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The special guests have now been announced for what is certain to be spectacular night celebrating one of the most influential evenings in music history.

The fourth concert of Interpretations series' 30th Season also features bassist Mark Dresser, and multi-reeds virtuoso J.D. Parran in quartet.

Music fans are invited to get into the Christmas spirit at Storyhouse with Cheshire-based singer Thea Gilmore.

The special guests have now been announced for what is certain to be spectacular night celebrating one of the most influential evenings in music history.

With current single “Run Wild Horses” in the 30s and climbing on the US country radio charts and making waves on the international scene with radio play on the UK's 24/7 station Chris Country and across the BBC regional network, Aaron Watson wrapped his eighth international tour in the UK over the weekend, stepping in to upgrade an already planned set for ten thousand plus fans at the new The Long Road festival in Leicestershire, to a 90-minute Saturday night headline performance. In his 15+ year career as an independent artist Watson has played over 2,500 shows in the US and 20 plus overseas, with nearly half a million headline tickets sold in the last 18 months alone, so he was well positioned to step in at the last minute when Carrie Underwood had to cancel her appearance due to illness.

UMe is pleased to announce the release of Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack on June 8. The album comes on the heels of the film's streaming debuts on Hulu and Amazon Prime following last year's successful theatrical run and the DVD/Blu-ray releases.

At a time when country music is exploding into the mainstream with huge collaborations between Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton, and Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, Catherine McGrath is poised to become the first international crossover star from the burgeoning UK country scene.

A major new greenfield music and lifestyle camping festival is set to bring the world-famous, inimitable sights and sounds of the country music scene to the UK in 2018. Taking place within the grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire from September 7th – 9th 2018, The Long Road will present one of the UK's largest, most authentic celebrations of country, Americana and roots music featuring five stages of live performances, bespoke food events and a wide range of themed outdoor activities.

The Country Music Association presented International Awards this past week during C2C: Country to Country festival in London as well as CMC Rocks QLD festival in Australia. Award recipients included Canadian singer/songwriter Dean Brody, BBC Radio 2's Mark Hagen, six-time reigning CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town, Spotify's John Marks, AEG Presents' Milly Olykan and Chris Country's Chris Stevens.

The Actors Guild of Parkersburg will be bringing to life the classic story of a poor milkman and his five daughters, Fiddler on the Roof, in March! This show, the brainchild of Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince, debuted on Broadway in 1964 and went on to win nine Tony Awards. Featuring songs by Jerry Brock and Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Joseph Stein, this show has delighted audiences for over fifty years.

Leading British festival and conference FOCUS Wales has detailed its SXSW showcase, set to take place at The Townsend on Wednesday March 14th, with doors at 7:30pm. The showcase will feature the brightest music that Wales will offer the conference, with performances from Rachel K Collier, Doc Daneeka, Himalayas, Stella Donnelly, Dan Bettridge, and Christopher Rees. FOCUS Wales is presenting the showcase in partnership with Wales Arts International.

Ahead of an impressive forthcoming season, Hackney Empire have today announced a major restructure of their senior management team. This sees the creation of a leadership framework that will consolidate the achievements of recent years by developing strong programmes and maintaining a vibrant and resilient organisation that serves its audience and embraces current and future challenges and opportunities.

Multiple Tony Award winning producer Corey Brunish has had his new musical selected as a finalist for London's BEAM2018 Festival to take place in March of 2018.Out of 300 applicants, only 8 have been selected for a 25 minute presentation.Brunish wrote the musical with twins Dina and Rosabella Gregory.(fotos enclosed)The musical is called My Marcello and is a comedy about love in a small Italian village.

Recording artist, Mara Levine received two CDs from songwriter, Sue Shann at the 2016 SERFA (Southeastern regional chapter of Folk Alliance International) conference.

This weekend The River Stage Festival comes to an end with a jam-packed bank holiday weekend of music, performance and workshops from the National Theatre all completely FREE.

Tony Award winner Sophie Okonedo and actor James Harkness have signed on to Tom Harper's comedy drama COUNTRY MUSIC. They join previously announced cast members Jessie Buckley and BILLY ELLIOT's Julie Walters.

???????Award-winning Liverpool singer songwriter Robert Vincent will launch his eagerly awaited new album at The Epstein Theatre next month.

A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the recording industry break out their drumsticks, synthesizers, and everything in between to explain the technology and innovations that have provided the soundtrack to our lives.

A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the recording industry break out their drumsticks, synthesizers, and everything in between to explain the technology and innovations that have provided the soundtrack to our lives.

Old School Square, in partnership with the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA), will presentCarols by Candlelight, a new, outdoor concert experience that will become a Delray Beach holiday tradition, supporting local children's programs.