Lyn Bowtell Headlines Nu Country TV
Hunter Valley singer-songwriter and 10 time Golden Guitarist Lyn Bowtell headlines Nu Country TV with a double shot at 9 pm on Saturday November 22 on Channel 31/ Digital 44.
Sydney born singing actor Andy Penkow and Melbourne singer-songwriter Ben Mastwyk return to our show repeated at 3 am on Monday.
Maryland minstrel Jackson Dean, Washington warrior Tucker Wetmore and Texan singer-actor Shotgun Willie Nelson appear on our program filmed and produced by co-host editor-producer and camera man Laith Graham.
Nu Country TV is a highlight of C 31 streaming list on Digital 44.
Further info – https://www.c31.org.au/
Lyn and Bellas Boomerang
Lyn Bowtell and her Bella belles return to our show with a double shot on the eve of Tamworth country music festival in January.
Lyn, now 48, was born in Queensland but now hangs her hat at Greta in the Hunter Valley.
It was where she had a cold shiver before she got on the couch with her Bella belles – Kate Ballantyne and Karen O’Shea – on I Don’t Wanna Stay.
I Don’t Wanna Stay and Cold Shiver are on her sixth album Paper Cuts that she produced with Damon Morton.
Lyn previously fronted our show with I Won’t Do That Again and Heart Of Sorrow.
Lyn is well qualified to sing of sorrow – she boomeranged from divorce over 14 years ago.
So has her former producer Shane Nicholson – former singing spouse of Kasey Chambers – who produced her 2O22 album Wiser and Heart Of Sorrow in 2014.
Lyn appeared live on Nu Country in 2004 with Golden Guitar winning trio Bella at the 15th Bunyip Country Music Festival where she was interviewed and filmed by former Nu Country TV host Heather Rutherford.
CLICK HERE for a review of Lyn’s album Heart of Sorrow in The Diary on October 20, 2014.
CLICK HERE for a Bennett, Bowtell and Urquhart CD review in The Diary on October 15, 2018.
Ben Mastwyk Goes Bowling In Preston
Melbourne singer-songwriter Ben Mastwyk and his band The Millions perform at Keys Bowling Alley in Preston on their return to our show.
He parodied gossip mongers and haters in Reputation from his fourth album Let Me At The Night.
Ben previously fronted our show when he headed west to Australian Pinball Museum at Nhill Oasis Motel for his Chicken And The Egg video from his third album Living On Gold Street.
Ben and his Millions became pinball wizards in the video directed by Stu Mannion.
Living On Gold Street was recorded at The Shrimp Shack with guitarist/producer Michael Hubbard.
The album features The Millions – guitarist Hubbard, bassist Craig Kelly, drummer Josh Duiker and Ben Franz on pedal steel.
Further info – https://www.benmastwyk.com/
Andy Penkow Counting Clouds
Sydney born singing actor Andy Penkow has plenty of material for his fourth album Shades On Me.
Andy, now 41, lives at Sussex Inlet on the NSW south coast and appeared in Mel Gibson 2000 TV movie Three Stooges, the Deck Dog’s movie, Deadly Woman and Sunday Night.
Andy is an ambassador for the Koala Foundation and performs Counting Clouds that follows Shades On Me.
Penkow previously fronted our show with The Lone Drover, Fallen Snow, 1993, How Many Times, Protected Love, Wildflowers, Drowning In The Whiskey and Before I Go and his duet with Della Harris on How Many Times.
The JMC Academy graduate completed an advanced diploma of popular music and performance while lead singer for Inter-fear, Thompson Gunners covers band, Ionia and Mundy Bluze.
He released debut album Sad Love Songs in 2018 and Shane Nicholson produced his five track EP Chasing The Sun in 2020.
Penkow was living on the south coast when he joined the SBS choir.
Further info – www.andypenkow.com
Jackson Dean Maryland Minstrel
Frequent Aussie tourist Jackson Dean returns to our show after landing a song in the Yellowstone TV series.
Jackson, now 25, played Melbourne Forum on October 5 with Newcastle singer Austin Mackay.
Dean and Kameron Marlowe also toured here with Lainey Wilson in March.
This week he performs Be Your Man from his second album On The Back Of My Dreams.
Dean previously fronted our show with Sweet Appalachia, Heavens To Betsy and Free.
Click Here for our Jackson Dean concert review.
Further info – https://www.jacksondeanmusic.com/
Washington Warrior Tucker Wetmore
Washington born former soccer star Tucker Wetmore chased music after injuries caused his sporting retirement.
Tucker celebrated his 26th birthday on November 5.
This week he fronts our show with Brunette from his debut album What Not To.
Further info – https://www.tuckerwetmore.com/
Willie Nelson Last Leaf Exit
Singer-actor Shotgun Willie Nelson, now 92, closes our show with his new video Last Leaf.
Willie showcases his love of horses at Luck town where he stables horses at his rescue ranch.
The four times wed dad of eight children is on the road again to promote his 152nd album The Border and his 153rd LP Last Leaf On The Tree.
Click Here for our Willie and Asleep At The Wheel CD review.
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