Countryfest 2019

Dear GNA Nation: At my very first Countryfest back in 2017, I walked the area of the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds during show-time almost hoping that nobody would recognize who I was;  Brian, one-half of the morning show at WGNA.  I had a lot of reasons for feeling this way.   For starters, we were the new GNA morning show and even though Chrissy and I had years of pretty solid success on a competing

I can't believe we're already passed Countryfest 2019. I had a chance to sit down with Eli Young Band and talk about their Greatest Hits, their favorite covers, and being dads.

There were plenty of musical performance highlights at WGNA's Countryfest 2019 this past Saturday but none, in my opinion, topped what our hometown American Idol Madison VanDenburg did to kick off the show.  In case you missed it in person, watch her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner and tell me the hairs on the back of your neck are not standing at full-on God Bless America attention! Read Mo

It's hard to believe that Countryfest 2019 has come and gone. We had such an amazing day of fun and great country music. Brian and I had a chance to sit down with Countryfest 2019 artist Brandon Lay.

Do you have a country bucket list? Something in your country world you want to achieve? Somehow I crossed off one of mine at Countryfest on Saturday with Big & Rich.

Chrissy and I last caught up with Countryfest 2019 headliner Old Dominion in Las Vegas a few months ago.  Right before the morning interview, we couldn't help but notice the shot of tequila they had quickly downed, followed the by the bevy of snacks they were destroying as the interview took place.  Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing unusual about what the OD boys were doing. In fact, Chrissy

This Saturday is Countryfest 2019 and we caught up with Eli Young Band about their involvement with The Wounded Warrior Project and life on the road with the kids.

Chrissy and I had the chance to talk to Chris Thompson from Eli Young Band, coming to CountryFest on Saturday. I got to ask him to use his imagination a bit and talk Backstreet Boys.

Have you ever gone to a festival, concert, etc and found that the lines are way too long? I'm looking at you, women's room! Well, there's actually a way you can bypass the lines altogether and you still have time before CountryFest!

Coming off a whirlwind on American Idol and just recently playing the Times Union Center, we announced the next stop for our own idol, Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Brian and Chrissy had a fascinating conversation with John Rich from 'Big and Rich' just a few days before he and Big Kenny prepared to throw down at WGNA's Countryfest 2019 in less than a week. In part 2 of this two-part GNA interview with Rich, he explains the message behind his newest single Shut Up About Politics and why he personally won't shut up when it comes to the actions of USA women's s

Brian and Chrissy had a fascinating conversation with John Rich from 'Big and Rich' just a few days before he and Big Kenny prepared to throw down at WGNA's Countryfest 2019 in less than a week. In part 1 of this two-part GNA interview with Rich, listen to how he explains the backlash faced when industry critics called their act 'a joke' and how if management had their way 'Save a Horse' would hav