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Any suggestions for modern crossover style Country music?

I'm after a little more like Zac rather than honky-tonky line dancing.

Bluegrass suggestions would be welcome too.

In reply to The Lemming: You could try the Handsome Family

youtube.com/watch?v=dp-CsIblf5g&

In reply to toad:

That would be honky-tonky razor blade stuff.

Sorry

In reply to The Lemming:

try Gangstagrass, I got into Bluegrass after watching Justified and after that Gangstagrass wandered into my radar. http://gangstagrass.com

In reply to The Lemming:

Ween - 12 golden country greats

youtube.com/watch?v=u_NfJRLT8NY&

Especially 'Fluffy'

or

If you love this, you are dead aurally

youtube.com/watch?v=xT39Zq3JaTg&

or

Almeda Riddle

youtube.com/watch?v=MtbPk5NsEQA& (gummo)

youtube.com/watch?v=D_pbnHXjbGc&

In reply to sab: Sorry, some of it aint modern, but tis modern to me....

In reply to The Lemming:

'When you Leave can you Walk out Backwards so I Think you're Walkin' in?'

'I Hate Every Bone in your Body Except Mine'

In reply to The Lemming: Far from modern but you can't go wrong with a little Flatt and Scruggs.
Steve earl, Clint black and it's an acquired taste but cowboy troy can be very good.
Elias t hoth is awsome too.
Iron horse are cool too though no fiddle and obviously hayseed dixie.

In reply to Dax H:

Loads of stuff on here............

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Another-Country-With-Ricky-Ross/135756453135...

In reply to The Lemming:
Depends what you're looking for. Listen to a lot of Johnny Cash should be a first step. Kingdom of Rust by The Doves is modern bland rock but with a Rawhide sort of Rhythm

In reply to The Lemming:

Rascal Flats maybe

In reply to The Lemming:
No idea who Zac is, however love Lissie. Got tickets to see her in Sheffield next year

In reply to kevin stephens:

Avoid johnny cash. Hes the devil. He lulls you into thinking C&W is listenable.
Its not, and you wont be as prepared for hell as you thought you were.
The man was evil.

In reply to ice.solo:

Lucky/unlucky for me, I was brought up on Johnny Cash and Gentleman Jim by my dad.

I'm just after some modern rock/country stuff that's easy listening without being overtly country and line dancing.

Zac Brown,Lady Antebellum sort of stuff.

In reply to ice.solo:

Mr Cash

youtube.com/watch?v=hNt6hHYlmR0&

In reply to The Lemming:
Big Tiny Tallsaddle III.

In reply to The Lemming:

oh the mans a hero, the godfather of a lot of the music that matters.
calling JC 'C&W' is like calling link ray 'rock n roll' or iggy pop 'punk' - it leaves too much out.

try country mike from the beastie boys. thats all i can offer.

In reply to The Lemming:

Try some of the newer Sugerland stuff.

In reply to The Lemming:

Hank Williams III http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEY8ARSGHTU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbEY...

In reply to The Lemming:
i listen to a lot of what i consider country music and none of it is of the achy breaky heart variety . i dont listen to anything that i would consider "modern cross over" and tbh i dont really know what you mean, perhaps garth brooks / taylor swift etc ? i had several suggestions of current or relativly recent things. however if you dont like the handsome family i would be wasting my time. are you sure its country music you are after ?

In reply to mike123:

Garth and Miss Swift are in the right area.

Cheers

In reply to The Lemming: Don't forget the girls, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez and errrr.... The Dixie Chicks.

In reply to The Lemming:
Off the top of my head:
Ryan Bingham
Jason Isbell
The Pines
The Waifs
Corb Lund
Whitehorse
Kendel Carson

That should give you something to go off.

In reply to The Lemming:

Garth Brooks is a good start..

John Denver.. country
Alan Jackson.. Country/ R&R cross
Jo Dee Messina... modern country
The Stanley Brothers... Blue Grass
The Dixie Chicks.. Modern Country
Fats Domino... Country/ R&B cross
Reba Mcentire.. Modern Country
Tim Mcgraw.. Modern Country (similar style to G Brooks)
Vince Gill... Modern and old style country

=)

In reply to The Lemming:
DaxH stole my two best suggestions,leaving only..Kinky Friedman.

