Travel HARLAN ROAD With Kentucky Bluegrassers NewTown – New CD In Stores Friday
IBMA Emerging Artist Candidate For Nomination To
Headline Busy Bird Festival July 9
Nashville, TN (July 6, 2016) – Kentucky Bluegrassers NewTown are enjoying a busy week as their new CD, HARLAN ROAD, hits stores Friday, July 8, and the IBMA Emerging Artist candidate for nomination headlines the popular Busy Bird Festival on July 9. The disc’s title track premiered on Bluegrass Today last month to rave reviews.
John Lawless of Bluegrass Today
calls their sound “hard-edged contemporary Bluegrass, modern yet still
representing the traditions of their Kentucky roots.” Rick Moore of Music News Austin notes the disc’s “excellent singing and playing drive home the authenticity of the lyrics to some fine story songs.”
calls their sound “hard-edged contemporary Bluegrass, modern yet still
representing the traditions of their Kentucky roots.” Rick Moore of Music News Austin notes the disc’s “excellent singing and playing drive home the authenticity of the lyrics to some fine story songs.”
Produced by multi-Grammy Award winner Barry Bales, the 11-track outing is on the Mountain Home Music Company label. Filled with tales of the “everyman,” HARLAN ROAD is available for pre-order now on iTunes and includes three instant downloads upon purchase.
The
Lexington-based band is fronted by award-winning fiddler Kati Penn and
her husband, Jr. Williams, a respected banjo player; both mesmerizing
vocalists. The disc “covers all the hoped-for territory while also
expanding all expectations,” writes Greg Victor for ParcBench.com.
Syndicated UK radio host Bryan Chalker adds, “This is a masterful
exercise in progressive Bluegrass that retains the very essence of the
genre.”
Lexington-based band is fronted by award-winning fiddler Kati Penn and
her husband, Jr. Williams, a respected banjo player; both mesmerizing
vocalists. The disc “covers all the hoped-for territory while also
expanding all expectations,” writes Greg Victor for ParcBench.com.
Syndicated UK radio host Bryan Chalker adds, “This is a masterful
exercise in progressive Bluegrass that retains the very essence of the
genre.”
IBMA members wishing to vote for NewTown in the Emerging Artist category can do so until 5 p.m. CT July 8. To access the ballot, click HERE.
ABOUT NewTown
Founded in 2009, NewTown made the national spotlight with the 2013 album, TIME MACHINE, and the #1 Bluegrass Today single, “All I Was to You.”
The group has gained a strong following playing festivals throughout
the U.S., and sharing bills with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Doyle
Lawson & Quicksilver, John Cowan Band and more. The group has
appeared several times at the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, and
twice performed at IBMA World of Bluegrass showcases in Raleigh,
North Carolina. In addition to Penn and Williams, Travis Anderson
(bass), Mitchell Cannon (mandolin) and Hayes Griffin (guitar) round out
the band. Between them, they bring Jazz, Bluegrass and Contemporary
disciplines to the music, completing the diverse and textured sound that
is NewTown.
The group has gained a strong following playing festivals throughout
the U.S., and sharing bills with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Doyle
Lawson & Quicksilver, John Cowan Band and more. The group has
appeared several times at the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, and
twice performed at IBMA World of Bluegrass showcases in Raleigh,
North Carolina. In addition to Penn and Williams, Travis Anderson
(bass), Mitchell Cannon (mandolin) and Hayes Griffin (guitar) round out
the band. Between them, they bring Jazz, Bluegrass and Contemporary
disciplines to the music, completing the diverse and textured sound that
is NewTown.
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