Downtown Country celebrates the Women of Country on International Women's Day

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 7th Mar 2022

To celebrate International Women's Day, Downtown Country will share a six part music series ‘Woman Of Country’ in partnership with our colleagues at Absolute Country.

Kicking off Tuesday 8th March, the series will highlight the trailblazing women who broke records through the decades - Dolly, Shania, Underwood, Reba, Loretta....

Hosted by Ashley McBryde, this six-part documentary will look at the legacy of women in the country music scene from the 60s up until today.

The first episode airs this Tuesday 8th March at 12pm, with regular instalments each Sunday at 9am.

Sunday 13th March - 70s

Sunday 20th March - 80s

Sunday 27th March - 90s

Sunday 3rd April - 00s

Sunday 10th April - 10s

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