Our latest production sees Tennessee born and bred Baylen Leonard take an offbeat look at the current state of country music for BBC Radio 2!
Read moreRadio and TV presenter and country music aficionado Baylen Leonard presents this two-part series in which he explores country music and its influence in 2017. The show, titled Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue, follows the concept of this age-old expression to bring out a unique perspective on country music. Baylen looks at the emerging artists in the country scene doing something new, as well as weighing up how much influence the country greats still have. He also plays some of the latest innovations in the genre, by artists who are mixing country with hip hop, rock, blues and dance.
Expect some of the finest country tunes on radio this side of Nashville, with the likes of Mo Pitney, Nikki Lane, Lilly Hiatt, Margo Price, Keith Urban and many more on the playlist. Listen back to the first episode from last week on BBC iPlayer here and catch part 2 on BBC Radio 2 this evening at 10pm.