Bob Harris talks to SKY about the upcoming Under The Apple Tree tour

Having tirelessly promoted emerging and cutting-edge music over his prolific career, broadcasting legend, Bob Harris will take his highly respected, Under The Apple Tree Sessions out on the road.

Headline by indie-folk trio, Wildwood Kin and with handpicked regional acts set to join the line-up, the tour will be a huge celebration of country, Americana and roots music.

Wildwood Kin

Under The Apple Tree – Live On Tour  

Headline by indie-folk trio, Wildwood Kin and with handpicked regional acts set to join the line-up, the tour will be a huge celebration of country, Americana and roots music.

Thurs 25 April 2019 - O2 Academy 2, Oxford (190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE Oxford) Plus guests Ferris & Sylvester

Fri 26 April 2019 - Arts Club, Liverpool (90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH) Plus guests Ferris & Sylvester & Eleanor Nelly

Sat 27 April 2019 - O2 Institute2 Birmingham, Birmingham (78 Digbeth, High Street, Birmingham B5 6DY) Plus guests Ferris & Sylvester

Sat 29 April 2019 - The Fleece, Bristol (12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ) Plus guests Ferris & Sylvester

Sun 30 April 2019 - O2 Academy Islington, London (Angel Central, London, N1 0PS) Plus guests Ferris & Sylvester & The Blue Highways

Fri 3 May 2019 - O2 Academy 2, Newcastle (Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SW) Plus guests Callum

Sat 4 May 2019 - Bodega Social, Nottingham (23 Pelham Street, Nottingham, NG1 2ED)

Mon 6 May 2019 - Manchester Academy 3, Manchester (Manchester University Union, Manchester, M13 9PR)

Tues 7 May 2019 - Waterfront Studios, Norwich (139-141 King St, Norwich, NR1 1QH)
Tickets available from Ticketmaster UK

In Bed with SKY & LIVE NATION

Bob Harris (OBE) talked to SKY’s Sunrise about his upcoming Under The Apple Tree tour
Bob Harris tweeted Really enjoyed my visit. Thank you @SkyNews

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"I love life on the road."@WhisperingBob talks to #Sunrise about his upcoming #UnderTheAppleTree tour and why emerging artists 🎤🎶 still excite him.

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RADIO FEATURE

Alex Krupa's Country Show (Weds 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm) which broadcasts on Andover Radio (Portland house, 55-57 High Street, SP10 1LP) featured a show on the Bob Harris’ Under The Apple Tree Sessions. It was first broadcast on Weds April 17, 2019. 

YouTube’s Loss Is Facebook’s Gain

Back on May 15, 2015 we compiled a chart of the favourite published videos from the Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company with artists performing for The Under The Apple Tree Sessions (UTAT; a Media Entertainment Platform).

The 236 published videos generated 273,793 views on YouTube.

In an updated chart dated May 3, 2017 there were 523 published UTAT session videos which had generated over 1-million views (1,003,463) on YouTube.

As anyone in the world with Internet access can view the YouTube videos without having to be subscribed to a Social Media network this was the most accurate way to compile the stats and popularity of the videos.

Things subsequently changed in that videos were also published on WhisperingBobTV Facebook page which generated additional 1000s of views which could be shared by the artists or fans but these figures were hard to determine were not included in the chart calculation but based purely on the number of YouTube views. 

The latest published UTAT YouTube videos (WBBCOfficial/videos   ) are receiving relatively few views here is a snapshot.

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Compared to Facebook where the videos received far more views. It is therefore vital that artists share their videos across Facebook & Twitter.

Click to Enlarge graphic – View published videos at Facebook/WhisperingBobTV/videos/

Under The Apple Tree Top Videos 
(Based on direct YouTube views)

TOP 5:

Colter Wall - 'Thirteen Silver Dollars'  264K views (published 2 years ago)

Colter Wall - 'Codeine Dream'  175K views (published 2 years ago)

Colter Wall - 'Chisholm Trail' (Woody Guthrie cover) 65K views (published 2

The Shires - 'Young Hearts Run Free' (Candi Staton cover) 59K views (published 4 years ago)

Tia McGraff - 'Long Long Time' (Linda Ronstadt cover)  44K views (published 4 years ago)

About WhisperingBobTV:

Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company (WBBC) was described as “a dynamic, rapidly-growing television production unit”.

WhisperingBobTV, part of WBBC, is a channel for music lovers everywhere. Curated by Bob Harris himself, with a focus on bringing you the best music they possibly can via their Under The Apple Tree Sessions, festival coverage, exclusive interviews and much more!

