I discover new artists in a variety of different ways. The excellent "Bob Harris Country" show on BBC Radio 2 has provided many of these over the years. Bob is something of a legend in the music industry and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of many different genres. He plays a fair mix of both traditional country and the more modern stuff. He is now most associated with country music and has an unerring knack of playing artists that I've never heard of, but end up really liking. He has done it time and time again.
I am also a regular user of Spotify and I've picked up several new favourites from playlists on there.
My newest source is the superb "Voice of a Woman" radio show which is on every Sunday at 6pm on Claremorris Community radio, a local community-run station in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. The host Linda plays an hour of female artists every week, and I have found many artists that I like from listening to this show.
Several new artists have also come to my attention from reading the Saving Country Music website. This is a site that focuses more on the traditional side of country and publishes articles, album reviews and other information on country music.
The other main source of artist recommendations is my friends. If I hear a song or an artist that I think a friend will like, I suggest that they give it a listen. My friends do the same for me. Everyone has different tastes when it comes to music and I feel like I know what my friends like to listen to. I take this seriously, only suggesting artists that I think they will really enjoy. Modern life is busy enough as it is, and I don't want to waste someone's time listening to music that they are not going to like.
One result of the Coronavirus lockdown has been that I have had more time to listen to music. Below I present (in no particular order other than being alphabetical) my favourite new artist discoveries of 2020 so far. I have also created a Spotify playlist featuring a couple of songs from each of these artists. Please see this link at the bottom of this page. I hope you enjoy it!
Caitlin Cannon
Ruthie Collins
Kree Harrison
Lauren Mascitti
Craig Morgan
Lorraine Nash
Zephaniah OHora
Katie Pruitt
Allie Sealey
Tessy Lou Williams
Of the ten artists in this list, 80% are female and all ten artists lean towards being more traditional. This merely reflects where my listening tastes sit at present.
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Finally, as promised here is the Spotify playlist featuring a couple of songs from each of these artists. Enjoy!
My favourite new artists of 2020
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