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The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Kip Moore on touring Scotland and 'special' Glasgow crowd
Since his 2011 breakthrough hit 'Something' 'Bout a Truck' he's had three top 10 albums in the United States, with his sixth studio album, Solitary Tracks, released in February this year. Last year he was presented with the Country Music Association International Artist Achievement Award for his growth, development and promotion of the genre outside the U.S. Read More: Moore headlined the first ever country festival in South Africa last year, and his current tour has already taken him to the likes of Stockholm, Zurich and Tilburn, and he'll play Glasgow's Hydro on June 5, his biggest ever Scottish show. The singer-songwriter tells The Herald: "We don't keep coming back because we don't enjoy it, we keep coming back because there's such electricity and appreciation for what we do. 'It's not easy, it's really hard to bring the tour this far and to hit this many places. 'It beats you up unlike anything, you're constantly flying to different places, you're in hotel lobbies at 6am after going to bed at 2, landing somewhere at 9, doing the soundcheck at 11 – it's so much wear and tear but it all feels worth it when you get on that stage. "When we have a day off somewhere that's when we really get to see it, but a lot of times you're just kind of upside down the whole day and you don't get to see a lot of it, that's the bummer. 'When we have days off we really get out and make sure we explore the cities – I've seen a lot of Glasgow, I love it so much that I make sure I'm always out walking around and visiting all the sights there. 'That's one of the places we always look forward to going to.' Kip Moore plays the Hydro on Thursday (Image: DF Concerts) Country music has enjoyed a boom outside of the States in recent years, with the Country to Country festival regularly selling out the Hydro since 2018. While Moore has been garlanded for bringing the genre to the world though, he insists it's not something he really thinks about. He says: "I don't look at it like that as much, I just look at it as people finding good music. 'When you see my show there are so many rock & roll elements to what I do, and I don't think about it as 'country music'. The country genre has been great to me but I've been played on rock & roll and alternative radio. 'I'll be on a festival with the Foo Fighters one night and a country festival the next, I don't ever write in terms of genres. 'There's some country that's popping off big in certain places, some rock & roll that pops off big in certain places, and I'm just glad that whatever we're doing is connecting. 'I'm just so glad we get to do something outside of the state walls and get appreciated for it, I don't look around and see what's going on with other people, I try not even to pay attention to the genre that I'm known for because I never want to get in the pattern of doing a sound that anyone else is doing. "There was an article the other night reviewing the show that was just raving about what a night of electricity in a room it was and you're not even sure what genre or lane to put it in. 'It's never something that's on my mind, I'm just trying to write music that connects with myself and hopefully connects with other people.' Moore is proudly old school. He "truly loathes" social media and feels uncomfortable doing promotional photos or video. That outlook extends to the live show. (Image: PJ Brown) Moore explains: "We provide an experience, it's not just playing a song, stop, play the next song. 'We work so hard, we're not just pushing a track on a computer. We're 100% live the whole time, so you never quite know what you're going to get. "We're ad-libbing and changing songs throughout the night as we read the crowd. 'There's such a raw nature to what we do because we're not confined to a computer, and I think that's unique about what we're doing in a day and age where everything is do digitalised. 'You're getting a living and breathing live band that's never going through the motions, we lay it all on the stage every single night and the crowd has the ability to take us to a different height – sometimes we bust through that ceiling like we did in Stockholm and the crowd just takes us to another level. "Our set last night was very different than two nights before that. 'The band laugh all the time because I'll start a song in a different key and different time register than I did the night before, and I enjoy keeping them and myself on our toes." Glasgow, of course, likes to think of itself as a pretty special crowd... "It is, I'll agree with that," Moore replies instantly. "Glasgow walks that perfect line of enthusiasm and respect at the same time. There's a rowdiness but at any moment I can take it to the silence of a pin drop – and that's what's special. "I do think we've developed something with the fan base where they're there for the music. There's not a lot of phones at our shows, because people are there for the lyrics and the music and waiting to see what's going to happen." Kip Moore plays Glasgow's SSE Hydro on June 5. Tickets are available here.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Baxley man charged with murder, GBI reports
