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Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins To Release Solo Album Under the Pepper Tree On March 26
Album: Under the Pepper Tree
Label: New West Records
Release date: March 26, 2021
Sara Watkins of the Grammy-winning groups Nickel Creek and I'm With Her, as well as The Watkins Family Hour, will release a family-friendly album of soothing songs called Under the Pepper Tree on March 26th via New West Records.
The album reunites her Nickel Creek and I'm With Her bandmates & features guest appearances by Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, David Garza, and Watkins' three-year-old daughter.
Created with families in mind, the personal project encompasses songs Sara embraced as a child herself and brings storytelling, solace, and encouragement to the listener, no matter the age. In addition to two stunning original songs, the album includes Sara's renditions of "Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Beatles' "Good Night," "Moon River" (originally sung by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's), and more. Under the Pepper Tree also reunites Sara's Nickel Creek bandmates Chris Thile and her brother Sean on "Blue Shadows on the Trail" (from the 1986 comedy The Three Amigos), Sara's I'm With Her bandmates Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan on "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (originally performed by Roy Rogers & Sons of the Pioneers), Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes on Harry Nilsson's "Blanket for a Sail," David Garza on Roy Orbison's "Beautiful Dreamer," and Sara's now three-year old daughter on her immensely sweet rendition of The Sound of Music's "Edelweiss."
Saturday, March 28, 2020
That Nashville Sound Saturday Newsbytes: New Albums, New Videos & COVID-19 Hits Joe Diffie
~ Country music fans can’t come to Nashville to see the Grand Ole Opry, so Circle All Access and the Opry are bringing Saturday Night Opry to the globe. Tune in tonight for the Opry’s 4,917th consecutive Saturday night show as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, daughters Jenny Gill and Corrina Grant Gill take the stage for an intimate live performance. Tune in to the livestream event at 8PM ET / 7PM CT on Saturday, March 28 at Circle All Access on Facebook, or Circle All Access on YouTube.
~ Think a healthy thought for country legend Joe Diffie. Diffie, 61, has tested positive for COVID-19, he said via a statement. “I am under the care of medical professionals and currently receiving treatment. My family and I are asking for privacy at this time. We want to remind the public and all my fans to be vigilant, cautious and careful during this pandemic,” Diffie said.
~ Craig Morgan unveiled the details on his upcoming latest album, God, Family, Country, set for release May 22 on Broken Bow. The album includes five new tracks and remastered versions of some songs recorded over the past six years along with his faith-filled tribute to his son Jerry, “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost.” Says Morgan, “This album is based on everything that’s happened in my life and my career,” Craig says. “I feel like I have some of the most quality songs I’ve ever recorded, and there is a new energy here. After all I’ve been through, I’m at one of the most inspired places I’ve ever been.”
~ Watkins Family Hour, the acclaimed musical collective featuring Grammy Award-winning siblings Sara and Sean Watkins (also 2/3 of the band Nickel Creek) announced their upcoming new album, brother sister, which is due April 10 via Family Hour Records/Thirty Tigers. Of the project, Sara shares, “It felt really good to dig into the potential of two people…the primary goal of this record became to see what we could do when it is just the two of us. The arrangements and the writing were all focused on that. Listening now, I’m really proud of what we did. These are songs that would not have come out of either one of us individually and it feels like a band sound, like this is what we do, the two of us.”
~ Sarah Jarosz announced that she will be releasing her 5th solo album, World On The Ground, on June 5th. Says, Jarosz on the project, "World On The Ground captures the music that producer John Leventhal and I created in the control room of his home studio in Manhattan throughout the second half of 2019. Many of the performances that made it onto the album were often demos that neither of us thought would be the final takes. From the beginning of this recording process, John challenged me to be more detailed in my writing — to create lyrics that told a story. A wealth of ideas opened up from the moment we began working together, and so many of the images that emerged during the writing process were based on my memories of the landscape, the people, and my experiences growing up in the Texas Hill Country."
~ Kip Moore also announced an upcoming project announcing that his fourth album Wild World will be released on May 29. Says Moore on the new album, “We wanted this project to be more in-your-face. More earthy, more analog. I know it’s an unsettling time for a lot of people right now, and so my hope is that this music can bring even just one person some peace. I try to make music that reaches people in a pure sense – something that’s light and easy to carry with you, but 1000 pounds of weight at the same time, and I think Wild World is just a depiction of what I see. Life is one crazy, wild ride. But it can be so simple if we look for the right things, and I think that is more important than ever right now.”
