Like the mother find from an excavation effort into the burned out ruins of a vintage recording studio, exhumed from a rusted shut 2-inch reel-to-reel tape canister containing some lost and forgotten country music classic, David Quinn’s Wanderin’ Fool sets you back some 70 years in time as soon as it’s cued up on your listening device of choice. Whether your question is where country music came from, or where it has gone, the answer is contained in this record…
Wide Open Country Premieres “Standing Still” from Van Plating
Indie outfit Van Plating looks beyond the idea of soulmates to examine the importance of various types of love and relationships on “Standing Still,” the latest from the new recording project between Florida-based singer-songwriter Rachel Plating and writing partner Bradley Walden.
The breezy, country-tinged indie pop song will appeal to fans of Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour and Jenny Lewis’ On the Line.
The Boot Debuts New Song from David Quinn
Americana singer-songwriter David Quinn is premiering his dreamy new song “In My Dreams” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play below to listen. In “In My Dreams,” Quinn evokes the cosmically wild vibe of far-west Texas with vintage instrumentation and rich, mystical harmonies. The artist says that he found catharsis in writing the song, and its lyrics are a little bit sadder than its melody indicates…
NPR Features Charles Wesley Godwin on Mountain Stage
Guest-host Kathy Mattea welcomes live performances from the Tim O’Brien Band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Charles Wesley Godwin, The Alison Brown Band and The Honey Dewdrops…
Billboard Premieres New Song From Charles Wesley Godwin
If Charles Wesley Godwin had his way a few years back, he’d be wearing spikes rather than playing songs. Godwin — whose “(Windmill) Keep on Turning” is premiering exclusively below from his upcoming debut album Seneca — came to West Virginia University with dreams of walking on to the Mountaineers football team…
Rolling Stone Calls Andrew Leahey “Artist You Need to Know”
Just this week, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead played 10 gigs over five days aboard the annual Rock Boat cruise, including one on the main deck stage in the pounding rain. Such marathon schedules are par for the course for Leahey, a Virginia native, Nashville resident and occasional Rolling Stone contributor who has made it his mission to revive heartland rock & roll. On his new single, “Airwaves,” he celebrates the power of the genre and champions the still-influential medium of radio…