Woody Guthrie is a bit more folk perhaps,but well worth listening to.

maybe some gospel-ish stuff? There's a brilliant one called 'Y'all Come' that sounds, in one rendition, like they're singing 'You're all c***s'!!!

In reply to The Lemming:
Not going to be modern, but you could do worse than buying some cheap box-set compilations

In reply to The Lemming:
Try The Felice Brothers
and simone Felice

Countryish if you like hard hitting songs about drugs, alcohol, depression, violence and loss.

Both stunning live too.

In reply to PaulW: I think this was written by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, you can't get much more country than that, it's the theme to the late great Beverly Hillbillys

"Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
Kinfolk said "Jed move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.

Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.

(ENDING)
Well now its time to say good by to Jed and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in.
You're all invited back a gain to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality

Hillybilly that is. Set a spell, Take your shoes off.

In reply to Al Evans: Sorry about that BTW I just wanted to illustrate that all country music doesn't have to be a downer. And in my shout for the girls of country I forgot Tammy Wynette and Billy Jo Spears.

In reply to Al Evans: And of course Dolly Parton.

In reply to The Lemming:

Sawyer Brown
Justin Townes Earle

Maybe a little wide of the brief but you never know.

Cheers, M

In reply to The Lemming:

Lydia Loveless

youtube.com/watch?v=JrKIraKK3Rw&

or

youtube.com/watch?v=xpDp8VwKcBE&

or

youtube.com/watch?v=_2yTNZxdKTo&

In reply to The Lemming:
Check out the album 'All the Roadrunning' by Mark Knopfler and Emmy Lou Harris

In reply to DaveHK:

There is some great lines in Country for sure.
Remember hearing about this in a radio programe about silly song titles

youtube.com/watch?v=rW9-FOLG-iA&

In reply to jon haynes:

I'll second Ryan Bingham. He sings like I wish I could sing and looks a bit like a young Robert Mitchum.

People who take the piss out of country are probably still telling Skoda jokes.

I didn't read all the links but am a bit surprised that Emmylou and Lucinda didn't get much of a mention ( not that I'm really on first name terms but you can only dream.......)

In reply to Mikkel:

There was a Jerry Reed country/rockabilly song in the early seventies which contained the lyrics;

"Well, false eyelashes and false foundation,
They may heal your pride
But don't gimme no plastic saddle
I like to feel the leather when I ride".

Said song gave the name to a rather good eliminate line on one of our finest outcrops.....

In reply to The Lemming:
Laura Cantrell did some fairly great stuff:
youtube.com/watch?v=5N8ZdVyruC8&

In reply to The Lemming:

To meet your specific request I tend to listen to either Zac Brown or Sugerland (the newer stuff) but this one is a good tune:

youtube.com/watch?v=Qt0_oPPK6eA&


There is actually a dance version out there but either way, crank it up loud!

In reply to Removed User:

Why, thank you sir.

I shall check out more of their stuff.

In reply to Removed User:

Liking the Sugerland youtube channel right now.

In reply to The Lemming:

The Old Crow Medicine Show (look on youtube for their show at Coachella, the live version of "Tell it to me" is brilliant)

Townes van Zant - Rear view mirror Not modern, but simply timeless and great.

CB

In reply to The Lemming: Not sure if a good bluegrass cover is allowed, but try the Beef Seeds - their cover of Lorde's Royals is magnificent.

youtube.com/watch?v=Q7gUfyhBYoI&

b

PS then guess where they are from...

In reply to ben b:

They're great. Somewhere in Wales? Remind me of Gugug on their ukeleles.

In reply to The Lemming:

Dolly Parton - seriously. Seven Bridges Road & title track on Little Sparrow are excellent. Her other bluegrass style stuff is also good and really suits her voice.

In reply to The Lemming:

Brookes and dunn
Big and Rich

both on the rockier side of country.

Jo-dee messina's already been mentioned but I'll give her a second vote.
martine mcbride and Gretchen Wilson are also very good.

In reply to The Lemming:

Try this band, they're excellent live.

The Sadies: youtube.com/watch?v=HtG0w9lGfnc&