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Show Notes! Episode 8 – February Singles Roundup

It’s time for my monthly singles round up of the songs I was loving last month. February was a great month for new releases and there’s plenty to get stuck into. As always, you’ll find the links to all the songs and albums nominated on Youtube and below that you’ll find the link to my Podcast’s playlist, my social media platforms and my Patreon.

00:00: Intro

02:25: Rag‘n’Bone Man – All You Ever Wanted

Rag’n’Bone Man’s ‘All You Ever Wanted’ video

03:51: Jeffrey East – Always Be Mine

Jeffrey East’s ‘Always Be Mine’ video

06:45: Carly Pearce – Should’ve Known Better

Carly Pearce’s ‘Should’ve Known Better’ video

10:28: Picture This – Things Are Different

Picture This’ ‘Things Are Different’ video

12:14: Brooke Eden – No Shade

Brooke Eden’s ‘No Shade’ video 

13:32: Lucy Blu – All This Time

Lucy Blu’s ‘All This Time’ video

14:53: Tiera ft. Breland - Miles

Tiera’s ‘Miles’ video on Youtube.

16:08: Canaan Smith – Mason Jars & Fireflies

Canaan Smith’s ‘Mason Jars & Fireflies’ video

17:47: Rvshvd – Raised Up

Rvshvd’s ‘Raised Up’ video

19:44: Elle King ft. Miranda Lambert – Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)

Elle King’s ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’ video

21:47: Kyle Elliott - Empty

Kyle Elliott’s ‘Empty’ video

22:55 William Michael Morgan – Please Come To Boston

William Michael Morgan’s ‘Please Come To Boston’ video

24:07: Gabe Lee ft. King Margo – Ol’ Smokey

Gabe Lee’s ‘Ol’ Smokey’ video

25:16: Papa Roach & Danny Worsnop – Broken As Me

Papa Roach & Danny Worsnop’s ‘Broken As Me’ video

26:50: Other tracks to mention

27:27: Outro 

Thanks for listening! I really appreciate you listening, I hope you enjoyed it. 

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Country & Stuff has a Spotify playlist! It features a selection of tracks I’ve talked about in all episodes and is a great place to head to, to check out tracks or artists I have talked about. It’s updated weekly in line with the podcast. 

Country & Stuff Podcast Spotify Playlist.

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Show Notes! Episode 7 – GRAMMYs Nominations Discussion

Today I’m taking a look at the songs, songwriters and albums nominated in the Country category of the GRAMMYs ahead of the show next Sunday (14th March 2021). 

00:00: Intro

05:31: Best Country Song – Solo Artist

Stick That In Your Country Song – Eric Church

Who You Thought I Was – Brandy Clark

When My Arms Pray – Vince Gill

Black Like Me – Mickey Guyton

Bluebird – Miranda Lambert

13:33: Best Country Song – Vocal Duo/Group

All Night – Brothers Osborne

10,000 Hours – Dan & Shay with Justin Bieber

Ocean – Lady A

Sugar Coat – Little Big Town

Some People Do – Old Dominion               

22:12: Best Song (Songwriting)

Bluebird – Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert) (From ACM Presents: Our Country virtual concert)

The Bones – Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz (Maren Morris)

Crowded Table – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna (The Highwomen)

More Hearts Than Mine – Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland (Ingrid Andress)

Some People Do – Jesse Frasure, Shame McAnnally, Matthew Ramsay & Thomas Rhett (Old Dominion) (Live Rooftop Performance)

 25:35: Album of The Year - Country 

Lady Like – Ingrid Andress 

Your Life Is A Record – Brandy Clark 

Wildcard – Miranda Lambert 

Nightfall – Little Big Town 

Never Will – Ashley McBryde 

42:48: Jay Joyce Appreciation Section

45:29: Outro 

Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed it. 

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Country & Stuff Podcast Spotify Playlist.

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Show Notes! Episode 6 – Lainey Wilson’s “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’” Album review

The first of my Artist Spotlight episodes, I am taking a look at the band Home Free. Talking about who they are and giving you my top 10 of their songs to check out. I really like this band and promise I tried really hard to not just sound like a fangirl for 35 minutes…

00:00: Intro

04:10: Intro to Lainey Wilson 

07:48: Neon Diamonds

Lainey Wilson’s ‘Neon Diamonds’ video on Youtube.

