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CountrifiedUK is a podcast brought to you weekly from your hosts Alex and Blaine. We take you through your weekly fix of everything country. From interviews with artists, to the latest news and gossip to live performances. We focus on country music from b

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    Episode 67 - Gareth Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 29:25


    In Episode 67, we're sitting down with rising country music sensation Gareth to talk about his journey, latest single, and what's next on his horizon. We've also got your full rundown of this week's biggest country music news, the hottest new releases, and essential tips and advice to make the most of CMA Fest – whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned fan. Tune in for all things country!

    Episode 66 - Hannah Ellis Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 35:20


    This week on the podcast, we're joined by rising country star Hannah Ellis for an interview where we dive into her latest music, creative process, and what's next on her journey. We're also breaking down this week's hottest new country releases, giving you all the latest buzz from Nashville, and sharing the inside scoop on Morgan Wallen's “Sand in My Boots” Festival in Alabama — from standout performances to surprise moments you won't want to miss. Whether you're a casual fan or a die-hard country music lover, this episode's packed with everything you need to stay in the loop.

    Episode 65 - Sammy Arriaga & KC Johns Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 45:43


    In this episode of CountrifiedUK, we sit down with two rising stars making waves in the country music scene – Sammy Arriaga and KC Johns. Sammy shares his unique blend of Latin flair and country soul, while KC opens up about her musical journey and the stories behind her latest releases. We also dive into a lively chat about the ACM Awards, discussing the standout moments, surprise winners, and what they mean for the future of country music. Tune in for great conversation, behind-the-scenes insights, and plenty of Nashville energy!

    Episode 64 - Travis Denning Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 42:37


    In this episode we are joined by country music star Travis Denning. We have waited since we started the podcast to get Travis on as a guest. We chat to him about how he got his start in music, the meaning behind some of his songs, writing the Number 1 smash hit "I'm Gonna Love You" for Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood, Preparing for life with his first child on the way, Having John Michael Montgomery as a Father in law and his plans for the rest of 2025. I hope you guys enjoy this episode. 

    Episode 63 - McCoy Moore Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 30:07


    Welcome to Episode 63 where we are joined by rising country music star McCoy Moore. We find about his journey into his music career, meeting Luke Combs at aged 16 and getting one on one advice from the man himself, the meaning behind some of his tracks, joining HARDY on his world tour and coming across to Europe for the first time and his plans for the rest of 2025. We hope you enjoy this one guys. 

    Episode 62 - Chase Matthew & Mackenzie Carpenter Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 39:42


    In this episode this week we are joined by Chase Matthew and MacKenzie Carpenter. Firstly, we interview Chase after his sold out show in Glasgow during his world tour. We catch up with him about how life has been, his show in Glasgow, what he thinks of the UK, his latest album and singles, his Ryman performance and plans for the rest of 2025. Later we are joined by Mackenzie Carpenter as she joins us to chat about her journey into music, her debut album "Hey Country Queen", the meaning behind some of the tracks, her friendship with Megan Moroney and what her plans for the rest of 2025 include. 

    Episode 61 - Bayker Blankenship & Harper O'Neill Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 44:06


    This week we are joined by Bayker Blankenship and Harper O'Neill who chat about their careers, how they started out, the meaning behind their songs, plans for 2025 and coming across to Europe and the UK for C2C Festival next month. We hope you enjoy these interviews with two rising stars of country music. 

    Episode 60 - Zach John King Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 31:36


    In this week's episode, we are joined by Zach John King. Zach sits down and talks to us about his journey into music and where he started off to where he is today, his musical inspirations, the meaning behind some of his tracks, how social media has helped his career, plans for 2025 and coming across to the UK for the first time next month for C2C Festival. An episode not to be missed with someone who is going to take Country Music by storm over the next few years. 

    Episode 59 - Spencer Crandall & Restless Road Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 43:25


    Welcome back to the CountrifiedUK Podcast and to Episode 59. This week Blaine is joined by Spencer Crandall and catches up with Restless Road when they were in the UK for their headline tour. Firstly, Spencer chats with Blaine, discussing his journey into his music career, the meaning behind some of his tracks, talking about his brand new viral track "The Right One' and what the rest of 2025 has in store for him. Next we are joined by Restless Road on their UK tour, talking about how 2024 has been and what the plans are for 2025 and we talk about some of their latest singles. 

