OCTOBER 2 RELEASE DATE FOR TONI PRICE’S NEW CD, TALK MEMPHIS

ANTONE’S RECORDS SETS OCTOBER 2 RELEASE DATE FOR TONI PRICE’S NEW CD, TALK MEMPHIS

SOULFUL SINGER CHANNELS THE SOUL OF STAX/VOLT AND HI RECORDS ON NEW CD

AUSTIN, TX – Antone’s Records has announced an October 2 release date for Talk Memphis, the new CD from singer Toni Price that salutes the classic Memphis soul sound of such legendary labels as Stax/Volt and Hi Records. The new album will be distributed nationally by RED Distribution.

Toni Price recently ended her 14-year run of incredible Tuesday night shows (dubbed the “Hippie Hour”) at Austin’s Continental Club – which had become a weekly institution for the always-packed audiences – when the singer relocated to San Diego. On Talk Memphis, she squeezes every ounce of soul in her body into the songs, channeling the sounds and grooves that made those records so amazing, even to this day.

Produced by Derek O’Brien and Toni Price, Talk Memphis features songs by such Memphis writers as Jesse Winchester (the title track), Isaac Hayes/David Porter (“Leftover Love”) Booker T. Jones/Eddie Floyd (“Sorry About That”) and Don Bryant (“Ninety-Nine Pounds”), along with other tunes written during the classic R&B/soul years (Allen Toussaint’s “Mean Man,” Jeff Barry and Bert Russell’s “Am I Groovin’ U”), Ashford-Simpson’s “Runnin’ Out” and Oliver Sain’s “Poor Little Fool”). In addition, Price taps into four songs from her longtime friend and Academy Award-nominated songwriter Gwil Owen, as well a new tune from Austin’s Wendy Colonna, which meld perfectly with the older material to create a vibrant album that flows sweetly and soulfully.

Toni Price receives solid backing on Talk Memphis from some of Austin’s finest musicians, who obviously know their way around the blues and soul songs selected for the album, including “Frosty” and George Rains on drums, Larry Fulcher and Scott Nelson on bass, Anthony Ferrell on keyboards, Johnny Moeller on guitar and The Texas Horns (John Mills, Kaz Kazanoff and Al Gomez). Playing guitar on most of the tracks is special guest David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, Storyville), and Marcia Ball makes a guest appearance on piano for “Poor Little Fool.” Co-producer Derek O’Brien, one of Austin’s most in-demand guitarists, also adds his tasty, soulful guitar work on electric lead and rhythm throughout.

For more information on Toni Price, visit www.txmusicgroup.com

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PATTERSON BARRETT RELEASES I MUST BE DREAMING ON OCTOBER 9

PATTERSON BARRETT RELEASES I MUST BE DREAMING ON OCTOBER 9

DEBUT CD INCLUDES SPECIAL GUESTS BUDDY AND JULIE MILLER


AUSTIN, TX – So’ Fish Records announces an October 9 release date for the debut CD from singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Patterson Barrett, I Must Be Dreaming, distributed nationally by Burnside Distribution. The album includes special guest appearances by Buddy and Julie Miller.

Raised in the Washington, DC area, Patterson Barrett moved to Austin shortly after appearing on Jerry Jeff Walker’s classic first album on MCA Records, playing pedal steel, dobro and guitar (including the song, “L.A. Freeway”). He soon formed the band Partners In Crime, which included Buddy and Julie Miller, and released one album under that name. During his earlier years in Austin, he produced some of Hal Ketchum’s first demos, played in Al Kooper’s back-up band, accompanied Nancy Griffith on “Austin City Limits,” toured as a member of Lou Ann Barton’s road band and played on Buddy Miller’s debut album, Your Love And Other Lies.

After years of collaborating with so many artists, Barrett has found his own unique voice both as a songwriter and performer on his new release, I Must Be Dreaming. On the new album, he explores some of the aspects of dreams and alternate realities of life and death that touch us all.

Influenced by Neil Young, Poco and the Flying Burrito Brothers as well as Sam and Dave, The Temptations, and Marvin Gaye, Patterson Barrett’s music on his new CD blends elements of country, rock, R&B and roots music for an all-Americana sound that’s been compared to John Hiatt, The Band (whose song “Sleeping” he lovingly covers), and Ryan Adams.

I Must Be Dreaming has a cohesive, unified feel, perhaps owing to the fact that Barrett plays the majority of the instruments on most of the tracks himself, including not only various guitars & keyboards, but also more exotic colors such as pedal steel guitar, mandolin, and accordion. This single-minded approach only helps the guest star appearances shine more brightly against Barrett’s seamless production.

