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Eileen's Blog: The Civil Wars: "Barton Hollow" This is not a rockin, boot scootin', stompin' country music album. It does not have the big band sound that most mainstream country music performers have. This is an ethereal album that has an incredibly unique sound that creates a mood. This is … [Read more...]
Eileen's Blog: Dierks Bentley introduced himself to us with What Was I Thinkin' which became so much of an anthem that women still wear little white tank tops to his concerts. He then revealed his love of Bluegrass music with Up on the Ridge an album that received critical acclaim across several … [Read more...]
Eileen's Blog: This third album by Kellie Pickler is a departure from her first two. Kellie told CBS News that each track is a reflection of her in some way or other. Her mother abandoned her when she was two years old. You can feel the lonliness and loss in the song Mother's Day. Her father … [Read more...]
Eileen's Blog: Tim McGraw's last studio album released by Curb records, the company Tim has been with since his debut in 1993 was released Jan. 24, 2012. Released amid a very public breach of contract fight Tim had with Curb plus a title like Emotional Traffic, this release came with a great deal … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
