BrainCan - country

songs we love: ashley mcbryde, andy (i cant live...

Ashley McBryde is used to strangers pegging her as a Bonnie Raitt fan due to the white streak of...

tucker beathard is more than country musics latest...

There's a certain cachet to the name Beathard both in the world of professional athletics,where...

songs we love: ashley monroe, hands on you

Ashley Monroe was barely old enough for a driver's permit when she first began making the...

songs we love: brandi carlile, the joke

When Nashville's favorite genre-defying producer,Dave Cobb, got a call from Washington...

the basics: jason aldean the route 91 harvest...

Updated,11:42 a.m., Oct. 2 with original information on victims of the attack.Around 10:08 p.m....

all songs 1: a conversation with margo price

When Margo Price wailed,"Let's go back to Tennessee," on her 2016 breakthrough album Midwest...

songs we love: nick lowe, walk on by

Nick Lowe has always been something of a prankster. The guy who called his first album Jesus Of Cool...

with help from friends and family, glen campbell...

On Friday,the legendary singer-songwriter Glen Campbell tender a final farewell to his fans by...

songs we love: ryan beaver, if i had a horse

Country music has always loved its cowboys and cowgirls. Their fashion has been celebrated...

chris stapleton dives into his archives for from a...

For the longest time,people in Nashville knew Chris Stapleton as a songwriter who wrote hits for...

country stars react to las vegas mass shooting

The mass shooting in Las Vegas,which according to the police has killed 58 and wounded 515 people,...

brent cobbs king of alabama choogles for a fallen...

One reason it's hard to fully understand Southern rock until you've actually lived in the...

first listen: lee ann womack, the lonely, the...

Lee Ann Womack's recent album The Lonely,The Lonesome & The Gone begins, appropriately, or with...

how a truckers protest anthem became a 70s hit

That the 1976 song "Convoy" was created by a fictional musician is perhaps the least interesting...

little big town review - the antidote to bro...

Brooklyn Bowl,LondonWith their silvery harmonies and non-traditional perspectives, the...

oxford american takes on the sounds of...

Images of Kentucky are often reduced to coal miners,bourbon, horse-racing and Loretta Lynn. This...

brandy clark: i sing about real, truthful,...

Her father died in a mill accident and she grew up touring pageants with her mom in a band called...

paul thorn revisits his gospel roots

Paul Thorn is a natural-born Southern storyteller with humble stage banter and musical delivery...

is country music ready to forgive the dixie...

In 2003,the Dixie Chicks denounced George W Bush on stage in London and the country establishment...

merle haggard obituary: all he really wanted to...

Inventive singer-songwriter who gave common people a forthright voice[br]• Merle Haggard,country...

merle haggard: the maverick musician and his ...

The singer-songwriter,who died on 6 April, drew on his genuine outsider experience to forge a...

lukas nelson and promise of the real on world cafe

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real make exactly the kind of music you would hope for from a...

merle haggard obituary

Inventive singer-songwriter who gave common people a forthright voice Merle Haggard,who has died...

kip moore: an unapologetic badass with a touch of...

Fusing modern country with arena rock,Moore’s raspy wail and self-aware lyrics make him the most...

rob baird, wrong side of the river trilogy

The worlds that Rob Baird builds in his songs are classic American wastelands. They are places where...

chris stapleton steals cma awards show on career...

The Country Music Awards included an album drop and divorce intrigue – but that paled next to...

how i fell in love with country music | martin...

My life didn’t change when I saw the duelling banjos scene in Deliverance,but it was the first...

world cafe nashville: rhiannon giddens

There are very few artists who can bring the past into the present in a way that captures both the...

steve young obituary

Singer and songwriter influential in country rock during the 1960s and 70sThe singer and songwriter...

kinky friedman: the loneliest man i ever met...

(Avenue A/Thirty Tigers) Related: Kinky Friedman's favourite haunts and things to carry out in...

a roll in the hay: how country music embraced...

Country stars have sung about sex forever,but Luke Bryan’s Strip it Down is fraction of a unique...

tom russell review - more memorable songs than les...

100 Club,LondonAn impressive, inspired set from the grandfather of Americana, or whose deadpan sense...

chris stapleton returns — already — with...

Back in May,Chris Stapleton released the year's best-selling country album to date in From a...

lambchop: flotus review - kurt wagners skilful...

(Merge) Related: Lambchop's Kurt Wagner: 'I wanted to make a record my wife would...

ty herndon and billy gilman coming out could...

Decision by two high-profile figures means homosexual country artists could find coming out...

the jayhawks: paging mr proust review - an easy...

(Sham)Five years ago,the Jayhawks reunited, with original co-leader Mark Olson returning alongside...

eric churchs beyonce moment reveals one of...

Church’s surprise album Mr Misunderstood is one of this year’s most total records despite being...

from nashville with love: how the uk is taking...

A growing army of fans for both US stars and UK acts has seen the genre go from corny to cool as...

world cafe nashville: midland

The country-music business is note business,whether the bright lights shine at the Grand Ole Opry or...

sturgill simpson: people think i pour lsd on my...

People say the rising star of country is a hallucinogenic traveller,an atheist and the future of the...

world cafe nashville: cale tyson

Growing up in Fort Worth,Texas, Cale Tyson felt no love for his parents' taste in country —...

dixie chicks review - second coming of country...

O2 Arena,London[br]The outspoken Texan band’s timely return spans covers of Beyoncé and the...

the best country albums of 2015 (that no one knows...

