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Country Music Talk

Country Music Talk

Bauer Media

Absolute Radio Country leads the way in championing country music, playing the latest releases and classic tracks from the most iconic artists of all time - and talking to them about their influences and the stories behind the songs. With any album, there's a usually a Deluxe edition with bonus material or exclusive content and that's what you can expect right here on Country Music Talks. Every episode will feature every special moment from our guest interviews. And don’t forget, you'll hear them all first on Absolute Radio Country along with the best country music 24/7 if you live in the UK. Re-tune / scan your digital radio, download the Absolute Radio app for your mobile or tablet, and ask your smart speaker to “play Absolute Radio Country". It's where Real Music Matters!
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Top 10 Country Music Talk Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Country Music Talk episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Country Music Talk for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Country Music Talk episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Country Music Talk - Baylen Leonard in Nashville - The Cadillac Three
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11/10/23 • 8 min

Baylen Leonard is in Nashville for CMA Awards week, catching up with some of country music's biggest artists. In this episode, he sits down with Neil and Kelby from The Cadillac Three to talk about their growing UK fanbase and their latest album 'The Years Go Fast.'

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Country Music Talk - Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

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08/15/21 • 13 min

Baylen Leonard talks to the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton about the return of the "9 to 5" musical, her new perfume, her new novel with accompanying album and how she helped fund a Covid-19 vaccination.
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Country Music Talk - Luke Combs

Luke Combs

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02/11/22 • 19 min

Luke Combs, the biggest Country Music star in the world today, chats to Baylen Leonard about his brand new single “Doin’ This”. Luke also tells Baylen about his friendship with Ed Sheeran, how he feels about becoming a father and the type of dad he wants to be. Plus he talks about the excitement he feels about returning to C2C in the UK and his love of a full English Breakfast. Luke also reflects about his early years and the different jobs he had growing up as a young singer-songwriter in North Carolina before he made the leap to Nashville to follow his dreams in Music City.
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Country Music Talk - Callista Clark

Callista Clark

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04/06/22 • 12 min

Callista Clark, the Country Music rising star from Georgia, chats to Baylen Leonard on her first trip outside of the US. Callista was in the UK for the Country 2 Country Music Festival and was talking to Baylen ahead of performing on the Spotlight stage at the festival. Callista also tells Baylen about writing music in Nashville during lockdown and what it was like having to put her career on hold due to the pandemic.
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Country Music Talk - Tenille Townes

Tenille Townes

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04/22/22 • 13 min

Tenille Townes, the award winning Canadian Country Music star chats to Absolute Radio Country host Baylen Leonard about her new EP 'Masquerades'. Plus they talk about Tenille's incredible weekend of performances at the C2C Festival across the UK after being promoted to the main stage. She shares her love for the U.K. and the fans and opens up about the 'slow burn' of her career and how it's taken time to get to where she is now. Tenille also talks about her love of performing live and of course her return to the U.K. for her own headline gigs later this year. This interview was recorded with Tenille in Nashville and Baylen in London in April 2022.
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Country Music Talk - Hailey Whitters

Hailey Whitters

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06/03/22 • 16 min

Hailey Whitters chats to Baylen Leonard in the Absolute Radio Country studios about her latest album 'Raised', plus what it took to make it in Nashville and how it feels to support Luke Combs on stage. Hailey and Baylen chatted just a few days after her performance at the Country to Country festival in the U.K. and explored the story of writing her critically acclaimed album 'The Dream', which included the track 'Ten Year Town'. Nashville stars Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Jordan Davis have all shown support for Hailey over her career which goes from strength to strength and Baylen digs deeper into the stories behind her songs.
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Country Music Talk - Luke Combs - New Album

Luke Combs - New Album

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06/24/22 • 20 min

Luke Combs is back on the podcast talking to Baylen Leonard about his brand new album, Growin' Up. Luke also reflects on headlining the C2C Festival in 2022, how his performance in London nearly didn't happen and how he managed to get his friend Ed Sheeran on stage with him to duet. Plus Baylen also finds out when Luke is planning on coming back to the U.K. for a full headline tour and they look back on the people who supported Luke when he was starting out in Country Music.
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Country Music Talk - Morgan Evans - July 2022

Morgan Evans - July 2022

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07/14/22 • 14 min

Morgan Evans is back in the UK for his own show in London ahead of joining country music superstar Brad Paisley on his arena tour across Europe. He tells Baylen what it’s like being text-buddies with Brad, how it feels performing with his band and whether or not we can expect any collaborations with his wife Kelsea Ballerini anytime soon. He also chats about his new music and how he got into Country Music.
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Country Music Talk - Jelly Roll

Jelly Roll

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08/24/22 • 15 min

Nashville born and bred rapper and singer-songwriter Jelly Roll has been taking country radio by storm since releasing his album 'Ballads of the Broken' last year. The last 12 months have seen him score a rock number 1, collaborate with Brantley Gilbert and rise up the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with 'Son of a Sinner'. Jelly tells Baylen about getting into song writing, his Grand Ole Opry debut, his favourite spots in Nashville for people from the U.K. to visit and how he's got an entire album of country music in the works.
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Country Music Talk - Brothers Osborne

Brothers Osborne

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03/08/24 • 20 min

Grammy-Award-Winning Country Music Duo Brothers Osborne catch up with Baylen about playing C2C 2024. They talk about their love affair with the UK, their latest EP 'Break Mine' AND reflect on their first GRAMMY win as well as their Grand Ole Opry debut.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Country Music Talk have?

Country Music Talk currently has 189 episodes available.

What topics does Country Music Talk cover?

The podcast is about Music and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Country Music Talk?

The episode title 'Dolly Parton' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Country Music Talk?

The average episode length on Country Music Talk is 15 minutes.

How often are episodes of Country Music Talk released?

Episodes of Country Music Talk are typically released every 3 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Country Music Talk?

The first episode of Country Music Talk was released on Aug 13, 2021.

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