Anocht ar an gclár An Bóthar go Nashville beidh Jo Ní Chéide ag díriú isteach ar shaol ceoil George Strait as Texas. Bhí tionchar ollmhór ag na h-amhránaithe Hank Thompson, Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, George Jones agus Bobs Wills ar George ag éirí aníos. Sa gclár seo, cloisfear na h-amhráin mhóra a bhain barr na gcairteanna amach dó ó 1981. Ina measc, Troubadour, The Cowboy Rides Away, The Chair, Amarillo by Morning & an t-amhráin ‘Unwound’ a chéad singil a d’eisigh sé sa mbliain 1981. Beidh blúiríní eolas le clos ar an gclár faoina shaol lena mbean Norma agus a mhac George agus gach atá bainte amach aige mar amhránaí sa gceol tíre.
On tonights programme of An Bóthar go Nashville, Jo Ní Chéide will be focusing on the music world of George Strait from Texas. Singers Hank Thompson, Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Bob Wills had a huge impact on George as he was growing up. We will hear some of his great songs that have reached the top of the charts since 1981, among them Troubadour, The Cowboy Rides Away, The Chair, Amarillo by Morning and ‘Unwound’ the first single he released in 1981. The programme will include snippets of information about his life with his wife Norma and son George and all he has achieved as a singer in country music.