From established names such as Don Henley and Jewel to fiddle-wielding newcomers,2015 has produced a...

don henley: cass county review - peppery country...

(Capitol)As the occasional Eagle and one-time solo omnipresence approaches his 70th birthday,he’s...

william tyler: modern country review - a paean to...

(Merge)William Tyler manages to say a lot without ever uttering a word. Despite featuring little...

loretta lynn moves past well trodden origins to a...

Full Circle,the singer’s 55th album, is out this month and on it she retells her record for the...

shooter jennings: countach (for giorgio) review -...

The country music outlaw goes bizarrely off-piste once more with a potent, muscular celebration of...

kenny rogers on donald trump: i love what he says,...

On the cusp of retirement,the country legend talks about his plans for a theme park, his prediction...

bill keith obituary

Master of bluegrass banjo who brought complex fiddle tunes into the repertoireBill Keith,who has...

merle haggard, country music giant, dies aged 79

The musician,who was known as the ‘poet of the common man’ and defined the west coast country...

mercury rev: bobbie gentrys the delta sweete...

(Bella Union)This thorough upending of Bobbie Gentry’s 1968 masterpiece is like one of those...

world cafe nashville: emily west

Emily West is one of those rare talents who leaves new fans wondering: Where possess you been all my...

sturgill simpson: country musics young outlaw...

Simpson’s unusual album,A Sailor’s Guide to soil, blends unusual Orleans soul and Memphis funk...

maddie tae: girls singing their own country songs

Their No 1 hit Girl in a Country Song took aim at the genre’s tackier side. Now,barely out of...

david crosby: america is no longer a democracy

The Byrds and CSNY founder has put his wild living behind him and his new album continues a recent...

loretta lynn: full circle review - still a force...

(Sony Legacy)Loretta Lynn is a country music icon,rightly famed for those gutsy, no-nonsense songs...

lucinda williams: the ghosts of highway 20 review...

(Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)Lucinda Williams is still one of the great American mavericks. Back in the...

kenny rogers to retire after his next world tour

The 77-year-old-fashioned country legend wants to spend time with his wife and familyAs everyone in...

mike huckabee quits country music association role...

The ultra-conservative Republican politician,who twice ran for president, managed one day at the...

bela fleck abigail washburn review - a lesson...

City Recital corridor,SydneyThe husband and wife duo showcased their different playing styles –...

world cafe nashville: poly

Larissa Maestro travels far and wide within the Nashville music scene. She's a classically...

holly macve: golden eagle review - hard luck songs...

(Bella Union)Singer and songwriter Holly Macve was raised in Galway and Yorkshire,but you could be...

welcome to nra country: how the gun lobby tried to...

With big name supporters including Blake Shelton and Thomas Rhett,NRA Country is being used to...

country music has become apolitical: why have acts...

Perhaps for the first time,Nashville’s country musicians enjoy determined that the risks of...

margo price: country music is about divorce,...

The outlaw Nashville singer worried she’d be singing to empty bars her whole life until Jack White...

carrie underwood review - she stomps, she roars,...

Roundhouse,LondonCountry star and former American Idol winner stays valid to her roots during an...

dave rawlings machine: nashville obsolete cd...

(Acony)His second solo jaunt out of the shadow of creative partner Gillian Welch finds Dave Rawlings...

kacey musgraves review - a rhinestone milestone

Royal Albert Hall,LondonThe country songwriter is down-to-earth enough to appreciate this huge...

country music award show overload is a sign of the...

The ACM awards are this weekend – not to be confused with the CMAs,the ACAs, or the CMTs. The...

shovels rope: busted jukebox vol 1 review -...

(Dualtone)Albums of covers are generally a stopgap in pop careers,but this third offering from the...

lee ann womack performs live from her new album

Grammy-winning country music singer/songwriter Lee Ann Womack discusses her recent album “The...

from stetsons to snapbacks: why country stars are...

Headwear used to be limited to cowboy hats,but new artists such as Sam Hunt are donning baseball...

why country music pioneer merle haggard will be...

Merle Haggard died aged 79 on Wednesday,also the day of date of his birth. Haggard was one of the...

bro country, white men and chris stapleton...

An uncalled-for duet by Dolly Parton and Katy Perry failed to tip the gender imbalance,in a night as...

jason isbell review - arena ready country with...

The Forum,LondonThe Alabama songwriter praised by Springsteen proves he’s ready to capture his...

tammy wynette hologram to play in nashville in...

A hologram of the First Lady of Country Music is due to debut in a Nashville stage display featuring...

merle haggard biopic is in development

Done It All will chart country singer’s rise from poverty to stardom,based on anecdote by...

jason aldean wore blackface for halloween costume

Publicist confirms that country star dressed as Lil Wayne for a Halloween party as pictures of him...

miranda lambert postpones calgary stampede...

INDIO,CA – APRIL 25: Musician Miranda Lambert performs onstage during day two of 2015 Stagecoach,...

the best (and worst) us culture 2015: country

We asked our critics to pick their best and worst moment from this year’s cultural offerings....

charlie dick, patsy clines widower, dies aged 81

Dick was married to the country singer at the time of her death in 1963,and went on to preserve her...

henry wagons: after what i did last night … -...

After more than a decade fronting Wagons,the Melbourne artist’s first solo album is awash in the...

merle haggard: the country music legends 10...

The inventive singer-songwriter was one of the most resonant figures in country music for nearly...

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