~ The new album announcements just keep coming. Gwen Sebastian will be releasing the album sequel of sorts to her 2017 project with an April 24th release of Once Upon A Time In The West: Act II on Flying Island Records.
~ And last, but certainly not least, Lennon Stella has a new project coming out called Three. Two. One. out on April 24th as well. It is the debut album from the Nashville-based singer, songwriter, actress, and multi-instrumentalist. Stella first rose to popularity when she was just 12 years old as part of the duo Lennon & Maisy, alongside her younger sister. The pair gained national attention with a cover of Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend". Lennon then went on to star in the ABC/CMT smash television series Nashville as Maddie Conrad for six years.
Mike Aiken - "Nashville Skyline"
Matt Stell - "Everywhere But On"
Willie & Lukas Nelson & Family - "Turn Off The World And Start A Garden"
Huey Lewis & The News - "Her Love Is Killin' Me"
The Mastersons - "King of the Castle"
Ben Rector - "I Saw The Moon"
LeAnn Rimes - "There Will Be A Better Day"
Gone West - "What Could've Been"
Ingrid Andress - "The Stranger"
Margo Price - "Nobody Told Me" (John Lennon cover)
Granger Smith - "Don't Cough On Me" (parody song on the toilet paper shortage)
~ Earlier this week, we announced some country artists that were going to stream online concerts. Here's a handful more that have been added in the last couple days.
Chris Bandi
Date: Saturday, March 28
Time: 12pm ET / 11am CT
Title: Kindness Isn’t Canceled
https://www.instagram.com/nycountryswag
Temecula Road and Adam Doleac
Date: Saturday, March 28
Time: 5:30pm ET / 4:30pm CT
https://www.instagram.com/temecularoad/
+ https://www.instagram.com/adamdoleac/
Temecula Road
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 5:30pm ET / 4:30pm CT
Carly Pearce
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 2 p.m. CTWhat: Livestream performance with iHeartCountry.
Where: Instagram
Logan Mize
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 2 p.m. CT
What: #BYDCouchConcert: livestream series to help spread positivity during this time of crisis.
Where: Instagram
Jimmie Allen
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Where: Instagram
Logan Mize
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 3 p.m. CT
What: Couch Concert Series benefitting MusiCares.
Where: Instagram
Carly Pearce
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 6 p.m. CT
What: Live performance.
Where: Facebook
Brandy Clark
Date: Monday, March 30
Time: 6 p.m.
What: Weekly book club.
Where: Instagram and Facebook
Caitlyn Smith with Cam
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 2 p.m. CT
What: Lonely Together series.
Where: Instagram
Sam Riggs
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 3 p.m. CT
What: Couch Concert Series benefitting MusiCares.
Where: Instagram
Jordan Davis
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 4 p.m. CT
What: Playing new album and discussing the songs.
When: Instagram and Facebook
Parmalee
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Where: Instagram
Lucas Hoge
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
What: Tequila Tuesday with special guest.
Where: Instagram
Matt Stell with Lindsay Ell, Jameson Rodgers and Hardy
Date: Wednesday, April 1
Time: 9pm ET / 8pm CT
https://www.instagram.com/mattstellmusic/
What: Each artist performs a new song they wrote solo that week while in quarantine
George Ducas
Wide Open Country
Date, Friday, April 3
Time: 9pm ET/ 8pm CT
https://www.facebook.com/WOCountry/
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Monday, May 16, 2016
The Henningsens Debut Album World's On Fire To Hit June 1
Album: World's On Fire
Release date: June 1, 2016
Made up of a father, son/daughter trio, Brian, Aaron and Clara, the Henningsens have written their fair share of hit songs. Now with their debut album coming out, they hope to have some radio cuts of their own like their own The Band Perry hits “All Your Life” and “You Lie.”
Despite parting ways with their label last year, The Henningsens announced earlier this month that they would be putting out a new album called World’s On Fire out June 1, 2016.
“We’re all the way from very country to bluegrass to something you can’t quite put your finger on,” Brian says of the band’s music, rooted in very melodic, harmony-driven sounds and crossing generations of musical influences. While Brian cites such acts as Pure Prairie League, The Marshall Tucker Band, and The Eagles, Aaron notes influences like Johnny Cash, James Taylor, and Brad Paisley, and Clara is quick to mention Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss, and Nickel Creek. “We try to be very lyrically descriptive,” Brian says. “We always say it when we write: we’re trying to make a little movie play in your mind.”