08:24: Sunday Best

09:00: Things a Man Oughta Know 

10:14: Small Town, Girl

11:09: LA

12:19: Dirty Looks

‘Dirty Looks’ video on Youtube.

13:54: Pipe

15:17: Keeping Bars In Business

‘Keeping Bars in Business’ video on Youtube.

16:13: Straight Up Sideways

16:47: WWDD

‘WWDD’ video on Youtube. (forgot to say in the episode, the video for this is great!)

18:15: Rolling Stone

‘Rolling Stone’ video on Youtube.

19:08: Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’

‘Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’’ video on Youtube.

19:49: Round Up

24:54: Outro 

Thanks for listening! I really appreciate you listening, I hope you enjoyed it. 

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Country & Stuff has a Spotify playlist! It features a selection of tracks I’ve talked about in all episodes and is a great place to head to, to check out tracks or artists I have talked about. It’s updated weekly in line with the podcast. 

Country & Stuff Podcast Spotify Playlist.

If you’re in a position to do so, I’d love your support on Patreon! I have various perks available to those who are able to support me with a financial contribution, you can find out more on my Patreon page. Thank you.

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Show Notes! Episode 5 – Artist Spotlight – Home Free

The first of my Artist Spotlight episodes, I am taking a look at the band Home Free. Talking about who they are and giving you my top 10 of their songs to check out. I really like this band and promise I tried really hard to not just sound like a fangirl for 35 minutes…

00:00: Intro

10:43: Hillbilly Bone

‘Hillbilly Bone’ video on Youtube. 

 
12:26: My Church

‘My Church’ video on Youtube.

13:38: Man Of Constant Sorrow

‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ video on Youtube.

14:50: Folsom Prison Blues

‘Folsom Prison Blues’ video on Youtube. 

16:14: Blue Ain’t Your Colour

‘Blue Ain’t Your Colour’ video on Youtube.

17:32: Remember This

‘Remember This’ video on Youtube.

20:15: Dive Bar Saints

‘Dive Bar Saints’ video on Youtube.

22:28: Cover Me Up

‘Cover Me Up’ video on Youtube.

24:22: Everybody Walkin’ This Land

‘Everybody Walkin’ This Land’ video on Youtube.

26:35: God Bless The USA

‘God Bless The USA’ video on Youtube.

29:08: Outro. 

Thanks for listening! I really appreciate you listening, I hope you enjoyed it. 

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If you’re in a position to do so, I’d love your support on Patreon! I have various perks available to those who are able to support me with a financial contribution, you can find out more on my Patreon page. Thank you.

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Show Notes! Episode 4 – The Country That Built Me

A trip down memory lane today to look back at the Country Music that has led me to where I am today. Starting with some of the earliest songs I can remember through to 2019 (2020 was covered in my first episode).

00:00: Intro

 01:12: My first memories of Country – Faith Hill, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes

 02:34: Dolly Parton & The Chicks

Dolly Parton & Pentatonix’s ‘9-5’ video on Youtube.

The Chick’s ‘Travelin’ Soldier’ video on Youtube.

 03:22: Carrie Underwood (Early Singles)

Carrie Underwood’s ‘Before He Cheats’ video on Youtube.

 05:03: Lady A

Lady A’s ‘American Honey’ video on Youtube.

 06:22: Lissie 

Lissie’s ‘Cuckoo’ video on Youtube.

 08:11: Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan’s ‘Strip It Down’ video on Youtube. 

 12:25: Kane Brown

Kane Brown’s ‘Hometown’ Video on Youtube.

 14:13: Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina’s ‘Doin’ Fine’ video on Youtube.

 16:41: Sam Hunt

Sam Hunt’s ‘Leave The Night On’ video on Youtube.

 18:17: Frankie Ballard

Frankie Ballard’s ‘You’ll Accomp’ny Me’ video on Youtube.

 22:56: Rae Lynn

Rae Lynn’s ‘Love Triangle’ video on Youtube.

 25:32: Maren Morris

Maren Morris’ ‘My Church’ video on Youtube.

 28:23: Carrie Underwood (later albums)

Carrie Underwood’s ‘Church Bells’ video on Youtube.

 31:23: Miranda Lambert & Kasey Musgraves

Miranda Lamberts ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ video on Youtube.

Kasey Musgraves ‘Dime Store Cowgirl’ video on Youtube.