The lead-off track, “Take The Stage,” reunites onetime bandmates Barrett and Buddy Miller in a rockin’ dialogue of duet vocals punctuated by some nice interplay between Miller’s signature guitar playing and Barrett’s slippery lap steel. On “Concrete & Steel,” Julie Miller’s guest vocals join Barrett and Miller in a bittersweet recollection of a love that can only be relived in a dream.
“It was a special thing for Julie and me to sing with Patterson on ‘Concrete & Steel,’ says Buddy Miller about the track. “We love the song. and hearing our voices together only makes us want to do some more. Singing with a good friend makes for a natural blend.”

Other guests on the new CD include drummer Tommy Taylor (Eric Johnson) and singer Deborah Holland, whose harmony singing with Barrett recalls Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.

While sharing a thematic connection, the songs cover a wide range of subjects, from the teen suicide that prompted the crisis of faith expressed in “Back In My Heart” to the insomnia documented in “She Won’t Be Getting Any Sleep Tonight.” Included in the collection is “Leap Of Faith,” a Cajun romp written by longtime musical friend, Gurf Morlix (and Rod Picott).

There are also several family connections on the new CD. The song “I’ve Been Loving You For Such A Long Time,” written for Barrett’s daughter, gives voice to some deeply held emotions of a father toward his children. And son Emerson joins his dad for a track, playing upright bass on the song, “Concrete & Steel”.

Patterson Barrett will tour in support of I Must Be Dreaming, with plans for an Austin show to celebrate the national release to be announced shortly.

For more information, visit www.pattersonbarrett.com

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TOM GILLAM’S NEW CD, NEVER LOOK BACK, DUE SEPTEMBER 12

TOM GILLAM’S NEW CD,

NEVER LOOK BACK, DUE SEPTEMBER 12

LATEST RELEASE ON TREEHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY BY BURNSIDE DISTRIBUTION

PHILADELPHIA, PA – TreeHouse Productions announces a September 12 release date for Never Look Back, the new CD from singer/songwriter/guitarist Tom Gillam, with national distribution by Burnside Distribution Corporation. Gillam will get the celebration of the new album going early, with a CD release concert set for The Troc in Philadelphia on August 17 at 8:00 PM.

Never Look Back is Gillam’s strongest album yet, amply displaying his whiskey-soaked vocals, incendiary guitar work and striking lyrics in a musical trifecta blending the edgier side of alternative country and Americana with guitar rock for a real barn-burner sound. On the new CD, Gillam is backed by his long-time road band, Tractor Pull, creating a seamless, visceral music that’s the perfect follow-up to his last release, 2005’s Shake My Hand, which spent 14 weeks on the Americana Radio top ten, peaking at #4. That album also won him a “Best Emerging Artist” nomination from the Americana Music Association.

The 11 all-original songs on Never Look Back, most of which were written or co-written by Gillam, were recorded at TreeHouse Studios and produced by long-time friend Joe Carroll, who also is a multi-instrumentalist in Tractor Pull. They showcase a creative, insightful songwriter whose songs are both topical and personal, with a universal appeal that echoes the past but sounds fresh and exciting.

The recording of the new album was interrupted in March of 2006, when after several appearances at the SXSW Music Festival, Tom Gillam suffered three heart attacks in between flights from Austin to France. Two months later, he made an amazing comeback performance and finished the new album late last summer.


Born and raised in southern New Jersey, Tom spent his formative years playing in and around the New Jersey / Philadelphia area with a variety of mildly successful bands. In 1997, he teamed up with producer Joe Carroll to embark on his solo career. The result was Tom's 1998 release, First of All (Brickhouse Records). That was followed in 2001 by the critically acclaimed album, Dallas (Gotham Records). Tom then recruited the members of his touring band, Tractor Pull, and hit the road. He took time out from touring to record what would eventually become the Shake My Hand album, released in November 2004 on 95 North/Haydens Ferry Records.

Tom Gillam and Tractor Pull will support the release of Never Look Back with a national tour, including in-store appearances at retail outlets around the country. Radio promotion for the new CD is being handled by Al Moss Promotions.

