Ty England
There’s a breath of fresh country air blowing in from the plains of Oklahoma where Ty England is Alive & Well and Livin’ the Dream and making the best music of his career. It has been a career straight out of Central Casting, starting with a couple of college pals, country music hopefuls, who promise to stick together no matter who first inks a recording contract. One of those guys is Garth Brooks, destined to become the fastest-selling solo artist in history. The other is Ty England, a singer and guitar player who hit the concert road with Garth and became an instant fan favorite.
After several years on Garth’s history-making tour, Ty signed with RCA and made two albums, Ty England and Two Ways to Fall. His signature top-5 hit, “Should’ve Asked Her Faster” remains a hotly requested number, while Entertainment Weekly called his debut album “a remarkably poised performance” and gave it an “A” rating. When he moved to Capitol Records with Highways & Dancehalls, produced by none other than his good friend Garth Brooks, noted music critic Rich Kienzle pointed to Ty’s “traditionalist integrity” and called the record “magnificent.” USA Today wrote, “England delivers these songs in an understated manner that makes him sound resigned to heartbreak and wary of happiness, and Garth Brooks, his college roommate, offers comfortably traditional production.”
Ty has retained his solid fan base by staying with what brought him to the dance -- bona fide country music. “I grew up on it,” Ty reflects. “My grandpa taught me to play the old country songs on guitar, and it was through him I started listening to guys like Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell.” His concert tours consistently reflect those roots and get rave reviews, such as the one in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that pointed to the ease with which he vocally moves from “…ballads to honky tonk to Western swing... with real conviction.”
In the years since Highways & Dancehalls, Ty has been playing fairs, festivals and clubs throughout the U.S. He’s also been honing his songwriting skills, and his latest album, Alive & Well and Livin’ the Dream, contains a wealth of self-penned material that he’s road-tested on audiences across the country.
There’s a breath of fresh country air blowing in from the plains of Oklahoma where Ty England is Alive & Well and Livin’ the Dream and making the best music of his career. It has been a career straight out of Central Casting, starting with a couple of college pals, country music hopefuls, who promise to stick together no matter who first inks a recording contract. One of those guys is Garth Brooks, destined to become the fastest-selling solo artist in history. The other is Ty England, a singer and guitar player who hit the concert road with Garth and became an instant fan favorite.
Ty has retained his solid fan base by staying with what brought him to the dance -- bona fide country music. “I grew up on it,” Ty reflects. “My grandpa taught me to play the old country songs on guitar, and it was through him I started listening to guys like Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell.” His concert tours consistently reflect those roots and get rave reviews, such as the one in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that pointed to the ease with which he vocally moves from “…ballads to honky tonk to Western swing... with real conviction.”
In the years since Highways & Dancehalls, Ty has been playing fairs, festivals and clubs throughout the U.S. He’s also been honing his songwriting skills, and his latest album, Alive & Well and Livin’ the Dream, contains a wealth of self-penned material that he’s road-tested on audiences across the country.
