Maverick is a monthy magazine for fans of country music. The emphasis is firmly on the music, with in-depth features, reviews and gig listings. You are likely to find artists such as Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, Alan Jackson, Tony Rice, Tim McGraw, The Dixie Chicks, Jimmie Rodgers, Raul Malo, Webb Pierce, Merle Haggard, Tracy Lawrence, Lee Roy Parnell, Nickel Creek, The Be Good Tanyas all sharing space in the magazine.
Our new issue of Maverick Magazine; June 2008 will be available on Thursday May 8th direct from our website www.maverick-country.com or from Thursday May 15th from your local newsagents, WH Smiths, HMV, Virgin stores or Barnes & Nobles stores in America. Our Cover Feature for the June Issue is the lovely Kathy Mattea, following the […] Read more
CMA PRESENTS 2007 WESLEY ROSE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO UK’S ALAN CACKETT LONDON – The Country Music Association presented its 2007 Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award to Alan Cackett, editor and publisher of Maverick Magazine earlier this week. The Award was given to Cackett by Bobbi Boyce, CMA International Director. The Wesley Rose International Media […] Read more
AND NOW FOR THE NEWS… Chris Gaffney has been diagnosed with liver cancer Our good friend Chris Gaffney has been diagnosed with liver cancer and has been forced off the road. Please visit his web site to leave messages for Chris and his family and donate to the ‘Chris Gaffney Recovery fund.’ http://www.helpgaff.blogspot.com/ Tejano Singer In Critical Condition […] Read more
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Patrick Street On the Fly Loftus Music LM002 *** Predictable fare from the ever-popular Irish group The eleventh release from the established traditional Irish group Patrick Street marks something of a crossroads in the band’s evolution. There’s a parting shot from departing accordionist and founder member Jackie Daly, plus a welcome for multi-instrumental new addition John Carty, contributing fiddle, flute […] Read more
Nina Simone Tell It Like It Is Sony/BMG 86970 56822 **** Last year’s VERY BEST OF NINA SIMONE compilation enjoyed a lengthy stay in the UK album charts after television advertising campaigns had introduced I Got Life and My Baby Just Cares For Me to a mass audience. So, having acquired a taste for the exotic Ms Simone, the […] Read more
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Carlene Carter A Strong Country Lady ‘This hell-raising angel’s had a fair share of heartache. . ./But you’ll never know just how it feels/’Til you fall all apart and your heart don’t wanna heal,’ she pines on the title song. A plaintive piano ballad sweetened by strings, the song also throbs with longing for her late sister. […] Read more
Amy MacdonaldYoung Glaswegian songstress, now a truly International star—but a star that still believes the music comes first—talks to Jim Soars Anyone with a modicum of interest in music will by now have heard of the phenomenon that is Amy Macdonald. The twenty-year-old singer-songwriter from Glasgow hit the headlines in July 2007 when her sizzling debut […] Read more
With two awards already under her belt, Luan Parle is ready for and capable of incredible success. She bagged the Irish Tatler music award for Woman Of The Year and the Meteor award for Best Irish Female Artist last year. This has been a fantastic achievement and the support she has received from her homeland […] Read more
Tell someone you play the 5-string banjo and you’ll get one of two responses: a mocking, grinning attempt at When I’m Cleaning Windows sung back at you, along with obligatory air ukulele, or a request for Duelling Banjos, the DELIVERANCE theme tune. Needless to say, we as a nation, know very little of this marvellous […] Read more