BAXLEY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Baxley man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a 41-year-old, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced Tuesday. Ty'Relle Tarver is charged with malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the death of Jeremy Beckworth, a GBI spokesperson reported. The 18-year-old Tarver was taken into custody and booked into the Appling County Jail Tuesday, June 3. On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, around 11:30 p.m., the Baxley Police Department (BPD) responded to a 911 call that reported a man had been shot near the intersection of Highland Drive and Edgarton Road. Officers found Beckworth with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead on the scene, a GBI spokesperson said. The BPD then requested the GBI conduct a death investigation which indicated that Tarver shot at Beckworth and his girlfriend several times. Beckworth was taken to the GBI Medical Examiner's Office in Pooler for a complete autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at (912) 389-4103. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Neighbors express shock after former Boy Scout leader's child molestation arrest
Neighbors of a former Boy Scout leader charged with molesting a boy and spying on minors say the allegations don't square with the man they know. Andrew Howard Whaley, 61, is charged with sexually abusing a boy he met while in the scouts. Investigators said they also found a hidden camera in a bathroom at his Forsyth County home that he allegedly used to record minors. 'It is shocking, especially right in your backyard, and you know, we couldn't believe it,' said Dianne Lacefield, whose house backs up to a cow pasture Whaley owns in Forsyth County. Channel 2's Bryan Mims said the driveway to Whaley's property on Aaron Sosebee Road near Cumming is blocked by a gate. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said this is where agents found the hidden camera and child pornography. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Whaley also owns a cabin and business in Lumpkin County, where he's accused of molesting a boy and possessing child pornography. 'I'm shocked, I really am, and I'm angry if this is all true,' said Susan Colangelo, another Forsyth County neighbor who lives in the Villages at Concord Farms subdivision. PREVIOUS STORY: Former Forsyth Co. scout leader charged with child molestation, possession of child porn She said she spoke with Whaley when his cows often got loose in the neighborhood. And because she's a nurse, she said Whaley asked for help in caring for his ailing father. 'He was a very devoted dad to his kids, but he was very devoted to his father,' she said. 'I feel very sorry for his family. He loved his animals.' In Forsyth County, Whaley is charged with six counts of creation of child pornography and 13 counts of eavesdropping and surveillance. TRENDING STORIES: SWAT team, multiple DeKalb police units respond to barricaded suspect on Lavista Road 'Life doesn't feel real:' Family mourns GA 9-year-old found shot in car Strong to severe storms moving through metro Atlanta In Lumpkin County, he's charged with one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of child molestation and one count of possession of child pornography. Whaley is locked up in the Lumpkin County jail. The GBI said 'this investigation is active and ongoing.' Anyone with additional information may contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Cleveland at 706-348-4866. Tips can also be left by contacting the GBI Tipline at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
John Lennon and Yoko Ono holiday hotel set for demolition
A hotel where John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent a holiday as newly-weds when The Beatles were top of the charts with their final number one before splitting up is in danger of being demolished. The Beatles star and his wife stayed at the Georgian Grade II listed Corbett Arms in the seaside town of Tywyn, Gwynedd, in the summer of 1969 during a turbulent time in the band's history Lennon and Ono were pictured by 13-year-old Alan Finlay, who also washed the superstar's car, while sat in the hotel's garden. The hotel has been shut for a decade, and after attempts to find the owner, the local council has applied for the 19th Century hotel to be knocked down as parts have already collapsed. The Beatles in Bangor: The turning point The long and winding road to The Beatles' break-up Paul McCartney says John Lennon split the Beatles The run-down Corbett Arms, which dates back to the early 1800s, is now a far cry from being the landmark hotel which attracted stars like Lennon and Ono. The Beatles were on a break during the recording of what would become Abbey Road - which includes songs like Come Together, Something and Here Comes The Sun - when Lennon visited north Wales. It was just months after his marriage to Ono in March 1969 and the singer wanted to show his new wife special places that meant a lot to him. They arrived on the north-west Wales coast as The Beatles song about them, The Ballad of John and Yoko, was number one - the 17th time they had topped the UK singles charts. Their visit to Tywyn was also between the recording of Lennon's first solo single Give Peace a Chance, which the pair recorded three weeks earlier in their second week-long anti-war bed-in in Montreal, and its release. The Corbett Hotel's odd-job boy Alan Finlay, then 13, greeted the superstars as they arrived. "Dad would tell us about this real fancy car pulling outside the hotel and John Lennon got out," remembered daughter Gaby, 26. "He was a huge music fan and was like 'oh my god', he couldn't believe it. "John Lennon then asked dad to clean his car. So he did with pride and couldn't