Whether you look at August as the turning point where summer begins it’s descent into fall August to us is a month that we look forward to every year because, of course, August is the month of one of our favourite country music festivals…Boots and Hearts. Yesterday a threat of rain passed and left in it’s wake conditions that would rival the talent on stage at the festival, HOT!
Boots and Hearts unveils remaining acts for 2018 lineup
Midland, LOCASH, James Barker Band, The Washboard Union, Lindsay Ell & more will join headliners Florida Georgia Line, Alan Jackson and Thomas Rhett
Boots & Hearts 2017 WISH LIST
So, the dust has settled, the Boots hangover has likely subsided a bit. So now we wanna know, Who do you wanna see @ Boots & Hearts 2017? Last year we only got 4 of the artists out of the 20 we had put on our WISH LIST. Hoping that this year we are a little more correct. Here is who we have put together for #BH6
Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2016
Cool temperatures and wet weather couldn’t stop a good time at Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2016!
Blackjack Billy -Mason Jar Session – Tread
A couple weeks back we had a chance to have the boys of Blackjack Billy back for a 2nd shot at a Mason Jar Session (We think they are addicted). With Tread just recently hitting country radio in Canada, we got a feelin’ that we will be hearing a lot of this one cranked up this summer on the backroads. Here is Blackjack Billy performing TREAD for The Mason Jar Sessions.
Boots and Hearts Pre-Game Party – Toronto
KX Country and Boots & Hearts teamed up to bring the biggest Country Show to CMW. With the likes of red hot Meghan Patrick and a band that had by far one of the best performances of last years Boots and Hearts Festival with Blackjack Billy taking the headlining honours. For those of you that were part of that 30,000+ Kick off party you will know that the boys in BJB tore the roof off the Front Porch stage on that beautiful Thursday night.
Canadian Music Week Must See Shows…
Over the last couple years I have been able to take in a few of the shows that happen during Canadian Music Week. This year is no different. We have plans to take in at least 8 or 9 of the shows happening over the 7 days in May (May 2-8) in various venues across Toronto. Lets start off with a little about CMW.
Barn Burners – April 22nd
So I missed last weeks instalment of the Barn Burners so this week I have a total of 5 songs for you. So lets get to them…
Introducing Danielle Marie
2015 was a big year for Danielle Marie, a young starlet, from western Canada, a CCMA Spotlight Performance at the Canadian Country Music Fan favourite Legends Show in Halifax, 4 BC Country Music Award Nominations, the 2015 BCCMA Ray McAuley Horizon Award and a radio tour throughout three provinces. Plus Danielle’s sophomore album Here Right Now broke the Top 25 iTunes Country Album Chart within 24 hours of release and her current single at radio, ‘Drive Away’, co-written with award winning Nashville writer Byron Hill, is proving to be her biggest yet and recently debuted on the Canadian Country Trax report currently at #74!
Cavendish adds more to 2016 Lineup
If you live in the Eastern part of Canada and LOVE Country Music this is always one heck of a party.
Cavendish Beach Fest 2016 announced a few more artists to the line up.
With the likes of Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and The Band Perry already announced back in November today they announced a few more to the line up and when we say a few… We mean a bunch!
