
Published on March 8, 2018 Sarah performs a stunning live acoustic
version of her song 'Wasted' for Under The Apple Tree
sessions.
THE SHIRES
C2C
APPEARANCES
Surprise
Special Guest? Sat March 10, 2018: 15:10-16:00 Town Square
* BREAKING NEWS * They were in attendance at the
fifth CMA Songwriters Series, which returned to indigo at The
O2 on Thursday March 8, 2018, hosted by celebrated songwriter Brett
James.
Ken Bruce had the world
exclusive first play The Shires brand new single "Guilty" on BBC Radio
2.
"That's another great single" - Ken Bruce (Listen at 1 hour 41 mins BBC Page)
Matt
Everitt from MUSIC NEWS NOW joined BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce to talk
about the Country To Country Special
and news of a Bob Harris C2C Special 8pm -11pm on Saturday. Broadcasting live
from backstage at the O2 Arena Bob will be joined by fellow country music
broadcaster Baylen Leonard, and Radio 2's Bobbie Pryor and the show will
feature a special perfomance by Ashley Campbell honouring her late father.
‘Guilty’ First Play On Chris
Country Radio
“I'm really excited to play this, its the first brand new single from
The Shires album, the album is called ACCIDENTLY ON
PURPOSE, this song is called "Guilty" ...I LOVE this song, it's
got such a great vibe to it, gets me REALLY EXCITED about the new album, check
this out The Shires Guilty" - Chris
Stevens Chris Country Radio
SHOCK! We accidently on purpose saved the audio! Listen to the edited playout!:
Released on March 9, 2018, The
Shires pre-grat track “Guilty” from ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
(out April 20, 2018)
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/guilty/1353046862?i=1353047565
| made a debut at #13 on the UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (#648 overall) and
has so far climbed to #2 (#169
overall)
WALKER HAYES
C2C
APPEARANCES
Sat March 10, 2018:
13:00-13:40 BBC RADIO 2
Sat March 10, 2018: Sat
15:10-15:40 C2C Sessions - NY-LON
Sunday March 11, 2018: 14:00-15:00 Bluebird Café @ C2C
Sunday March 11, 2018: 20:10-20:30
ARENA Spotlight
Sunday March 11, 2018: 22:30-23:00
C2C Official Aftershow
Watch this Interview by
Christian Lamitschka CEO of German Country BlogCountry Music News International Magazine & Radio Show who
introduces himself to European fans. He talks about his new album Boom! and great advise for new artists!
Country
Music News International (the place where you find country music news, interviews, CD reviews and
many more in German and English). Visit www.CountryMusicNewsInternational.blogspot.com
Published on
Feb 27, 2018 the interview was conducted during Country
Radio Seminar (CRS) an annual convention designed to educate and
promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music
industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio. Country
Radio Seminar 2018 took place on Feb. 5-7, 2018 at the Omni Nashville.
Born
on Dec 27, 1979 (age 38) the Mobile, Alabama artist
His
single "You Broke Up with Me" released June 28, 2017 peaked at #9 on Hot Country Songs and #10 on Billboard Country Airplay and
has been certified GOLD by the RIAA
for 0.5 Million units (actual pure sales 247,000 chart dated Dec 23, 2017)
on
Nov 22, 2017
BOOMING INTO THE TOP 10: Walker Hayes with his
new LP, boom. (Monument/ Sony Music Nashville),
arrived on Top Country Albums at No.6,
earning 16,000 equivalent album units (12,324 in traditional sales; Chart issue week of Dec 30, 2017). The title marked Hayes’ second Top Country
Albums appearance; his 2010 self-titled EP debuted and peaked at No. 66.
Roughstock-
With just ten songs, Walker Hayes has
delivered an album full of clever lyrics and melodies that are outside of
what’s typically seen in country music. While that may be enough for some to
discount the merits of boom. as a country music album, I just think it’s
well-made, good music. And in a world where I’m trying to be more like
“Beckett,”that’s all I need to enjoy
one of country music’s most interesting (and final) releases of 2017.
Saving
Country Music (Rating: Two Guns Extremely
Down! (-1/10)…Boom is the worst album
of “country” music in history, and should be universally repelled and impugned
by everyone, buried or burned as the example of cultural rot that it is, and
never spoken of again except in reference of what we can never allow to befall
our precious, fertile ears again.
Country Music People (Rating: 1 STAR) Just
when you thought it couldn’t get any worse …Boom! Along comes Walker Hayes – Duncan Warwick Editer
