To turn to Country Music after a long day??

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Just wondering???

I love Trace Adkins after seeing him on Celebrity Apprentice USA.

I like Dwight Yoakham too. There was an album cover of him in a stetson (unsurprisingly ....) and I thought he was gorgeous. He isn't especially so in reality. But I love his voice.

English Ah a convert! Fabulous!

I'd recomend both American Water and the Natural Bridge as being pretty faultless!

I do my housework to Dolly Parton singing Harper Valley Pta

Did you know that if you listen to country records backwards, you get your job and your house and your no-good lover back.

Dolly's acoustic album is on constantly here while DH is at work. I get shivers listening to 'I Am Ready'. I also love her version of Cash On The Barrelhead.

Uncut magazine used to do some good free cover mounted CDs with alt country stuff on, that was how I discovered the Hansom Family.

God, that Gram Parsons (with Emmy-Lou Harris) is fantastic!

I love country music.

Country music is my guilty passion - especially a bit of Crystal Gayle but Dolly is my true soulmate.

I love to listen to either country or classical music on way home, i find it relaxs me particularly after a stressful busy day. Xx

LovelyMarchHare - he is less than gorgeous, but I do love that album.

Trivia - he was in the opening scene of 'Wedding Crashers' with Rebecca deMornay.

Country music can be the BEST but you do have to know who to avoid. I have had a secret country habit since I was really quite young - way before it was remotely trendy, and I'm 46 now. I can finally come out. I have a secret Randy Travis habit too, but I lean more towards alt country and bluegrass and Americana folk/country stuff.

PMSL at 'hat acts'.

YANBU. I loves me a bit of country.

Can I recommend Lady Antebellum too?

Oh yes, Dwight Yoakham is fab. I particularly love his duet with Sheryl Crow

Also, if you're into a folky vibe also and want something to melt to, I'd like to introduce Blind Pilot:

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If you are a Single Mum, get the tissues ready at Brad Paisley

Who likes Steve Earle? Billy Austin always has me in bits.

Although rather embarrassingly Dwight would appear to be wearing a hat.

And this is one of my favourite songs EVERRRRRR.

Try Josh T Pearson.

Beautiful, depressing genius.

I love dolly (who in the world doesn't?) but I really am left cold by stuff like Lady Antebellum. It's too MOR and crossover poppy for me. Too polished. I love the Dixie Chicks with a passion though, even though some may consider them poppy, it's a different vibe altogether.

Country music is fab. I don't get the hate of Garth Brooks, though?

Seasick Steve deserves a mention too, he's great :)

Nelson, have you heard the stuff the Dixie Chick sisters have recorded as Courtyard Hounds? LUSH.

Country spans so many subgenres though it's quite hard to pin down. To just say you like country means nothing really, it's like saying you like rock! I listen to stuff like the Felice Brothers but I don't think many people who say they are Country fans would even consider them to be country music.

That is lovely evil I might download it, thanks.

Yes, the Gram Parsons and ELH link is just beautiful. That is my kind of music summed up really, if I were forced to narrow it down.

I was at the front when Brad Paisley played at Shepherds Bush in London a couple of years ago.. I touched him... he was fabulous..

Brad

One of my favourite songs of his is Whiskey Lullaby with Alison Kraus..

even the video makes me tear up..

Yanbu at all! Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Kenny are often on her, DD s starting her musical education early :)

squeaky im horribly jealous