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CASI JOY: EVERYTHING’S FINE

Nancy PoseyJun 17, 2022July 18, 20220

The title of Casi Joy’s newest single “Everything’s Fine” may be an understatement right now for the singer/songwriter and The Voice alum. This new release, which she co-wrote with Lauryn Tauber and Justin Klump, coincides with her signing with Vere Music. After dropping her dogs with the sitter back home...

ICONIC SONGWRITER PAUL OVERSTREET ALBUMS REISSUED

Nancy PoseyJun 2, 2022June 3, 20220

Paul Overstreet was bitten early by the songwriting bug. He recalls the impact of watching Your Cheating Heart, the movie about Hank Williams, and being drawn into a different world. “Something about it nailed me,” he said, “and I thought, ‘That’s what I want to do.’” At the time, he...

JACKSON HOLLOW: WHO’S TALKING NOW?

Nancy PoseyMay 31, 2022June 1, 20220

Husband and wife Mike Sanyshyn and Tianna Lefebvre, who make up half of the Vancouver-based bluegrass band Jackson Hollow, both got started in the music business when they were young. Lefebvre was fifteen when she had her first recording session. Both were singing and entering contests but didn’t officially meet...

DAVID CHILDERS & THE SERPENTS PLAY MERLEFEST

Nancy PoseyMay 1, 2022July 12, 20220

Opening on the Watson Stage with a rocking rendition of “Baby, Baby, Baby,” David Childers and the Serpents knew they could expect some of their fans in the audience, as well as many festival goers unfamiliar with his music. He served up a good mix of his originals, including “Don’t...

Rick Faris: THE NEXT MOUNTAIN

Nancy PoseyFeb 16, 2022February 23, 20220

When Rick Faris released his first solo album Breaking in Lonesome in November 2019, he was enjoying playing his own music. He had written all but one of the songs on the album, which was taking off. In January, he gave notice to Greg Cahill of Special Consensus after playing...

MEGAN KNIGHT: MY DRAMA

Nancy PoseyFeb 4, 2022February 8, 20220

Megan Knight may seem young to be an old pro, but at twenty-four, the Williamsport, New Jersey native has been in the music business since she was thirteen. She found her way to Muscle Shoals unexpectedly after playing a backyard benefit party. Someone there mentioned having a friend in Alabama...

CURTIS BRALY: “THAT SHOULD BE ME”

Nancy PoseySep 16, 2021September 16, 20210

For Curtis Braly, the axiom “It takes a village. . .” rings true. Growing up in Humble, Texas, a Houston suburb with a small-town feel, he appreciates the influence of a place where people were helpful and community oriented, where you could go to a local restaurant and run into...

THE ARTISANALS: ZIA SET FOR SEPTEMBER 3 RELEASE

Nancy PoseyJul 19, 2021July 20, 20210

For The Artisanals’ upcoming album Zia, set for a September 3 release, lead singer Johnny Delaware is conducting some of the pre-release interviews from a Mexican restaurant—not a Taco Bell, but a restaurant in Mexico. During the pandemic, the singer-songwriter has been living in a mountain village near Guatemala where the weather feels like San...

LISA NICOLE RELEASES “COUNT ON YOU” FROM HER UPCOMING ALBUM

Nancy PoseyJul 13, 2021July 14, 20210

When Canadian Country singer Lisa Nicole recorded her most recent single “Count on You,” the world was not yet in a pandemic, nor could she have imagined how much listeners would need the reassurance of someone they could count on. When she spoke in a recent interview, it was a...

T. G. SHEPPARD: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD

Nancy PoseyJun 29, 2021June 29, 20210

As restrictions are lifting and live music is on the rebound, performing artists have the opportunity to look at their careers and decide how they are moving forward. Country music legend T. G. Sheppard has a unique position right now, looking back and looking forward. Just as Time/Life has announced...