Based in Carlisle, in the North of England, Singer/songwriter Alan McCulloch assembles some of the U.K. country music scenes finest musicians (Geoff Betsworth (ex Lemon Grass), John Permenter (Dez Walters Band and Clint Black), Phil Middleton, Ian Sands (The Bunch, Vaquero and The Cheap Seats Band), Len Whitehead (The Bunch and The Cheap Seats Band) and Darren Gibson (Vaquero), for this, his second album of all original material.

Kicking off with the very catchy two stepper, "Going My Way" he then moves into the title track, "Hey Mr Sunshine" another very catchy tune....showing a strong Mavericks influence...... that has already seen moderate success via it's release on the Country Hotdisc, although for me, it deserved to have done a lot better. By now Alan had my undivided attention as it was becoming clear that here was a very good album of all original country music from a U.K. artist. And he didn't disappoint as he followed up with crackers like the mid paced, "Forget About You," the bouncy, "Warm Hearted Wonderful" and "I've Seen Better Days," a dancefloor filler for sure.

Alan wrote to me a few months ago to say that he had been invited to go to Nashville to co-write, so the word is obviously getting around about this talented singer/songwriter. I don't know if Alan has taken up the offer yet, but with songs of this quality, it can surely only be a matter of time before he attracts the attention of some of some of Nashville's major names.