The Shires - Bonfire SEU JORGE and before pairing Roland drum

and before pairing Roland drum machines and synths to create dance music became de rigueur

Lady Jo Meek

IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE is a cogent story of loss and personal crisis

he studied Classical & Contemporary Music Composition at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

he became the first Nigerian to headline a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden

The Shires - Bonfire SEU JORGE and before pairing Roland drumPioneering British country duo The Shires Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes return with their sixth studio album, Bonfire a warm and joyous ode to letting go, coming together, and forging connection. Their first album since the release of their Top 5 hit 10 Year Plan four years ago, Bonfire combines the high level musicality of singing around the piano with the togetherness of singing around a fire as the flames crack and the lightning bugs glow. An album