… But I wanted you to know I haven’t forgotten about the website or the podcast. Life has just been tough for the last few months and I just didn’t have the motivation to do anything with them. That being said, I am planning to get something out there for you to hear as soon as I can. There is so much great Creative Commons Country music out there I really need to get a show recorded and let you hear it. Also, in the ‘mainstream’ world of country music, there is so much going on that I have a ton of news to get you all caught up on.
So keep an eye out for more posts and please let me know if you hear about or know of any CC artists you’d like me to play on the show… email me at open-country@otherside.network with details and a link to where I can get their music.
Miranda Lambert has released the second single, “We Should Be Friends,” from her upcoming two-disc album, The Weight of These Wings, which drops Friday, Nov. 18.
“We Should Be Friends” was penned solely by Miranda and is featured as track No. 5 on disc one, The Nerve. The uptempo single—a follow up to the album’s first single, “Vice”—is about all the qualities Miranda, we assume, is looking for in a friend.
“If you use alcohol as a sedative / And bless your heart as a negative / If you ride your white horse like the wind / If what you see is what you get / Well then, oh, we should be friends,” Miranda sings to close out the song.
Well Miranda, it sounds like we could should be friends.
Listen to Miranda’s list of conditions for friendship to see if you qualify.
Nash Country Daily has learned this morning (Nov. 15) that singer/songwriter Holly Dunn has passed away at the age of 59.
According to wsmv.com, Holly passed away at a hospice facility in New Mexico, surrounded by family and friends. The singer was battling a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer for which she was diagnosed in March 2016.
Holly Dunn, born Aug 22, 1957, was best known in the 80’s for her Top 10 hit, “Daddy’s Hands” and No. 1 hit “You Really Had Me Going.” She released ten albums, including Cornerstone,The Blue Rose of Texas, Life and Love and All the Stages, and charted nineteen songs.
But as her career started to slow down, Holly retired from music in 2003 to pursue another passion—painting. Following her diagnosis Holly found peace with her prognosis.
“Back in March of this year, I was diagnosed with a rare, very aggressive form of ovarian cancer,” Holly said in a statement. “If you read the statistics, it is very bleak. Good thing I don’t believe in statistics! I had surgery and now I am having chemo treatments. I have since grown more tumors and it is going to be more of a battle than I anticipated, but I have a huge faith in the healing power of God and the healing power within me that originates from my God. I look towards a future when I am completely healed and cancer free. I ask for prayers of strength and courage as this journey continues.
“My faith is my rock. But I also draw tremendous strength from my family and my family of friends who have gathered around me in total support,” she continued. “Being a Christian, I know that no matter how this chapter ends, I will be OK. Either upright walking on this earth or safe in my Savior’s arms.”
Holly Dunn passed away Nov. 15, 2016, at the age of 59.
Nash Country Daily offers their condolences to Holly’s family and friends at this time. May she Rest In Peace.
Just to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about you but I am currently offline at home and have no access other than at college. Hoping to have access restored at home fairly soon and normal service will resume.
Hope you are all well and still enjoying the Open Country!!!
First major North American tour in 25 years will celebrate two-disc set, ‘Pure and Simple’ and ‘Dolly’s Biggest Hits’
“I don’t know how pure I am, but I know I’m pretty simple,” Dolly Parton quipped at Monday’s press event announcing her two-disc LP,Pure & Simple, which is due this summer. Comprised of a set of newly penned Parton tunes, the release will also include a disc called Dolly’s Biggest Hits, which Parton teased by noting, “I said ‘hits.’ I’ll have to be careful when I say that but it really is called that.”
It was an early morning for Kelsea Ballerini as she headed to the Good Morning America set Friday (Aug. 19) to perform her hit songs, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs,” and “Peter Pan,” from her debut album, The First Time.
The reigning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year took a break for a few minutes to chat with both Robin Roberts and David Muir during the show. “It’s been crazy, it’s been crazy,” she told Robin. “It’s been amazing though. I got to put out ‘Peter Pan’— it’s my third single. It’s Top 5 on country radio right now. I’m so stoked on life.”
Kelsea recently wrapped up a stint as co-host of ABC’s Greatest Hits and will be heading out on her first-ever headlining tour—First Time Tour—which opens Oct. 21 in Houston.
Check out all three of Kelsea’s performances on GMA.
(You’ll have to go to the original article to see the videos guys… it won’t let me embed them here… sorry!!)
You know him as Jack Bauer on FOX’s TV Series 24 and from such movies as Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, Young Guns and Flatliners, but now you get to know Kiefer Sutherland as a country music singer.
The singer/actor has released his debut album,Down In a Hole—which he calls a passion project—consisting of 11 co-written tracks, including the single, “Can’t Stay Away.”
“It’s the closest thing I’ve ever had to a journal or diary,” said Kiefer. “All of these songs are pulled from my own personal experiences. As much as I enjoyed the writing and recording process, I am experiencing great joy now begin able to play these songs to a live audience, which was something I hadn’t counted on.” Continue reading Kiefer Sutherland Gets Up for Debut Album, “Down In a Hole”→
After a lot of thought, I’ve decided to put the next episode on hold for the time being. I’m thinking about making some changes to the format and want it to be awesome for you guys.
I will however keep posting news items I think you’d be interested in, so keep following the website and also the Facebook and Twitter pages for the news items and also updates on the podcast.
To those of you who have taken time out to listen to 3 shows I’ve done so far, I really appreciate your support and hope that you will keep enjoying them in the future once I’m back up and running.
Carrie Underwood recently notched her 24th No.1 with her hit “Church Bells.” The story chronicles a young, poor woman who eventually meets a wealthy man she believes will love and take care of her. However, things don’t go as planned and she eventually has to take matters into her own hands to save herself.