    Episode 58 - Chapel Hart and Sacha Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 40:34


    Welcome to Episode 58 of the CountrifiedUK podcast. This is our last episode of 2024 before our new 2025 schedule starts. We have interviews with Chapel Hart and Sacha which our from our archives in 2024. Hope you guys enjoy!! 

    Episode 57 - CMA Fest 2024 Special (Niko Moon, Blanco Brown, Drake Milligan, Madeline Merlo, Brook Eden & Taylor Holder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 71:08


    Hi guys and welcome back to a very special episode of our podcast. This week we are live in Nashville at CMA Fest 2024 with some very special guests and breakdown everything that is happening at CMA Fest. This episode we have interview with Niko Moon, Blanco Brown, Drake Milligan, Brooke Eden, Madeline Merlo and Tayler Holder. I hope you guys enjoy this one!

    Episode 56 - Sam Williams Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 36:26


    Welcome back to another episode of the CountrifiedUK podcast. In this episode, we are joined by Sam Williams. Sam is paving his own way in country music with his soulful and unique vocal and style. Sam comes from county music royalty, with his grandfather being Hank Williams and his dad being Hank William Jr. What an amazing story this young man has and we love the stories behind his music. 

    Episode 55 - Ashland Craft and MaRynn Taylor Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 53:12


    Hey guys, welcome back to the CountrifiedUK podcast and what an episode we have today. We are joined by two phenomenal artists; Ashland Craft and MaRynn Taylor. Both share their stories of how they got into music and how they transformed it into a career, they chat about their tracks and the meaning behind them and what the rest of 2024 has in store for them both. 

    Episode 54 - Canaan Cox Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 50:56


    This week we are joined by Canaan Cox who shares with us his story. He tells us the fairy tale story of how he met his British wife, how he got in to music and how his journey evolved, the meaning behind some of the tracks, his upcoming UK tour and his plans for the rest of 2024. 

    Episode 53 - Jess Moskaluke & Queeva Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 52:37


    This week we are joined by Jess Moskaluke and Queeva who come on the show and discuss their journey into music, their musical inspirations, the meaning behind their tracks, highlights of their career and what the have in store for the rest of 2024. 

    Episode 52 - Kasey Tyndall and Scotty Hasting Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 67:54


    Hey Guys, welcome back to another episode and we are joined by two amazing artists; Kasey Tyndall and Scotty Hasting. Firstly, we sit down with Kasey and find out about her journey into music, how it was moving to Nashville, becoming part a strong social group, being roommates with Lainey Wilson, the meaning behind some of her tracks and her plans for 2024. Later on, we are joined by Scotty Hasting and he shares his incredible story of how he got to where he is now after being a solider and shot 10 times, to signing with Black River Entertainment, his plans for 2024 and he talks us through his tracks and his new release "I'm America" which is out on Friday. As always, we have country music news and this week includes everything that went down at the Grammy's as well at this week's new music you need in your playlist. 

    Episode 51 - Lakeview Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 48:31


    This week we are joined by Jesse and Luke who make up Lakeview. The duo who are originally from Pittsburg and now based in Nashville chat to us about their career so far. We find out how they met, their decision to move to Nashville, the meaning behind some of their tracks, how they discovered their sound and what they have planned for 2024.  Hope you guys enjoy.

    Episode 50 - Pryor Baird and Presley Tennant Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 61:52


    Welcome to Episode 50 of the CountrifiedUK podcast. Today we are joined by Pryor Baird and Presley Tennant. Firstly we talk to Pryor Baird, a name you may have heard before as he appeared on The Voice (Season 15) and was a part of Team Blake. We talked to Pryor about his upbringing and how he found his love for music, about how he decided to move to Nashville and the meaning about his tracks. On Friday 26th January 2024, Pryor is making his dreams come true by making his Grand Ole Opry debut as well as releasing his new track "Mighta Met A Girl" on the same day.Next we chat with the very talented and rising star Presley Tennant. We find out about where she grew up and who some of her musical inspiration were. We find out about her experience she had whilst being apart Season 16 of The Voice and being on Team Kelly. We find out the meaning behind some of her tracks and the ideas that went in to them and what her plans for 2024. In this episode we also discuss the most anticipated country albums of 2024 according to CountrifiedUK as well as our weekly country news. 

