Sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter to get the top stories direct to your inbox Bolton may not seem the most likely location to find a multi-award winning country musician but a 36-year-old dad has just added a second gong to his mantle piece.
MJ Smallman, of Westhoughton, was crowned International Male Vocalist of the Year at last year's International Singer-Songwriters Association (ISSA) awards.
He has now followed up with a Male Singer of the Year award at this year's ceremony for his track 'Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain'. READ MORE : The Lottery Winners and Lancashire Hotpots among musical headliners at Bolton Food and Drink Festival It is a song that has a very special personal meaning for him and one that he was confident would
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