UK country duo The Shires are not only the biggest-selling Country act in the UK (including US artists), but have positioned themselves comfortably alongside more mainstream pop acts, being one of the biggest UK debut acts of any genre last year. The duo set the tone with their first album, 'Brave' in 2015, becoming the trailblazers of the UK Country music movement which has seen a sea change in the opinion of the British public, who have embraced the genre. Ben & Crissie presented this year's annual Country2Country Festival at the O2, and were given their first headline slot at Glastonbury 2016, topping the bill on the Acoustic Stage on Saturday night. They also recently made music history by signing a ground-breaking record deal with the Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group under the historic Dot Records imprint.