About UTAT:
GOAL: Under The Apple Tree sessions are beautiful and intimate performances recorded live in the studio of Whispering Bob Harris, which just happens to be situated under an apple tree. We focus on bringing attention to amazing artists who deserve to be heard by everyone. Apply for a session at wbbc.biz

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Under The Apple Tree Sessions - WhisperingBobTV CHART May 2017

Back on May 15, 2015 we compiled a chart of the favourite published videos from the Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company with artists performing for The Under The Apple Tree Sessions (UTAT; a Media Entertainment Platform).

The 236 published videos generated 273,793 views on YouTube.

Coming out on top of the Apple Tree at Nos 1 & 2 were the hot UK country duo The Shires (Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes) who were out in front at No.1 with their UTAT cover of Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free” with a total of 19,231 views during its 298 days. It was followed at #2 by a live performance of their Radio 2 playlisted single “Tonight” which logged 12,011 views in 301 days.

The Under The Apple Tree Sessions

Back in April 2015 BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris (OBE) stated that he along with his media savvy son Miles Myerscough-Harris had filmed more than a hundred sessions and posted them on their WhisperingBobTV YouTube channel and on the WBBC site

WhisperingBobTV brings you weekly live sessions recorded ‘Under The Apple Tree‘ at their beautiful Apple Tree Studio.

Guests join them in the studio to perform special versions of their best songs, along with covers of the first songs they learnt to play.

Just outside their studio is an apple tree that overhangs it and in fact every now and again there will be a loud clunk the other side of the ceiling where an apple has dropped off the tree else there will be scratching where squirrels are running across the roof! “It can be a little bit annoying when your recording" shared Bob and Miles in the inaugural #UnderTheAppleTree podcast!

Watch the >> Welcome to Under The Apple Tree! | UTAT Podcast #1 (published Feb 4, 2014).

Latest Under The Apple Tree Sessions Chart

We have now updated the chart and as of May 3, 2017 there are now 523 published UTAT session videos which have generated over 1-million views (1,003,463) on YouTube.

We have logged the published dates and total number of views compiling an exclusive chart sorted in “most viewed” and showed the number of days since the videos were uploaded.

As anyone in the world with Internet access can view the YouTube videos without having to be subscribed to a Social Media network this is the most accurate way to compile the stats.

Things have now changed in that some of the videos are also published on WhisperingBobTV Facebook page which generate additional 1000s of views which can be shared by the artists or fans but these figures are hard to determine so are not included in the chart calculation but based purely on the number of YouTube views.  

Coming out on top on the new chart are The Shires who remain at #1 with a new tally of 52,859 adding a further 33.6K views for the cover of Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free” (first published on July 7, 2014).
Their live performance of their Radio 2 playlisted single “Tonight” has dropped down from 2-5 having now logged 35,533 views in 1020 days.

At No.2 with 51,774 views in just 84 days is Colter Wall performing a live acoustic version of his song “Thirteen Silver Dollars” (published on 8 Feb 2017)

Additional at No.4 with 40,352 views in 87 days Colter Wall posts his live acoustic version of his song 'Codeine Dream' (>> published Feb 5, 2017)

A native of Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada, Colter Wall's sound is described as “comprised of resonate and raw baritone vocals, folk and bluegrass style guitar and banjo picking, steady kick-drum stomping, and visually provoking, storytelling lyrics”. Since debuting in 2015 with the release of his EP, Imaginary Appalachia, WALL has received overwhelming acclaim - Steve Earle declared: "Colter Wall is bar-none the best young singer-songwriter I've seen in twenty years," while Rick Rubin, who signed Wall to his American Songs publishing company, proclaimed, "Colter sings and writes songs in ways seemingly lost in time. There is an agelessness about him so unusual in someone so young." Additionally, Wall’s song, "Sleeping On The Backtop," was recently featured on the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film, HELL OR HIGH WATER (UK iTunes).

The track has gone on to garner over one million streams on Spotify. His anticipated self-titled full-length debut will be released May 12. (iTunes)

At No.3 with 43,776 views in 1031 days is Canadian singer songwriter Tia McGraff with 'Long Long Time‘ (Linda Ronstadt cover; published on July 7, 2017). Tia is currently touring the UK.

Here is the Under The Apple Tree Sessions Top 30

Use our Google ONLINE SPREADSHEET to view the COMPLETE Chart with links to all the videos.

