Ever since I began listening to country music in the spring of 1996, I've been wanting to take a trip to Nashville, TN, particularly Fan Fair -- now, the CMA Music Festival. Last week, I booked my trip to the festival and started counting the days until the big trip. The more I listened [...]

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What is Texas Country and how does it compare to mainstream country music? First of all, it allows for more creativity and it's boundaries stretch to include more rock and folk-tinged acts while still remaining traditional. The themes in the songs seem to be closer to country than much of what [...]

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As a country music fan, my friends often ask me what I think of the whole Dixie Chicks vs. Country Music controversy over the past few years. And I don't have a simple answer for them. First of all, I fully support free speech and think that it was very unfortunate how some fans [...]

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