Multi platinum selling, grammy nominated country duo Thompson Square's first podcast episode. In this episode Keifer and Shawna give a little back story to how they got started and introduce themselves to those who might not know who they are.

Singer-songwriter, Little Miss Pauline, from Wigan, is a solo artist accompanying herself on acoustic guitar.

Pauline, having started song-writing again, last time being in her school days, has been making a name for herself around the Northwest within the last 5-6 years. 
Many music fans will have seen Pauline supporting the Folk-Rock band Merry Hell on a number of occasions. And you will have seen her perform at last year's 2nd Wigan Diggers Festival, in and around Wigan, Bolton, Darwen, St. Helens and Manchester.

For the last year Pauline has been working on her first album, with Merry Hell's, John Kettle, putting band arrangements to her songs. There is no date for the album release just yet, but you can keep up-to-date on her progress, and up and coming gigs, through her facebook musician's page, and can have a listen to some of the songs finished so far from the album.
 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauline-Blackburn-Little-Miss-Pauline/103065139818615

A trusted troubadour for hot summer nights and cold beers, Owen is now in his forties, tangling with separations from lost lovers, raising kids, and growing out of the fresh-faced kid that headed down to Nashville 20 years back with a six-string and a dream.  Case in point: Dreams to Dream, Owen’s long-awaited, Shooter Jennings-co-produced foray into classic, honky-tonk country, out November 7 via Good Company Entertainment. Dreams to Dream, Owen’s first independent studio album, featuring 10 original tracks and two stellar covers, tells the tale of a man at a crossroads — and what it takes to set out a new path. 

Owen wasn’t expecting much when he commented on one of Shooter Jennings’ Instagram posts, half-jokingly suggesting that they make a honky-tonk record, but the producer called his bluff. Two days later, Owen’s manager had Jennings on the line and, soon, Owen was on his way to L.A. and Jennings’ Sunset Sound. It was a cozy yet electric scene: Jennings and Owen cracking jokes in the sepia-toned studio, creativity crackling as they collaborated with the likes of songwriters Ben Chapman and Kendell Marvel, as well as long-time shooter pal, guitarist/harmonic player Leroy Powell. 

“All my friends who have heard my stuff have gone, ‘Dude, Jake, this is you man. This is who you've always tried to be,’” Owen says. “Sometimes you need to get outside what's comfortable, what people think you are, or think you should be, and take a risk.”

It’s gonna be a long summer. July 12. #TipOfMyTongue

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