This album features 13 songs, including "Like a Girl," "Sugar Rush," "Jesus or a Bullet" and the title track.
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Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins Readies New Solo Album For Release In March
Album: What To Fear
Artist: Thirty Tigers
Release date: March 18, 2016
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sean Watkins has long been known for his work as one-third of the Grammy Award-winning trio Nickel Creek and, more recently, for helming the itinerant and genre-hopping ensemble Watkins Family Hour with his sister Sara. However, in the last year he has taken on the role of solo artist. On March 18, Sean will release his new album What To Fear via Thirty Tigers, a follow-up to 2014's All I Do Is Lie, which had been his first solo record in nearly a decade.
"Ever since I was a kid, I always thought it was so funny when some news anchor would say something like 'Are the shoes you're wearing giving you cancer? Stay tuned for the answer right after this!' and then an ad comes on which they get paid for. It's a pretty simple and genius plan," said Watkins. "Where we get our information from is very important. Fear can keep us safe, but it can also cause us to make harsh reactionary decisions that we regret later."
From the press release:
"Watkins deftly juggles the observational and the autobiographical, convincingly taking on the personalities of others - a stalker, a preacher, a cynical newscaster - and then juxtaposing them with a voice that is clearly his own. Watkins' singing unites disparate narrative threads; he's disarmingly honest and sympathetic, no matter whom the character he is channeling might be. Similarly, he has managed to combine the work of his acoustic collaborators - the gifted young Northern Californian trio Bee Eaters - with the robust bass and drums combo of Matt Chamberlain and Mike Elizondo."
What To Fear includes guest-star turns from Sara as well as pianist Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing).
Track List:
01) What To Fear
02) Last Time For Everything
03) I Am What You Want
04) Keep Your Promises II
05) Everything
06) Where You Were Living
07) Too Little Too Late
08) Local Honey
09) Tribulations
10) Back On My Feet
Monday, November 2, 2015
Punch Brothers To Release The Wireless EP on Nov. 20
Album: The Wireless
Label: Nonesuch Records
Release date: Nov. 20, 2015
Punch Brothers are releasing a brand new EP entitled The Wireless, which will be released on November 20 on Nonesuch Records.
According to the band, "You may recognize some of these songs from our live shows or from the bonus fourth side of the double vinyl release of The Phosphorescent Blues. Much like Ahoy! with Who's Feeling Young Now?, we recorded more than we could include on The Phosphorescent Blues so we're glad to be able to share the rest of these with you all."
Punch Brothers was formed in 2006 by Chris Thile. Its first Nonesuch record, Punch, was released in 2008 and combined elements of the band’s many musical interests: indie rock, folk, jazz, bluegrass, classical, etc. In 2009 they began a residency at NYC’s Living Room, trying out new songs and ultimately spawning the Grammy-nominated Antifogmatic. In 2012 the band released Who’s Feeling Young Now? of which Rolling Stone said, “The acoustic framework dazzles—wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity.”
The Wireless EP Tracklist:
"In Wonder"
"The Hops of Guldenberg"
"Sleek White Baby"
"No More. Yet"
"Clementine"
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Sara Watkins & Sean Watkins To Release Watkins Family Hour Project On July 24
Their monthly show at L.A.’s famed venue Largo has been hailed as a convivial, communal event where they welcome an impressive array of musician friends old and new. While it’s true that fans who aren’t lucky enough to be in L.A. and score a coveted ticket can check out the proceedings via youtube or on the podcasts the Watkins siblings have created, the fun of these evenings is really in being there as the unscripted show unfolds. The Watkins Family Hour is always full of surprises, unexpected guests, one-of-a-kind match-ups; serendipity plays as much of a role as virtuosity. Fiona Apple often joins them, and recent guests have included Dawes, Jackson Browne, Nikka Costa, Booker T. and actor-singer John C. Reilly, as well as comedians Paul F. Tompkins, Nick Kroll and Pete Holmes.
