April 2009

April 28, 2009

Dean Brody - Dean Brody (Broken Bow)
Canadian artist Dean Brody releases his debut. The first single was Brothers.

King Wilkie - King Wilkie Presents: The Wilkie Family Singers (Casa Nueva)
King Wilkie will release their third disc on a new label. David Bromberg, Robyn Hitchcock, John McEuen, Sam Parton (Be Good Tanyas), Peter Rowan and Abigail Washburn help out. The CD is themed as it's about the fictitious Wilkie Family, a household containing the six Wilkie children, their shipping magnate father and matriarchal mother, a pair of house pets, a distant cousin, two family friends and a music therapist. The CD contains no plot, dialog or storyline. Born in Charlottesville, Va. in 2003, King Wilkie debuted with "Broke" the following year as a hard driving bluegrass band. They won Emerging Artist of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association. They followed that with 2007's "Low Country Suite."

NewFound Road - Same Old Place (Rounder)
Bluegrass band NewFound Road puts out their second set for Rounder. The dozen songs include instrumentals, religious songs, country and traditional bluegrass. The group consists of Tim Shelton (vocals), Junior Williams (banjo), Joe Booher (mandolin) and Randy Barnes (bass).

April 21, 2009

Slaid Cleaves - Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away (Music Road Records)
Five years passed since Texas-based singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves put out a disc of originals. Gurf Morlix produced the CD, the first since "Wishbones" in 2004 and "Broke Down" in 2000. The Maine native was on Rounder at one point in his career. The new label is a coop formulated by fellow performer Jimmy LaFave.

The Greencards - Fascination (Sugar Hill)
The Greencards make their label debut. Jay Joyce, who has worked with Patty Griffin, produced the release. The Austin-based trio - singer/bassist Carol Young and multiple stringed-instrument master Kym Warner from Australia, and violinist/violist Eamon McLoughlin from the U.K - released their first three albums on Dualtone.

Tommy Webb - Heartland (Rural Rhythm)
Tommy Webb is releasing his third disc and first for the label. Ron Stewart produced the 12 songs, several written by Webb, a Langley, Ky. native. Musicians on the disc include Webb (lead vocals, guitar, clawhammer banjo); Chris Goble (banjo, harmony vocals); Kenny O'Quinn (mandolin, harmony vocals); Danny Stiltner (bass, harmony vocals); Ron Stewart (fiddle, mandolin, resonator guitar, bass, harmony vocals); and Sherri Stewart (harmony vocals).

The Boxmasters - Modbilly (Vanguard)
The Boxmasters don't waste any time as this is their third release. Produced by W.R. "Bud" Thornton, aka actor Billy Bob Thornton, and J.D. Andrew, "Modbilly" follows two releases in 2008. This is also a two-CD set.

Daryle Singletary - Rockin' In The Country (E1)
Traditional country singer Daryle Singletary returns to action with his first album in several years and a new single, Love You With The Lights On. E1 used to known as Koch Records. Written by the hit songwriters Chris DuBois (We Danced, Mud Tires, Your Man, 19 Somethin') and David Lee (I Need You, A Better Rain, It Just Comes Natural Love You With The Lights On is the first single.

Wayne Hancock - Viper of Melody (Bloodshot)
Wayne "the Train" Hancock is back with the 13-song disc done with Hancock's touring band.

April 14, 2009

John Doe and The Sadies - Country Club (Yep Roc)
A post show hang-out between X and The Knitters' John Doe and The Sadies produced the idea to team up to make an album of country songs. Songs include Husbands and Wives, Till I Get It Right, Fool Such As I, The Cold Hard Facts of Life and

April 7, 2009

Ramblin' Jack Elliott - A Stranger Here (Anti-)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott veers towards country blues and away his country folk sounds. Joe Henry produced the music. Van Dyke Parks and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos play on the disc, Elliott's follow-up to his 2006 Anti- Record debut "I Stand Alone."

Billy Ray Cyrus - Back To Tennessee (Lyric Street/Walt Disney)
Billy Ray Cyrus may be better known as the father of Miley these days. The title track and current single is in "Hannah Montana: The Movie," our April 10. Mark Bright produced the set, which includesa duet with Miley on Butterfly..

Emerson Drive - Believe (Valory Music)
Canadian band Emerson Drive make their label debut on the umbrella label of Big Machine. Belongs to You is the first single from the disc. Teddy Gentry of Alabama and Josh Leo, the same powerhouse team from their number one hit, Moments, produced the new release. Emerson Drive has enjoyed hits with I Should Be Sleeping, Fall Into Me and Last One Standing.

Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
Rascal Flatts offers their sixth studio CD. "Unstoppable," co-produced by Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts, is the band's first studio album since 2007's multi-platinum "Still Feels Good."

Jason Aldean - Wide Open (Broken Bow)
Jason Aldean returns with his third set for the label. The first single from the Georgian is She's Country.