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Nashville, TN (February 23, 2018) - SIDELINE'S ethereal version of "Song For A Winter's Night" is a nostalgic re-imagining of the Tony Rice recording is enhanced with a nod to his signature guitar. Skip Cherryholmes, founding member of SIDELINE who sings lead and plays guitar on the track, learned the exact combination of flat and finger picking needed to re-create the gentle, fluid sound of the Rice release. The result is a solemn and reflective tune delivered with the contemplative longing of the original - as well as subsequent covers - which include versions by artists as diverse as Sarah McLachlan and Harry Belafonte. Gordon Lightfoot released "Song For A Winter's Night" in 1967; Rice's iconic recording hit the airwaves in 1986. Cherryholmes notes, "The band knocked this arrangement out of the park, and I'm excited for everyone to hear it." Skip was introduced to Rice's version of the song while putting together ideas for a tribute to him many years ago. "Tony's interpretation was incredible," Skip recalls. "We rehearsed it repeatedly for the show honoring him, and that gave me a very intimate connection with the tune." The song is to promote the pre-order status of the band's upcoming album, FRONT AND CENTER, and to celebrate the end of the winter season. Council Launch Debut Single "Rust to Gold", Featured in 2018 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies2/13/2018 New York, NY, February 11th, 2018: NBC has licensed “Rust to Gold” by new Alternative-Pop band, Council, for use throughout the Winter Olympics. First featured during the opening ceremonies and broadcasted to over 350 million viewers worldwide, this determined band of brothers are going for the gold, having their talent showcased on one of the world’s largest stages. “Rust to Gold” was recorded at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles. The song was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Justin Gray (Mariah Carey, John Legend) and ten-time Grammy-nominated mixer Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers) with additional production by Dave and P. “Rust to Gold” has already garnered over five million streams across all streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music. Council hails from Baldwinsville, NY where they grew up working on a farm during the day. As the band began honing their craft at night in their family barn - their commitment to music started scoring them big wins. Prior to their signing to Five Seven Music (part of Eleven Seven Label Group), Council established themselves as one of the top up-and-coming bands to watch, gaining both local and national attention for their unique sound and charismatic performances, opening for bands such as The All American Rejects and The Kooks, as well as playing numerous successful shows at New York City mainstays such as Citi Field. Los Angeles area-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Gregory Ackerman has made an album that sounds as inviting as its title indicates. And Friends, the artist’s debut full-length arrives May 25th, 2018via V2/Munich. Ackerman explains, “I wrote ‘Keep Falling’ when I was in a great mood one day, like I was falling in love with the whole world. But I had no idea what I was doing or where I was going, I was just content. It made me want to write a love song about loving everything and anything, but no one thing or one person in particular.” He continues, “I remember a conversation I was having with a friend of mine, and she was asking me how I could live without wanting love in my life. I was focusing on my music and did not want to get involved with anyone. I thought love would be a distraction, so I instead turned to trying to find a universal love for all things in the world.” Don’t Let the Devil Ride, Paul Thorn’s collection of soulful songs originally recorded by black southern gospel groups, was co-produced by Billy Maddox and Colin Linden and recorded in 3 legendary locations: Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, and Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Don’t Let The Devil Ride features contributions from the Blind Boys of Alabama, The McCrary Sisters, the Preservation Hall Jazz Horns and Bonnie Bishop. Today, Thorn releases the album's lead single "Love Train," a gospel reimagining of The O'Jay's classic hit. "The message in ["Love Train"], what it's saying is so relevant to the times we're living in 'cause there's so many things dividing everybody," Thorn told Billboard. "If everybody would listen to the words of this song and live by those words it would fix everything. It's a song about loving everybody. That's something worth singing about." Don't Let The Devil Ride is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon with "Love Train" as an instant grat. "Love Train" is also available on Spotify and all other streaming platforms. |
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