SCOTCOUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Lisa will receive the ‘Artist of the Year’ 2011 Award from the prestigious Northern Nashville Country Music Club in Thurso, Northern Scotland. This annual award is voted by the NNCMC members and will be presented by them during Lisa’s appearance there on Fri 28th September. She recently performed with her band at their annual Northern Nashville Caithness Country Music Festival to an audience of 3,000 people. Lisa will return to her home city Glasgow on Sat 29th September to a special dance at the Redhurst Hotel, Giffnock.Lisa will then perform at The Cinema, Newton Stewart on Sunday, September 29th. 

John Miller and his Country Casuals:are now available for official download in a format of your choice only at...http://www.johnmillermusic.com/
His debut solo album Popping Pills , is available now with previously an unreleased bonus track "A Train Bound For Glory" recorded at the original album sessions.
"One Excuse Too Many" has been fully remastered from the original tapes for The Folk'n'Western Recording Co.
And for the first time ever in digital format, 2010's critically acclaimed "Still Carrying A Flame".
Individual tracks are priced at a bargain 50p or download the entire album for only £4.
"One Excuse Too Many" and "Still Carrying A Flame" are also available on CD for only £5 plus postage.

The Linlithgow Folk Festival is back at the start of September, with this years big concert featuring Ralph McTell on Saturday 8th September. As usual, bluegrass music features at the festival, and this year US visitors , the Whitetop Mountain Band.appear at the queen Margaret Hall on Friday 7th.
This six-piece band from Virginia last appeared at Linlithgow during the Bluegrass Day in 2008, when they were a huge hit with the audience. They have gone on to even greater success since, and have a new CD out, “Island in the Sky”, and 3 previous albums to their credit, as well as various solos and duo recordings.
Tickets from 01506 282720        

Raintown, the Glasgow duo who impressed many at the CMA Festival in Nashville in June, have a hometown gig at Oran Mor next Saturday, September 1st. the fiollowing night they are nominated for three Scottish New Music awards.

Alloa's Prairie Star C&W Club meet in their usual Weies Club venue next Saturday, September 1st, with guests Kickin' Country.
Then the following weekend, the club have another Country Cruise down the Forth from Alloa Harbour aboard the Maid Of The Forth. Music on board from Carson City.
For tickets, call Dorothy 01259 724352.

Jeannie C Riley, the Harper Valley PTA star,  who was in Scotland earlier this year, as part of the Ladies Of Country tour, has married Billy Starnes yesterday according to their Facebook pages.
Both went to Anson High school in Texas, Billy is two years older than 67 year old Jeannie.

Typical of the BBC's lukewarm attention to Country musicdetail, they dropped a clanger on this evening's "Pointless" TV quiz series. The final question asked for Female members of the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Whilst the contestants offered knowledgeable, if incorrect, guesses at Nanci Griffith, KT Oslin and Mary Chapin Carpenter, the pointless answers included Emmylou Harris, Reba McEntire and Connie B.Gay!

Randy Travis has been arrested after being found "drunk and naked" near a crashed car.
Travis, who is 53 and has had 16 No 1s on the Billboard country charts, was discovered after police were called to the scene in Tioga, Texas. The officers were responding to a 911 call from a clerk at a convenience store,  who complained that a naked man had come in and tried to buy cigarettes. A little while later, another 911 report described a naked man lying by the side of the road. When officers arrived, they found Travis bruised and smelling of alcohol near to where a Pontiac Trans Am had crashed into a set of construction barricades.
Confronted by police, Travis refused to take a breath test, the LA Times reported. When they insisted on taking him into the sheriff's office, the singer allegedly threatened to "shoot and kill the officers working the case". He was finally released the following morning, after posting bail of $21,500 (£13,700). The musician was photographed leaving the station without any shoes.
Travis was arrested in February this year, when he was found drunk outside a church in Sanger, Texas. He is also embroiled in divorce proceedings with Lib Hatcher, his wife of 19 years and his former manager.
The Country music community back in Nashville have posted messages of support and offering prayers for the one time Country inspiration.

Glasgow born LISA McHUGH, who celebrates her birthday this week, has a fun new video out for her latest single "Why'd You Come In Here". The song is a Dolly Palove it. rton cover, and we're sure Dolly will love it.

In 2013, George Jones, the country music icon often referred to as the "the greatest living country singer" will mark the end of an era with a farewell tour for his fans titled "The Grand Tour".  After over fifty years of touring, Jones has decided he is ready to slow down and spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren.  Jones was quoted as saying "It is tough to stop doing what I love, but the time has come".  As a tribute to his loyal fans he wants to tour one more year and let them know, this will be his last.
The Grand Tour will visit approximately 60 cities in 2013.  The star will perform many of his hits such as "White Lightning," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" and "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair".
The legend also plans to record a new studio album for the fans, and Dolly Parton has been writing songs for him.  It will be an album he loves and wants to do.  There is no scheduled street date at this time.

Glasgow duo Raintown, who were in Nashville for CMA Music Festival in June, have a couple of local dates coming up.
They headline their own show at Oran Mor on Saturday September 1st, (the night before they're up for 3 Scottish New Music awards) Call .08444 771 000 for Tickets @ £8.50.
Before that, this Saturday, August 18th, they do a short full band set as part of Cumbernauld Live at Cumbernauld Shopping Centre. The free event starts 12.30, and Raintown are due on stage around 1.30pm

Singer songwriter Devon Sproule undertakes an extensive UK tour in support of her album "I Love You, Go Easy".  Scottish dates stretch from Shetland to edinburgh, including The Byre Theatre , St Andrews on Aug 25th, Stereo, Glasgow 26th ; Douglas Robertson's studio, Edinburgh 27th; Old Library, Kilbarchan 28th , Tolbooth, Stirling 29th and finishes 30th Aug at Kirkcaldy's Acoustic Music Club.