New Compilation Featuring Award-Winning Musicians James Stroud,
Charlie Hayward and Billy Crain Set for October 26 Release;
Pre-Sale Orders Available Now at Amazon.com
 
Nashville, Tenn. (October 3, 2018) —Fans who follow Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels online may have noticed what appears to be a serious infestation of boll weevil bugs on his social media accounts and website. As it turns out, those critters aren't boll weevils at all. They're actually, "Beau Weevils," and are a nod to Daniels' upcoming studio album, Beau Weevils - Songs in the Key of E, set for release on Friday, October 26.
 
The new ten-track album features lead vocals, guitar and fiddle by Daniels, James Stroudon drums and percussion, Billy Crain on guitar, and Charlie Hayward on bass. 

Celebrated by Glide, Americana UK, and more, Southern Indiana's Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters finds a reprieve from loss with their new record All Damn Day due October 26th. Throughout the ten tracks, replete with deeply introspective character sketches of often forgotten people that balance hope and despair, songwriter and frontman Dittmeier put pen to paper as storyteller crafting narratives that are literate, vividly detailed, and astutely told.

Today, TDC is honored to premiere the exceptional "Two Faded Carnations" an affecting ballad carried by layered acoustic guitars, shuffling percussion, and Dittmeier's worn and weary vocals that find him delicately honoring his late partner in crime (pregnant with their daughter), who ultimately could not outrun their fast-paced lifestyle. 

"I bring two faded carnations
A pinch of baby's breath
Lay them there right by your stone
With a hand carved crucifix"

Dittmeier relays the story behind the song, "It’s about a couple who are involved in committing various crimes together and the female character becomes a causality of their break-neck lifestyle. 

I wrote this song in my car driving from Salem to Scottsburg in southern Indiana on a rural two-lane highway with my old dog, named Dogman, in the car. I used to drive 45 minutes away to an old school farm vet because she was getting old and he was always really good with her. Driving home, spring was in full force in Indiana and the rolling hills were in bloom with crops and wildflowers, so I wanted to relay some of that imagery in the lyrics. Southern Indiana has been hit really hard by the opioid epidemic, so you see stories in the news or on social media about people doing really desperate things because of their addictions. I wanted to write a song about desperation and the consequences that go along with it. People can get wrapped up in a certain lifestyle and think they’re invincible."

Listen to, and share, the track below. Then read on as Dittmeier answers his Essential 8 and talks about the album, his fave podcasts, touring, and more.

Dan Wilson announced that he will begin releasing a new song every month in lieu of releasing a new album. He notes, "I decided not to make a formal album for awhile, and just to put out songs one at a time," explains Wilson. "It’s a fun thought and of course I’ve seen other artists do it, it’s not my own invention. But it makes sense for how I create music. My life is no longer separated into album cycles - I’m always writing with people and on my own, and I’m always making records. It’s a constant flow and a constant output of my own and other people’s songs, so why not just put things out as they happen. Once I made my peace with that I realized that the rest of the world had already got there, I could have looked around and done it a lot earlier."

The first song released is "We Ain't Telling." Wilson says of the song, "My new track, 'We Ain’t Telling,' is me in my musical home base: acoustic guitar, a little twangy, a little Americana, (whatever that means,) telling a simple story with some complex emotions bubbling under the surface. I wrote it during a two-month stretch when I was writing a song every day, and this song and a bunch of others got lost in the chaos of that time. I kinda forgot about it for a couple of years. But a few years later I was in a session with Ethan Gruska, Jenny Long, and Evan Vidar to record “Yoko,” and we decided to try this one too. And it just happened. We cut it live, vocals and all, then Ethan added the lead guitars afterwards."
 
Dan Wilson will be touring this fall, making stops in Nashville, Chicago, New York City and more. Find a full list of tour dates on his website.

10/18: New York, NY - Cafe Carlyle 
10/19: New York, NY - Cafe Carlyle
10/20: New York, NY - Cafe Carlyle

Dan Wilson Online:
Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram 

"Carry Me Home" at Wide Open Country

Grand Prize Winner - American Songwriter 30th Anniversary Songwriting Contest

​Award-winning Illinois-based country/folk trio have announced a November 9 release of their sophomore LP Weary Traveler and have shared the lead single at Wide Open Country. Referencing the group's award-winning 2016 single "Devil", the outlet praised the latest tune "Carry Me Home" in saying "With its three-part harmonies sounding richer, [this song] might just crush it in some other songwriting contest."
 
If there is one thing we can learn from Shawshank Redemption, it is this: we have to either get busy living or get busy dying. Americana trio The Deep Hollow are firmly planted in the former. Through their sophomore record, Weary Traveler, Micah Walk, Liz Eckert and Dave Littrell dig into this sorrowful life of getting older, longing for a stable home and the sometimes unbearable weight of the open road. Sonically, the band fits somewhere between the pulse of Patty Griffin and John Prine and the adventure of Jason Isbell, The Lone Bellow and Brandi Carlile.

SWAMPVILLE, Florida — Ever since Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing joined their romantic and musical fortunes together, hooked their home to a trailer hitch and drove off to look for as many of America’s music-loving pockets as they could find, the duo known as Hymn for Her has been living many adventures, one stop at a time.Their red-hot blend of roots music — and ferocious live shows — have also carried them to locales around the globe, attracting fans everywhere they go. With Pop-N-Downers (out on October 5, 2018), they’re ready to reach even more. 
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Their troubadour lifestyle has provided creative inspiration for several albums, earning the dynamic duoattention from a variety of roots radio stations and international music festivals. This new set of songs is seemingly inspired by travels far beyond America’s shores. “We never have an intent for where the music goes,” says Lucy. “Songs definitely forge their own path each time we record.” 
Mingling textures and tones far removed from the “hayride to hellsy” twang-rock blast of their 2016 release, Drive Til U Die, the songs on Pop-N-Downers simultaneously exude sophistication and a charming, childlike whimsy. A colorful Tropicália vibe floats through several of these tunes, imbuing them with a lightness of being even when the lyrics turn heavy.