SCOTCOUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Brian Hughes and The Lonesharks, as part of the Homecoming Scotland Celebrations, will be playing two shows locally, promoted by West Dumbartonshire Council
Friday 27 November Clydebank Town Hall, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank
Saturday 28 November Burgh Hall, Church Street, Dumbaton.
Both shows are are part of a full evening's entertainment with support from top ceilidh bands Raggle Taggle Gypsies and Celtic Spirit also on the bill.
All this for £5 at door.

4 times CMA winner, Taylor Swift was surprised backstage during the dress rehearsals for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" when Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn presented her with the 2009 CMA International Artist Achievement Award.
This, despite the fact that she was presented as a non-Country artist when visoiting the UK, with Country radio programmes not being serviced with her product.

The winners of "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Brad Paisley
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady Antebellum
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Sugarland
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Darius Rucker
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Fearless - Taylor Swift
SINGLE OF THE YEAR "I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum
SONG OF THE YEAR "In Color" - Written by Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR "Start A Band" - Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Mac McAnally - Guitar

With the recent cancellation of the Tony Furtado concert which had been
arranged in association with the SBA, a number of fellow bluegrass
enthusiasts have banded together to save the event, and therefore
the concert will now go ahead in The Glenmavis Tavern, Bathgate on the
night of 17 November.

The Country Music Awards are held in Nashville on Wednesday night , Nov 11th.
Film 24 will be broadcasting the 43rd CMA Awards on Wednesday Nov 18th at 8pm, whilst Radio 2 will be have a highlights program on Friday Nov 13th with performances and interviews and hosted by Dale Winton.

There's a bluegrass double bill at Stirling Folk Club this Monday, November 9th, when New Redwing & Dapper McDanns will both be appearing. Stirling Folk Club meet every Monday night at the town's Rugby Club.

Touted by the Scotland on Sunday Review during 2008 as one of the top ten acts to watch, Blueflint are based around the banjo duo of Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson, whose music subtly intertwines the clawhammer and three-finger picking styles of banjo along with beautifully stark but sweet vocal harmonies in original songs and ballads of love, loss and revenge. Blueflint’s unique sound is enhanced by the contribution from an excellent line-up of talented and versatile musicians including Roddy Neilson on fiddle and Hugh Kelly on double bass. Blueflint’ have released a new CD 'High Bright Morning,' and are playing the following dates:
Sat Nov 7th November Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling,
Tues Nov 10th November Bar Brel, Ashton Lane, Glasgow,
Fri Nov 13th November East Gate Theatre, Peebles, Eastgate, Peebles,
Sat Nov 21st November Birnam Institute, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld.
Wed Nov 25th November Ceilidh Place, Ullapool.
Thurs Nov 26th November, Fortrose Community Theatre,
Sat Nov 28th November Aros Centre, Portree, Isle of Skye.
Tues Dec 1st, Leith Folk Club @ The Village Inn,