    Episode 49 - Alli Walker Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 40:47


    Welcome to Episode 49 of our podcast and we are joined by country music star Alli Walker. Hailing from Canada's smallest providence, Prince Edward Island we hear Alli's story and how her journey began into music. She talks us through some of her tracks and the meaning behind her songs and what her plans are for the rest of 2024. During this episode we do our annual class of 2024, where we pick 10 artists that we believe are going to have a breakout year, be sure to listen and let us know what you think of our decision. 

    Episode 48 - Restless Road and Ryan Griffin Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 61:06


    Welcome back to another episode with CountrifiedUK. In this weeks episode we are joined by our good friends Restless Road where we caught up with them in Nashville and later we are joined by country music star Ryan Griffin. In a very insightful chat with Ryan he takes us through the ups and down he's had in his career and how he has overcame each hurdle. We hope that you enjoy this weeks episode and thank you for your continued support. 

    Episode 47 - Chase Matthew and Callista Clark Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 31:34


    Hey Guys and welcome back to CountrifiedUK. Hope you all had a fantastic 2023 and hope 2024 is amazing to you all. Starting 2024 off with a bang is interviews with Chase Matthew and Callista Clark. Both these interviews were done in person in Nashville at CMA Fest 2023 in the summer. Chase is someone we've been huge fans of since we discovered him and he has been one of the main people we've wanted on the podcast. Callista is another interview we've been excited to get over the line from when we first seen her live in Glasgow at C2C in 2022. Hope you guys enjoy and be prepared for 2024 and the schedule CountrifiedUK has in store for you. 

    Episode 46 - Live from CMA Fest 2023 (50th Anniversary) Part 3 (Seaforth, Walker Montgomery & Tyra Madison)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 46:14


    Hey Guys and welcome back to another very special episode brought to you live from CMA Fest 2023 in Nashville. We have some amazing interviews with some of Nashville's best artists; Seaforth, Walker Montgomery and Tyra Madison. Video interviews can also be found on our YouTube channel and we look forward to sharing our final bunch of interview in our next episode.Enjoy guys

    Episode 45 - Live From CMA Fest 2023 (50th Anniversary) Part 2 (Tayler Holder, Kidd G, Emily Ann Roberts, Dariann Leigh)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 52:41


    Hi guys and welcome to episode 45 of our CountrifiedUK podcast! This is part two of a four part special. In this episode we have 4 amazing interviews live from Nashville at the CMA festival 50th Anniversary. We also talk about Day Two in the Nissan Stadium and all the amazing acts and their performances. We have guests Tayler Holder, Kidd G, Emily Ann Roberts and Dariann Leigh, join us as we talk about there time at past and present CMA experiences, talk about their songs, their journeys into music and we learn all about the plans for the rest of 2023!More episodes of this special to drop and head on over to our YouTube channel to see all the videos of the interviews.Enjoy guys

    Episode 44 - Live from CMA Fest 2023 (50th Anniversary) Part 1(David Nail, Charley Reynolds, Grace Leer & Abbey Cone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 52:24


    Hi guys and welcome back to a very special episode! This is part one of a four part special. In this episode we introduce our newest Countrified host, as well as that we have 4 amazing interviews live from Nashville at the CMA festival 50th Anniversary. We also talk about Day One in the Nissan Stadium and all the amazing acts and their performances. We have guests Abbey Cone, Grace Leer, Charley Reynolds and David Nail, join us as we talk about there time at past and present CMA experiences, talk about their songs, their journeys into music and we learn all about the plans for the rest of 2023!More episodes of this special to drop and head on over to our YouTube channel to see all the videos of the interviews.Enjoy guys

    Episode 43 - Conner Smith Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 52:11


    This week we are delighted to be joined by Conner Smith, one of Nashville's biggest breakout stars and one of our favourite artists around. Conner joins us whilst he's currently on the road to discuss his career to date. We talk about how he found music from an early age, how his first trip to the Grand Ole Opry as a kid changed his life. We talk about his debut at the Opry, the success of ‘I hate Alabama', how he's perfected the art of songwriting and what the future holds in store for Conner Smith. Hope you guys enjoy this week's episode. 

    Episode 42 - Tyler Braden Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 44:16


    This week we are excited to be joined by one of country music fastest rising star ‘Tyler Braden'. An artist who is rapidly making a name for himself with his gift of writing deep lyrics and performing them with his powerhouse vocal ability. We chat to Tyler about growing up in Slapout, AL and finding a love for country and rock music at such an early age. He guides us through his journey before music when he was a first responder firefighter which then seen him relocate his life to Nashville. Tyler let us know about some of his tracks, what his debut at the famous ‘Grand Ole Opry' was like and his love for golf. Tyler is on the brink of stardom and we're excited for you guys to hear this great story of a fantastic artist. 