For more information, visit http://www.tomgillam.com/ or his other site at www.myspace.com/tomgillamstractorpull

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STONY PLAIN RECORDS PRESENTS THE GIFT: A TRIBUTE TO IAN TYSON

STONY PLAIN RECORDS PRESENTS THE GIFT: A TRIBUTE TO IAN TYSON

ALL-STAR CAST SALUTES CANADIAN MUSICAL ICON WITH PERFORMANCES FROM JENNIFER WARNES, CHRIS HILLMAN, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT, TOM RUSSELL, AMOS GARRETT AND MANY OTHERS ON OCTOBER 9 U.S. RELEASE

EDMONTON, AB – Stony Plain Records announces an October 9 U.S. release date for The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson, an all-star tribute featuring performances of the Canadian musical icon’s songs by such performers as Jennifer Warnes, Chris Hillman, Gordon Lightfoot, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Tom Russell and Amos Garrett, among others.

The album’s striking artwork features rarely-seen sketches from legendary western artist Charles M. Russell, a former cowboy and wrangler who documented the Old West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, capturing the spirit and the character of that time. The sketches were obtained with permission from the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana.

The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson has been in the works for more than a year. Stony Plain Records’ president Holger Petersen and award-winning music journalist Peter North asked Tyson's friends, associates, admirers and one-time sidemen to contribute, and shepherded their songs through production. All of the songs were recorded expressly for this album, with the exception of Gordon Lightfoot’s track, “Red Velvet,” released on an earlier album of his, and Tom Russell’s cover of “Old Cheyenne,” recorded several years ago as a “promotion only” track. Just released in Canada, the album has already garnered rave reviews and strong sales in that country.
In addition to guitarist Amos Garrett, other former musicians who have worked with Tyson over the years, such as David Rea, Stewart MacDougall, Cindy Church, Buddy Cage and Jeff Bradshaw, all contributed tracks to the new album. Other participants include Blue Rodeo, Corb Lund, The Good Brothers and The McDades.
In a world-wide career that spans almost half a century, Ian Tyson was a pioneering folk singer whose initial impact came as one-half of the duo Ian and Sylvia, one of the most popular acts of the early ‘60s folk music movement, who recorded a number of albums (most notably with Vanguard Records). At the end of that decade, he helped launch the country-rock explosion with the landmark band Great Speckled Bird and its self-titled album, released in 1970. Tyson followed that by being at the vanguard of the “cowboy music” revival on the strength of his seminal 1986 album, Cowboyography. His achievements thus far have earned him a place in the Juno Hall of Fame (the Canadian equivalent of the GRAMMY), and he has been a recipient of the Order of Canada.Dotted with classic pieces and sprinkled with timeless hits, Tyson’s brilliantly crafted catalogue contains the finest examples of songs that have stitched stunning melodies and gripping grooves with deep emotions and finely etched imagery. Not only has he been on the receiving end of considerable acclaim and commercial success during his long run, other artists have consistently gone to and drawn from Tyson’s deep well. Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Nanci Griffith, Suzy Bogguss, Bobby Bare, Tony Rice, Judy Collins, David Bromberg, and Jerry Jeff Walker are just a few of the artists who have covered his songs. Neil Young continues to express his belief that “Four Strong Winds” is one of the greatest contemporary folk songs ever written. Tyson, who marks his 75th birthday next year, continues to run the Tyson Ranch in the foothills of the Rockies south of Calgary, and tours in Canada and the U.S., playing some 75 concerts a year.

“A tribute to Ian, who is certainly not ready to call it a day on the ranch, has definitely been in order for some time now,” says co-executive producer Peter North, who is also the music director for the CKUA Radio Network in Edmonton, Alberta. “Tyson’s songs cross a musical landscape that includes the folk revival of the ‘60s, the birth of country rock, hardcore honky-tonk music and his own chosen place as a spokesperson for cowboy culture.”
Stony Plain is distributed by Koch Entertainment. For more, visit http://www.iantyson.com/
The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson Track Listing:
1. Four Strong Winds Blue Rodeo
2. MC Horses Corb Lund
3. Blue Mountains of Mexico Jennifer Warnes
4. What Does She See Chris Hillman
5. Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot
6. The Gift David Rea
7. Range Delivery Cindy Church
8. Smuggler’s Cove The McDades
9. Some Kind Of Fool Amos Garrett
10. Old Cheyenne Tom Russell
11. Someday Soon The Circus In Flames with Buddy Cage
12. Will James Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
13. You’re Not Alone Anymore Stewart MacDougall
14. Summer Wages The Good Brothers
15. Moondancer Jeff Bradshaw
16. Bonus Track: Interview with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott & Buddy Cage

BLUE BELLA RECORDS SETS FOUR NEW CDS FOR RELEASE OCT. 9

BLUE BELLA RECORDS SETS FOUR NEW CDS FOR RELEASE OCT. 9

DOUBLE NICK MOSS CD AND SINGLE ALBUMS FROM GERRY HUNDT, BULL LUPKIN AND KILBORN ALLEY BLUES BAND COMPLETE PACKAGE

CHICAGO, IL – Blue Bella Records, “Delivering Classic Chicago Blues in a Whole New Package,” announces the release of four new albums on October 9: a special double-CD from multi-Blues Award nominees Nick Moss & the Flip Tops – Play It ‘Til Tomorrow; the solo debut CD from Flip Tops band member Gerry Hundt – Since Way Back; and new CDs from singer/harmonica player Bill Lupkin – Hard Pill To Swallow, and The Kilborn Alley Blues Band – Tear Chicago Down. All CDs will be distributed nationally by Burnside Distribution.

