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Ben's Country Music Show Week of the 13th April 2026 - Ella Langley's Dandelion
Ben takes a deep dive into the evolving world of country music as Luke Combs prepares for his monumental summer UK and European tour including shows at Wembley Stadium. We celebrate a historic milestone for homegrown talent The Shires and their latest single, Getaway Car. Our Album of the Week is the Miranda Lambert-produced Dandelion by Ella Langley. We explore how Langley captures a unique "modern sass" while staying rooted in tradition, specifically through her striking cover of the 1952 Kitty Wells classic, It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. Elsewhere, Ben looks back at the "British Invasion" in reverse. Drawing from his new book chapter on the history of UK country fandom, he reflects on the era when Jim Reeves and George Hamilton IV were so popular they famously kept The Beatles off the top of the charts. Finally, we have all the details on the inaugural Country on the Eye festival coming to Melton Mowbray this June.