2014-07-12
12th July 2014 – BBC Playlist
Brand new music
from Joni Harms, Rascal Flatts and Otis Gibbs, plus classics from The Louvin
Brothers, Jim & Jesse & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Virginia Luthiers – Home
Madeline Smith - Catchin’ Fireflies | Album: Madeline
Smith (2013) CD – MP3 - UK iTunes NEW Hotdisc #187 July
Single
George Ducas - Ain’t That Crazy | Album: 4340 CD
George Ducas - Ain’t That Crazy | Album: 4340 CD
Rhonda Vincent & Willie Nelson - Only Me | Album: Only Me CD - Amazon.com (Rhonda
July 13, 1962) BIRTHDAY
Louise Mandrell - Some Of My Old Friends Are Old Songs |
Album: Anthology MP3 (July 13, 1954) BIRTHDAY
Maggie Rose - Girl In Your Truck Song NEW
Single
Del Reeves - Looking At The World Through A
Windshield (July 14, 1933; died January 1, 2007 (aged 74)) BIRTHDAY
Kenny Chesney & McAnally - Down The Road | Album: Lucky Old Son CD (Mac McAnally July 15, 1959) BIRTHDAY
Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy - Can’t Get Over You | Album: Duets CD - MP3 - UK iTunes (Linda
Ronstadt July 15, 1946) BIRTHDAY
Craig Morgan - We’ll Come Back Around | Album:
Journey Livin’ Hits CD – MP3 Single (July 16, 1965)
BIRTHDAY
Cowboy Copas - The Rainbow & The Rose (Lloyd
Cowboy Copas July 15, 1913 died March 5, 1963 (aged 49))
Red Sovine - Old Rivers | Album: 20 All Time
Greatest Hits MP3 (July 17, 1918; died April 4, 1980 (aged 61)) BIRTHDAY
Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White - Home Is Wherever You Are | Album: Comin'
Home To Stay CD (Ricky Skaggs July 18, 1954) BIRTHDAY
New on The Show
Hannah Aldridge
“Lonesome” - “I think if you like singer-songwriter music
you’ll like this one... I think
that’s just superb, the ballads are just beautiful” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire
Genre: Americana
Hometown: Muscle
Shoals , AL
Americana is the
perfect concoction of American roots music that comprises our musical ethos as
we know it today. It is something so engrained in our history, folklore,
tradition, and mythology that it is not as simple as just "becoming"
Americana, but rather, it is something that you are born into.
It's that old
cast-iron Coca-Cola sign that's been in your neighbor's shed for 50 years, a
banjo and a Fender telecaster playing together, a 1955 Chevy with a modern
stereo. There are few artists that can truly encapsulate the essence and true
range of Americana like Muscle Shoals artist Hannah Aldridge, whose musical
pedigree
precedes her and
speaks for itself.
Hannah Aldridge
is the daughter of Alabama Music Hall of Famer Walt Aldridge, who is one of the most prolific songwriters of the
modern musical era. Twice named by Billboard magazine as one of the Top Country
Songwriters of the year, ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, and countless No1 and
Top Ten hits recorded by the likes of Lou Reed, Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt,
Earl Thomas Conley, Ricky Van Shelton, Ronnie Milsap, and Conway Twitty.
Besides being a
seasoned staff songwriter for BAR Music with song placements in television
shows like Hart of Dixie(CW) and recognition from American Songwriter as well
as Relix Magazine, Hannah’s vocal talents rarely go unrecognized, something
that lends itself to being true to the Americana methodology of not using
excessive "talent-enhancing" techniques in the studio or live.
Hannah has
toured all across the United States and Europe gaining a grassroots movement of
fans that wait in silent adoration of the return of their “Americana Heir
Apparent Princess of Muscle Shoals”.
She has been
touring the UK in June and July, played the Maverick Festival on 2 nights and
will be announcing new UK Autumn dates.
Read this Live review - Hannah Aldridge Cuts It With More Than Razor Wire (King's Place
Concert Hall, London on 23rd June)
CONNECT with Hannah:
Faith Morley
“Tonight” - This
one The Dixie Chicks wouldn’t sound out of place singing.. making her debut” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire
Genre: Singer Songwriter, Country, Christian
Hometown: Birmingham
(Black Country), UK
Record label: Unsigned
Influences: Jesus,
Natalie Grant, Raymond Froggatt, Shania Twain, Katie Melua
Faith Morley (HI Res Photo) is a Christian singer/songwriter of contemporary country music.
At the very centre of Faith’s music is her love and passion for God, which
comes across into her stage presence and warm vocals.
Her music is a unique
mixture of country, rock and pop and her first exciting album features
established musicians such as Roy Adams (Roy Wood Band & Climax Blues
Band), Johnny Caswell (Steve Gibbons Band), Stuart Neal (Knoxville Highway),
and John Potter (formerly – Toy Hearts).
