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Eileen’s Blog If you have been wondering where the reviews are, well, the country music industry slows down a bit after the major holiday shopping season. We just haven’t had a ton of new material to review! Now, looking forward, the music release calendar is still pretty scarce but a few … [Read more...]
Jessica Rae is no stranger to the music scene. She started playing violin at the age of four, but it wasn't until recently that Jessica decided to throw her voice out into the world letting everyone know her talent didn't stop at the violin strings. With her unique voice and infectious laugh, the … [Read more...]
Country's biggest stars are coming together to celebrate the holidays on "CMA Country Christmas." The special, which is hosted for the second time by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, was filmed in front of a live audience at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena earlier this month. The arena was … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving is over and now it's time to decorate trees and take that annual stroll down Michigan Ave to see the beautifully decorated windows and Christmas lights. While admiring the beauty of the lights and decorations - making those lists and checking them twice - country music lovers have at … [Read more...]
The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards was a big night for some of country's hottest stars. Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year joining Barbara Mandrell as only the second female in CMA history to be named Entertainer of the Year twice. Taylor may have received the night's … [Read more...]
Editor's note: As Mr. Paisley joins Carrie Underwood to host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards tonight, country music blogger Eileen Paton shares her experience with Paisley's 9th studio release "This Is Country Music". What is country music? Is it a certain sound? A southern … [Read more...]
Toby takes us back to when he was 12 years old in Billie's Supper Club in Arkansas. The supper club was run by his grandmother Hilda ( aka Clancy). It was here and at this age that Toby developed a love of music and writing and has been doing it nonstop ever since. His new CD titled Clancy's Tavern … [Read more...]
Eleven is Martina's 11th studio album and was released on October 11, 2011. She co-wrote six of the eleven tracks. One Night, a song written to her fans detailing how she feels walking out on the stage, begins the album and sets the tone for the other 10 tracks in which she sings about being in … [Read more...]
I started this CD expecting to hear not so great music thinking this 18-year-old would not be worthy of a cd already, he is just getting started. I was in for a shut-the-front-door type of shock as I listened to this deep bass, deep south innocence yet pure classic country voice sing about love, the … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: For David Nail, his drive into country music fandom had been nothing but a caution light. Nail’s first formidable release into country radio hit back in May of 2009 with “Redlight”, off the album “I’m About To Come Alive”, which garnered the Missouri native a spot in … [Read more...]
