Country
Live Review: Paul Carrack – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield 23.10.23
A crisp October Saturday night with Paul Carrack at Sheffield City Hall and the audience was provided with a musical treat as Carrack and his band performed a show that resonated with fans both old and new. An early performance of “Silent Running,” a quintessential Mike + the Mechanics classic, Carrack’s vocal prowess was apparent …
Live Review: Shania Twain – AO Arena, Manchester 25/09/23
Photo Credit: Ian McDonnell (Dublin show) Words by Dale Unsworth After months of waiting, the day had finally come for everyone to don their cowboy hats and boots and begin their pilgrimage to the most sacred of events in the calendars of drunk white women and members of the LGBTQ+ everywhere: Shania Twain’s Queen of …
Live Review: Shania Twain / Breland – 3Arena, Dublin 19.09.2023, plus Gallery and setlist
Stetsons and cowboy boots were the order of the day as global superstar Shania Twain roared into Dublin on her big steel stallion, for her worldwide ‘Queen of Me’ tour at 3Arena. As the stage time ticked, with anticipation at its highest with all eyes (and inevitably, phones) glued to the stage, she pulled off …
Track: The Wanted Sisters – American Sunshine
The Wanted Sisters (Cat Aimi and Savannah Gardner) have shared their brand new single ‘American Sunshine’, a joyous sentiment to the beauty of life, filled with southern harmonies and thunderous glee. The song came about when Cat randomly described L.A born Savannah as American Sunshine one morning before a recording session. She states: “This sparked …
News: Darius Rucker releases cinematic video to latest single
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Darius Rucker unveiled the official music video for his current single, ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’, with an exclusive CMT world premiere yesterday across all platforms, including CMT, CMT Music, the CMT Equal Play channel on Pluto TV, CMT.com and Paramount billboards in Times Square. The cinematic video casts Rucker as a detective hot on the …
Meet: The Gritty, Witty and Bad Ass Duo, The Wanted Sisters
With their debut track ‘Been Through Hell’ and 2nd single ‘Drink About It’ both going straight to the top of the iTunes Country Charts, we at Backseat thought it was time to find out a little bit more about this blazing new country duo. Give us a potted history of the band Savannah I met …
Live Review: Watershed Festival – The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA USA 04.08.2023-06.08.2023
By Nestor Salgado The Gorge Amphitheater in Eastern Washington State is home to Watershed Festival, a yearly event set against a stunning backdrop during the first weekend of August. Perched on a cliff that overlooks the Columbia River and its surrounding hills, The Gorge promises an unforgettable experience for each attendee. Festival-goers dubbed “Shedders,” indulged …
News: My Darling Clementine set to play The Workmans Club Cellar Dublin
A labour of love on multiple levels, My Darling Clementine – the sobriquet of spouses Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish – began as a homage to classic country duets of the 60’s and 70’s á la George & Tammy and Johnny & June. Their latest album is called “Country Darkness” – a collaboration with …
News: Sunny Sweeney to play Dublin’s The Workmans Club Cellar
Currently part of the American Currents: State of the Music exhibition at The Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Luke Combs, Charley Crockett, Miranda Lambert and many more… ACM-nominated recording artist Sunny Sweeney has long been known for her uncanny ability to straddle the line of demarcation between Texas Country and Nashville Americana, but her …
News: Joan Shelly to play headline show at Whelan’s, Dublin 5th September 2023
Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Kentucky not far from where she grew up. Like the River Loves the Sea is her fifth album. She draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Ireland, Scotland, and England, but she’s not a folksinger. …