Kings Place is a beautifully designed arts centre that opened around ten years ago. Its two auditoriums have perfect acoustics making either an ideal venue for artists who rely on their voice accompanied by no more than a couple of guitars. So who better to shine in such surroundings than […]

This week sees the return of Ashley Monroe to the UK for the first time since the release of her ‘Sparrow’ album. She seems to have found a home at Bush Hall, which she sold out for this trip – not once, but twice. ‘Home’ is exactly how she described […]

It’s always a good sign when approaching a gig to see the queue snaking back along Digbeth High Street. Dan +Shay were back in town and the regular centre-front attendees had come out early. 5.30pm and the line stretched over the road. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney made their Birmingham […]

What better way to spend New Year’s Eve than to be surrounded by the ‘country family’ at Nash Nights? It’s about time we all had somewhere to go on December 31st to dance to some decent music for a change! This was an extra special Nash Nights, with guest DJ […]

The meteoric rise of Midland is seriously impressive. A main stage set at C2C and it was lift-off for these guys. 9 months down the line, here they were again, this time packing out venues on a sold-out tour all across the UK. Fairly large capacity venues too, including Shepherd’s […]

Brothers Osborne really have cracked it in the UK. It’s only been a year or so since I saw them opening the show for The Cadillac Three at Rock City; now, they’re packing the place out all by themselves. They’ve become firm favourites of the UK fans in that time

What a treat we had earlier this month; not only were Old Dominion on tour, they brought their buddies Walker Hayes and Eric Paslay out with them. Three high-profile acts right on our doorstep, what’s not to like?! The ultimate definition of ‘value for money’.

Now, especially in the UK, Kacey Musgraves has quite the split in opinion. I’ve got to be honest, so soon after her headlining C2C appearance this year, I was rather sceptical about choosing this performance over the magnificent Zac Brown Band at BluesFest

I’ll try to make this review as unbiased as possible! As you’ll probably know if you’re a long-time reader of YLIAS, Zac Brown Band are my absolute favourites. They were my introduction to country music almost 9 years ago, and YLIAS simply wouldn’t exist

Songwriter rounds have always been my favourite format for a live show. They bring the magic of country music to life and remind us all why we became engrossed in the genre in the first place. The stories, the emotion, the rawness – the list goes on