Texas
born singer/songwriter Adam Carroll has been an inspiration for rising
musicians for over two decades. His songs may not be nationally known,
but he "takes the events of ordinary lives and turns them into deeply
moving songs." Austin-based record label Eight 30 Records decided to pay
tribute to the wordsmith with "Highway Prayer: A Tribute To Adam Carroll," featuring other local rising talent.
The new
sixteen-song release begins with James McMurty performing the laid-back
country tune "Screen Door" as Carroll's words are simple and to the
point. The slow, country sway of "South Of Town," performed by Slaid
Cleaves, feels like country gold as his voice warms your heart. The
acoustic folk appeal of "Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler" showcases some of
Carroll's best writing as Band Of Heathens deliver an amazing version of
the song. Jamie Lin Wilson adds a different tone to "Hi-Fi Love" with
her spirited vocals and Scott Nolan delivers a stark, emotional version
of "Rain." The duo of Tim Easton and Aaron Lee Tasjan team up for the
country/folk interpretation of "Black Flag Blues," before Jason Eady
tells the tale of "Errol's Song." The album finishes with the feel-good
story of "Home Again" from Mando Saenz and an original from Adam Carroll
selling us on "My Only Good Shirt." To find out more about "Highway
Prayer: A Tribute To Adam Carroll," please visit facebook.com/Highway-Prayer-A-Tribute-to-Adam-Carroll
Australian-born music artists Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen have teamed up
for the first time on the latest release "Death's Dateless Night." The
two discussed the collaboration driving together to a funeral and the
song's selected for their collaboration have that dark, soft quality
that circles around the subject of time and loss. The new twelve song
release begins with a stark, piano bar feel of Stephen Foster's "Hard
Times." The duo continue with the traditional, acoustic blues of "Pallet
On Your Floor," before arriving at the first original song of the album
featuring Kelly's storied lyrics for "Nukkanya." The album's only other
original "Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air" features the great
supported dobro work of Owen to Kelly's folk-style songwriting. The duo
find the perfect marriage of music and words on Leonard Cohen's "Bird On
A Wire," before finishing with a spiritual delivery of The Beatles'
"Let It Be" and the country twang of Hank Williams' "Angel Of Death." To
find out more about Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen's first collaboration,
"Death's Dateless Night," please visit paulkelly.com.au.
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