News
07/09/2008
"Long Gone Loner", the powerful duet by Peter & Rowers and country music superstar Joe Diffie, became the most played country song in Europe last week. In the UK, Germany, Norway and Denmark the single made it straight to #1. The European ...
News
05/23/2008
The European Country Music Association finally revealed winners for 2007. The Slovak band Peter & The Rowers made this year's awards their own, turning 8 nominations into 6 wins. Since they were nominated twice in two categories, they won all ...
News
05/14/2008
"From Hockey Star to Cancer Survivor to Country Music Star to Battling Cancer Again". Peter Dula, the lead singer of the most successful European country band Peter & The Rowers, has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in his life. At ...
News
03/16/2008
Peter Dula & The Rowers are proud to announce that the song "Long Gone Loner" has been completed and sent to radio stations worldwide. "We are thrilled about recording with this country music legend whom we have admired for many years and we ...
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Interviews
02/14/2008
Ricochet claim they are the hardest working band in country music and there really might be something about it. Their unbelievably energetic shows and perfect 5-vocal harmonies with a lot of musical surprises are always a very enjoyable experience. ...
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Interviews
02/13/2008
A couple of years ago the popular country trio, the Wilkinsons, made a big decision and after many successful years in Nashville moved back home to Ontario, Canada. Their big career step was well documented in a special family reality show, which ...
News
02/01/2008
The announcement of the final nominees for the upcoming awards show held by the European Country Music Association was surely a reason to celebrate for Peter & The Rowers, who earned the total of 8 nods. Not only are they leading the nominations ...
News
01/28/2008
The upcoming Peter & The Rowers album will feature the total of three duets with special star guests. One of them is the honky tonk legend Joe Diffie, who is going to help out Peter Dula with the original "Lone Gone Loner". The great Buddy ...
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Journal
10/04/2007
Everyone who attended the international Porta festival in the Czech Republic couldn’t miss the performance of an excellent country band Peter & The Rowers from Slovakia, who proved with their typical charm and ease what makes the top European ...
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Interviews
07/27/2007
Ricky Skaggs is a true music legend. Starting out as a bluegrass musician who switched to country to achieve all he possible could and then switching back to bluegrass to became the leading personality of the genre. His 13 Grammy awards speak for ...
Interviews
06/01/2007
Danni Leigh is one of the most unique artists of today's country music. A former waitress at the legendary Bluebird Café managed to gain a lot of fans and soon was opening shows for Alan Jackson, George Jones and other superstars. For her rough ...
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Interviews
02/03/2007
Rick Trevino is an amazing artist, who exploded on the country music scene in the mid 90's and immediately became a superstar of honkytonks coast to coast. He also received a Grammy as a part of the legendary Los Super 7 and in more recent years ...
News
12/17/2006
The fact that the Country Sisters perform more often abroad than in the Czech Republic doesn't surprise anyone these days. Every year the band tour all over Europe and they even have their own fanclubs in Denmark and Switzerland. They toured ...
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Interviews
09/30/2006
Chely Wright may not have charted as many hit records as some other female artists, but she still is one of the most unique personalities in country music. Chely is known for her highly emotional songwriting and persistant support of American troops ...
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Interviews
09/30/2006
Lynn Anderson is best known for her crossover megahit "Rose Garden" but her career counts way more great achievement. A former rival of Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn got a Grammy award in 1971 and that same year was named the CMA ...
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Interviews
07/23/2006
The Country Sisters are practically the only country band representing the Czech Republic abroad. For the third year in a row the band members are: Sonia Kocianova - bass guitar, Lenka Vokalova - vocals, keyboards, Linda Jarosova - fiddle, Zuzka ...
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Interviews
06/24/2006
Rosanne Cash was one of the most successful female artists of the 80's, scoring a total of 11 #1 hits. She was headlining the Porta Festival in the Czech Republic, where I interviewed her about her memories of her first visit to Prague in 1978, ...
Interviews
10/04/2005
George Hamilton IV, a former pop megastar, had a major pop hit with "A Rose And A Baby Ruth" in 1956 and toured with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holy and the Everly Brothers for several years. In 1959 George IV followed his heart and moved to Nashville, ...
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Interviews
01/29/2005
Rattlesnake Annie is a unique singer/songwriter with her roots in the tribe of Cherokee. Early in her career she got to perform on the Grand Ole Opry with Mother Maybelle Carter and Roy Accuff as a member of the Galimore Sisters. In the 60's she was ...
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Interviews
01/29/2005
Mark Chesnutt is a genuine treasure in country music and became a superstar right after his amazing debut in 1990. Early in his career he was called ""Human Jukebox" as he knew thousands of songs by heart. He scored 14 NO1 hits during his first 10 ...
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News
03/17/2004
Numerous music magazines and websites constantly compile lists, charts and countdowns of artists based on various criteria. Most of the time it's based on records sales, singles or albums charts, or concert tickets sold. We're going to present you ...
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Interviews
02/21/2004
Michael Peterson was one of the most succesful newcomers in 1997-1998. His trademark smile, genius songwriting skills and great tunes such as "Drink, Swear, Steal And Lie", "From Here To Eternity" and "Too Good To Be True" soon earned him vast ...