    Episode 41 - Jade Helliwell Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 59:09


    Welcome to this week's episode which we dedicate to the late Queen Elizabeth II. This week we are joined by UK Country Music Sensation Jade Helliwell. Jade sits down and talks to us about her journey into music. We chat about her upcoming UK tour in October, her latest single ‘Lead Me On', her other single ‘Woman I Am' which is also the name of her upcoming tour. We are delighted to have to independent artists to share with you this week. Kicking off our show first is,  ‘Jennifer Alvarado' who is a singer/songwriter hailing from Vale, North Carolina. We play her single ‘Curious' which has been up for numerous awards and you can tell why. Our second artist that we feature this week and plays out our show is ‘Joe Peters'.  Joe hails from Bakersfield, California and has quite the resume as a cowboy, as he's competed in rodeos and worked on ranches. Not only that he's been on the road with some of Country Music's biggest stars. We play his track ‘The Whiskey Will' which definitely makes you feel like your in a western! 

    Episode 40 - Ian Flanigan Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 65:20


    In this weeks episode we are joined by country music star ‘Ian Flanigan'. In a mesmerizing chat we find out about the life and career of Ian. From starting out travelling around with his family in his van, performing in different towns every night. To being scouted to apply for The Voice USA season 19 and joining Team Blake. To then coming third in the show and getting a record deal. To writing and performing tracks with Blake Shelton and working with some of the industry's best songwriters and musicians. I think you'll agree with us that this is one compelling story from start to finish. 

    Episode 39 - Abbey Cone Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 65:20


    This week we are joined by rising country music star ‘Abbey Cone'. We chat with Abbey about how she was influenced to peruse music. To what it was like moving to Nashville from Texas at aged 16. To working at ‘The Listening Rooms' and networking with individuals in the music industry. Her debut EP ‘Hate Me' and to performing at CMA Fest 2022. I think you'll agree after hearing this interview that Abbey has a very big and bright future ahead of her! 

    Episode 38 - Chris Bandi Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 52:36


    This week we are joined by country music star Chris Bandi. We sit down and talk with Chris about his life growing up in St. Louis, MO, to his college days to finally making the leap of faith and moving to Nashville. Chris also shares his story of how his track ‘Man Enough Now' changed his life and got him a well deserved record deal. We chat about his latest release ‘Carolina Blue' and what the rest of 2022 has in store for Chris. 

    Episode 37 - The Boys are Back (Music from Sons of Atticus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 53:15


    Finally the boys are back after a couple of months off. Alex and Blaine sit down and catch up with everything that has been going on. They chat about what's been happening, Blaine's time away at CMA Fest and advice for anyone going, reviewing the Brad Paisley and Morgan Evans gig last week and of course the weekly country news.This week we've got music from Sons of Atticus this week with their fantastic new track ‘Sad Songs'. This is the second time we've feature music from the Australian duo in Episode 18. Make sure to go and check out of their other music! 

    4th July Bonus - Yeehaw Mixtape Vol.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 35:22


    Happy 4th of July folks and what a treat we have got in store to help you celebrate. We've teamed up with our country family from Yeehaw for their first ever mixtape. Mixed by Jay Rockwell, their Resident DJ and Cowboy. He's gonna have you up Boot Scootin Booging with tracks like ‘What's your country song', ‘Fancy like', ‘Lose it', ‘Redneck Women', ‘Freedom was a highway' and ‘The git up' there's something for everybody. So grab a koozie, crack open a cold one out the cooler and celebrate Independence Day like you're supposed too by partying with CountrifiedUK x Yeehaw

    Episode 36 - Claudia Hoyser interview and chat with music from Charlotte Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 70:41


    In this weeks episode we've got a two amazing guest joining us. Firstly , Claudia Hoyser joins us for a chat all the way in the USA. Claudia is a rising country music star and making her mark on the scene. We chat to her about her album which was released in 2021 and her track ‘Wicked' which has just had a music video for it releases. This video has gained so much attention that the likes of CMT have featured! Claudia also tells us about her other ventures outside of music. These include her coffee brand called ‘Hoyser Country Blend Coffee' and her whiskey brand ‘Drunken Bean Coffee Whiskey'. Later in the episode we are joined by our very good friend Charlotte Young. We catch up with her ahead of the release of her latest single ‘Four Hours, Four Years'. We chat to Charlotte about the track and the meaning behind it and we are also lucky to give you guys a listen of it right at the end of the show. 