Fresh from receiving four Blues Music Award nominations and an electrifying live performance at the Blues Foundation’s premiere event in Memphis this past May, Nick Moss & the Flip Tops follow up their 2006 CD, Live at Chan’s, with an amazing two-CD set of Chicago blues showcasing not only the band’s incredible talents as performers and songwriters, but also their tremendous versatility. In addition to Nick Moss on guitar, harmonica and vocals, the group includes Willie Oshawny on keyboards (who also switches over to bass on four tracks and second guitar on another), Gerry Hundt on harp and vocals (who also plays bass, rhythm guitar and mandolin on the album) and Bob Carter on drums.

While staying true to the classic Chicago post-war blues sound, Nick and the band also create new grooves that advance the style to new heights with their creativity and energy.
“That’s how I’ve always been,” says Nick Moss in the album’s liner notes. “All along, I’ve been trying to do my records that way. I live in Chicago and I was taught by the guys that played Chicago blues,” he adds, referring to the time he spent wood-shedding with the likes of Jimmy Rogers, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Jimmy Dawkins and others.

Adding to that authenticity on Play It ‘Til Tomorrow is the addition of special guest Eddie Taylor, Jr., son of the legendary Eddie Taylor, whose guitar work was a major component of all the great recordings from the incomparable Jimmy Reed. Eddie Taylor, Jr. plays second guitar on five cuts of the new album, and also inadvertently gave the CD its title when he continued playing after “Late Night Saint” had ended and voiced the opinion that he could “play that mother f*#ker ’til tomorrow!” (As captured on the “hidden track” at the end of Program One.)

The first disc of the double CD set features the band at their most rollicking Chicago blues sound, with some killer originals wrapped around three cover songs: Floyd Jones’ “Rising Wind,” Luther “Snake” Johnson’s “Woman Don’t Lie” and Lefty Dizz’s “Bad Avenue.” The revelation for many people in this package will be the second disc, which mostly unveils an “unplugged” side of the band that creates a completely different level of blues previously unheard from this band. On that CD, Barrelhouse Chuck guests on piano for one song, and Gerry Hundt demonstrates the prowess on mandolin he further explores on his own album.

Since Way Back is Gerry Hundt’s exploration and salute to the blues mandolin, as exemplified by his three main influences on the instrument: Johnny Young, Yank Rachell and Carl Martin. Even though he only took up the mandolin a few years since his debut CD, Hundt demonstrates an innate feel for the instrument and how it’s best used in the blues idiom. “I feel that there’s a lot of room for expansion of its Chicago blues vocabulary,” says Hundt. “When I play, I really feel like I’m reaching into an untapped vein, and it really grabs me - and the audience too, I think.”

Since Way Back features 11 originals that sit nicely alongside his covers of songs by Otis Spann (“Burning Fire”) and Jimmy Rogers (“You’re the One”).Besides Hundt on electric and acoustic mandolin and vocals, the players are Kilborn Alley’s Josh Stimmel on electric guitar, Bill Lupkin on harmonica and band mates Nick Moss on bass and acoustic guitar, Willie Oshawny on piano and Bob Carter on drums. Barrelhouse Chuck guests on piano on the CD bonus track.

Harp master Bill Lupkin returns for his second Blue Bella album after getting rave reviews for his first label release, Where I Come From (2006). “This guy is one savvy harp player, and you better know that he's got the chops that only experience and faith can give you,” said BluesSource.com in its review. “What a CD! This is true talent. If you love harp players, you're gonna get off on this CD. Raw, energetic and faithful to the max, Lupkin pulls it all off with the strength of a winner.”

On Hard Pill To Swallow, Lupkin continues on the blues path set by his last album with another dose of tasty blues harp, soulful singing and 14 original songs that display his blues pedigree like a badge of courage. And Bill is a true blues veteran, slugging it out in the bars and clubs on Chicago’s west, north and south sides back in the day with true geniuses such as Howlin’ Wolf, The Aces (Little Walter’s band) with Johnny Young, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim and Eddie Taylor. A later trip to California saw him in a band backing the likes of T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulson and Roy Milton.

