“I’VE been travelling all my life in search of whatever I find,” says . “Revisiting some of my studio files, I noticed there were (), due in August. Joining him are accordionist Joel Guzman and fiddler Richard Bowden, amongst others, while Bruce Springsteen guests on “Odds Of The Blues”, inspired by an after-hours joint in Lubbock. return in late August with their first in-concert offering, (). Recorded on home turf at an amphitheatre in Wilmington, North Carolina, it finds the bluegrass sextet on fine form, showcasing killer harmonies and dextrous musical interplay on songs like “Afterglow”, “Birds Of Ohio” and “Recommend Me”. The newest member of a formidable country dynasty, issues debut (). Waylon Jennings’ grandson sings of transformation and sobriety through faith on a dozen songs that address personal struggle. “I’m calling it ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ because that song encases the whole project,” he explains. “There’s me back then, and there’s the new me now.” And look out for Amsterdam-based , whose impressive (New West), recorded in Nashville, pulls from various sources: Laurel Canyon folk, classic country, sinewy ’70s rock and more.