    Episode 35 - Avery Anna Interview (music from Jarrod Barry)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 54:39


    In this weeks episode we are delighted to be joined by one of country music fastest rising stars ‘Avery Anna'. We sit down with Avery and chat to her about her career so far. We find out what it feels like to have her success on tiktok and being discovered by Parmalee on the social media platform. We also chat about her performance at C2C in London in March and what see thought of the UK audience. We find out how it felt for her to be selected to perform at this years CMA Fest in Nashville. Finally, we chat to her about her latest single ‘Critic' and the success of her single ‘Narcissist'.We also have music from USA singer songwriter ‘Jarrod Barry'. He has giving us his track ‘Happy' to close out our show this week and it's fantastic. Go and check out Jarrod other work and follow him on his social media's. 

    Episode 34 - Tigirlily Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 61:32


    In this weeks episode, we are joined by ‘Tigirlily'.  One of country music rising stars, the duo is made up by Kendra and Krista, who are not only band mates but sisters. We chat to them about growing up in North Dakota, moving to Nashville, being opening acts for superstars, their first EP, performing at CMA fest, completing over 180 shows in one year and a North Dakota vs Geordie challenge. Tigirlily is definitely an artist to watch as they are destined for the top and we're excited to see what the future has in store for them.

    Episode 33 - Independent Artist Spotlight 4 (Michael Keys, Jacob Jones, Katie Fee and Jetty Road)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 33:25


    We're back with Episode 33 and another Independent Artists Spotlight. This is our 4th time in doing this as you guys seem to love it. This time we are joined by four very talented artist and we are privileged to share their tracks. The four artists and tracks that we have are;Michael Keys - ‘Andrew Jackson' Jacob Jones - ‘Black & White'Katie Fee - ‘Sunsets and Fireworks'Jetty Road - ‘Here we go' Please go and check out each of their music as they are all fantastic. Give them a follow on their social media's and subscribe to their channels. Keep an eye on our socials as we will be announcing are very special guest for next weeks episode. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode!!Alex & Blaine 

    Episode 32 - Hayley McKay Interview (Music from Jovon Newman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 61:53


    In this week's episode we are joined by our good friend ‘Hayley McKay'. We chat to Hayley who has just been recently awarded ‘UK Entertainer of the Year' at The Hot Country TV awards. We talk to her about her two newest singles, ‘Time' and ‘Find myself in a song'. We also chat about her upcoming performance at the Hardwick Festival.We have music from the upcoming and very talented country artist ‘Jovon Newman'. We play his track ‘Certified' which is available on all platforms. Jovon will be joining us in a few weeks time for a chat to introduce himself and to play some live music. Go and follow him on his social media pages and check out his amazing covers. 

    Episode 31 - Restless Road Interview

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 76:42


    In this week's episode we are joined by country music hottest trio and superstars ‘Restless Road'. We sit down with Colton, Zach and Garrett the 3 members that make up the trio. We chat about how the band got together and how Garrett was found. We chat about their songs ‘Bar Friends' and ‘Take Me Home'. We talk about their relationship with country music megastar ‘Kane Brown'. Their Grand Ole Opry Debut, the best things that had happen on tour and the success of their latest single ‘Growing Old With You'. Find out all about mullets and who is the biggest Harry Potter fan out of all of them. This is our favourite interview we have done and the boys were amazing, they are destined for a huge future ahead of them! 

    Episode 30 - Everette Interview

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 60:08


    This week we are joined by country music's hottest duo ‘Everette'. The band is made up of Brent Rupard and Anthony Olympia, with both members hailing from Kentucky. We find out how they both found each other, how Everette was formed and the very cool meaning behind their name. We find out what they Grand Ole Opry debut was like, going on tour with Brothers Osborne and what they expect when they come to the British shores next week for C2C Festival in London. This episode is one you don't want to miss. 

    Episode 29 - Halle Kearns Interview

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 59:44


    This week we are joined by one of Country music latest and most exciting stars. We chat with ‘Halle Kearns', the singer songwriter who burst on the scene in 2020 with signature sound. We chat with Halle about her early life growing up in Columbia, Missouri, doing shows at the age of 6 for her family, to her journey into the music industry. We find out what it was like to release her critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Finally' during a pandemic. To having accolades like being feature on CMT and SiriusXM The Highway. To her latest single ‘Are You Okay?' and the positive meaning behind it. We even get Halle to speak in our native accent ‘Geordie'. We hope you guys like it and let us know how Halle did in our accent challenge. 

