Calgary Stampede 2018 – Nashville North Preview

2018 Calgary Stampede will feature 10 nights of boot thumping with live music at 2 different live entertainment venues, Nashville North and Coca Cola Stage, included in your Stampede admission. 

Tristan Horncastle visits the Joshua Bates Centre in Athens, Ontario

On two other occasions, the audience at the Joshua Bates Centre, in Athens Ontario saw a star in the making. They knew they had made a connection with a lad who was going places and they would be able to say they “knew him when”.  This happened for the third time on Saturday, January 28th […]

Tristan Horncastle – Long As I’m Alive – Mason Jar Session

We had a chance to nail down East Coast native and Royalty Records recording artist Tristan Horncastle for a Mason Jar Session while he was in Ontario in August.  If you haven’t had a chance to hear this guy yet be sure to check out his new single Long As I’m Alive stripped down for our […]

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 […]

2016, the year the women take back Country Music? #MondayMusings

I recall a time, not so long ago, when women dominated the country music scene. Fast forward to the second decade of the 21st century and it’s almost the exact opposite…to the point where one radio consultant, Keith Hill, actually went on the record and said “If you want to make ratings in country radio, take […]

Getting to know CCMA nominee Tristan Horncastle

While spending the weekend at the Manitoulin Countryfest last month we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Royalty Records recording artist, and New Brunswick native, Tristan Horncastle.