Grand Country

Episodes

1. 28

   20201219_Grand_Country#28

   Ashley Wineland, a young storyteller born and raised in Glendale, Arizona, has just opened the show with the fifth song included in her 2012 album “Family Business”, called No Prince Charming, which debuted at #2 on iTunes in the category of “Best New Country Music.” Ashley’s debut CD featured…

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   Dec 20, 2020

   1h 20m
2. 27

   20200805_Grand_Country#27

   Montana native Tessy Lou Williams essentially has music in her blood. From a childhood spent watching her parents perform in their band Montana Rose to spending decades in the Austin music scene, Williams has been immersed in the music industry her entire life. She grew up in Montana, the…

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   Aug 5, 2020

   1h 16m
3. 26

   20200407_Grand_Country#26

   In this 26th edition, we’ll start our trip with the new album of Jessica Leigh Alexander. This singer songwriter whose songs have been sung by Patty Lovess, or Trisha Yearwood, has just released her new album, an 8-track work called Decatur County Red. Right after that, we will pay attention to...

   Apr 7, 2020

   1h 53m
4. 25

   20200311_Grand_Country#25

   Zephaniah Ohora, from Brooklyn, NY, and his band The 18-wheelers, released in 2017 one of the most vibrant-sounding, flawlessly-produced and recorded albums of classic country I have ever heard in any era. The debut album is called The Highway, and it includes superb songs, perfect…

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   Mar 11, 2020

   1h 21m
5. 24

   20200229_Grand_Country#24

   Country icon Tracy Lawrence has released a new original album, his first in six years, named “Made in America”, his 16th studio album in a career as a country music singer that spans 29 years, and six different record labels: Atlantic Nashville, Warner Brothers Nashville, DreamWorks Nashville,...

   Feb 9, 2020

   1h 22m
6. 23

   20200119_Grand_Country#23

   Aloha! Here starts another edition of Grand Country, a 60-minute show where we bring you the best of your favorite music style: country music. This is Domi, and I will be your host for today’s show. Remember that you can listen to this podcast subscribing to the show through the mobile phone...

   Jan 19, 2020

   1h 29m
7. 22

   20191228_Grand_Country#22

   The music industry is taking notice of singer/songwriter Ashley Wineland. In 2018, the Official CMT Artist was signed to a worldwide management deal with powerhouse entertainment company The City Drive Group. The Arizona-based artist next set her sights on Nashville – collaborating in-studio with...

   Dec 28, 2019

   1h 22m
8. 21

   20191201_Grand_Country#21

   “Big Iron Train”, the name of this song included in the last album published by Ben Jarrell called “Troubled Times” that we started introducing in our last show. This native son of the state of Alabama published some months ago the best album of this year, plenty of outlaw country of great...

   Dec 27, 2019

   1h 00m
9. 20

   20191021_Grand_Country#20

   “Raising Humans”, Easton Corbin singing a song about a dog’s relationship with their human... Quite a sobbing tune, I must say. Easton was in the middle of creating his fourth studio album when he parted ways with his record label, Mercury Nashville, just a year ago, a move that offered him a...

   Dec 27, 2019

   1h 01m
10. 19

    20191004_Grand_Country#19

    Jon Pardi opens his new album with this wonderful “Old Hat”, a wonderful anthem for old cats that aren’t ready to give old hats the boot, as he says in the lyrics, that is to say, he’s not ready to stop wearing his hat because it isn’t fashionable in the music industry nowadays. This album has…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 03m
11. 18

    20190506_Grand_Country#18

    It was the year 1999 when I first bumped into a fine young country musician called Brad Paisley releasing his debut album called “Who needs pictures”, and just into his third or fourth song in that unforgettable piece of work I knew without the shadow of a doubt that he would have a fantastic...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 05m
12. 17

    20190419_Grand_Country#17

    Daniel Goguen, a Canadian singer from a little town called Cocagne, in the Province of New Brunswick, one of the first areas in North America to be explored and settled by Europeans, especially by the French, reason why its constitution says that this piece of land still recognizes French and...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 09m
13. 16

    20190413_Grand_Country#16

    Two Highways is the first piece of work Alison Krauss recorded with her excellent backing band, Union Station released in 1989 by Rounder Records and produced by Bill Vorndick. The Long Play was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Bluegrass Album in 1990, and here Alison...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 22m
14. 15

    20190330_Grand_Country#15

    “The heart is a lonely Hunter”, song written by Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams and Ed Hill, and recorded by Reba McEntire for her album “Read My Mind” from 1994, now 25 years ago. This song was the fourth single from this piece of work, and it became #1 both in the US and Canadian country singles...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 13m
15. 14

