Is American Country Music really a big deal outside of the U.S.?

Lilja · 01-17-2016, 10:41 PM

Country music is geographical. In Sweden, in the larger cities such as Stockholm, you hear country music sometimes and singers like Dolly Parton and such come every year and do quite well . We also have singers like Jill Johnson or Lasse Stefanz who sing country ( on tv she even hosts a show from her house in Nashville) and have done well. That is, if you are talking about typical American sounding country music. A country festival pops up now and again. As far as I know, there is not one radio station in Stockholm dedicated to country music but you find them on the net.

Dansband is a big type of music but bigger outside the larger cities. It sounds alot like country and has influences from it. Wherever this is popular, you probably would find that country music is popular.

01-17-2016, 10:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	Country music is geographical. In Sweden, in the larger cities such as Stockholm, you hear country music sometimes and singers like Dolly Parton and such come every year and do quite well . We also have singers like Jill Johnson or Lasse Stefanz who sing country ( on tv she even hosts a show from her house in Nashville) and have done well. That is, if you are talking about typical American sounding country music. A country festival pops up now and again. As far as I know, there is not one radio station in Stockholm dedicated to country music but you find them on the net. Dansband is a big type of music but bigger outside the larger cities. It sounds alot like country and has influences from it. Wherever this is popular, you probably would find that country music is popular.