ACSS 301 Tuesday 14/4/20 and ACSS 302 Wednesday 15/4/20

Hi Folks,

The Australian Country Songwriters Show will be back this week with two big shows. With the radio station currently in lockdown, we’re producing pre-recorded programs off-site, and will be loading them up for broadcast on TodaysCountry94one on Tuesday 14 April 2020 and Wednesday 15 April 2020.

Welcome also to our new broadcast partner, Radio Adelaide FM 101.5. If you’re up early on Sunday mornings, you can catch us there from 6 am to 9 am.

We have new (to the show) music this week from Aaron Jurd; Billy & The Bandits; Brenda Lee Kelly; John Prine; Noel Balfour; Paula Standing; Rachel Ricciuti; Round Mountain Girls; Roz Pappalardo; Sandy Louise; Shelly Jones Band; Steve Kermode (The Jiggidy); and The Benning Brothers.

Our Top 10 Most Requested Songs for this week are: 1. The Silverline, Box of Wood; 2. The Long & The Short Of It, Last; 3. Emma Dykes, All I’m Gunna Get; 4. Kate Hindle, Broken Mind; 5. Kasey Kilsby, Guitar Highway; 6. Melissa Robertson, Wouldn’t Be Without You; 7. Clelia Adams, Looking Forward Looking Back; 8. Peter Christie, Open Spaces; 9. Sarah McAdams, Train Wreck Hearts; and 10. Lance Birrell, I Believe In Beer.

ON TUESDAY 14/4/20:

Our Featured Artist will be Central Coast NSW country singer, Ronnie Rae Rivers, and we’ll be playing three of her songs, in the second hour of the show.

Our Flashback Track from the 2018 play list for the show will be from Renee McAlpin; our Featured Instrumental will be from Marcy Taylor; as our Featured International Artist, we will be remembering legendary US singer/songwriter, the late John Prine, with one of his songs; and our Featured Indigenous Artists will be The Benning Brothers.

Our Emerging Talent segment will feature songs from Rachel Ricciuti; Taylor Moss; and Rachael Dee.

Our Country Ballads segment will feature songs from Ian Wilkinson; Grazy’s Country; and Norma O’Hara Murphy.

So, the Tuesday play list will be:

First Hour: Lance Birrell; Sarah McAdams; Peter Christie; Clelia Adams; Melissa Robertson; Kasey Kilsby; Kate Hindle; Emma Dykes; The Long & The Short Of It; The Silverline; Brad Johns; Allison Forbes; Pace Randolph; and Michelle Walker.

Second Hour: Benny Allen; Wendy J Ford; Ross McGregor; Ben Mastwyk; Ronni Rae Rivers (3 songs); Josh Arnold & The Woolshed Band; Robert Ross; Michelle Cashman; Renee McAlpin; Marcy Taylor; John Prine; and The Benning Brothers.

Third Hour: Steve Kermode (The Jiggidy); Hayley Marsten; Joel McKay; Rachel Ricciuti; Taylor Moss; Rachael Dee; Paul Bonner-Jones; The Water Runners; Shirley Lynn; Ian Wilkinson; Grazy’s Country; Norma O’Hara Murphy; Kevin Sullivan; Anderson Lane; and Michael Clare.

ON WEDNESDAY 15/4/20:

Our Featured Artist, Queensland country singer, Aaron Jurd, has a new single out called If You Were Mine, and we’ll be playing it, together with two of Aaron’s other songs, in the second hour of the show.

Our Flashback Track from the 2016 play list for the show will be from Jo Casely; our Featured Instrumental will be from Anthony Baxter; our Featured International Artist will be Canadian country singer, Steve Newsome; and our Featured Indigenous Artist will be country blues singer, Buddy Knox.

Our Emerging Talent segment will feature songs from Abbie Ferris; Oh Harlow; and Blake O’Connor.

Our Country Ballads segment will feature songs from Noel Balfour; Watling & Bates; and Travis Sinclair.

So, the Wednesday play list will be:

First Hour: Lance Birrell; Sarah McAdams; Peter Christie; Clelia Adams; Melissa Robertson; Kasey Kilsby; Kate Hindle; Emma Dykes; The Long & The Short Of It; The Silverline; Shelly Jones Band; The Viper Creek Band; Roz Pappalardo; and Round Mountain Girls.

Second Hour: Cormac Neeson; Ryan James; Sandy Louise; Vanessa Delaine; Aaron Jurd (3 songs); Max Jackson; Amanda Halloran; Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes; Jo Casely; Anthony Baxter; Steve Newsome; and Buddy Knox.

Third Hour: Paula Standing; Anita Ree; Showpony Express; Abbie Ferris; Oh Harlow; Blake O’Connor; Billy & The Bandits; Brenda Lee Kelly; Alice Benfer; Noel Balfour; Watling & Bates; Travis Sinclair; Alzanne Eksteen; Destiny Band Oz; and Michael Clare.

I hope you can join me on Tuesday 14/4/2020 and Wednesday 15/4/20 from 6.00 pm on TodaysCountry94one 94.1 FM (Central Coast NSW), and later in the week on our broadcast partners, 2 Air FM 107.9 (Coffs Harbour NSW); Seymour FM 103.9 (Seymour VIC); 7 Mid FM 97.1 (Oatlands TAS); EMFM 104.7 (Echuca VIC); 7 TAS FM 97.7 (Port Arthur TAS); and Radio Adelaide FM 101.5 (Adelaide SA).

Alan.