A country music radio show from the UK and presented by CMA member Ben Atkinson. Our show has been on the air for thirteen years and is broadcast on stations in the UK, Ireland and Australia. We feature the best in country, roots, Americana and bluegrass, plus there's News from Nashvill, This Week in Country Music History and the Billboard charts.

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Week of the 16th October 2023

It's time for another edition of Ben's Country Music Show. There's more great music from Glen Campbell, our artist of the month. We are counting down the days to Nashville, and we have the announcement of the 2024 C2C Festival. We'll also look ahead to the CMA Awards special which will air over the coming two weeks. There's music from Brad Paisley, Deana Carter, Carly Pearce and James Taylor.

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Week of the 9th October 2023

This is Ben's Country Music Show, bringing you two hours of the best in country music, roots, Americana and bluegrass. Luke Combs is heading to the UK on his world tour and he rounds off the whole tour at the O2 in London. It just happens he's playing on the night we fly out to Nashville. There's also your This Week in Country Music History and the country charts, as well as a look ahead at the tour dates announced for 2024. And David Nail is in conversation with Ben in part two of the show.

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Week of the 2nd October 2023

This week the show opens up with a song from Keith Whitley, When You Say Nothing At All. We're into October now and we have a brand new artist of the month, Glen Campbell, and a new song from Brad Paisley's album 'Son of the Mountains'. The album of the week on this week's show is the Brother's Osborne self-titled 4th record.

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Week of the 25th September 2023

This is Ben's Country Music Show, bringing you two hours of the best in country music, roots, Americana and bluegrass. There's news for fans of Taylor Swift and Chris Stapelton, plus two more tracks from Carrie Underwood (artist of the month for September), your country music charts and This Week in Country Music History. And our album of the week is the new relaese from Ashley McBryde, The Devil I Know.

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Week of the 18th September 2023

This week's show opens up with a fantastic song from the Brothers Osborne new self-titled album, Hate on Me Love You Too. Talking of new music, we have an album of the week on this week's show from Morgan Wade, Psychopath, her sophomore release. There's also music from our artist of the month for September, Carrie Underwood. There's an interview with Boomtown Saints recorded at CMA Fest, new music from Maren Morris, and a tribute to Hank Williams on what would have been his 100th birthday.

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Week of the 11th September 2023

It's time for another edition of Ben's Country Music Show, bringing you two hours of the best in country music, roots, Americana and bluegrass. Lots of new music on the way, including an album of the week from Tim McGraw, Standing Room Only. We'll announce news of the CMA Award Nominations, news for fans of Luke Combs and a very special tribute to the life and career of country superstar Jimmy Buffett.

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Week of the 4th September 2023

Join Ben for this week's edition of Ben's Country Music Show featuring a chance to listen again to a programme originally broadcast back in the summer celebrating the 50th Anniversarry of CMA Fest which took place in downtown Nashville in June 2023. CMA Fest or Fan Fair, is the biggest country music festival in the world. It originally began in 1973 and has grown over the years to take over a sprawling expanse of downtown Nashville and anually sees thoundsands of country music fans from around the world descend on Music City for four days of fun, music and memory making.

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Week of the 28th August 2023

It's time for another edition of Ben's Country Music Show, starting off this week's with Kacey Musgraves and Butteflies. As we celebrate our 15th anniversarry this year, there's a chance for you to listen again to a special programme originally broadcast back in May. The programme features Ben chatting with colleagues and freinds who are music history scholars and PhD researchers all of whom work in the field of country music and Americana.

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Week of the 21st August 2023

Join Ben for this week's edition of Ben's Country Music Show featuring music from Kip Moore, Eric Church, Garth Brooks, Grace Leer and so much more. There's your This Week in Country Music History, the country music charts and more from our artist of the month, Midland, plus Dolly Parton's Rockstar cover of Let It Be feat. Paul McCartney and Ringo Star!

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Week of the 14th August 2023

Kane Brown opens the show this week, with his love song for country music. Now that's a message we can get behind! On this week's show we've got two hours of the best in country music, roots, Americana and bluegrass. We'll be looking ahead to Dolly Parton's new song, the latest from her Rockstar album, look ahead to the Long Road Festival, more new music from Luke Comb's album Growin' Up and a tribute to Robbie Robertson of The Band.

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