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Ben Earle from The Shires sits in

The Shires' Ben Earle sits in, playing the best country music around, with new songs from Miranda Lambert and The Highwomen alongside classics from Lonestar and Dolly Parton.

Ben Earle from The Shires, with an hour of the best country music, songs that you can't hear anywhere else!

Tonight he has new music from Miranda Lambert, Lauren Alaina and country supergroup The Highwomen alongside classics oldies from The Highwaymen, Lonestar and Dolly Parton.

Plus Ben reveals the link between singing cowboy movie star Gene Autry & Willie Nelson's son Lukas, and - after Lil Nas X & Blanco Brown - discovers that the history of country trap is a bit longer than you think!

While regular host Bob Harris takes a break, Ben is in the hot seat for the month of August. He is one half of The Shires, the UK's most successful country act of all time.

This is his Radio 2 presenting debut.

57 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Aug 2019 21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Chris Young

    Raised On Country

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Miranda Lambert

    Locomotive

    • Download Single.
    • Sony Nashville.
    • 1.

  • The Highwomen

    Redesigning Women

    • The Highwomen.
    • Low Country Sound/Elektra.
    • 2.

  • The Highwomen

    Crowded Table

    • The Highwomen.
    • Low Country Sound/Elektra Records.
    • 4.

  • The Highwaymen

    Desperados Waiting For A Train

    • The Highwayman Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Gene Autry

    Red River Valley

    • Back In The Saddle Again.
    • Dynamic Entertainment Ltd.
    • 9.

  • Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

    Bad Case

    • Turn Off The News (Build A Garden).
    • Fantasy Records.
    • 1.

  • Lauren Alaina

    Ladies In The '90s

    • Download Single.
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Lonestar

    Amazed

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Dolly Parton

    Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That

    • The Very Best of Dolly Parton.
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
    • 15.

  • Eric Church

    Some Of It

    • Desperate Man.
    • EMI Nashville.
    • 4.

  • Devin Dawson

    All On Me

    • Download Single.
    • Warner Brothers Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Blanco Brown

    The Git Up

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Aug 2019 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2