SCOTCOUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Country On The Clyde, the daytime festival which compliments the Country 2 Country Festival is back again in March. The line up includes local favourites Raintown & Ashton Lane, alongside up and coming acts from across the UK, including Jen Bostic, Kezia Gill and Jade Helliwell,
The events are held on The Ferry, close to the Hydro, during the afternoon of Saturday March 14th, and Sunday March 15th.

Gene Watson is set to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
The singer was making a Friday-night appearance at the Opry last weekend, currently in its annual winter residency at it's former home, The Ryman Auditorium, some 55 years after he made his debut on the same stage. After performing his early-Eighties hits “Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget” and “Nothing Sure Looked Good on You,” Watson was interrupted by Opry member Vince Gill.
“I’ll make you a deal — if you will do ‘Farewell Party,’ we will invite you to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry,” said Gill, referencing Watson’s signature hit from 1979.
A stunned Watson recalled how he and his band celebrated the 40th anniversary of the hit in 2019 and how it was still his most-requested song all these years later.

There's a new Country music venue launching in Fife, which will offer an array of Country music that is more that you'll find in any of the established Country music clubs.
The events, which kick off at the end of the month, in the Ex Servicemens Club in Methil will be organised by Johny B Events.
"We are a Not For Profit organisation who are about watching, listening to and enjoying Live Country Music" the state on their Facebook  page. "Our venue, which is in the Ex-Servicemen's Club in Methil will be set up more as a “cabaret” layout with the dance area at the rear of the room.
We hope to bring to the area top UK Country Music artists who might normally only be able to be enjoyed at Country Festivals or larger venues. Mostly playing their own material as well as covers from those artists that have influenced their musical journey, it will be a celebration of all varieties of the genre called “Country Music” and at a price that, hopefully, all will be able to afford"
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Advance tickets can be booked from the following or, of course, you can just come along and pay at the door - advance booking is always recommended to avoid disappointment on the night;
John Brown - ysabeljohn@gmail.com 07710 782263,
Eddie Cairns - eddieacairns@gmail.com 07973 122890
Lorna Cairns - lornaecairns@gmail.com 07973 173860

Glasgow's huge Celtic Connections festival is back, offering atendees a wide variety of folk, traditional and world music across a 2 1/2 week period. As usual, several Country acts are included in the line up, including Iris Dement, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Sturgill Simpson, and Brandy Clark, who will be previewing her newq album , "Your Life Is A Record" in March.
For the full Celtic Connections line up, check the website @ www.celticconnections.com