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TEXAS UNPLUGGED VOL. 2
For Immediate Release
Jan. 27, 2006
PALO DURO RECORDS RELEASES
TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2
Austin, Texas — Palo Duro Records will release on
February 21 its TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2, the second
release in the label's acoustic music series that
was created to showcase the diverse talents of
today's Texas music-makers.
A
dozen exclusive, all-acoustic, all-original tracks
reflect the simple, direct, passionate elements of
the Lone Star State's style of Americana music:
masterful musicianship (mandolin, fiddle, harmonica,
pedal steel) and lyrics that tell timeless stories
of the land and love and frontier spirit and war,
heartache and tears, cars and cowboys, booze, and
the blues. One is a tribute to duct tape; each is
true Texas.
Palo
Duro Records has again captured a slice of Texas
music – pure Texas music – by some of the state's
finest musical artists: The Derailers, Sidehill
Gougers, Dale Watson, Johnny Bush, Davin James,
Morrison-Williams, Rusty Wier, Two Tons of Steel,
Cindy Cashdollar & Carolyn Wonderland, Walt Wilkins,
Wild Horses and Max Stalling.
The
album's lead-off single is The Derailers' Elvis-y
“I'm Still Missing You.” It was mailed this month on
a CDTEX compilation to 800 radio stations in Texas
and is already getting great response from
listeners. CDX Volume 388 goes out in February to
2,800 additional stations across the country.
Dale
Watson's perfect dancehall ditty “As Long as the
Bottle's Full,” Walt Wilkins' sweet and tender “The
Path to Your Door” and Max Stalling's man-gone-wrong
“The Rodeo Song” add to the mix.
The Derailers
From
somewhere among Orbison, Owens and The Beatles
springs this upbeat heartache tune, “I'm Still
Missing You.” The hard-touring country-rock-pop band
keeps coming up with new Texas standards.
Sidehill Gougers
Time
jumps backward during “One Tiny Sin,” a tender love
song that evokes long ago and the long ago-sound of
mandolin and fiddle and sweet three-part harmony— one example of the folk band's traditional
porch-and-parlor music that feels fresh and
innovative.
Dale Watson
The award-winning honky-tonker who was recently called
“the savior of country music” by Hank Williams III
contributes the late-night anthem for the lovelorn,
“As Long As the Bottle's Full.” His upcoming Palo
Duro release, WHISKEY OR GOD, is slated for release
March 21.
Johnny Bush
“The
Rio Grande Runs Red” is the kind of melancholy song
that just sounds like Texas: the gravel-y voice of a
music legend, tragic love-story lyrics, plaintive
steel guitar and all.
Davin James
Hard
times and heat fuel the fervent lyrics and gospel-y
vocals of “Dog Days Blues” along with the band's
plucked and slide guitars and slapped bass.
Morrison-Williams
Homage to a tool always at hand, the clever rhyme of
“Duct Tape” and its litany of uses illustrates the
honesty and often autobiographical nature of the
duo's tunes.
Rusty Wier
Texas wouldn't be Texas without the sort of
hoot-and-holler pride that makes a battalion stand
and fight to the last man — the sort that the
veteran singer-songwriter enthuses about in “Texas
Love & War.”
Wild Horses
A fresh female voice details a past love and its very
Texas trappings — beer, moonlight and stars, the
river — in “You and Me and San Antone,” backed by a
kicky mandolin and full guitar sound.
Cindy Cashdollar & Carolyn Wonderland
“Turtle Bayou Turnaround,” an instrumental inspired
by one of those unforgettable Texas places, features
the artistry of Cashdollar, the award-winning Dobro
and steel guitar player, and guitar goddess
Wonderland.
Max Stalling
The smooth country-folk singer-songwriter, a real tall
Texan, takes on the classic man vs. living his dream
bustin' broncs in “The Rodeo Song.”
Walt Wilkins
The soulful duet of the Texas-born singer-songwriter's
“The Path to Your Door,” accompanied by hushed
guitar and mournful fiddle, sounds like the
life-and-love song of an older time.
Two Tons of Steel
The country-billy combo's “Car Seat” explodes with the
band's trademark pedal-steel twang, steady bass and
drumbeat, likening sun-burned vinyl to the heat of
new love.
TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2 was executive-produced by
Palo Duro founder Chris Thomas and mastered by Jerry
Tubb of Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin;
distribution by Fontana/Universal.
Celebrating singer-songwriters living and working in
the Southwest is the focus of Palo Duro Records. In
fact, the 5-year-old label is Texas-focused, with an
expanding roster that includes the musically diverse
talents of Two Tons of Steel, Dale Watson,
Morrison-Williams, Eleven Hundred Springs, Jon
Christopher Davis and Ed Burleson.
Palo
Duro Records shares its love of Texas music with
distinctive partnerships, including with Shiner
Records and, for Palo Duro's Luckenbach Texas Music
Series, the Village of Luckenbach. That series
kicked off recently with a historical recording
event featuring the Lost Gonzo Band (Bob Livingston,
John Inmon and Freddie Krc), Gary P. Nunn, Cory
Morrow, Jimmy LaFave, Brian Burns, Ed Burleson, and
many other Texas music veterans and newcomers.
For
more information, visit
www.palodurorecords.com and
www.texasunplugged.com.
Contact: Jill McGuckin, McGuckin Entertainment PR, 512.478.0578; jill@mcguckinpr.com
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