    20190324_Grand_Country#14

    As a newly inducted member of CMT's Next Women of Country class of 2019, Stephanie Quayle is celebrating a breakthrough year in country music.The singer-songwriter made her debut on both the Grand Ole Opry and historic Ryman Auditorium stages, along with hosting for Wrangler Network on the ACM...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 10m
16. 13

    20190310_Grand_Country#13

    Faren Rachels, a tough young woman from the small town of Sparta, in the state of Georgia, has come to open the show with her new song “Uber Driver”. Her community, Sparta, was so small and tight-knit that her graduating high school class consisted on only twelve students. During that time as a...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 12m
17. 12

    20190305_Grand_Country#12

    Red Steagall, singing the classic “Jerry’s Bar’n’Grill”, a great fiddle and steel rodeo song from the 70s. Red can take credit for discovering one of the greatest country talents of the last 30 years: Reba McEntire. Red has had three careers running at the same time: the one as a songwriter…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 00m
18. 11

    20190222_Grand_Country#11

    A small boat honors the cover of Songs for the Saints, a visual that usually insinuates sunshiny good times from Kenny Chesney. Beaches are one of his areas of specialty, so it would follow that this 2018 album -- his first album for Warner, after leaving his longtime home of Sony -- is one full…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 04m
19. 10

    20190216_Grand_Country#10

    “Down Louisiana way”, song by George Strait from the album “Lead On”, recorded almost 25 years to the day. It was the 15th studio album by George, and was published in november of 1994. The songs on this superb country recording showcase the artist's smooth Texas baritone along with the expected...

    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 17m
20. 9

    20190213_Grand_Country#9

    Over the last three decades, honky-tonk legend Dale Watson has carried the torch for pure country music. A permanent fixture of the Austin, TX, music scene for as long as I can remember, Watson has a new home base, Memphis, TN and recorded all but one song on his new Red House Records release…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 00m
21. 8

    20190202_Grand_Country#8

    In this edition of the show we’ll listen to a songwriter who decided to step forward and start pursuing a solo singing career, too. His name: Chris Stapleton. We’ll compare his voice to that of Lee Ann Womack. Then we’ll enjoy the Rolls Royce of country music: George Jones. The rest of secrets,...

    Dec 27, 2019

    58m
22. 7

    20190125_Grand_Country#7

    This is one of those jewels that one wants to play again and again in his record player. Wayne “The Train” Hancock, born in 1965 in Rockne, Texas, has brought to our show this beautiful “Cold Lonesome Wind”, included in his debut album from 1995 “Thunderstorms and Neon Signs”. He started playing…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    52m
23. 6

    20190119_Grand_Country#6

    It wasn’t until the rise of Brooks & Dunn” in the 1990s that the Judds gave way being the most commercially successful duo in country music history. Formed by mother Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd enjoyed an astounding run of 14 number one singles from 1984 to 1989, ranking them as one of…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    1h 03m
24. 5

    20190112_Grand_Country#5

    What can we say about Elvis Prestley that hasn’t been already said? This rare version of “She thinks I still care”, a classic by George Jones performed here by mister Elvis Prestley was included in the album Way Down in the Jungle Room, a compilation released on August 5, 2016 by RCA Records and...

    Dec 27, 2019

    48m
25. 4

    20190104_Grand_Country#4

    Justin Moore's success in country music is reminiscent of times gone by. The Arkansas native is one of the very few hat acts left among the younger country crop, I mean, only a few of them still wear a cowboy hat on stage while performing, with influences that encompass both classic country and...

    Dec 27, 2019

    35m
26. 3

    20181227_Grand_Country#3

    We’ve just listened to Scotty McCreery and his “Five more minutes”, 4th track of his 4th album “Seasons Change” published by Triple Tigers Records, his new recording studio after departing from Mercury Nashville during his American Idol era. Scotty won the tenth season of this talent show with…

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    Dec 27, 2019

    27m
27. 2

    20181222_Grand_Country#2

    In this issue of Grand Country we will listen to the last album published by Brad Paisley, called “Love and War”, we’ll sightsee Texas by listening to “God in a pair of Wrangler Jeans”, Mr. George Strait, my favorite female voice, Lee Ann Womack, trying to save country music, just as there are...

    Dec 27, 2019

    22m
28. 1

    20181218_Grand_Country#1

    In this first edition of the show we will visit several singers from the United States who try to maintain the quality level of country music to its roots. Such singers as Chad Austin, from his debut album “All My Dreams”, from the year 2000, or Chris LeDoux with a great classic, or Garth Brooks,...

    Dec 26, 2019

    19m