The Country Music Extravaganza

by Butterfield Thu Mar 21, 2019 2:16 am

The UK is to get its first ever national country music radio station next month.

Country Hits Radio will launch on 5 April and be aimed at listeners aged 25-44.

Baylen Leonard and Ty Bentli will be among the weekday presenters, while Saturdays singer Una Healy has been signed up to host a weekend show.

It's the latest development in the growing popularity of country music in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47531363

I "respect" country music, similarly with classical music, in that there are bits and pieces I like, but I've always found it a bit limited if rather boring on the whole and I'm shocked to learn of the "growing popularity of country music in the UK". I'd have thought in this day and age it would be considered far too ~~white~~ lacking in diversity.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:27 pm

I approve of Lucinda Williams.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:31 pm

I do think that Country, when it's done right, has an emotional honesty that is often lacking in popular music.

Admittedly, when it's done wrong, it is totally devoid of any kind of emotional honesty whatsoever.