Catherine Britt to host Alt Country

Australian country music performer, Catherine Britt, is joining the Country Music Channel (CMC) to present a new series of Alt Country.

The three hour program is dedicated to Americana, Bluegrass, Roots and Alternative Country Music with artists such as Corb Lund, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Mavericks, Jim Lauderdale, Kasey Chambers, Rodney Crowell, Alison Krauss, Justin Towns Earle and more.

Britt becomes the first person to ever host a video clip program on the channel, with insights behind the music and artists featured in the show.

One of Australia’s finest singer/songwriters, Catherine Britt is the perfect fit for CMC. She has spent six years in Nashville and has toured, performed and recorded with some of music’s most respected names; Paul Kelly, Sir Elton John, Kasey Chambers, Jerry Salley and Tim Rogers, and has worked with some of the top producers in Australia and America.

Catherine Britt’s recording career commenced in 2000 when, at the age of 14, she released the EP ‘In The Pines’ to much critical acclaim which lead to the 2001 release of her debut album, “Dusty Smiles And Heartbreak Cures’. Her second album ‘Too Far Gone’ followed in 2006 which then saw her perform at Nashville’s iconic, Grand Ole Opry (the youngest Australian to do so). She released her third album ‘Little Wildflower’ in 2008, with the single “What I Did Last Night” earning her the 2009 CMAA Female Artist of the Year Award and a nomination for CMC Oz Artist of the Year.

Catherine’s fourth, self-titled studio album has produced three Number One singles – ‘Can’t Change A Thing’, ‘Sweet Emmylou’ and ‘I Want You Back’. In 2010 she received CMAA and ARIA nominations for Country Album of the Year (her fourth consecutive), and Most Popular Australian Artist and was awarded the 2010 CMA Global Artist of the Year. In 2011 Catherine received her first APRA nomination for ‘Can’t Change A Thing’ and was again nominated for CMC Oz Artist of the Year.

Britt will make her debut as a CMC host on Sunday 4 September at 7.00pm.