CD Review – The Singer – Tracy Lawrence
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The Singer – Tracy Lawrence (LMG Records, 2011) Tracy Lawrence returns with a new album on a brand new label. Read MoreCD Review – Let It Go – Lacey Brown
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Let It Go – Lacey Brown (LEB Records – 2011) Making her debut with a 5-track EP, Lacey Brown is off to a strong start. Read MoreShow review – Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Easton Corbin, Justin Moore – Bristow, VA – June 18, 2011
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Article by UCN contributor Cheryl Walker. Rascal Flatts brought their show to town with all the fun and games of the midway at a fair complete with a shooting range, mini golf, a dunk tank, face painting, exhibits, a prize wheel and a karaoke challenge to keep folks of all ages entertained before the evening Read MoreBlake Shelton Stays Top of the Mediabase Country Singles Chart
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Blake Shelton keeps hold of the Mediabase Country Singles Chart #1 for a second week running with ‘Honey Bee.’ Taylor Swift‘s ‘Mean’ also stays in place at #2 and The Band Perry see ‘You Lie’ enter the Top 3 and claim the #3 spot. Justin Moore‘s ‘If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away’, heavily pushed at Read MoreSongwriters Circle: Elaine Roy and Lee Roy (The Roys)
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For the next installment in our series on songwriting, I sat down with brother and sister bluegrass duo The Roys during CMA Music Fest 2011. Using new CD, Lonesome Whistle, as a starting point, Elaine and Lee grabbed the opportunity to chat about the one thing it all starts with – writing songs. UCN: Songwriting. Read MoreCMA Fest Show Review – Keith Urban, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley – LP Field – June 10, 2011
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CMA Fest 2011 – LP Field – June 10, 2011 Read MoreCMA Fest Show Review – Ramsey – June 10, 2011
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A while back, I was at a songwriters night at The Bluebird Café. One of the writers had to cancel due to illness and his replacement was Matt Ramsey. A new name to me but I left that night as a fan. At CMA Music Fest, Matt played with his band, Ramsey, at the Hard Read MoreBlake Shelton, Ronnie Dunn and Alison Krauss Lead Billboard Charts
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Blake Shelton‘s ‘Honey Bee’ leads this week’s Billboard Country Songs chart. Taylor Swift‘s ‘Mean’ goes to #2, and Keith Urban‘s ‘Without You’ sits at #3. The Band Perry have another solid hit with ‘You Lie’, at #4, and Justin Moore reaches the Top 5 with ‘If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away’, now at #5. Brad Read More