Interviews
Interview with Seaforth March 2022
Ahead of their performance at Country To Country (C2C) I got to speak to Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson, collectively known as Seaforth. The lads had flown in overnight and had only landed in the UK at about 9.30 that morning. You wouldn’t have known from looking at...
Interview with Caitlyn Smith 10th March 2022
By Ian Aspinall Hello dear reader. I’m writing this interview up after C2C as it was the last thing I did before a very busy weekend/few days. Our esteemed leader Helen asked me a couple of weeks before C2C if I’d like to do any interviews and I of course jumped at...
Luke Combs on Becoming A Dad
Country superstar Luke Combs joined Absolute Radio Country presenter Baylen Leonard to chat about headlining C2C Country To Country festival in March. Whilst talking to Baylen Luke revealed that he would be keen to catch up with Ed Sheeran whilst he is over in the UK...
Dolly Parton on her new book, unnecessary credit for the Moderna vaccine and female empowerment
Global icon Dolly Parton joined Absolute Radio Country presenter, Baylen Leonard in an exclusive chat to celebrate the return of her very successful and female empowering musical 9 to 5, which begins touring in the UK from the end of August. Absolute Radio Country...
Interview with Alyssa Bonagura, 31st July 2021
Buckle & Boots Festival 2021, Whitebottom Farm, sidewards from Manchester! CL: I would say welcome to the UK, AB: Thank you CL: … Except, you have spent a lot of time here haven’t you? AB: I have. I love it here. CL: So, you have spent about a third of your...
Interview with Dylan Earl and Judy Blank
By Kate Willis. Conducted at The Prince Albert Brighton 28th June 2021. CL: How did you both meet? DE: House of Songs in Bentonville Arkansas. it’s a songwriter retreat of sorts. JB: Stevie (Stevie Freeman) got me into it. I’m from the Netherlands, I’ve been a...
Royce Johns Interview 15th January 2021
By Roger Sharman. CL: Hi Royce, and thank you very much for taking the time to chat to us today. How are you doing today? RJ: I’m doing good thank you CL: Excellent. So, what have you been up to? RJ: Well, yesterday, I got a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, it's been my...
Tessy Lou Williams Interview – Wednesday 9th December 2020
By Roger Sharman CL: Hi Tessy Lou, a really Good Afternoon to you, or Good Morning in fact in Montana. You're all the way over in Montana aren’t you at the moment? That most beautiful of states I’ve heard. How are you today? TLW: I’m doing well thank you. I’m...
Tom Buller Interview Thursday 12th November 6pm
By Roger Sharman. CL: Hi, good afternoon everybody. Today I'm honoured and privileged to be chatting to Mr. Tom Buller, a man who has been described by Saving Country Music as one of the greatest discoveries of 2018. His debut album ‘When A Country Boy Gets the...
Caroline Chats with Guitar Legend Tommy Emmanuel
TOMMY EMMANUEL has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he became one of five...