    Episode 28 - Jay Allen Interview

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 58:42


    This week we are honoured to be joined by country music star ‘Jay Allen'. We have dedicated the whole episode to Jay with a featured interview as we believe it is one of our most compelling interviews to date. Jay shares his story from where he started off in Iowa, to how he ended up in Nashville, how tragedy hit him and his family and what life looks like for him in 2022. This is all complied into an emotion and raw chat where it felt like we knew Jay for years. Needless to say I think you guys will feel the same.  

    Episode 27 - Chase Wright Interview (Music from Broadtree)

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 65:23


    In this weeks episode, we are joined by the rising star that is 'Chase Wright'. A very exciting artist who has been dubbed as 'Hot Country artist to watch 2022' Chase has the world at his feet. We chat with Chase about his journey into music after studying a degree in economics, to his success with his debut album 'Intertwined' and his string of 'Nashville hits the roof shows'. Finally, at the end we play a game with Chase of quick fire questions to give a better insight to him as an individual. We are both very excited to see what the future has in store for Chase as he has everything in abundance.We are also very lucky this week to be playing an exclusive of Broadtree's latest single 'Inevitable'. It's a fantastic song wrote by Nicole and Armand about two lifelong friends who have feelings for one another however don't know whether to share with each other and break the bond they have or do they live life wondering what if. This track will be available to download Friday 18th February 2022 so make sure you go and get your copy.  

    Episode 26 - Olivia Lynn interview (Music from Maddy McKenzie and Sam Turner and The Cactus Cats)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 74:46


    Welcome to episode 26 of the CountrifiedUK podcast. Firstly, we are joined by UK's rapid rising country star ‘Olivia Lynn'. At 16 years old Olivia is setting the scene alight with her amazing vocals, fantastic songwriting and her massive personality. Olivia chats to us about the start of her career, how she got into music, some of her future plans and the meaning behind her lyrics. We are also lucky to have Olivia perform live a snippet of her latest track ‘I Love It' which is due out on February 9th. Definitely a name we are going to be hearing in the near future.Also we have brought back our spotlight for independent artists this week. Firstly, we have ‘Maddy McKenzie' who hails all the way from Canada. Maddy is making a name for herself in Canada and is sharply gaining fans from all across the world. We have the pleasure of playing her track ‘Do it Sober' which showcases her vocal abilities, definitely check out Maddy's other tracks and follow her on all social media platforms.We also have ‘Sam Turner and The Cactus Cats' who is our second independent artists to feature. With such an awesome and intriguing name these guys show us all their country credentials with their track ‘Lonesome For'. They hail from Texas and it most certainly shows in their music, which such an old school country vibe and something we believe is missing in today's seen these boys fill that void. I'm sure your going to love these guys as much as we do. Check out all their other tracks on other platforms and find out all about them on their social pages.

    Episode 25 - Interview with Jessica Lynn (Music from Noe Palma)

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 71:14


    Welcome to Episode 25 and this week we are lucky to be joined by USA country artist 'Jessica Lynn'. We chat with Jessica about her upcoming UK and European tour starting in May, about some of her latest singles, her future plans and all the work Jessica does outside of music for different causes close to her heart. I'm not sure we've met anyone who works just as hard as Jessica does! To close out our show this week we are privilege to have 'Noe Palma' join us as our independent artist of the week. We play his track called 'Love Your Hometown' which a fantastic track and has some real country credentials in it. Noe is a recording artist based all the way in Kansas City,  Missouri. You can find him on all social media platforms, YouTube and all his music is on various platforms. 

    Episode 24 - Jake Aldridge Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 70:05


    Hi Guys, welcome to episode 24 of the CountrifiedUK podcast. This week we are joined by UK country star 'Jake Aldridge', who joins us for a chat. Jake share his incredible story of his journey into the music industry starting as a rapper and then transitioning into country music artist. We talk in depth with Jake about his songwriting abilities, his early days and about his latest releases. After the interview we are lucky enough to share Jake's latest single 'Down' which is available on all platforms.    

