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Tonight - Dolly Parton as you've never heard her before - singing in Welsh!

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Tonight - Dolly Parton as you've never heard her before - singing in Welsh!

When BBC Wales presenter singer/songwriter Bronwen Lewis got to know Dolly's niece Jada Star, the friends thought it would be fun to record a version of "Jolene" in Welsh to celebrate the Parton family's ancestral links.

Aunt Dolly got to hear it, loved it and wanted in on the action too, the only time she ever recorded in a foreign language.

Francophone Canadian Matt Lang is our Horizon Artist, The Chicks our Reissue of the Week and Darius gets behind the wagon wheels of steel to deliver his Country Disco mix!

Plus, could they be the next big thing? UK artists Matt Wills and Ellie Hider have a home run for you...

Country superstar Darius Rucker is a multi-million selling artist in not one, but two genres! He started off as the lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish - first album went platinum 22 times over! - and then transitioned into a solo career as a country star, with signature hits like the billion-streaming "Wagon Wheel" which he performed to huge acclaim at last year's Opry 100 celebration in London's Royal Albert Hall.

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Music Played

  • Lil Nas X

    Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 103 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Matt Wills & Ellie Hider

    Home Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Hit & Hope Records.

  • Eagles

    Already Gone 

    • The Very Best Of The Eagles.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 40.

  • The Band Loula

    Other People

    • Other People.
    • Warner Records Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Emily Ann Roberts

    Lonely Boy

    • Lonely Boy.
    • Records V2 LLC.
    • 1.

  • The Chicks

    Not Ready To Make Nice

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Chase Matthew

    County Line

    • County Line.
    • Chase Matthew Music/Warner Records Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Lee Ann Womack

    I Hope You Dance (feat. Sons of the Desert)

    • Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance.
    • MCA Nashville.

  • Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

    A Song To Sing

    • A Song To Sing.
    • Republic Records.
    • 1.

  • Elle King & Nile Rodgers

    Honky Tonk Disco Nights

    • Honky Tonk Disco Nights.
    • Audio Up Records.
    • 1.

  • Kacey Musgraves

    High Horse

    • Golden Hour.
    • Lost Highway/IGA.
    • 11.

  • Dolly Parton

    Potential New Boyfriend

    • Potential New Boyfriend EP.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 3.

  • Groovegrass

    Salty Dog Blues

    • Groovegrass 101 featuring The Groovegrass Boyz.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 8.

  • Matt Lang

    Jukebox Money

    • Ain't That Bad.
    • Ranch Records.

  • Bronwen & Jada Star

    Jolene (Welsh Version) (feat. Dolly Parton)

    • Digital Single.
    • Self Released.

  • Keith Urban

    Days Go By (C2C County to Country Festival 2026, Glasgow)

Broadcast

  • Thursday21:00
    BBC Radio 2