Now Sara and Sean have decided to take their Family Hour format on the road -- a kind of musical pop-up shop, if you will -- to clubs and concert halls around the country. And to mark this undertaking, this summer they are releasing the first-ever Watkins Family Hour LP on their own Family Hour Records imprint. The album, recorded live over three days in the studio of their friend and producer-engineer Sheldon Gomberg, beautifully captures the freewheeling spirit of the shows. It features Apple and the stellar players who have become a de facto house band: drummer Don Heffington, pedal steel and dobro player Greg Leisz, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and keyboardist Benmont Tench, each of whom take a vocal turn at the mic. The Watkins Family Hour is an all-covers affair; tracks include Sara doing Lindsey Buckingham’s “Steal Your Heart Away,” Sean essaying Roger Miller’s wistful “Not In Nottingham,” from Disney’s 1973 animated Robin Hood, and Apple singing “Where I Ought To Be,” originally performed by Skeeter Davis.
On tour, the Watkinses plan to make every venue they visit a home away from home. In each town, they’ll extend an invitation to the many artists they’ve befriended over the years -- through their touring in Nickel Creek, as solo artists, and as frequent collaborators with other like-minded musicians from the worlds of bluegrass, folk, country and rock.
“Taking the Watkins Family Hour on tour and releasing this record feels like the right next step,” says Sara. “The show is about a community of players and that community stretches across the country. If we can’t get everyone to L.A. to do our show, we’ll come to them.”
“The Family Hour has always been something we’ve really loved,” echoes Sean. “It’s been an amazing outlet for us for so many years. Until recently we had thought of it as just an L.A. thing at Largo. But now we feel it’s time to take the show out to more people.”
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Boxmasters and Watkins/Jarosz/O'Donovan Each Plan New Releases
Somewhere Down The Road, the brand new album from Billy Bob Thorton's band The Boxmasters, is set for release on April 7. Featuring 22 brand new songs in a 2-disc set, Somewhere Down The Road is "an accumulation of all of the life stories, all of the musical influences, and all of The Boxmasters' history together - delivered in their signature Modbilly sound."
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On May 8, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan will be releasing a 7" vinyl two-track EP that includes "Crossing Muddy Waters" as well as a cover of Andy Stroud's "Be My Husband." From Bluegrass Today, "The three young women, known for their previous work in groups like Nickel Creek and Crooked Still, and as headlining solo artists, have come together this year to record and tour as a unit."
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
New Live Performance Video by Nickel Creek- "Destination"
Nickel Creek share the bill with the Avett Brothers on the January 3rd episode of Austin City Limits, as the legendary live-music show begins its 40th season.
Here is a snippet of the show with the trio performing "Destination."
Monday, June 30, 2014
That Nashville Sound’s Top Albums of the First Half of 2014
Before I get commentary about how we consciously exclude any
modern trends or mainstream artists, let it be known that they represent on the
list as well. But clearly the finest music being released thus far is far from
the party-first summer dirt road anthems that are claiming to be more country
than you. No, these artists are releasing deep lyric-first songs with drama.
They make you feel. Pleasure. Pain. Happy. Sad. They tell stories that, like a
great movie, run the gamut of emotions and make you stop and take notice. And
there have been some fantastic releases so far.
Rather than count them down numerically (which we’ll do
plenty of at the end of this year), we’ve broken down our favorites into two
different categories: Best of the Best and Best of the Rest. There will certainly be some names on here
that you don’t immediately recognize. I encourage you to track them down and
sample some of their music. I promise you will not be disappointed in the
least. Without further ado…
The Best of the Best:
Jason Eady- Daylight & DarkBorn in the Mississippi Delta, Eady has never been able to shake that soulful sound that flows through his veins like the river so famous down there. Even a short stint in Nashville where the powers that be wanted to commercialize his sound couldn’t have an effect. Now the Texas transplant has found his natural home and this deep and dark story born out of lost love just rips your heart out in the very best of ways. The title track and “Whiskey and You” are just two of the stunners on the album where the mellow production takes backseat to a lyrical beatdown on the heart. Ironically, the duet on the album is with Courtney Patton, a fellow singer-songwriter that became his wife just months after the record’s release.
Cody Johnson- Cowboy Like Me
With George Strait retiring from the road, there’s been some discussion
on who might carry the torch for that sound. Artists like Joe Nichols and Easton
Corbin have moved closer to center, leaving a hole for this cowboy to step
right in. This is truly a masterpiece that could be compared to some of
Strait’s best. The title track, “Never Go Home Again” and “Holes” are standout
tracks but there’s nary a song that isn’t perfectly represented as a fitted
piece to a whole. It’s another must-have for the traditionalist.
