Bluegrass Band The Railsplitters Debut Album

Photo Credit: Mona Esposito

From their home in the Colorado Rockies, The Railsplitters have been scaling new heights with a refreshing and charming range of Bluegrass and beyond-Bluegrass tunes. For a debut album, The Railsplitters sound remarkably assured, playing with the kind of abandon that their live shows are known for. Bringing real depth, and formidable talent, this group draws influences from all the greats-- from Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs to modern groups like Uncle Earl and Crooked Still. The Railsplitters are nothing if not enthusiastically bluegrass and contagiously so, with rapid tempos, unusual instrumentals and goodtime-breakdowns! Using powerful female and male vocals, enchanting harmonies and masterful instrumentals, The Railsplitters have the kind of raw power that can raise mountains and maybe even a few eyebrows.

The Railsplitters debut album starts off with a nostalgic homage to lead singer Lauren Stovall’s hometown of Jackson, Mississippi,“The City With Soul”. As a singer, Lauren has certainly got soul, and plenty of it! And while Lauren is giving Alison Krauss a run for her money, her bandmates and fellow songwriters Peter Sharpe and Dusty Rider (yep, that’s his real name folks!) are masterfully pickin’ the mandolin and banjo (respectively). Peter and Dusty, along with innovative upright bassist Leslie Ziegler, all sing on the album and add to The Railsplitter’s impressive songwriting.
The quartet usually start by writing their songs individually and then come together to develop them as a group. This songwriting interplay adds a special addition to an already broad diversity of styles and genres on the album. From dance numbers like “Lonesome Feeling” to modulated instrumental numbers like “Longs Peak”, to sweet ballads like “Where you Are”- The Railsplitters have a song for every kind of mood.

The Railsplitters have a musical range that sets them apart from other up-and-coming Bluegrass bands. Calling on genre influnces from Roots/Americana, Country Twang, 50’s doo op, modern pop and of course, good ol’ fashion Rock n Roll, they’ve been wowing listeners at home in Colorado and beyond. Since their beginning in early 2011, The Railsplitters have won two major contests: 2012 Pickin' in the Pines in Flagstaff, Arizona and 2013 RockyGrass in Lyons, Colorado!

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Tracklist:
1. Jackson Town
2. Boarding Pass (That's the Way It Is)
3. My World
4. Evil Apple
5. Lonesome Feeling
6. Where You Are
7. Room At the Top of the Stairs
8. Blue Moon
9. Longs Peak
10. No Stranger to the Blues
11. Spray
12. Family Waltz

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The Black Tambourines Announce Debut Album, Free Single

Young Padiwan Stacpoole - Vocals, Guitar

Rogan Josh Spencer - Guitar, Vocals

Jake Willbourbon - Vocals, Bass

Jimmy Six six six - Drums

The Black Tamborines self titled debut album is due for release September 2nd on Art Is Hard Records and is available to pre-order on a variety of formats. In addition to releasing it as a 12" record, the album will also be available with a Tshirt and an iron-on patch - both of which come with an MP3 version of the album, delivered a week before the release date. To pre order the album, please visit Art Is Hard Records.  The first 50 pre-orders of the LP will receive a numbered ltd edition screenprint.
Stream/download the groovy single ‘Bodies’ for free below.

Update: Free downloads of The Toad Sessions
Audio: zip download – mp3s below (right click, save as)

Bad Days
Let You Down
Ghost At The Party
School Level


You can catch The Black Tambourines playing sporadically over the summer in the following towns and cities.

JULY:

18th - The Monarch, Camden w/ The Gang
19th - Tramlines Festival, Sheff - The Frog & Parrot
20th - Tramlines Festival, Sheff - The Washington

AUGUST:

9th - Knee Deep Festival - Cornwall
17th - Cobbfest - East Sussex
18th - Sausagefest - Brighton

31st - ART IS HARD 3rd Birthday Bonanza all dayer - The Victoria, Dalston, London

SEPTEMBER:

14th - Southsea Festival - Portsmouth

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Debut Album - Wood & Wire

Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN 1/11/13 with Trevor Smith, Dom Fisher, Matt Slusher, Tony Kamel

Austin-based bluegrass stringband Wood & Wire comes out the gate hard and fast with their debut, self-titled album. Like a chattering tommy gun, Trevor Smith’s rapid-fire banjo picking explodes from his strings, opening the album with one heck of a bang. It’s bluegrass, but with a heavy twang; Monroe-inspired tradition that owes a near equal dose of love to songwriters like Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, or Texas songwriters like Robert Earl Keen and Billy Joe Shaver.

The opening song, “Mexico,” is so strong and self-assured that you’ll find yourself wondering where these kids came from. The tale of a convict on the run, “Mexico” unfolds like a Tarantino grindhouse flick, the first sign of many on this album that Wood & Wire have found a way to take the same incendiary spark of bluegrass that first put the music on the map back in the late 1940s and channel it into a sound for a new generation.

Their debut album available on iTunes has a wide variety of songs–and some tunes too! The material ranges from the historical (“Coal Mining One” is set in 1940s Kentucky) to the heartbreaking (“Setting the World on Fire”) to the humorous (the raucous “Rollin’ in the Washingtons” takes a less-than-sober look at the financial situations–or lack thereof–of touring bluegrass musicians who have a taste for liquor and an eye for the ladies). Tight, three-part harmonies, sprightly mandolin, and rolling banjo keep the band’s sound grassy, while contemporary flourishes, like the cutting-edge arrangements and contemporary subject matter, speak to the group’s diverse backgrounds and far-flung musical influences.