Country In The Afternoon - Matt Hodges, Jeremy McComb & Gary Quinn
Gary Quinn + Jeremy McComb + Matt Hodges + Songwriters Round with Jeremy, Gary & Matt
Entry Requirements: Afternoon event
Welcome to Country In The Afternoon - a one day 'special edition' on Sunday 17th November featuring Matt Hodges, Jeremy McComb and Gary Quinn, who will each play a solo set and then a round together. All three are included in this year's BCMA Awards nominees; Matt for Best UK Single (The Truth Behind Your Eyes) and Male Artist, Jeremy for Best International Single (Granite Stone) and Gary for Male Artist.
Matt Hodges is one of the hardest working artists in UK country. Based in Wakefield Yorkshire, he plays all over the country every week. A big man with a huge voice, Matt has scored numerous number one singles in the iTunes country charts and last month released his latest, Blue Ridge Road. His reputation as a live artist continues to grow and we are delighted to welcome him to Country In The Afternoon.
Nashville-based Jeremy McComb has become a regular visitor to the UK and has already built a terrific reputation as a fun and entertaining live performer. A true road warrior in the US, this Idaho-born storyteller spends over 200 days a year on tour, just as happy in a honky-tonk as an amphitheatre. He really brings the show to the fans. His BCMA-nominated single, Granite Stone, is an excellent example of how Jeremy takes unusual topics and weaves them into country magic songs.
Multi-award winning Gary Quinn is one of the most accomplished songwriters in UK country with a long list of hits and credits to his name. A Northern Ireland native, based in Manchester, Gary is a regular visitor to Nashville and has co-written with many big names in country music. His regular gigging around the country and internationally have also enabled him to develop a great reputation as a consistently personable and entertaining performer.
Each artist will each play a solo set and the afternoon will culminate in a round with all three on stage performing their own and cover songs.
Line Up
A 5 time British Country Music Association Awards winner including most recently retaining 'Male Vocalist of the Year 2017' and previously 'UK Songwriter of the Year' and consecutive 'Song of the Year' honours, Northern Irishman Gary Quinn has become one of British country music’s more established performers. Quinn cites U.S. country artists such as Garth Brooks and Brad Paisley as influences, has recently opened for the visiting CMA Songwriters Series, toured with Phil Vassar and shared the stage with acts such as Kristian Bush, Sarah Darling and hall of fame songwriter Bob DiPiero. An accomplished performer, Quinn is just as comfortable with a pen in his hand and has recently collaborated with Grand Ole Opry member and Grammy winner Steve Wariner as well as Benita Hill (Garth Brooks), Jenn Bostic and David C Banning (Joey & Rory, Chris Cagle).
Quinn and his band have performed at one of Europe’s most prestigious country festivals ‘Country2Country’ in London on numerous occasions, The Long Road Festival and Manchester’s ‘Buckle & Boots’ as well as festivals the length and breadth of the UK and Europe. Gary recently toured the Gold Coast of Australia culminating in a performance on the Toyota Stage at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Additional to his live appearances Quinn can be seen regularly on TV with his videos receiving airtime on regional and international TV programmes. Gary recently returned from Nashville having been invited to appear on Phil Vassar’s ‘Songs From The Cellar’ TV show recorded live from Phil’s home in Tennessee.
A regular performer at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival, he has performed alongside Nashville recording artists Carlene Carter, John Brannen and Nanci Griffith as well as opening for a CMA Songwriter Series show that included Clint Black and Bill Anderson. Quinn is also no stranger to performing in Nashville having played the CMA Music Fest and the CMA Global Artist Party at iconic venue ‘The Stage’ on Broadway.