Kix Brooks (& Friends)- Ambush in Dark Canyon Soundtrack
One of the travesties so far this year is that this surprising project
from the quieter half of Brooks & Dunn didn’t get the publicity and kudos
it deserved. Brooks himself put together this feature film project with accompanying soundtrack and
released it as an exclusive project early in 2014 through Wal-Mart. The movie
was low-budget, but entertaining as westerns go. But it was the soundtrack that
really made the entire project. Brooks called in friends like Randy Houser and
Chris Stapleton to contribute to the project and both delivered with powerhouse
vocal performances that tie superbly into the storyline of the film. The latter
of those two performances will easily make it as one of TNS’s favorite songs of
the year. Brooks himself sings on several of the tunes and does a
more-than-admirable job bringing musical life to his film.
Don Williams- Reflections
It’s hard to imagine that four decades into his career, Williams can
continue to produce something that is so critically powerful, yet still fit in
seamlessly with what he’s created the entire time. The second album produced
over the last three years after a very long layoff from recording, Reflections
is the perfect combination of perspective told from someone who has lived and
stories from someone who has travelled down many roads. “The Answer,” “I’ll Be
Here in the Morning,” and “Stronger Back” are all musical moralistic pieces of
advice that need to be heeded as much as heard. Here’s hoping there’s many more
releases left in him like this one. 
Becky Schlegel- Opry Lullaby
This is another one that has just completely flown under the radar of
the country music critics and blogosphere. Schlegel’s previous album, Dandelion, was a near-bluegrass piece of
work with a little steel in which her Allison Krauss-ish vocals danced around
highly personal love stories that ended well and not so well. This time, she
uses her passion that she has for old-time country music and builds a concept
album to honor the ones that led her down this path in the first place. “Opry
Lullaby” opens the album with a tip of the cap to the radio show she grew up
with and Merle Haggard and Patsy Cline get their own musical tributes as well.
She changes the production this time around to better match the music acts she
honors with a much more classic country feel. The result is a gift. It’s an
honor bestowed to her heroes that is truly among this year’s best.
Sturgill Simpson- Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Much has been said about this project, the critical darling of nearly
every music publication and country music blog across the country. The title is
a tip of the cap to Ray Charles’ groundbreaking Modern Sounds in Country Music.
What makes this project so truly great in its own right is that it is just so
smart. Whereas most of country radio is playing music with lyrical content that
plays to the lowest common denominator, Simpson tackles philosophy and depth
with such acuity that it can hardly believed- all with a wit that keeps it from
becoming just too dang serious. It’s a
beautiful album that proves that Simpson is one of music’s brightest stars.
Lee Ann Womack- The Way I’m Livin’
I’m cheating a bit including this beautiful project on the list as it
hasn’t officially been released yet. But seeing as I have been gifted an early
listening opportunity and fallen heads over heels in love with Lee Ann again-
just as I have with each of her previous project- I can’t help but not include
it on this list. Perhaps it just might wet your whistle of what is yet to come.
With tracks like “Send It On Down” and “Sleeping With the Devil,” Womack
showcases her perfect vocals with a production style that fits her to a tee.
The finished product is something full of elegance dipped in classic country
music themes of lost love, drinking and cheating. It’s damn near perfect in
every way. 
Radney Foster- Everything I Should Have Said
Ever since his commercial radio star finished its streak
across the sky, Foster has followed his creative muse and produced records with
a depth of substance that has cemented himself as one of country music’s very
best songwriters. Everything I Should
Have Said is just another chapter in a book that should be written about
how to make a meaningful (and great) album. “Not In My House” and “California”
are just two examples off of the project that take real-world challenges and
strip away all of the gloss, leaving a gripping lyrical storyline that must be
heard. The former of those two songs challenges the way our American community
is communicating with one-another morally and genuinely- and makes a truly
groundbreaking track in the process. Foster’s written another great one.
The Best of the Rest:
Ray Benson- A
Little PieceMatt Andersen- Weightless
Dierks Bentley- Riser
Reagan Boggs- Quicksand
David Nail- I’m a Fire
The Dirty Guv’nahs- Hearts on Fire
Johnny Cash- Out Among the Stars
Multiple Artists- Working Man’s Poet- A Tribute to Merle Haggard
Nickel Creek- A Dotted Line
Nicki Lane- All or Nothin’
Miranda Lambert- Platinum
James House- Broken Glass Twisted Steel
Sunday, June 29, 2014
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