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To write your thoughts, feelings and memories into a song is no easy thing to do. Sarah does this effortlessly.” Country Music Avenue. Background Staffordshire singer-songwriter Sarah Riches is ...

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Kasey Musgraves knows that just because something has a simple sound doesn’t mean it’s easy to create. "There may be a misconception that country music is easy to replicate," the country ...

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