    Episode 23 - Tiona Campbell Interview and Live performance

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 70:27


    In this weeks episode we are joined by country music rising star ‘Tiona Campbell'. We sit down and chat with Tiona about her fantastic story of how she finally perused music and make it her career. Tiona is a unique artist who is paving her way by combining both Country music and Christian music and is one of the artists who is driving Christian Country forward. We were lucky enough to  have Tiona perform live for us with her latest release ‘Back Porch'. Finally, Tiona talked through her new single which is being released on Friday 21st January 2022 called ‘Underneath'. 

    Episode 22 - CountrifiedUK Class of 2022 (music from Suzi Kory)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 70:13


    Welcome to our first episode of 2022 guys, ironically it's episode 22 as well. This episode the boys at CountrifiedUK create their ‘Class of 2022'. Way back in Episode 4 we created our ‘Class of 2021' so we wanted to create one right at the start of the year. We did our ‘Class of 2022' slightly different this time, 10 artists, 5 from the USA and 5 from the UK. Alex chose his 5 from the UK which included; Jade Helliwell, Jake Aldridge, Elles Bailey, Harleymoon Kemp and Jack and Tim. Blaine chose his 5 artists from the USA which included; Morgan Wade, Ernest, Alana Springsteen, Chayce Beckham and Restless Road. They go into depth on the reason behind  why these artists have managed to get the crown of CountrifiedUK Class of 2022'.We also have our first independent artist of 2022. We are lucky to feature ‘Suzi Kory' who is a Canadian based country artist. Her track ‘A Better Man' plays out our show. This track is a powerful one with a strong meaning behind it. It's all about men struggle with mental health so give it a listen and give Suzi a follower and check out some of her other work. 

    Episode 21 - CountrifiedUK review of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 91:05


    Hey guys and welcome to our final episode of 2021. In this episode Alex and Blaine sit down and review 2021 and the year countrifiedUK have had. They look back at all of the episodes, share some of their favourite moments with the guests, some untold stories, independent artists and some of their plans for 2022. Hope you guys like it and we wish you all the best for 2022. 

    Episode 20 - Christmas with CountrifiedUK (live performances from ‘Broadtree' and ‘Christie Huff')

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 171:48


    We are excited to present to you ‘Christmas with CountrifiedUK'. This is our first ever Christmas episode and we've got all of the festivities to get you guys in the mood ready for Santa. We are joined by two very special artists ‘Broadtree' and ‘Christie Huff'. We sit down and chat with them about all things Christmas and some of their favourite traditions. Then they both sing some of their original Christmas songs live for us. In this episode we also put Alex to the test and really see if he loves Christmas as much as he states with a Christmas quiz. We hope this episode helps you feel more Christmasy and we hope you have a fantastic one, spent with family, eating and drinking your body weight and receiving some fantastic gifts.Merry Christmas Alex and Blaine 

    Episode 19 - Independent Artist Spotlight 3 (Sydney Lett, Fiona Maura, Joey Clarkson, Taylor Austin Dye)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 55:06


    This weeks episode is another stacked episode full of amazing talent. Once again for the third week in a row we decide to bring you another episode full of featured independent artists as you guys seem to be loving this feature. This week we have 4 amazing women from both the UK and the USA showing how strong the country scene is in both countries and how dominant the women are in this genre. We are lucky to have these artists with their original tracks;Sydney Lett - ‘Chasin Trains'Fiona Maura - ‘Motorcycle'Joey Clarkson - ‘December' Taylor Austin Dye - ‘Water Me Down'We chat about each artist and give you guys an insight to them, we tell you what their tracks are about and then we play the tracks. Please check out each of these women, who's music is all so different and amazing. Be sure to follow them on their journey through each of their social media's and check out more of their music which is available on all platforms. 

    Episode 18 - Independent Artist Spotlight 2 (Sons of Atticus, Jared Hicks, Rebecca Mellor, Two Ways Home)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 57:27


    Hey guys, after last weeks fantastic response to our Episode 17 and the 4 independent artists we featured. You guys asked us to do it again so straight away we got to work. What an episode full of amazing talent we have for you guys today. We have 4 artists with 4 amazing tracks;Sons of Atticus - Jack MonroeJared Hicks - Carhartt Coat Rebecca Mellor - UndercardTwo Ways Home - Conquer The WorldWe hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as last week. Please check out each of these amazing artists and follow all of their music and social media's. If you know of any artists tell send them our way and we will feature them on our podcast! 

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