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Country Style ...

07 Mar 17 - 12:27 PM (#3843470)
Subject: Country Style ...
From: GUEST,CJB

From Americana to rockability, from bluegrass to the pop crossover of Taylor Swift, country music has never been more popular. This week BBC Radio 2, together with Chris Country, visits the C2C: Country to Country festival at the O2 and the digital pop-up station Radio 2 Country can be heard from the 9th to 12th.

US radio is flooded with country music stations - about 2,000 in all - that can trace their genesis back to station WSM's Barn Dance in October 1925, almost immediately renamed the Grand Ole Opry. WSM still broadcasts the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights.

http://andywalmsley.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/its-country-style.html

Clips can be downloaded using right mouse click / Save As ...


07 Mar 17 - 02:50 PM (#3843499)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: The Sandman

So what?


07 Mar 17 - 04:16 PM (#3843507)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST

Thx for the heads-up, Chris.

(People with closed minds need not tune in....)


07 Mar 17 - 04:26 PM (#3843510)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Bonzo3legs

Live broadcasts of concerts can also be captured to your PC using the appropriate url and command line!!!


07 Mar 17 - 06:50 PM (#3843534)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST

Great stuff!


07 Mar 17 - 07:25 PM (#3843537)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler (also a CJB!)

I play mainly English traditional music, but I LOVE American Country Music! Thanks.


08 Mar 17 - 02:44 AM (#3843571)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Bonzo3legs

I remember driving along Interstate 17 between Scotsdale and Flagstaff listening to the most wonderful country music in 1998, with crying pedal steel!!!


08 Mar 17 - 02:45 AM (#3843572)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Dave Hanson

If it's the BBC it will probably be country and western which is really just someone singing pop music with a cowboy hat on, feckin awful.

Dave H


08 Mar 17 - 07:46 AM (#3843639)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST

Nice to see that irrational stereotyping is alive and well on Mudcat.

Let's all stick our collective finger in our ear and, over a few pints of real ale, mumble through our beards about no other genre having merit.

Irrational stereotyping? Moi? Never!


08 Mar 17 - 10:10 AM (#3843673)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Dave Hanson

You've not been here very long have you guest above ?

Dave H


08 Mar 17 - 10:28 AM (#3843677)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST,CJB

Meanwhile you can download old C&W (and Folk) programmes here. Just do a right mouse click / Save As .... on each file.

http://bfbs-radio.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_24.html


08 Mar 17 - 10:30 AM (#3843679)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: punkfolkrocker

As an electric 'folkie' guitarist brought up on 1970s classic rock, I look towards USA country for inspiration...

If I was an acoustic guitarist, in all probability I'd do the same..

The best modern country / americana players encompass traditional twang, vintage rock, and swampy blues dirt & grit..... 😎


08 Mar 17 - 01:34 PM (#3843716)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Bonzo3legs

I think there will be plenty of inspiration from Brad Paisley on Thursday, few guitar players can match his masterly playing. Then on Saturday we have the amazing black country singer - Darious Rucker.


08 Mar 17 - 04:42 PM (#3843746)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: GUEST,GUEST

Strange how many English folkies sneer at Country music - then pick up a guitar to accompany a 'traditional English folk song.'


09 Mar 17 - 02:46 AM (#3843812)
Subject: RE: Country Style ...
From: Bonzo3legs

I was wrong, Brad Paisley tops the bill on Friday, and Darius Rucker is on Saturday!