10 Minute Country James Daykin in association with Lyric Magazine

James, in his guise as editor of Lyric Magazine (www.lyricmagazine.co.uk), is lucky enough to receive a lot of albums and songs in advance from record labels and PRs. He's got advances of TWO albums being released in March that have blown his mind in a way that only really Carly Pearce's 'Written in Stone' did last year.
Listen in to find out which two artists have made such a big impression on him!

Kip Moore released a re-recorded version of fan-favourite 'Crazy One More Time' two weeks ago and sent the song to radio. The song originally appeared on his debut album over a decade ago. Is it a good idea?
Which other artists have done this, if any? Is it the start of a new trend? If so, what other five songs from five different artists would benefit from the same treatment. James addresses all those questions and more in today's episode and laments, again, the mistreatment that Cam's song 'Diane' received at radio. 

In the first episode of 2022 James looks to the year ahead and identifies where the great Country music is coming from. He gives a shout out to a series of artists to watch out for, albums to check out and predicts three big trends that he expects to see in the industry.
Oh, and he doesn't mention Covid at all! (Spoiler - he does)

It's that time of year again folks! In true Ross Geller style, James has made a pros and cons list about Country music for the year of 2021.
What have been the good and bad things that have happened in Country music this year? James takes a look and finds some reasons to be cheerful about the genre for the year ahead.

Last night (Weds 10th November) Bridgestone Arena in Nashville hosted the 2021 Country Music Association awards. It was great to have them back, restored to in-person glory.
Every award evening is not without debate and intrigue, supposition and speculation and last night's was no exception.
In today's episode James analyses the winners and rounds up the reaction to the evening, the surprises (Kelsea Ballerini and Stapleton) and the disappointments (Miranda?).

Zac Brown Band's new album, 'The Comeback' is a triumph after years of messy, almost legacy killing rubbish! In today's episode, James explores whether Zac means it this time or whether we will get more experimental, 'Swayze'-style tripe in the future.
Can you really like 'The Comeback' without worrying that it might all go to pot again like it did with 'The Owl' and 'Controversy'?