Independent Country are 6 cowboys from Birmingham (UK) who take Indie classics on a rollicking ride to Nashville and back.
Floppy fringes and baggy jeans are swapped for pedal steel guitars and four-part harmonies as the NME meets The Grand Ole Opry. You ain’t heard nothing like this!
Saddle up your ponies and say hello to the best gang in town…
The Ryland Caravan 2026
British Indie legends The House of Love headline as the Ryland Caravan rolls into Cannon Hill Park for its fourth year.
This unique, boutique one-day music festival returns to the Outdoor Theatre at MAC Birmingham at the height of summer with another indie cavalcade, hosted as always by Birmingham’s favourite alt.cowboys Independent Country.
Other acts to be announced shortly. Tickets on sale now!
Tres EPs
The 4th LP by Independent Country, featuring songs by The Walkmen, Pixies, Butthole Surfers, The Verve, Black Grape, and two versions of Wet Leg's Chaise Longue.
Live
The band have played festivals and venues all over the UK, including The Union Chapel, Shiiine On and Moseley Folk Festival.
They bring either full-band sets that'll tear the house down on a raucous Saturday night, or else a laid-back acoustic show that will provide the ideal soundtrack to a regretful, hungover Sunday.
Watch them in action in the playlist of live videos below. Songs by Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana and more...
Recordings
Join the gang
Add yourself to the Independent Country mailing list to get info on forthcoming shows, discounts on merch, fried chicken recepies, cowboy shirt advice, and much, much more.
Videos
The word around town..
“It’s fairly easy to apply the tropes of one musical genre to a song from another; it takes real skill and inspiration to make the new versions sound like that’s how they were always meant to be. Independent Country have both in abundance.”
Mike DaviesFolk Radio, UK"The best thing I have EVER heard”
Jim ReidJesus and Mary Chain"A bold retelling of classic songs as distinctive alt-country performances. Storyteller vocals and skilled instrumentation shape pristine interpretations"
Music City MemoNasville, TNPhotos
