The magic that many claims to experience when they listen to music is bred in its most potent form when a compelling individual opens up about their deepest personal experiences, and their story unfolds like the consecutive pages in a long-winded narrative. Unlike a novel though, music doesn’t afford the capacity for all the bits and details of a story due to its economy of space and time. But what’s left out is where the magic of music wells from, as the listener’s imagination kicks in to fill the voids, brought to a fevered level of activity by melody, and making the story much more personal to each listener uniquely…
Wide Open Country Premieres New Single From Andrew Leahey
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Andrew Leahey celebrates life on his forthcoming album Airwaves (out on March 1). Leahey began writing the album while recuperating from a lifesaving brain operation and was drawn to vivacious songs that acknowledge the joy of being alive…
PopDust Spotlights New LP From Michael McArthur
The latest EP from Michael McArthur isn’t quite folk, or pop, or even strictly soul–it’s unheard of combination of all three…
PopMatters Premieres New Single From Michael McArthur
In the midst of a burgeoning career, Michael McArthur did what many singer-songwriters may find unthinkable—he took a break. Requiring respite after years of constant writing, touring, and performing, McArthur spent some time away from his musical passions to focus on repairing his relationship with his spouse and himself. Ever Green, Ever Rain is the result of the folk artist’s return to it all after taking what restful moments he had self-prescribed…
Wide Open Country Adds Charles Wesley Godwin to “Artists to Watch”
West Virginia-based singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin tells the real stories of his homeland of Appalachia on his forthcoming album Seneca (out on Feb. 15). With a voice and pen as mighty and enthralling as the Blue Ridge Mountains, Godwin is one to watch…
Wide Open Country Shares New Song from Grand Canyon
Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Grand Canyon deliver an ode to the open road with “Kansas City.” The song celebrates getting back to your roots over a ’70s rock groove that would sound at home on a mixtape between Fleetwood Mac and Jackson Browne.