Kiwi Country with Georgia Burt

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Georgia has a real treat for you on Kiwi Country this week, she's been a fan of hers since X Factor NZ back in 2013... Cassie Henderson!After X Factor she took some time off music, finished school and got a degree and has come back with two incredible songs 'Tainted' and more recently 'Burns Brighter'.They chat all about how she has found her way in pop/country music, continues to grow with her songwriting and more.Give her some love on all streaming platforms, as well as TikTok & IG 

New Zealand has some seriously talented country artists, including Sam Bartells. His latest single 'Signs' showcases his powerhouse voice that you'll be able to see on his tour starting this weekend! Georgia and Sam get candid about his musical journey and he even performs 'Signs' live on the podcast.Check out Sam on Facebook

Georgia finally got to have Grace Kelly in studio to celebrate her new EP ‘before’ and hype up her launch party this Monday! She’s been busy since lock down ended, doing as many live shows as she can and writing new music. Follow here music journey here.

Georgia is stoked to have Kaylee Bell back on Kiwi Country! During Lockdown in New Zealand Kaylee wasn't with family in her hometown, so it only felt right to create a song about being 'Home' with loved ones. The music video for 'Home' was filmed in Waimate and starred some of her closest family and friends. With everything going on in the world, they talked about the importance of music bringing people together from all parts of the world. Keep an eye on her socials to see everything she's up to: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kaylee Bell (@kayleebellmusic) on Jun 25, 2020 at 1:45pm PDT

Another Kiwi artist joins Georgia on Kiwi Country this week!Jenny Mitchell grew up in the 'country capital' of New Zealand (Gore) and has been surrounded by country music since she was a little girl. She has an award winning album called 'Wildfires' and has just released her latest single; 'Travelling Bones'. Stream her everywhere and follow her incredible journey HERE.

This week Georgia caught up with New Zealand Country/pop artist Grace Kelly. She released her incredible debut EP the day Lockdown started in NZ, and has been doing live shows on her instagram. Grace talked all about how a trip to Nashville helped her fall love with country music, her song about San Jose and creating her EP ‘before’.

Georgia was lucky enough to see Australian country artist, Morgan Evans live in New Zealand last year. He puts on an extraordinary live show and has such an awesome fan base. You’ll know him from the likes of ‘Kiss Somebody’, ‘Day Drunk’ and ‘Dance with Me’ feat his partner Kelsea Ballerini. Georgia and Morgan talked all about his latest single ‘Diamonds’, taking time off and what’s to come!

Georgia caught up with Hannah May this week on Kiwi Country. New Zealand country artist Hannah is now living in Australia. She was a contestant on X Factor NZ as one half of Mar Valley, and now is now living her dream as so artist. Her latest single ‘Passenger Seat’ is incredible, watch this space.

She’s been a fan for years since his first album Montevello came out in 2014. Now 6 years later he has released his second album Southside today. They chat about life in between albums, the Southside process, the album track list and how Sam’s already working on new music. Fingers crossed we see him in New Zealand soon!

Australian country music star, Melanie Dyer joins Georgia on this weeks podcast. She’s recently released her track ‘Memphis T-Shirt’ and shares the inspiration for this song. Melanie’s music is the perfect mix of country and pop.Keep up with everything she’s doing by following all of her socials: Instagram  Facebook

Joining Georgia on Kiwi Country this week is New Zealand icon, Aly Cook. She’s just released her new album ‘Caught In The Middle’ and a brand new Christmas song, ‘Southern Christmas Stars’To keep up with more from Kiwi Country, follow Georgia Burt on Instagram here.

Luke Combs released his brand new album 'What You See Is What You Get' today. Georgia and Amy (who is a big Luke Combs fan) broke down the album track by track. Throughout you will hear their first impressions on each song, what their favourite songs are and why you should listen to his music.Check out Luke Combs on Social Media!To keep up with more from Kiwi Country, follow Georgia on Instagram.You can also win a T-Shirt and cap on Georgia's gram thanks to Sony Music NZ!

Georgia caught up with Kaylee Bell at the start of this year, and she's achieved so much since then. Playing at major festivals, working on new music and releasing new music. Kaylee performs her latest single 'Wasted On You' during this podcast. Enjoy! Keep up with her on all socials.To keep up with more from Kiwi Country, follow Georgia on Instagram.

Canadian country artist Lindsay Ell popped in to chat with Georgia when she was in New Zealand. Her journey from Canada to Nashville was one full of passion and now she's slaying the country music scene with tracks like Criminal and What Happens In A Small Town with Brantley Gilbert.To keep up with more from Kiwi Country, follow Georgia on Instagram.

Georgia caught up with Abby Christo this week on Kiwi Country. Abby's a New Zealand country artist who was a contestant on X Factor NZ as one part of Mae Valley, but has now gone solo to release tracks like Kiss Me Into Monday and Body Language.To keep up with more from Kiwi Country, follow Georgia on Instagram.

Georgia was inspired by Nashville raised Brandy Clark on Kiwi Country this week. They chatted growing up on country music, writing for the likes of Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert and Brandy's upcoming album.

American country artist, Devin Dawson joins Georgia Burt on Kiwi Country this week. Devin explained how he started off in a death metal band then converted to country music. They talk about his album ‘Dark Horse’ and he breaks down how it’s important to always be yourself.

This week Georgia Burt talks to Kiwi country artist, Kaylee Bell. They talk how Kaylee started off her musical career, being a female in country music and how country is a growing genre in New Zealand!