article_snippet: It was popularised by artists like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton in the fifties and sixties.
article_snippet: But now It would appear country music is more popular than ever.
article_snippet: BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris added: ‘I’ve been doing the country show for 15 years now, and in the whole of that time I’ve never known things to be quite as exciting as things are today.
article_snippet: Country is now appealing to a completely new, young generation.
article_snippet: ’ the genre has experienced a renaissance in recent years.
article_snippet: Last year Dolly Parton returned to perform at Glastonbury to huge critical acclaim.