As one of the biggest country music stars touring Ireland at the moment, Mike Denver is riding high on the wave of success. The charismatic Portuma man has not only recorded 11 albums and released 4 DVDs, but he spends most of his year touring the country, performing to a “very loyal fan base.” When [...]
Irish superstar Daniel O’Donnell has had a remarkable career, with sales of over ten million albums and sell-out shows across the globe. After more than 30 years in show business, the performer’s star status is at an all-time high. The easy listening crooner’s success has given the much-loved personality, who comes from a humble background [...]
21-year-old Nathan Carter has been touring around the country with his band since 2008 and the young singer hasn’t looked back since. The fresh-faced Liverpudlian began playing music at the age of five and regularly travelled across the Irish Sea to compete in Fleadh Ceoils on this side of the water. After leaving school at [...]
When Robert Mizzell first moved to Ireland twenty years ago for love, he got more than he bargained for by also carving out a successful career in country music in the process. The father and fiancé, who is engaged to long time love Adele, is now one of the top country music artists in Ireland, [...]
Country singer Wynonna Judd’s husband Michael has been left with “serious but not life-threatening injuries” following a motorbike accident in South Dakota. Wynonna has cancelled four Canadian concerts next week as a result of the accident. Wynonna and Michael, known as “Cactus,” were riding on separate motorcycles when he crossed the centre line on [...]
Former boyband sensation Derek Ryan on becoming a county singer-songwriter, the desire to become a father, and making his parents proud. Derek Ryan’s name is relatively new on the Irish country music scene, although the 28-year-old is a seasoned performer. After spending much of his late teens and early twenties in successful boyband D-Side, he [...]
Patrick Feeney on his success on the country music scene, and his relationship with girlfriend Joanne. It seems that Patrick Feeney’s success knows no bounds. The 28-year-old Sligoman has been a regular fixture on the country music since the age of 14, when he began his career singing with his father. Good Thing Going [...]
Country singer John McNicholl on how Daniel O’Donnell helped kick-start his career, coping with his mother’s illness, and why marriage and babies aren’t for him – at the moment! Friendly Derryman John McNicholl began his working life as a chef, but soon discovered that music was his calling. This talented singer and his band [...]
Country music sensation Reba McEntire on her long singing and television career, the importance of family and friends, and the devastating plane crash that killed her band and manager. Country legend Reba McEntire has been at the top of her game for 36 years, and the popular singer has shown no signs of slowing down [...]
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