NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Trisha Walker International) -
Randy Travis To Play
Europe For The First Time In 18 Years!! Country superstar RANDY TRAVIS will headline this year's 19th GSTAAD FESTIVAL, Switzerland,
September 21 and 22. Joining him will be JULIE ROBERTS, RHONDA VINCENT and RIDERS IN THE SKY.
TWI President and Gstaad Festival talent buyer/Producer, Trisha Walker-Cunningham states: "It is a wonderful line-up and something for everyone's musical tastes. Randy chose to play Gstaad because it is such a special event, set in beautiful surroundings. Promoter Marcel Bach is deeply honoured that after this many years of not performing in Europe, Randy chose to play this particular festival. Everyone is so very excited and tickets went on sale March 1st. The response has been wonderful."
Ronan Keating Enters Marathon To Fight Cancer
Irish superstar RONAN KEATING, who performed his duet with LEANN RIMES at the GSTAAD FESTIVAL two years ago and who headlined the festival last year, has entered the Flora London Marathon on April 22 to raise money for Cancer Research. KEATING founded "The Marie Keating Cancer Foundation" after his mother lost her battle with this terrible disease and her foundation has now joined with Cancer Research UK. Keating has already walked across Ireland, as well as being part of many events to raise money for this worthy cause so dear to his heart. Keating has sold over 25 million albums outside the U.S. and plans to visit Nashville for a songwriting session in the near future. He penned "The Long Goodbye" - a number 1 hit for BROOKS and DUNN.
Craponne Festival, France, Celebrates 20 Years!!!!
The biggest festival in France (and one of the biggest in Europe with an attendance of 25,000,) is celebrating 20 years on July 27, 28, 29!!! Long-time Festival President Georges Carrier states: "This is a non-profit festival and we are all volunteers. Trisha buys the Nashville artists and I buy the Austin acts with the help of Gary Hartman PHD, (unless they are managed out of Nashville.) She and I have worked together for most of these 20 years and it is truly a great partnership."
For the 20th anniversary, there will be some very special guests. Past Executive Director of the CMA, Jo Walker-Meador and her husband Bob will attend the festival for the first time, as will Rick Murray and Bobbi Boyce from the CMA, also for the first time. It will indeed be a big celebration!!! The festival is broadcast by RTL - the biggest radio station in Europe and is also covered by television. THE CHERRYHOLMES, TRENT WILLMON, JOE ELY, RHETT AKINS and THE DERAILERS are just some of the great performers. For more information, please go to www.festivaldecraponne.com
Making history: The Craponne Festival also now has its own 24/7 Internet country music radio station. It is called Radio Country Club www.tv-radio.com/station/countryclub-mp3/countryclub-mp3-128k.pls or www.radiocountryclub.com
This is the one and only full time country music French radio station on the web. It guarantees maximum and worldwide exposure to the artists playing or who have played the Festival. Since the start of the radio station site three months ago, there have been more than one million "hits."
Jarrod Birmingham To Play Mragowo Festival, Poland
East Texas artist JARROD BIRMINGHAM will play the Mragowo Festival, Poland on Friday 27th July. Birmingham played the Craponne Festival in France two years ago and just wowed the crowd at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo.
