UKCountryRadio calls itself the source for “the hottest country music in the UK”. Check out UKCountryRadio’s On air listings of schedules, playlists, presenters, charts, and much more.

As promised, here are updates with additions to the list of country music festivals in the UK.

The International Festival of Country Music, 26 February, at Wembley, London

Texas Roadhouse Charity Event, 2 – 5 March, at Southport, Lancashire

Stanwix Park Holiday Centre, 2 – 4 March, at Carlisle, Cumbria

Northern Nashville, 6 – 8 April, at Thurso, Caithness

Calamity’s C & W Festival, 4 – 7 May, at Mitcheldean, Gloucester

Kickin’ The Dust, 4 – 7 May, at Hexham, Northumberland

Country Live, 5 – 6 May, at Wareham, Dorset

Kelso C M Festival, 11 – 13 May, at Kelso, Roxburghshire

CMBUK Fabulous Springtime Country Weekend, 18 – 20 May, at Scarborough, Yorkshire

Lincoln County Cattle Company, 23 May – 3 June, at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Copper Kettle Festival, 24 – 27 June, at York, Yorkshire

The Acoustic Festival of Britain, 25 – 27 June, at Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

Look up British Country Music for further details. Updates and additions will continue….

2012 Rockfield Country Music Festival – 1 to 4 June 2012

Towerfest 2012, an open air country music festival – 15 to 17 June 2012

Norfolk Country Music festival - 26 to 29 July 2012

Await more updates to this list!

Note that there are helpful indications on the number of tickets still up for grabs.

Here is a page that lists the resources for internet users who wish to download music legally – see the Guardian’s listing of  licensed retailers and other suppliers. You will get links to several of the major sources. The list is not exhaustive.

Catch all of Rural TV’s country music and entertainment programmes. You’ll become a fan of country music for life!

What’s more, you can locate events by your postcode. This means that you will not miss events taking place in your neighbourhood. Go ahead and look for your country music tickets right away.

Here are some resources from the Net for country music fans. Some of the sources let you listen for free or download for free. Plenty of other sources levy nominal charges for you to instantly download your favourite music.

Amazon.co.uk is a great source for you to find albums of your preferred musician or singer. Browse the Amazon Country MP3 Music Downloads section and start listening right away. Check out the range of top MP3 albums starting £3. What’s more – you can play Amazon’s music downloads on any MP3 player, including iPods. While you are at it, check out the best albums of 2011 thus far into the year.

MediaMusicNow offers royalty free country music downloads. You can easily buy credits and enjoy plenty of your favourite genre anytime.

Plenty of other sites exist, that offer free music downloads. It will certainly be prudent to check out the credentials and offers, before you commit any details or any payment.

Voice of Country (VoC) is a country music service that operates from Nashville, Tennessee. The service offers commercial-free music continuously, online. Since the service is supported by music fans, there is a nominal monthly subscription fee that a listener needs to pay.

Once you become a listener, you can access VoC live, anywhere, anytime!

Southern Country Magazine calls itself “an every day story of country music folk on the UK scene”. Well into its 33rd year of publication, the publishers dedicate its pages to the endurance and longevity of live country music in the UK. Find out how you can subscribe to this magazine that is published from Alresford, Hampshire.

Up Country is a full colour British periodical published as many as eleven times every year. It is a unique country music and linedance publication and comes to you in the usual printed format and as a e-magazine.  The magazine is published by Puddleduck Publishing Ltd, Sheffield. Look up UK subscriptions here.

Cross Country is a monthly that gives out plenty of information about British Country Music, Country Clubs, including events, Gig Guides and more. Look up their postal subscriptions.

Maverick is another country music publication that will come to you from Kent, once you subscribe.

If you are a fan of the radio and music in general, you will enjoy listening to internet radio. Here’s one such service where you can select your favourite genre from several listings – InternetRadio – Country Radio Stations (links to country music in particular).