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Country & Beyond with The Shires

British singer-songwriter duo Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle form the award-winning country act The Shires. Their ultimate soundtrack ranges from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain.

British singer-songwriter duo Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle form the award-winning country act The Shires. Their ultimate soundtrack ranges from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain.

Each song is handpicked and as they watch the performances they reveal the reasons behind their choices. They kick off with the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton, and her iconic track Jolene. Following that comes legendary singer Patsy Cline, and for Crissie it brings back memories of singing along to Crazy with her grandmother.

Ben then picks country pop crossover Shania Twain, whose That Don't Impress Me Much certainly made its mark on him. But Ben also likes his country classics and plumps for Glen Campbell's legendary Wichita Lineman. It's not only the stalwarts of the Great Country Songbook - they also make room for the edgy Americana roots music of critically acclaimed duo The Civil Wars and their spine-tingling live appearance on Later.

59 minutes

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Fri 11 Mar 2022 22:55
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:07

    Dolly Parton

    Jolene

  • 00:10

    Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

  • 00:15

    Miranda Lambert

    The House That Built Me

  • 00:22

    Blake Shelton

    Mine Would Be You

  • 00:35

    Ronan Keating

    If Tomorrow Never Comes

  • 00:43

    LeAnn Rimes

    How Do I Live

Credits

Interviewed Guest Crissie Rhodes
Interviewed Guest Ben Earle
Series Producer Siobhan Logue
Director Siobhan Logue

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