I have seen Colt Ford’s show twice. Both times were outside, at the Appalachian Fair main stage, in Gray, Tennessee. Both times, the place was packed with fans! And, I have to admit that both times, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw on stage. Here is where you can see pictures, and a [...]

It’s been a little while since I’ve done anything about anyone new. And this seems like the right time. The new artist is Bryan Cole. He’s new to me, but probably not to a lot of you. I have been following him on Twitter for a while, but really didn’t give the attention to his [...]

I’ve already told you all that Kip Moore will be at our Washington County Fair in Abingdon, Va., on Sept. 11, 2012. And now that I see where he’s headed after that – I’m even more excited that we’ve got him!  And, for those of you just a little bit out of the Washington County [...]

I think I’ve made it pretty clear over the past four years of writing Country’s Chatter, that I’m a huge, huge fan of traditional country music. It doesn’t get any better than Merle Haggard and “Always Wanting You”, “It’s Not Love,” and “If We Make it Through December”; or Lefty Frizzell doing “How Long Will [...]

I love the way the Internet has made it easy for our favorite artists to stay in touch with their fans. Most have had a web site, as long as there’s been an Internet, but now they also Tweet, and they have a facebook page. Toby Keith’s 10th year touring for USO takes him to [...]