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How Ward Thomas and The Shires brought UK country music to Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
Ward Thomas and The Shires both made their debuts on Radio 2 in 2014 and promptly won over Radio 2 audiences around the country. See out how they made their way to the main stage at Radio 2's Festival in a Day in Hyde Park 2015.
Ward Thomas' first single The Good and The Right was featured on Radio 2 on Weekend Wogan
Catherine and Lizzy came in to play their first session on Radio 2 for Sir Terry a couple of weeks later
Meanwhile The Shires first had their single played on Bob Harris Country in April 2014
A month later they made their national radio debut in session for Bob
The played Brave, Only Midnight and Nashville Grey Skies from their debut album
The Shires flew up to Edinburgh during the Festival to perform on Simon Mayo Drivetime
Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle
Ward Thomas played the 成人快手's Introducing stage at Hyde Park in 2014
Ward Thomas and The Shires came together for the first time for Paul Sexton as part of Radio 2 Country 2015
Since Ward Thomas and The Shires have been busy playing festivals around the country all summer, so opening Radio 2's Festival in a Day in front of 55,000 people should be a walk in the park!
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Teaming up to open Radio 2's annual event in Hyde Park with a unique collaboration
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