Backing Lupkin’s harmonica and vocals on Hard Pill To Swallow are Nick Moss on guitar, Gerry Hundt on guitar and mandolin, Tim Wire on keyboards, brother Steve Lupkin on bass and Mark Fornek on drums.

Following in the footsteps of such trailblazers as The Muddy Waters Band and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Kilborn Alley Blues Band continues the tradition with another searing set of music on their new CD, the aptly titled Tear Chicago Down.
A true ensemble blues band consisting of Andrew Duncanson on vocals and guitar, Josh Stimmel on guitar, Joe Asselin on harmonica, Chris Breen on bass and Ed O’Hara on drums. While each of these musicians is strong in their own right, it is when they play together as a band that Kilborn Alley creates a sound greater than the sum of its parts, largely because of the feel they bring to this music.

The band’s first Blue Bella release, last year’s Put It In The Alley, garnered them a Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut, marking them as a group to watch. On Tear Chicago Down, The Kilborn Alley Blues Band smokes through a dozen original songs joined by a few guests, including Nick Moss on guitar, Gerry Hundt on organ, and Champaign, Illinois’ notable R&B singer Abraham Johnson (who’s often part of the live Kilborn Alley lineup) on the title track’s vocals.

With these four new October 9 releases on Blue Bella Records, the future of the blues is in great hands.

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NEW LIVE CHIP TAYLOR/CARRIE RODRIGUEZ CD SET FOR OCTOBER 2

NEW LIVE CHIP TAYLOR/CARRIE RODRIGUEZ CD SET FOR OCTOBER 2

RECORDED IN GERMANY IN 2005, CD FEATURES BILL FRISELL AND GREG LEISZ, WITH SPECIAL GUEST BUDDY MILLER


NEW YORK, NY – Train Wreck Records announces an October 2nd release date for Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez Live from the Ruhr Triennale – October 2005, a very special live recording of the Americana music duo the Austin Chronicle called “the queen of hearts with a Texas accent and the jack of diamonds with the King Midas touch.” On the new live album, Taylor and Rodriguez, whose music Rolling Stone dubbed “by turns cosmic, whimsical and tender,” are backed by a band that includes guitar genius Bill Frisell, master instrumentalist Greg Leisz and special guest Buddy Miller. Train Wreck Records is distributed in the U.S. by RED Distribution.

The special circumstances that came about to create this magical recording occurred in October 2005 when Ruhr Triennale Festival curator Bill Frisell invited Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez to perform on their “Century of Song Series,” which celebrates the history of popular song as it came into prominence in the 20th century. In addition to their own songs, participating artists were asked to also feature their favorite songs from other songwriters of the past century.

The result is an album that includes not only a batch of songs Chip and Carrie recorded together, such as “Let’s Leave this Town,” “Laredo” and “Red Dog Tracks” (off their three studio albums), but also a number of Chip Taylor-penned classics regularly performed at their live shows (“Wild Thing,” “Angel of the Morning,” “The Real Thing”), and energized performances of such classics as “Today I Started Loving You Again,” “Long Black Veil,” “Big River” and “Maybellene.”

“My entire music career has been guided by physical sensations,” says Chip Taylor in the album’s liner notes. “That ‘chill factor’ was never more in evidence than at the Ruhr Triennale, in the Ruhr District part of Germany, on the evenings of October 11th and 13th of October, 2005. Surrounded by the magnetic sounds of Bill Frisell and the boys, Carrie and I rocked and floated in musical places we had never been.”

Accompanied Bill Frisell on electric guitar and loops, Greg Leisz on steel guitar and mandolin, David Piltch on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums and percussion, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez reached creative musical heights those nights that permeate every track on the new live CD, imbuing new sparks not only into Taylor’s seminal compositions, but staples such as “Maybellene,” where the ensemble of guitars, fiddle, pedal steel and mandolin turn the Chuck Berry classic into a Western Swing hoedown. For the album’s closer, they’re joined by another superstar guitarist, Buddy Miller, for a rowdy rendition of Taylor’s seminal crowd-pleaser, “Wild Thing,” which the band proceeds to turn inside out, upside down and every which way but loose.

Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez Live from the Ruhr Triennale – October 2005 was produced by Lee Townsend and Chip Taylor and recorded with an ambience that brings the listening audience right into the mix of the songs with the performers on stage.

For more information on this CD and the other Train Wreck releases, please visit www.trainwreckrecords.com

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