Amy Morgan was born in 1972 and brought up in Astley, nr Wigan, Lancs and now lives near Blackburn. She

Russel Kitchin didn’t have a musical upbringing although his parents were lovers of Country music, rock ‘n’ roll and in

It was good to catch up with Billy at his first Country gig since lockdown at the Snodland CMC in

Billy Curtis is a self-taught musician who started playing guitar at the age of five. He first played Country music

Kent singer songwriter Billy Levin has been in a number of Country bands over the years. In the mid 80s

Blue Horizon was formed as a 3-piece band in 1996. The original line up was Christine Ringer (lead vocals &

Bob Keeley’s dad was a country and western stalwart and Bob was a regular visitor to festivals and country music

Carolann B is known affectionately as ‘Yorkshire’s Very Own 1st Lady Of Country Music’. She was born in Denaby Main

Chris Johnson was born in Walsall in 1976, moving to Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire when he was

In his early career, he was a prolific songwriter and quickly came to the attention of a number of producers

Cliff Weston was born into a musical family and it was probably inevitable that he would end up with a

Every singer/songwriter or musician has a seminal moment at some time in their lives. They hear or see something that

Dan Thornhill grew up in a musical household, his dad Keith fronted the award winning Liverpool based band West Virginia

Darren Busby became a fan of Country music long before he left school. He would come home from school and

Darren Flack learnt to play guitar when he was 11 years old. Although his mother could play guitar, he never

As Dave Lesley grew up, he was he was always surrounded by music and performance. His mum played piano and

Ed Cox was born in 1969 and although he wasn’t brought up in a musical family he has always enjoyed

The G Force members, Glenn Rogers and Glyn Long will be well known to everyone.Glyn Long has a very long

Born and raised in Norfolk, Gary Smith’s introduction to Country music came as a babe in arms when his father

In 1955 George Payling went down the coal mines for a year. His early musical influences were artists like Bill

Henry Smith was born on 30th January 1972, the son of Henry Smith an established Country singer in Berkshire. Henry

In the 1980s and 1990s there were many hundreds of good bands regularly working in clubs and festivals around the

Ian Highland was brought up on country music from the day he was born. His first involvement in the British

James & Wood was formed five years ago. Prior to getting together Steve James had been playing Country music since

Jeff Gallant was brought up on country music from a baby thanks to his mum (Steph) and dad (Barry) who

After being raised on classic Country music and heavily influenced by his musician father Bob Keeley, it is no surprise

in Donegal which was not far from his ancestral home. It is Ireland’s longest running and best known family festival.

John Douglas was born and raised in Jersey where, in 1988, he started working the local Country clubs and hotels

When I first started visiting Country music clubs in 1990 there were many good bands on the circuit and some

Johnny Holland was born in Dudley in the West Mindlands and still lives in the area. He started singing when

Jon Rowdy started singing at the age of 7 in his church choir in Lyndhurst, Hampshire. He emigrated to Australia

The bubbly Julie Dawn sings as well now as when I first saw here in 1991 in the newly formed

Unlike many British Country artists, Kayleigh Dawn Larter (now Shaw) wasn’t influenced by her parent’s choice of music. Instead she

Craig Arnold came from a musical family, both his dad Kenny and his uncle Sid were musicians working in the

Kevin Tonks (Barry) was born and grew up in Coventry in the West Midlands and started playing classical guitar at

Kurt Burgess was born in 1991 and grew up in Stoke on Trent, Staffs. As a young boy, his aunt

Ky Rivers’ music journey began with a spark of inspiration. After hearing a T. Rex song at the tender age

Allen Glassock was brought up in Kent in the 1940s. When he was about 11 a friend handed him a

Lee Hodgson is one of our best Country guitarists and is listed in the International Who’s Who of Popular Music.Lee

Cross Country was formed By Mike McMaster in Teeside in 1984. Initially the band had a female lead singer Nadine

Mervyn Futter has been playing music all his life joining his first band, a rock and blues outfit called Black

Nadine Somers began her musical career when she was just six years old playing keyboards in London clubs. By her

Nikki Jo Brown comes from Washington, Tyne & Wear and grew up surrounded by music with her nan being one

Paul Martin didn’t have a musical upbringing but his father used to sing in working men’s clubs around Sheffield although

Plain Loco was formed by Steve Jay in 1990. The original line up was Steve Jay (bass, harmonica and lead

Having learned to play guitar at 9 years old, Ian McKay, went on to make his first live appearance at

Steve Lovett first played guitar when he was nine, joining his father’s band, The Convoys, in 1978 when he was

Richard was born on 28th August 1987 and was raised in what was not really a musical family. His first

In the early 1990s a group of friends got together on a Friday evening to play guitars and sing. In

Tony Hetherington’s family are from Northern Ireland and that’s where he grew up for the first 8 years of his

RJ Montana (Rob) is a new name on the Country circuit but most people will be familiar with his dad,

Rob Childs has been “messing about” (his words) with guitars since 1964 when he was 3 and had an early

Jonny Williams and Lynnette Marie were both successful solo country singers until they decided to form a duo together in

Roots and Wings are a husband and wife duo Kelly and Michael Cobbett. Kelly Webb’s parents were divorced before she

Spread Your Wings Duo is Vicki-Anne Boardman and Neil WoodwardAlthough Neil Woodward’s mother was once in a girls’ choir, neither

Before forming the Texas Tornados Pete Stothard established his name on the line and western dance scene as a dance

The Suffolk based Barhoppers Duo is husband and wife Gabbi and David Crayford-Noble. Both have had a long career in

While many established British Country bands were folding or downsizing to duos or solos in the 2000s, The Long Haul

Theresa Coupland (Theresa C) is from Colchester in Essex. She was born into a family of music which has been

Tony Rouse has American roots; his father was a Cajun resident of Golden Meadows, Louisiana. He has spent much of

Warren Dewitt was brought up with a love of Country music. As a child he listened to singers like Hank