Fantastic weekend with Shelly Fairchild and Country Calling Festival!

Date: 17th August 2026

Wow, what an amazing few days we've had!

On Thursday we travelled up to Darlington to open for the awesome Shelly Fairchild!  Over from Nashville for a few days, Shelly was here for her first UK tour, plus an appearance at Country Calling Festival - and to promote her amazing new album 'Sacred Southern Daughter'.

Then, Friday - Sunday we enjoyed spending time with good friends at Country Calling Festival!  What a fantastic array of live music all 3 days, including the UK-CMA Takeover in the Dive Bar stage on Friday afternoon, hosted by Geoff!

No live performances for us this week, but we are now looking forward to a writing retreat this weekend with The Songs & Stories Collective (Sarah Yeo and Donna Marie).  Watch this space!