believe it when John Lennon paid him, he said he'd have done it for free! But John paid dad quite a lot of money!" According to local folklore they had been turned away from another hotel, the Trefeddian Hotel in nearby Aberdyfi, before spending the night in Tywyn. Gaby's grandmother Jean also worked at the four-storey hotel and said the couple, accompanied by Lennon's six-year-old son Julian and Ono's five-year-old daughter Kyoko Cox, did not have a booking. "They asked to book out the whole top two floors for privacy," added Gaby. "After dad washed the car, he saw them as a family sitting out in the garden and asked them for a picture and they agreed." Welsh rugby fan Alan went on to have three children, worked in the Royal Air Force and later as a mortgage advisor and taxi driver, and was a grandfather when he died aged 69 in 2022. "That was dad's claim to fame, he loved telling people about that story," said Gaby. After a brief pit stop in Wales, Lennon and Ono went on to his home-town of Liverpool and on holiday in Scotland in his white British Leyland Austin Maxi car. "This was downtime for them in a very busy time and it was an attempt to be discreet," said Mark Lewisohn, a historian, biographer and well-respected authority on the Beatles. "But everywhere they went, they were recognised because nobody on the planet looked like John Lennon and Yoko Ono. "Yoko was John's new partner and she wasn't British so he wanted to show her places important and special to him." "He had a life-long affinity to Wales after going there as a child and John Lennon's mother's family had a Welsh connection," Mr Lewisohn said. "He told the South Wales Argus in 1965 that 'Wales seemed full of green grass, beautiful mountains and such friendly people' so he always had a feeling for Wales." Following his UK road trip, Lennon returned to the studio with bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in the July of 1969 to finish off Abbey Road in what proved to be their last recording session. Lennon then quit what is widely-regarded as the UK's most famous and successful band in the September, days before Abbey Road's release. "At no point when the picture in Tywyn was taken was John thinking The Beatles were going to break up," added Mr Lewisohn. "But he wasn't adverse to it because what he thought about The Beatles and what we thought about The Beatles were two different things." Lennon and Ono's visit to north Wales was just days before Prince Charles' investiture as the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in the north of the county. The couple sent a postcard of the 20-year-old prince to Starr and his family to the Apple offices in London, containing the simple message: "Hello". That postcard, bearing the postmark of Tywyn and dated 23 June 1969, was included in drummer's 2004 book Postcards From The Boys. From hello, it could be goodbye to the Corbett Arms for good unless help is found to save the once grand building that was described by locals as the "gateway into the town". It could be demolished within months because it is dilapidated and unsafe, with parts of it having already collapsed. The Corbett Arms is considered one of the UK's most endangered buildings, according to conservation charity SAVE Britain's Heritage. Campaigners, including Catherine Evans who remembers Lennon's visit to her home-town, want this important part of Tywyn's history to be saved. "The history is unbelievable, going back to the 1800s, and it's a shame it got to this state and pulled down when it could have been saved," added Ms Evans, whose parents both worked at the Corbett Arms. The local authority has issued 11 notices to force repair works by the owner but emergency demolition now seems likely in order to protect public safety. Scaffolding has been put up to secure the building with an application in place for listed building consent to carry out the demolition work. "We understand the significance of this historic building and concerns of the local community," said Gareth Jones, of Cyngor Gwynedd. "However, the condition of the building has deteriorated to a point where immediate action is now required to protect public health and safety. Sadly there is no other option."
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former GA mayor indicted on more than 50 counts of credit card fraud
A former mayor accused of credit card fraud is now behind bars, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Paul Walton, 58, of McDonough, turned himself in to the Madison County Sheriff's Office on May 8. Walton, the former Mayor of Hull, was accused of using his city credit card for personal use. The GBI said Walton served as the Mayor of Hull from 2019 to 2023. TRENDING STORIES: Dog owners charged with breaking into GA animal shelter, stealing dog scheduled for euthanasia 20 parks to close on Lake Lanier Gwinnett Co. elementary school bus comes across ICE enforcement operation at mobile home park In January 2024, the GBI was requested by the Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office to investigate Walton. This case was turned over to the Northern Judicial Circuit grand jury on April 21, 2025. Walton was indicted for one count of violation of oath of office, one count of felony theft by taking, and 54 counts of financial transaction card fraud. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call the GBI Office of Special Investigations at 404-239-2106. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling 1-800-597-8477, online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
