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As Jake Owen's smash hit "Beachin'" hit No.1 on the charts this week, everyone here at 'GNA is busy preparing for our biggest event of the year—Countryfest! And with more than 15,000 people expected to attend the all-day party in Schaghticoke, the local media is getting excited too...

Countryfest 2014 is almost here!

Country fans are apparently hitting the sand and waves for a beach party (even if they're land locked!), because they're listening to Jake Owen's hit 'Beachin',' which has nabbed the No. 1 spot on country radio charts.

Jake Owen and Charlie Worsham played a sold out set at the Greeley Stampede in Greeley, Colo. last month. The 'Want You Too' singer opened the show, before Owen brought a few surprises to the stage with him. See highlights in this Taste of Country photo gallery from the concert.

As we prepare for Countryfest 2014, Saturday, July 12 at Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, we share some fun facts about this year's stars.

Last week I showed you a video of Jake Owen's beautiful little daughter dancing on stage to his music in Daytona this year. That night was so much fun, to see Jake relaxed, doing an acoustic show with mostly friends and family watching, was a great experience. The great thing is we ALL get to see him this Saturday at Countryfest 2014!

Tickets to Countryfest 2014, presented by Toyota, are still on sale, but we're giving our listeners a last-minute chance to win tickets to this year's biggest Capital Region country event!

All year I've been writing songs with kids.  I've loved every minute of it.  However, I wanted to do something special for the great teachers that I've met along the way, so here' s a little ditty for you folks too!

There's a first time for everything, and that includes modern country music hits on Broadway -- more specifically, songs made famous by Kenny Chesney and Jake Owen.

So this February I went down to the Daytona 500 and it turned out Jake Owen was also at the race to perform. I was stoked because I love Jake and his music: both are just fun and easygoing. I was very fortunate, however, because he invited me to come see him the night before the race where he was doing an acoustic show for Budweiser and his buddy, Kevin Harvick.

Jake Owen closed day one of Country Jam Colorado on Thursday night, with a collection of his biggest hits, plus a few surprises for the fans that had been waiting all day to see him. The 'Beachin'' singer brought the beach to the mountains, playing his full set barefoot, as usual.

There's country fans ... and then there are ultra country fans. Robyn Patrylo of Nashville, Tenn. is a permanent country fan -- literally. She has autographs from country stars tattooed all over her legs.