 34:59: Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean’s ‘Lights Come On’ video on Youtube.

 37:50: The Wandering Hearts

The Wandering Hearts’ ‘Devil’ video on Youtube.

40:35: Outro. 

Thanks for listening! I really appreciate you listening, I hope you enjoyed it. 

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 If you’re in a position to do so, I’d love your support on Patreon! I have various perks available to those who are able to support me with a financial contribution, you can find out more on my Patreon page. Thank you.

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Show Notes! Episode 3 – January Singles Roundup

This week I’m rounding up some of the singles I liked that were released in January. We’ll be doing an episode like this each month, rounding up the new music and featuring mainly country music, a handful of other artists/genres and hopefully one or two songs from some newer faces in the industry.  See below for the timings of each single I’ve picked this month, along with a link to the video on Youtube for you to check them out. 

00:00: Intro

01:42: Blake Shelton – Minimum Wage

Blake Shelton’s ‘Minimum Wage’ video on Youtube.

04:24: Lainey Wilson – Neon Diamonds

Lainey Wilson’s ‘Neon Diamonds’ video on Youtube.

06:12: Kip Moore – How High 

Kip Moore’s ‘How High’ video on Youtube.

07:52: Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard – Undivided

Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard’s ‘Undivided’ video on Youtube. 

10:11: Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War

Foo Fighters’ ‘Waiting on a War’ video on Youtube. 

12:00: Hailey Whitters ft. Jordan Davis – The Ride

Hailey Whitters ft. Jordan Davis’ ‘The Ride’ video on Youtube. 

14:25: Eric Church – Doing Life With Me

Eric Church’s ‘Doing Life With Me’ video on Youtube. 

16:11: Charley Crockett – I Can Help

Charley Crockett’s ‘I Can Help’ video on Youtube. 

19:02: Florida Georgia Line – Life Rolls On

Florida Georgia Line’s ‘Life Rolls On’ video on Youtube.

21:00: Passenger – Sword From The Stone (Gingerbread Remix)

Passenger’s ‘Sword From The Stone (Gingerbread Remix)’ video on Youtube. 

22:54: Home Free ft. Don McLean – American Pie

Home Free ft. Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ video on Youtube. 

24:29: Deco – Wonderwall x Small Town Boy

Deco’s ‘Wonderwall x Small Town Boy’ video on Youtube.

27:48 – Outro. 

Thanks for listening! I really appreciate you listening, I hope you enjoyed it. 

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Show Notes – Update to Episode 002

A short update as to why, due to our values on inclusivity of people regardless of their race or ethnicity, Episode 2 – Late to the Party Pt. 2, will not be being published and what the next steps are in regard to moving forward with future episodes. 

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Show Notes! Episode 1 – Late To The Party Pt. 1

I realised after I finished recording and editing (and that took me a while first go round…), half the time I hadn’t actually told you the title of the album I was mainly referring to for each artist, so please find below the time stamps and the name of each band/artist, the recent album I was referring to and a link to my favourite/suggested song by them. 

00:00: Intro

05:12: The Cadillac Three – Tabasco & Sweet Tea (October 2020)

‘The South’ by The Cadillac Three Youtube Video

08:12: Brooke White – Calico (October 2019)

‘Calico’ by Brooke White Youtube Video 

10:49: Cam – The Otherside (October 2020)

‘Diane’ by Cam Youtube Video

14:03: Keslea Ballerini – Kelsea (March 2020) and Ballerini (September 2020)

‘Hole In The Bottle’ by Kelsea Ballerini Youtube Video

17:58: Tide Lines – Eye of The Storm (May 2020)

‘Far Side of the World’ by Tide Lines Youtube Video

‘Blinding Lights’ cover by Tide Lines Youtube Video

23:16: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Reunions (May 2020) I got the date wrong when I talk about it in the podcast and incorrectly say the album came out in August. Sorry! 

‘Be Afraid’ by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Youtube Video

28:46: Kip Moore – Wild World (May 2020)

‘Beer Money’ by Kip Moore Youtube Video

33:14 – HARDY – A ROCK (September 2020)

‘Give Heaven Some Hell’ by HARDY Youtube Video

38:47: Ashley McBryde – Never Will (April 2020)

‘Girl Going Nowhere’ (Grand Ole Opry Debut) by Ashley McBryde Youtube Video 

47:08: Outro

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