Carly Pearce stops by before her C2C 2024 shows to talk about her latest single 'Hummingbird'. She shares some details about her next project, how difficult times have led to some of her best work and what the Grand Ole Opry means to her. She also reflects on the job that got her started in country music - working at the Dollywood Theme Park in Tennessee...
Baylen Leonard is joined by GRAMMY Award-Winning artist Brad Paisley who looks ahead to his headline performances at Country to Country 2024. He tells Baylen what he loves about playing for country fans in the UK, talks about his favourite haunts in London, Scotland and Ireland and shares some details about his new album 'Son of the Mountains'.
Baylen catches up with Shane Smith from Shane Smith And The Saints to find out about their brand new album 'Norther'. Shane tells the story of how a bus fire just before the pandemic put the future of the band in jeopardy and shares how the TV show 'Yellowstone' helped them to find a whole new fanbase. Shane also looks ahead to performing at the Highways Festival at London's Royal Albert Hall in the spring...
Baylen Leonard catches up with a singer-songwriter who is climbing the charts at US Country Radio... Ashley Cooke stops by to talk about her latest single, 'Your Place'. She also reflects on her Grand Ole Opry debut, talks about touring with Jordan Davis and shares the UK pop icon who was her musical inspiration when she was growing up.
Ben Earle catches up with an artist who began writing 90s-country inspired songs when she was just a teenager. When she posted some covers on social media, she went viral... Now she has millions of followers, she's worked with some of country music's biggest names and is playing a run of sold-out shows in the UK - Alexandra Kay talks Taylor Swift, touring with Tim McGraw, and how much she loves her UK fanbase...
Baylen meets a brand-new country music trio who made a name for themselves posting covers on TikTok before moving to Nashville and writing and recording their debut EP. The Castellows talk about how their music career has come as a surprise and share the story of how they started out in song writing...
CMA award-winning country music superstar Jordan Davis stops by on his 'Damn Good Time World Tour' to catch up with Baylen Leonard about his latest hit 'Tucson Too Late'. He also talks about headlining shows across Europe and shares how he believes the genre is in better shape than ever.
Baylen Leonard catches up with viral sensation Warren Zeiders to discuss his meteoric rise... He talks about how it felt to make his Grand Ole Opry debut, discusses his friendship with Jelly Roll and talks all about his runaway hit, 'Pretty Little Poison'.
Baylen Leonard sits down with an artist who, since breaking through in 2020, has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris. Brittney Spencer talks about her debut album 'My Stupid Life,' reflects on building her career after a viral moment and shares the experience of supporting The Chicks and Bruce Springsteen in London...
Baylen catches up with one of country music's most exciting rising stars... Corey Kent stops by to talk about supporting Ashley McBryde on her UK tour. He also shares the inspiration for his song 'Something's Gonna Kill Me,' tells Baylen about his new acoustic project '23' and discusses his plans to hire a van and see the sights of the UK while he's here...
After supporting Morgan Wallen in front of 20,000 country music fans at London's O2 Arena, Larry Fleet joins Baylen Leonard to talk about what he's learned on tour with Morgan, how Jake Owen gave him his break in music, and reflects on his passion for songwriting.
Baylen catches up with a Grammy-nominated songwriter, artist and performer who has written five number one songs and had his work recorded by some of country music's biggest names, including Keith Urban, Lady A and Rascal Flatts. Eric Paslay stops by to talk about his love of the UK, his new EP 'Perfect Stranger' and what it's like being a songwriter in music city...
After playing to nearly 20,000 fans at London's O2 Arena, Bailey Zimmerman stops by to tell Baylen what it was like supporting Morgan Wallen on his 'One Night At A Time World Tour'. He also reflects on scoring 3 country number ones in the last year, looks ahead to his 2024 UK tour and talks shares what fans can expect from his new material...
Baylen Leonard has been hanging out in Nashville for the CMA Awards... He caught up with Dustin Lynch to talk about his latest album 'Killed The Cowboy', his collaboration with Jelly Roll and his latest hit single 'Stars Like Confetti'.
Baylen Leonard sits down with Dolly Parton to talk about her new album 'Rockstar' and her latest book. They talk about Dolly's collaborations with some of music's biggest names, what being an icon means to Dolly, and the country star Dolly would be 'honoured' to work with...
