DAVE'S DIARY - 12/3/2024 - PREVIEW OF EPISODE 2 - SERIES 59
LUKE COMBS HEADLINES NU COUNTRY TV
North Carolina chart topper Luke Combs headlines Nu Country TV on Saturday March 16 at 6.30 pm on Channel 31/ Digital 44.
West Texas outlaw singer-songwriter Creed Fisher and Oklahoma born Cutter Elliott boomerang to the show filmed and produced by Laith Graham and repeated Saturday at 2.30 am.
Tennessean Cody McCarver debuts on the program featuring former rugby star James Keith and Northern Territory singer-songwriter Tom Curtain.
Nu Country TV is a highlight of C 31 streaming list on Digital 44.
Further info - https://www.c31.org.au/
LUKE PATERNAL PAEAN
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North Carolina superstar Luke Combs didn't have to look far for inspiration for his new video The Man He Sees In Me.
It was inspired by his two young sons Tex and Beau.
Luke and his wife Nicole celebrated their Beau's birth in September last year.
Luke, 34, sold out eight Australian concerts last year and was a guest of footy icon Eddie Betts at a Melbourne AFL game between Brisbane and Collingwood.
It was fitting that Brisbane champion Charlie Cameron named some Luke songs in his post-game victory TV interview with Brian Taylor on the Seven Network.
Luke wrote his unreleased single The Man He Sees in Me with Josh Phillips and follows his fourth album Getting Old.
CLICK HERE for Luke's What You See Is What You Get CD feature in The Diary on November 25, 2019.
CLICK HERE for our Luke live review in our Concerts section on August 20, 2023.
CREED FISHER HONOURS MILITARY HEROES
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West Texan outlaw and former Army veteran Creed Fisher praised men and women out on the front line in his Nu Country return.
Stars And Stripes is on his eighth album This Ain't The Hamptons.
Fisher, now 50, performed Take One For The Team on our series premiere last week.
Creed also fronted Nu Country with videos for Nashville, High On The Bottle, People Like Me, This Town, Life Of A Working Man, Hankles, Hank Williams and Daughter Of An Outlaw.
Further info - https://creedfisher.net/
CUTTER ELLIOTT SURVIVAL ANTHEM
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Oklahoma born Cutter Elliott debuts on our show with an evocative survival anthem.
Cutter overcame cerebral palsy, autism, partial blindness and deafness to chase his music dreams.
They peaked when he was joined by his band in humorous video Heartache Waiting To Happen.
Cutter's combo waited around every corner for his girl to come back after a ruptured romance.
Heartache Waiting To Happen follows recent video Come On Home.
“Heartache Waiting To Happen is about the good possibility that the beautiful girl I am approaching could be a heartache waiting to happen, Elliott, now 29, revealed.
“And too good to be true.”
Elliott's triumph over his major illnesses inspired the Can't Never Could Do Nothin documentary.
Further info - https://cutterelliott.com/
TENNESSEAN CODY MCCARVER BIBLICAL THANKS
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Tennessean Cody McCarver - a former Confederate Railroad pianist - had a strong message in his Nu Country debut that followed his dad dying in jail.
Cody, now 55, also boomeranged from a Jack Daniels habit and recorded two Christian albums.
God Did That is on his sixth solo CD Small Town America.
Further info - https://www.codymccarver.com/
JAMES KEITH HOME ON THE VINEYARD RANGE
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Former rugby star James Keith revisits his childhood on historic farms near Orange in western NSW on his Nu Country debut.
James showcased his four brothers on return to his family vineyard Mortimers of Orange and ventured into town to sing.
James won fame as the premiership winning captain coach of the Belrose Eagles in the Sydney Shield.
This Town is on his new album Life Is Good Today.
Keith debuted on our show last year with his No Hero video filmed at the Old Manly Boatshed.
Kaith wrote No Hero with Kyle Pearce and recorded it in his home-town Orange in NSW.
No Hero and This Town are on Life Is Good Today.
“This Town is a musical reflection of my upbringing in a lively family of five boys on a farm near Orange , NSW.” Keith revealed.
“This dynamic track cleverly sprinkles clues about the town without outright disclosing its name. Those familiar with Orange will recognize it instantly while others will enjoy the guessing game. The song captures the essence of my experiences and will surely resonate with a wide audience.”
Further info - https://www.jameskeith.au/
TOM CURTAIN WELCOMES THE RAIN
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Outback singer Tom Curtain welcomed the break of a drought in his Nu Country return.
The dual Golden Guitarist filmed at his Katherine Outback Experience station.
Mildura born Tom, now aged 44, and New Graces singer Robyn Martin were joined by a vast cast.
They sang and danced in the rain after many droughts.
When The Rain Comes Down is on Tom's fifth album Nothing's Gonna Stop Us.
Tom Curtain celebrated the tenacity of Janice Bell at her Barn Hill Station and Beachside Stay caravan park near Broome in his previous Nu Country video Where The Pindan Meets The Ocean - fourth song released from his third album Territory Time.
Curtain runs Katherine Outback Experience with wife Annabel.
Further info - https://www.katherineoutbackexperience.com.au/music/
WIN WAYLON, GEORGE JONES AND MERLE HAGGARD
Help us celebrate being Nu Country TV members and win albums by late Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Highwaymen by becoming a Nu Country member or renewing your membership.
George, Waylon, Merle and Willie Nelson were among country historian Barbara Dowling's favourite Texans.
The Waylon, Highwaymen , Merle and George discs were donated by Barbara who died at 77 in December, 2020.
She co-hosted Long In The Saddle in our Nu Country FM era and was pioneer Australian and Victorian country music awards judge.
Barbara was admired for rising above losing her sight as a young woman and her country passion with annual trips to Waylon's birthplace in Littlefield, West Texas.
Waylon died at 64 on February 13, 2002, and is survived by singing spouse Jessi, now 80, and son Shooter, 44.
WIN KEITH URBAN CDS ALSO
We have expatriate Australasian superstar Keith Urban's chart topping 12th album The Speed Of Now - Part 1.
Also BR5-49 CD Big Backyard Beat Show and Billy Ray Cyrus's historic 1992 album Some Gave All featuring Achy Breaky Heart.
We have other CDS by major artists you can win by becoming a Nu Country TV member or renewing memberships.
They include Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Kip Moore, Carrie Underwood and late larrikin legend A.P. Johnson.
CLICK HERE for our Membership Page for details.