Even as a
sixteen year-old Faith scooped first place out of 100 entries in Music Quest
2002 competition. This led onto further performances with Beacon radio and
airtime on radio Wolf in Wolverhampton. Over 20 performances followed
throughout the Midlands including a Summer XS Festival, to 25,000 people, on
the bill that featured Clair Sweeney, Darius, Hear Say and So Solid Crew’s
Romeo. The Wolverhampton Express & Star wrote, “Around 25,000 people sang
Happy Birthday to a Walsall girl who performed at a massive firework extravaganza.
Faith sang two of her own songs and impressed the audience. They belted out
Happy birthday to her in return” (Live Festival photo)
She approached
former Dark Star rock-vocalist Rik Staines and together they began to write a
collection of faith-filled inspirational songs. These songs would become her 10
track debut album, entitled MORNING STAR which was released June 10, 2014.
CONNECT with Faith:
Still
Harris says she was influenced by a wide variety of music. "I loved Reba
McEntire, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride. I am also a big fan of Chely
Wright’s music, but also listened to a lot of Alanis Morissette and Amanda
Marshall.
Madeline Smith
“Catchin’
Fireflies” – “I do very much like the song, definitely keeps in
with our summer songs...What a great song, co-written
with the wonderful Karen Staley...what a great track, really did like
that...she’s just what we are all about on a Saturday evening”
Madeline Smith,
raised in New Jersey, has a southern family background and grew up on country
music. At age 15, Madeline found her
voice, put together a band, and started performing as a cover band. She also started picking up the guitar and
soon immersed herself in songwriting.
At
age 16, she began working with Kent Wells in Nashville to produce her debut
album. Madeline wrote or co-wrote all
the songs and released the album in the summer of 2013. She immediately took off as an artist and
soon opened for Lauren Alaina and Darius Rucker.
In September,
2013, Madeline released and promoted her single “State of Mind” to Europe via
the Hotdisc HD177 promotional Rush
Released disc. It entered the Hotdisc Top 40 at No.22 and climbed and peaked at
No.16.
She performed
two of her originals and was a presenter (image) at the British Country Music Awards on November 24, 2013.
Madeline performs primarily in NJ, NY, and PA with 2014 performances scheduled
in Nashville, Illinois, and Utah. Madeline also frequents Nashville for
recording, song writing, and performances and will be living in Nashville as of
September 2014.
Lee
Williams the promoter and CMA International Broadcaster of the Year for 2013 is
currently promoting Madeline’s new single “Catchin'
Fireflies” (co-written with Karen Staley) on Hotdisc #187 for the lovely
Somerset native. It entered at No.27, both singles come from her self titled 10
track album released 12th July 2013 available on UK iTunes
Other standout
album tracks include "Stay",
"Can't Stop Loving You", and "Left
My Heart in Tennessee"
In the November/ December 2013 issue of Maverick Magazine Alan Cackett the then long-time editor and Wesley Rose
Award Winner awarded her album 4 STARS, saying: “This
girl is 16 years old – what poise, pizzazz and personality. Everything it takes
to be a singing sensation….. An impressive debut from a young lady with a
bright future”
CONNECT with Madeline:
Tanya Marie Harris
Tanya Marie Harris
“Second Hand
Dreams” - Really like her voice, be great
to hear her sing a ballad” - Marie
Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire
Hometown:
London, Ontario
Current
Location: Cambridge, Ontario
Tanya
Marie Harris admits to being somewhat of a late bloomer as far as Country Music
goes. "Growing up, we listened to a lot of Rock more than anything. My mom
never listened to Country – unless it was Patsy Cline," she recalled of
her formative years in Ontario Canada. However, a trip into the Southern United
States changed all of that.
Arrow
Entertainment in association with Breakout Artist Tanya Marie Harris (TMH)
released new single “Second Hand Dreams” to Country Radio on June 23,
2014 which was published on iTunes on May 31, 2013. This is a follow up
radio release to her debut video of Second Hand Dreams which already has an
impressive 1.8 million video plays for this Toronto Canada native and Nashville
Country Recording Artist. “Second Hand Dreams”, written by TMH and David
Norris, tells the story of a Dad who worked hard and did all that he could just
to provide and make ends meet for his Daughter, while teaching her about family
values and the roots of where she came from. The song is about a Daughter
showing her appreciation for the sacrifices her Dad had to make so that she
could live her dreams. Second Hand Dreams features the powerful vocals and raw
emotion that Tanya Marie Harris brings when she records and performs music we
all can believe in and connect with.
In
the Fall of 2013, Tanya signed with Arrow Entertainment for ongoing artist
management, booking, and placement. Together, they set a plan in place to
release several of her new singles to Country Radio. Due to the high demand in
US and Canadian markets for her music, extensive Tour dates are ongoing and
more have been added for this emerging star who has become a force for women in
Country music.
Watch the official video for
“Second Hand Dreams” (1.8 million YouTube
hits) Free Download on her Reverbnation Page
CONNECT with Tanya:
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