Ben Earle from The Shires sits down with a Grammy Award Winning country music icon who has sold over 48 million records... LeAnn Rimes talks about finding success as a teenager, dealing with being very young and very famous and she looks ahead to her 'One Night Only' show at London's O2 Arena in May 2024...
Baylen Leonard is in Nashville for CMA Awards week, catching up with some of country music's biggest artists. In this episode, he sits down with Neil and Kelby from The Cadillac Three to talk about their growing UK fanbase and their latest album 'The Years Go Fast.'
Baylen Leonard is in Nashville for CMA Awards week, catching up with some of country music's biggest artists. In this episode, he sits down with up-and-coming star Conner Smith to talk about his forthcoming album and how excited he is to walk the red carpet at the CMA Awards.
Baylen Leonard is in Nashville for CMA Awards week, catching up with some of country music's biggest artists. In this episode, he sits down with 'Vocal Group Of The Year' nominees, Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood from Lady A. They talk about their new music, award nominations and Charles shares the hobby that helps him to live in the moment...
Baylen Leonard is in Nashville for CMA Awards week, catching up with some of country music's biggest artists. In this episode, 'Single Of The Year' nominee Jordan Davis talks about awards outfits, 'Buy Dirt' and shares how excited he is to be coming back to the UK for a headline tour.
Baylen Leonard catches up with a singer-songwriter who started out on American idol, before moving to Nashville, getting a record deal and going on to share the stage with some of country music's biggest names… Brooke Eden shares her experience of coming out as a country artist, reflects on her friendship with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, and tells Baylen all about her incredibly personal new EP, Outlaw Love.
Baylen Leonard catches up with a band who are fast becoming one of the must-see live acts in country music... 49 Winchester talk about joining Luke Combs on tour, reflect on how the band started and share their experience of playing to thousands of UK fans at C2C.
As the headliners and acts for the mainstage at C2C 2024 have been announced, Baylen catches up with some of the country music stars coming to London, Glasgow and Belfast in the spring. Matthew Ramsey from Old Dominion shares his excitement, Carly Pearce explains what she LOVES about UK country crowds, Brian Kelley talks about how he can't wait to get back to the UK, and Kane Brown tells Baylen how he never expected to end up playing music and seeing the world.
Charlie Worsham tells Baylen about his brand-new, star-studded album 'Compadres,' which features collaborations with Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Lainey Wilson, Elle King and Luke Combs. He also reflects on moving to Nashville, shares what he's learned touring in Dierks Bentley's band and talks about his family connection to the UK.
Join Jennie Longdon backstage at The Long Road Festival as she catches up with the first African-American duo to be nominated for Duo of the Year at the CMA Awards... They had the same honour at the ACM Awards earlier in the year, and they tell Jennie all about performing on the night, meeting Garth Brooks and they share how it felt when they made their Grand Ole Opry debut.
Baylen Leonard catches with one of the members of a multi-CMA Award winning, multi-platinum-selling band who have scored eight number ones on country radio... Matthew Ramsey from Old Dominion talks about their new album 'Memory Lane,' working with Megan Moroney and Blake Shelton and talks about his love of playing to UK country fans.
Baylen Leonard catches up with a multi-CMA Award Winning, Grammy Nominated artist who has scored 19 Number 1s over the last 13 years... Brian Kelley started out as the Florida half of Florida Georgia Line, and now his solo career is going from strength to strength. He talks about his forthcoming solo album, the hit song 'See You Next Summer' and how excited he is to be playing Jags Country in London this September.
Baylen Leonard catches up with Jelly Roll backstage, just before he performs his sold-out show in Atlanta. They talk about his meteoric rise to country superstar and how playing music for a living was always his dream.
Baylen Leonard chats to the brilliant Charley Crockett ahead of his UK tour… Charley talks about his songs ‘I’m Just A Clown' and ‘Trinity River’ and he shares the journey that took him from busking in an alleyway near the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to recording his live album on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville…
Join Jennie Longdon backstage at The Long Road Festival at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, as she catches up with some of country music's most exciting stars...John and Mike from Eli Young Band talk about how it's taken 20 years for them to make their UK debut, and share the secret of their longevity as a band.
