US country singer Tucker Wetmore has said the rest of the world is "catching up" with how great the genre is, on his first full headline tour outside America.
Ahead of a show in Birmingham, he told BBC News he did not know what to expect from British audiences but had been overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.
"I have played a lot of shows, been a lot of places and done so much already, and it is crazy to see that it is still growing."
The 26-year-old grew up in Washington state and started focusing on a country music career after a broken leg ended his American football career.
Wetmore moved to Nashville aged 20 and his debut album What Not To was released exactly a year ago.
