From France with love for Country Music
February 7th. Just one month ago. But it seems an eternity. It was the day that Drew Fish Band released its LP album, "Wishful Drinkin'". Listening to it, today, is remembering what we have presently lost: a form of frivolity, the simple pleasure of sharing drinks with our friends in a bar, the greatness of... Continue Reading →
Our world is living weird and awful days. Quarantine has become the keyword of our time and we're all abruptly affected by the exponential growth of COVID-19. In France, as it happens in other countries, we are now confined in our house, legally going outside only to work, buy food or for medical purposes. These... Continue Reading →
All along its rich history, female artists played a great part in country music. It was true yesterday and it remains true today. But this importance is not always recognized and everybody knows that, unfortunately, country radios don't play enough female artists. That's a shame and a loss. They are great songwriters, amazing singers and... Continue Reading →
Country Music France launched its Top 30 Spotify playlist on November 14th of 2019. It includes the blog's current 30 favorite songs. Together with the albums, EP's and song reviews, this playlist is an important way for this blog to share actual songs that belong to country music, red dirt, americana or southern rock genres.... Continue Reading →
Johnny Cash would have been 88 years today. I'm actually reading his autobiography, "Cash: The Autobiography", cowritten with Patrick Carr and published in 1997, 6 years before his death. It's a captivating book and, today, I want to share with you what he wrote about the evolution of country music, some 23 years ago. Please,... Continue Reading →
Tyller Gummersall released his new album, "Heartbreak College", on Valentine's Day. If you love real and traditional country music, you should listen to it right now: its 12 songs are really amazing for those who love the genre. It's the 4th studio LP album released by the Colorado artist (the 6th record if you add... Continue Reading →
Country Music France had the opportunity to listen to Ragland's new album, "More Like A Melody", that will be released in some hours, on Valentine's day. Ragland is a husband and wife duo, formed in Oklahoma, in may of 2015. Its two members, Autumn Ragland and SamCox, currently live in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Their first album,... Continue Reading →
Heathen City is a band from Austin, Texas. Wes Arrington, the lead singer and Evan Dean, singer and bass player, worked with Luke Garrigus, producer. It was the fall of 2015. They recorded a brilliant EP, named "No Seeeds", at Luke Garrigus's studio, Blackroom Studios. It was finally released on may 2d of 2016. Then... Continue Reading →
Two months ago, Country Music France launched its Top 30 Spotify playlist. It includes the blog's current 30 favorite songs. Together with the albums, EP's and song reviews, this playlist is an important way for this blog to share actual songs that belong to country music, red dirt , americana or southern rock genres. I... Continue Reading →
I ended 2019 watching "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" series, and I began 2020 watching Dolly Parton's "Here I Am" movie, both recently released on Netflix, and both excellent. Heartstrings The series is one of the best I watched last year. Its 8 episodes are all very interesting. Each one begins with Dolly Parton talking about on... Continue Reading →
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