Great news in the world of singer-songwriter folk in the past few weeks, as four of our favorite folk artists have emerged from the studio with smashing new albums. As each has been featured previously here on Cover Lay Down, we're styling the features as part of our ongoing (Re)covered feature, which looks back at older posts in order to help keep familiar names and perennial faves on the radar where they deserve. Enjoy the sneak peeks, and don't forget to follow links to purchase what you love... [...]
It takes a certain amount of daring -- and special artistry -- to head into the studio knowing that it's basically going to be just your voice, your instrument and your particular creative vision on the line. For Austin performing songwriter Caroline Herring , leaving the comfort of the supporting roots/country musicians that have graced her previous three acclaimed albums to go it alone was part of a plan to try something new -- and deliberately take her out of her "comfort zone." "I didn't have an absolute idea of what it was going to be when I started," [...]
Totally jazzed (as jazzed as a 41 year old folk fan can get) about the new record from Caroline Herring . Along with Diana Jones, Rachel Ries and Anais Mitchell I put her at the top of the female singer-songwriter ladder. Golden Apples of the Sun is out Oct 21 on Signature Sounds. Here's a sneak peak: Tales of the Islander Bonus: Paper Gown
Caroline Herring is new to me. I heard her on the radio and went hunting for some songs. This is from her most recent album Lantana. MP3 File yousendit
It's snowing again here in Boston, for the 134th time this season, and it's affecting my mood. So it's good that I've discovered Caroline Herring today, from the infamous Decatur, Georgia. She's on the cusp of releasing her third album and will be heading to Austin on Wednesday, March 18 . Most people may be able to figure out everything about Herring from the above pic: cute singer songwriter who plays the guitar and looks like an indie-rock Pam from The Office. And on this threatening Boston day with the bitter cold and [...]
Wow, you're still here? Yeah clearly I don't do much on TRF anymore...but when SXSW rolls around, I can't resist! So, the first 280 mp3s are online...No official torrent (again), boo. But, I got a little help downloading the whole set and have done the first triage round, and although I wind up overly partial to more familiar/old-school production values (and maybe miss a few gems), here's a smattering of what's made the cut for me so far: Seth Walker -- This year's James Hunter. Sweet soul music, on the bill with Eli [...]
RODNEY HAYDEN - 12 Ounce World (Palomino Records) "Hayden's latest is one of a rare breed, so good at certain points that it's easy to forget you're listening to the songs of a regionally successful Texas act and not a country music legend." Jim Malec, The 9513 [MySpace][Acheter] _____________ LEE ANN WOMACK - Call Me Crazy (Mercury) "Few modern-day artists make country music hurt as
I've always been nocturnal by nature, treating the darkest hours as my own private playspace. It's in the genes: growing up in the summer vacations of my childhood, my siblings, my father and I wandered the house like ghosts until three. Until I joined the public schoolteacher's union, I'd seen the sunrise more times at the tail end of my day than the beginning. But teaching is an early riser's profession. Fight as I may, after five hours of sleep and a full day in the hallways of urban adolescent [...]
If there is one truth about the music from 2008, it is this: 2008 is a good year for cover songs. From the early year release from Cat Power to this week's EP released by Laura Gibson . in no particular order: Thao ∞ You Really Got a Hold On Me (The Mircles) Lando Pigg ∞ Young At Heart (Frank Sinatra) Shelby Lynne ∞ Just A Little Lovin' (Dusty Springfield) The Watson Twins ∞ Just Like Heaven [...]
Qu'elles soient fortes, innocentes ou horribles, les femmes qui peuplent Lantana composent la vision du "sud gothique" de Caroline Herring. Heartbreak Tonight évoque le poids des conventions imposées aux femmes. Fair And Tender Ladies rend hommage à 3 héroïnes du Mississippi. Lover Girl a été écrite pour sa fille et Song For Fay s'inspire du personnage troublant du roman de Larry Brown. Quant à
Ever wonder what happens to the artists who win Best New Artist at SXSW? If they're Caroline Herring , they release a strong second album and then disappear, putting their recording career on hold to focus on marriage and motherhood. Now, after a long hiatus, Herring returns to the forefront of the folkworld with Lantana , a stunning, intimate collection which I've already shortlisted as one of my top ten folk/roots/Americana albums of 2008. Taking time off for family is an especially risky move in today's music world, where momentum is king -- [...]
Caroline Herring crafts her songs with care. Her new album Lantana is best described as haunting Deep South Americana. She has a sharp eye for what lies beneath all the love and tenderness that seems the be subject matter of her songs if you don't listen closely enough. Paper Gown is about a 23 year old mother who drowned her sons. Herring named her album after a "wild-looking, flowering plant that grows like crazy". It's an aptly chosen title for a collection of songs telling you tales about ordinary [...]
Caroline Herring is an acclaimed singer-songwriter from Austin whose music is informed by the great Southern literary tradition, combined with the early gothic country sounds of the Carter Family, Loretta Lynn and contemporary artists like Gillian Welch and Iris Dement . Her upcoming record, Lantana , is one of the first we'll mention that's to be released in `08. And I only do this because the label has released the first song from the record. "Paper Gown" is a song that details the inner demons of [...]
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