With a successful career in snowboarding, and subsequent extreme sports TV hosting, Greta Gaines made an unlikely turn of careers when the New Hampshire-by-way-of Wyoming athletic beauty opted for Country singing. Whiskey Thoughts are a seasoned woman's words as she sings her return into the marketplace.

After being an industry dominated by large companies, the tide seems to be turning back to independent artists and record companies. With solid song selection and strong production, Charlie Allen looks as if he's an artist who's ready to be a condender. But is his voice good enough?

Like Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs is not only a gifted singer and songwriter but a talented musician. After leaving radio behind, Ricky opened up one of Bluegrass music's most revered labels. "The High Notes" is a marriage of Skaggs' classic country hits with bluegrass arrangements.

Like most of the country stars of the 1990's, John Berry found himself without a label home early into the new millennium. Rather than rest on his laurals of past successes, John returned to his DIY roots and restarted his Athens, Georgia based record label. "Those Were The Days" is his first recording of all-new material in seven years.

What happens when you add a superstar vocalist with acoustic instruments? You get something "For All The World To See." The first national release for Minnesota's Becky Schlegel.

When "Some People Change" failed to provide the usual sales numbers for Montgomery Gentry, they decided to return to the harder-edged sound they're known for. Does the record live up to previous efforts?

With her recent apperance on "Can You Duet," with her husband Rory Feek, Joey Martin might just be on her way to country stardom. Here's our review of her album strong recorded in 2005.

From the time Jewel first hit the nationl scene there was a clear country undercurrent to her songs. Now. with nothing to lose and a lot to gain, the established star has come home to country music with "Perfectly Clear."

The path to country music stardom has rarely gone through Salt Lake City, Utah or London, England. The fact that Julianne Hough’s path to music city took her through both cities is unprecedented.

Major record labels often follow trends when signing new artists. While some may insist that Capital Nashville's newest group is a trend follower, they might actually be blazing a trail.