Artist	Video Title Link in BLUE	YOUTUBE Total Views	Days Published	Published Date
The Shires	Young Hearts Run Free' (Candi Staton cover)	52859	1017	21/07/2014
Colter Wall	'Thirteen Silver Dollars'	51774	84	08/02/2017
Tia McGraff	Long Long Time‘(Linda Ronstadt cover)	43776	1031	07/07/2014
Colter Wall	Codeine Dream'	40,352	87	05/02/2017
The Shires	'Tonight‘	35533	1020	18/07/2014
Martin Barre	‘Live At Cropredy‘2013	18158	1134	26/03/2014
Colter Wall	Chisholm Trail' (Woody Guthrie cover)	15803	86	06/02/2017
Judith Owen	Train Out Of Hollywood‘	15049	824	30/01/2015
Joe Broughton	‘Conservatoire Folk Ensemble‘	13023	996	11/08/2014
Danny & The Champions	‘Of The World‘	9885	1148	12/03/2014
Danny Worsnop	Walking In Memphis' (Marc Cohn cover)	9559	72	20/02/2017
Jon Fratelli	'Imposters' live at Cornbury	9165	656	17/07/2015
Liam Bailey	'Summer Rain‘	8963	992	15/08/2014
Thea Gilmore	'Sweet Child O’,Mine‘(Guns N Roses cover)	8670	933	13/10/2014
Danny Worsnop	Anyone But Me'	8610	75	17/02/2017
John & Jacob	'Oh Pretty Woman' (Roy Orbison cover)	8598	919	27/10/2014
Toby Lee (10 years old)	Pride & Joy'	8569	624	18/08/2015
Hunter & The Bear	The River' (Bruce Springsteen cover)	8275	702	01/06/2015
Tia McGraff	'Crazy Beautiful'	8220	726	08/05/2015
Lissie	'Back To Forever‘(at Cornbury Festival)	7680	1029	09/07/2014
Peatbog Faeries	‘Live At Cropredy 2013‘	7654	1141	19/03/2014
Levellers	‘Live At Cropredy 2013’	7430	1120	09/04/2014
Nik Kershaw	‘Live At Cropredy 2013’	7413	1145	15/03/2014
Lúnasa	‘Live At Cropredy 2013‘	7031	1106	23/04/2014
Gemma Hayes	'Lovesong' (The Cure cover)	5977	572	09/10/2015
Blair Dunlop	'The Station‘	5829	991	16/08/2014
Ward Thomas	'Push For The Stride‘	5814	1013	25/07/2014
Worry Dolls	'Caleb Meyer‘(Gillian Welch cover)	5795	1058	10/06/2014
The King's Parade	'Bunched Up Letters‘(Cornbury Festival)	5655	1028	10/07/2014
Patch & The Giant	'Love & War‘	5192	1107	22/04/2014

The 523 videos have received a total of 1,003,463 views since the first UTAT video was uploaded on Feb 4, 2014.

The question remains should these videos have received a lot more views and attention?

• If you are an artist who has appeared on an UTAT session take a look at where you figure on the chart.
• Should your exclusive video have been viewed a lot more?
• Could you share it more across social media on Facebook and Twitter?
• Have you embedded it on your website or newsletter?
• Could you use it as part of an EPK to help secure tour gigs?
• Many of the artists who have taken part in the Under The Apple Tree Sessions have gone on to play the Pop Up Stages at the C2C Country To Country Festivals at the O2 Arena.

An example is Pop/ Soul Victoria Canal, an 18-year-old Spanish-American singer/songwriter whose beautiful live acoustic version of her song 'Forget My Love' (>> published 30/03/2017) received 412 Views on YouTube. Shared on Facebook it has received 39K Views and has had over 450 shares!

Victoria Canal - Forget My Love (Live Session)
Absolutely stunning music from Victoria Canal. Have a watch of this beautiful live version of her new song 'Forget My Love' #UnderTheAppleTree:
Posted by Whisperingbobtv on Wednesday, 29 March 2017

As a recording artist you can apply for a session by filling out an application under the ‘contact’ section of the Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company (WBBC) - WEBSITE

ICYMI: Published on 11 April 2017, in this Your Life In A Song interview, broadcasting legend Bob Harris (OBE) discusses 'Under The Apple Tree', the success of C2C, his love for country music and the current state of the UK country scene.

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— WarehouseRecordingCo (@WarehouseRecCo) 29 April 2017

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— WhisperingBobTV (@WhisperingBobTV) 2 March 2017

About WhisperingBobTV:

Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company (WBBC) was described as “a dynamic, rapidly-growing television production unit”.

WhisperingBobTV, part of WBBC, is a channel for music lovers everywhere. Curated by Bob Harris himself, with a focus on bringing you the best music they possibly can via their Under The Apple Tree Sessions, festival coverage, exclusive interviews and much more!

About UTAT:
GOAL: Under The Apple Tree sessions are beautiful and intimate performances recorded live in the studio of Whispering Bob Harris, which just happens to be situated under an apple tree. We focus on bringing attention to amazing artists who deserve to be heard by everyone. Apply for a session at wbbc.biz

CONNECT with Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company: