RE: British CMA
Joonyah: There is also a Brit / Commonwealth magazine, which may be simply titled "Country Music" (I forget), that I've seen a few copies of and which always amazes me by how much it covers what *I* would consider good country as opposed to HNC industry promo, etc Country Music People. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/ Which is where I got the Brit CMA info. from. I prefer the other glossy monthly published in the U.K., Country Music International. A little less Nashville friendly I think. Other news for U.K. P2ers is that David Allan's Country show on Radio 2 is being taken over by Bob Harris next week. Bob has more of a penchant for alt- country, Americana, roots rock or whatever the hell its being called this week. Andy
Re: British CMA
At 02:24 PM 3/31/99 -0800, you wrote: Junior writes: Ain't it the truth. It's weird how they do *so* much better, from a quality standpoint. What explains this? Do they simply get less industry pressure on the voters, or what, etc. I suspect that there's an element of this. I remember reading an article last year about some Nashville push that was going on in Australia. The article mentioned that a similar push a few years earlier had resulted in the label executives who had gone over being told that Australians didn't want their pretty boy hat acts and that they shouldn't let the door hit their asses on the way out. It was a bit of a wakeup call to Nashville executives, apparently. While my sampling might not represent Australia as a whole, the taste of my Australian customers excluding Sophie Best and Steve Reid, is much more mainstream country leaning than any other country we sell to. What's the female equivalent of a hat act... a hair act? Well, we sell lots of that stuff to Aussies. Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: British CMA
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Andy Benham wrote: INTERNATIONAL Male Vocalist Vince Gill Female Vocalist Reba McEntire Group/Duo The Mavericks Rising Star Dixie Chicks Artist on an independent label Heather Myles Bluegrass band Alison Krauss Union Station Album _The Key_ Vince Gill Which is a helluva lot better than what the American CMAs usually end up with.--don
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Of the Brit CMA "international" division awards, Don sez: Which is a helluva lot better than what the American CMAs usually end up with. Ain't it the truth. It's weird how they do *so* much better, from a quality standpoint. What explains this? Do they simply get less industry pressure on the voters, or what, etc. Last year, didn't Dale Watson win one of their awards, like best new artist, or something? I mean, it'll be years and years, if *ever, before Dale could win one here. --junior
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Jon on the surprisingly high "quality" music being recognized by the Brit and Australian country music press, etc : I suspect that there's an element of this. I remember reading an article last year about some Nashville push that was going on in Australia. There is also a Brit / Commonwealth magazine, which may be simply titled "Country Music" (I forget), that I've seen a few copies of and which always amazes me by how much it covers what *I* would consider good country as opposed to HNC industry promo, etc. It's available on newstands in Canada, etc. I remember last year seeing articles on Ted Roddy and other Austin artists that industry bigwigs wouldn't give a moments' notice to, alongside articles on biggies like McCready, Stuart, Yoakum, etc. I'll see tonight if I don't have a copy of this mag somewhere. In my recollection, it compared favorably, for me, to any US country music mag. --junior
RE: British CMA
Joonyah: There is also a Brit / Commonwealth magazine, which may be simply titled "Country Music" (I forget), that I've seen a few copies of and which always amazes me by how much it covers what *I* would consider good country as opposed to HNC industry promo, etc Country Music People. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
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Someone asked about Dale's participation in last year's British CMA's. Best I can remember he was nominated as Best Male Vocalist alongside Strait, Jackson et al and actually won the Best Independent Artist Award, the same as Heather won this year. Mike Hays http://www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: British CMA
There is also a Brit / Commonwealth magazine, which may be simply titled "Country Music" (I forget), that I've seen a few copies of and which always amazes me by how much it covers what *I* would consider good country as opposed to HNC industry promo, etc Country Music People. The magazine's website can be found at http://www.musicfarm.demon.co.uk/. Unfortunately, except for a review or two, there isn't much to "sample" from there. "Country Weekly" has its flaws, but there's more there to entertain the online visitor. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
