You would possibly discover it curious that the longest-running nation music journal on the earth isn’t primarily based out of Nashville, or distributed out of Texas. In truth, that distinction goes to the venerable journal Nation Music Individuals that’s revealed out of London, England of all locations.
Even because the web has put many print publications out-of-business and maybe made the concept of individuals cozying up with {a magazine} to examine their favourite artist or discover one thing new to pay attention to appear quaint and out of date, Nation Music Individuals has saved printing month-to-month points no completely different than it’s performed for 50 years, with some 650 points in complete revealed. Over that point it’s received the Wesley Rose Worldwide Achievement Award handed out by the Nation Music Affiliation (CMA) twice.
What’s even higher is that Nation Music Individuals might be top-of-the-line nation music publications round. For those who benefit from the strategy of an internet site like Saving Nation Music the place the emphasis is on under-covered and up-and-coming performers, that has additionally been the strategy of Nation Music Individuals for a few years, whereas additionally not ignoring necessary mainstream people who’re worthy of vital recognition.
Whereas it may be a pipe dream for some unbiased performers to finish up on {a magazine} cowl in the USA, Nation Music Individuals has made that occur for quite a few deserving artists over time. By remaining in print and solely delivering digital copies through PDF, Nation Music Individuals has additionally been in a position to preserve its integrity versus chasing clicks, whereas that includes album evaluations, interviews, and options that at all times put the music first regardless of a performer’s digital footprint.
Even higher, Nation Music Individuals has at all times been proud to remain true to what nation music is meant to be. And since 2009, all of this has primarily been the fault the particular person on the helm of Nation Music Individuals, editor Duncan Warwick. Generally known as a staunch supporter of conventional nation music who was unafraid to share his trustworthy opinion, he was the guts and soul of Nation Music Individuals for 15 years.
Sadly, Duncan Warwick handed away on November seventeenth. He’d been combating a protracted battle with Most cancers. He was 63-years-old.
“Duncan has been an enormous advocate and champion for conventional nation music and its creators for many years,” mentioned American conventional nation artist Scott Southworth on the information of Warwick’s passing—one among many performers who spoke fondly for Warwick upon the information. “The group owes him a lot gratitude for shining a lightweight on the music creators. However much more necessary to me is he was an excellent buddy.”
British nation artist Ags Conolly gave reward to Warwick for “..the flexibility to see past hype, PR and budgets and get to the music. It’s unimaginable to call each artist his evaluations launched me to. Duncan would shout names like this from the rooftops within the hope that their music could be heard above the din of mainstream Nashville and the hype practice typically. He was a champion of actual nation music (with a definite penchant for the 80s and 90s!).”
Those that find out about Nation Music Individuals swear by it. However because it’s digital presence is just about nonexistent, it’s a must to find out about it to know, and this reality was additionally prolonged to Duncan Warwick. This purposeful effort to not capitulate to the web age by Warwick is what has saved the publication pure, and freed from digital residue.
To be frank, it was a query if even scripting this remembrance for Warwick was applicable for the reason that digital signature he leaves is just about non-existent. However it additionally looks like a dereliction of obligation to not herald a man who championed so many unheralded artists in nation music for thus a few years.
In January of 2018, Saving Nation Music was requested to contribute a Prime 10 Albums checklist of the earlier 12 months to Nation Music Individuals, and it was a privilege to be featured within the publication beside Duncan Warwick, and different necessary characters in British musical journalism like BBC’s Bob Harris. Each Warwick and Saving Nation Music agreed that Zephaniah OHora’s This Freeway was top-of-the-line of the 12 months.
Upon Duncan Warwick’s passing, Nation Music Individuals posted on Fb,
Considered one of his biggest needs all through the ultimate few days of his sickness was that the journal continues in its present format, and we’re working arduous to make sure this occurs. CMP journal has been Duncan’s ‘child’ for a few years and he at all times noticed it as a option to share his large love, and data of nation music with as many like minded individuals as potential. He has been an inspiration to ‘newcomers’ to the style and by no means too busy to debate, advocate and hearken to peoples views on completely different artists and kinds. We’ll, after all, preserve all of our subscribers knowledgeable of developments and want to guarantee you all that our intention is to proceed with CMP journal as per Duncan’s needs.
Duncan Warwick: July 18, 1961 – November 17, 2024
