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COUNTRY CRADLE Country and western is the purest form of American music and yet it holds a very special place in the hearts of Scots. Is it because the music was born here?
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SATURDAY ESSAY
COUNTRY roads, take me home To the place Ah belong West Virginia,
Mountain Mamma.' Thus we happily warble, by the thousands, cruisin'
along a highway that goes no nearer West Virginia than the Renfrew
ferry.
What is it with Scots and country music?
The Grand Ole Opry, off Glasgow's Govan Road, is the epicentre of
one of the biggest country scenes in Britain. From the Borders to the
Western Isles and from Machrihanish to Muckle Flugga, cowpokes of all
ages...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Dolly Parton: here I come again.
Saturday Evening Post
; DOLLY PARTON: HERE I COME AGAIN The compassionate country singer from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is riding high once more with her album White Limozeen and a soon-to-be-released movie, Steel Magnolias. Dolly Parton is beaming. No other word will do. As she curls up on a couch in her office at
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Live Review: Dolly Parton: Hello again, Dolly, it's so nice to have you back on song
The Scotsman
; DOLLY PARTON SECC Glasgow SOME hopeful opportunists have been spreading rumours that the blessed Dolly Parton will be putting in an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival this weekend. They can hardly be blamed for their wishful thinking - Dolly would be the ideal addition to the bill, banishing
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Dolly Parton
The Village Voice
; Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Dolly Records Back in the saddle, but wilier than you think Dolly Parton's people are billing this as the singer/actress's return to "mainstream country" following a three-album wander in the noncommercial wilds of bluegrass. It's easy to grasp what "mainstream
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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'It's fun to look gaudy' Dolly Parton is as famous for her appearance as she is for her remarkable career. In an exclusive interview, Gavin Allen meets a country music legend who, underneath the plastic surgery, remains incredibly "real".(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; ... reduced. Shortly after our interview, Parton is forced to postpone her US tour dates after a bout of back trouble. She reveals the news with a press release that reads: You try wagging these puppies around a while and see if youdon't have back problems. But Parton ...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Qld: Dolly Parton axed from Aussie Stampede
AAP General News (Australia)
; AAP General News (Australia) 11-01-2000 Qld: Dolly Parton axed from Aussie Stampede American entertainer DOLLY PARTON has been axed from a proposed ...
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dolly gets back to her bluegrass roots The Arts Dolly Parton's rediscovery of the traditional music of her Smoky Mountains home has reinvigorated her career
Evening Standard - London
; Dolly Parton's rediscovery of the traditional music of her Smoky Mountains home has reinvigorated her career DOLLY Par ton cries on stage more often these days. Sometimes she'll be standing in the spotlight, singing bittersweet songs about her Smoky Mountains roots, picking away at a banjo with her
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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dolly gets back to her bluegrass roots; The Arts Dolly Parton's rediscovery of the traditional music of her Smoky Mountains home has reinvigorated her career.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: JANE CORNWELL Dolly Parton's rediscovery of the traditional music of her Smoky Mountains home has reinvigorated her career DOLLY Par ton cries on stage more often these days. Sometimes she'll be standing in the spotlight, singing bittersweet songs about her Smoky Mountains roots, picking
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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DOLLY PARTON SINGS OF PAIN AND PRIDE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; BARBARA JAEGER, Music Critic The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-17-1993 DOLLY PARTON SINGS OF PAIN AND PRIDE By BARBARA JAEGER, Music Critic Date: 05-17-1993, Monday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early CONCERT REVIEW DOLLY
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Dolly Parton.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; Byline: By MADELEINE BRINDLEY Western Mail I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard Dolly Parton sing - I was sitting in the back seat of an old Ford Capri, being transported along some long-forgotten road in the heart of Middle England. I spent many years in the back of that car
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Dolly Parton ; Country
The Independent - London
; Dolly Parton has often been dismissed as the epitome of country music's fixation on the brash and the flash, but she's always been more than an overdressed singer. In fact, she is a prolific songwriter, and has lately impressed by making a string of CDs featuring bluegrass and more traditional
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