The Late Late Show Country Special

First Published June 2019 LATE LATE COUNTRY SHAMBLES I didn't get a chance to write about this year's Late Late Show 'country special' yet, so I was just going to leave it. Because in all honesty, it was so bad - again - that it almost feels like there's no point. And after last year's … Continue reading The Late Late Show Country Special →

C2C – Dublin – 2017

First Published March 2017 THE BRILLIANCE OF C2C SHORTENS THE MILES BETWEEN DUBLIN AND NASHVILLE Amazingly enough for a guy who's not only a life-long country music fan, but also happens to be a country music writer, I'd never managed to make it to C2C before this year! Not even once. Not even close, actually. … Continue reading C2C – Dublin – 2017 →

‘Nashville’ In Concert

First Published June 2017 A NASHVILLE AND DUBLIN LOVE-STORY (Photo Credit, Ken Cassidy) Where does one even attempt to begin when setting out to review the recent Nashville concert in Dublin? That's the question that's been troubling me this past week. You see, thinking back on what transpired in the 3Arena on June 19th last, all I can … Continue reading ‘Nashville’ In Concert →

Pete Kennedy

First Published August 2015 PETE POWERED COUNTRY! If I was to ask you which Irish country star has two British Country Music Association U.K. Album of the Year Awards to his name, won back to back, and just in the last few years, I wonder how many of you would be in contention for first … Continue reading Pete Kennedy →

Harvest Fest

First Published September 2017 HATS OFF TO HARVEST FEST This long-awaited weekend of Harvest Fest finally rolled around just a couple of weeks back, so I boarded a west-bound train to make the beautiful town of Westport (one of the two festival locations, the other being Enniskillen) my home for what turned out to be … Continue reading Harvest Fest →