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BGS Wraps: Irene Kelley, Jon Pardi, Wynonna, and MoreTo celebrate one of the most roots music-y times of year – the winter holiday season – we’ll be showcasing the best in new and classic holiday music from our BGS family with a weekly BGS Wraps round up. Welcome to its first edition! Whether you adore or abhor holiday…
LISTEN: Mr Sun, "Shovasky's Transmogrifatron" (from Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite)Artist: Mr Sun Hometown: Portland, Maine / Nashville, Tennessee / Brooklyn, New York Song: "Shovasky's Transmogrifatron" (Ballet Snow Scene) Album: Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite Release Date: December 1, 2023 Label: Adhyâropa Records In Their Words: "Everybody's familiar with the Nutcracker Suite, but there's this really beautiful recording…
BGS Wraps: Amanda Shires, "Blame It On the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022"Artist: Amanda Shires Hometown: Lubbock, Texas Song: "Blame It On the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022" (featuring Lawrence Rothman) In Their Words: “I wrote the song ‘Blame It On the Mistletoe’ with my good friend Brittney Spencer. We wrote it in the summertime, and we were thinking about holiday romance, holiday hook-ups,…
BGS Wraps: Aaron Bibelhauser, "Christmas for Cowboys"Artist: Aaron Bibelhauser Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky Song: "Christmas for Cowboys" In Their Words: "'Christmas for Cowboys' was penned by Steve Weisberg, long time sideman with John Denver. In much the same way art derived from feeling lonesome and blue can provide comfort and warmth, this song has always given me…
BGS WrapsDec 14, 2022
Artist: Rich Hinman Hometown: Los Angeles, California Song: "White Christmas" Album: Christmastown In Their Words: "The songs on Christmastown originally came from a holiday show I played with David Piltch and Barbara Gruska at 1642 in LA in December 2019. We had a few hours to fill, and initially my impulse was to find lesser-known…
BGS WrapsDec 13, 2022
Artist: Laura Cortese Hometowns: San Francisco, Boston, and Ghent, Belgium Song: "Rainy Christmas Day" In Their Words: "When Dietrich Strause and I independently moved from Boston and its legendary music scene to London, England, and Ghent, Belgium, respectively, we found solace in the fact that we would never have to shovel our cars out again.…
BGS WrapsDec 12, 2022
Artist: Joss Stone Hometown: Dover, Kent, England; currently Nashville, Tennessee Song: "What Christmas Means to Me" Album: Merry Christmas, Love Label: S-Curve/Hollywood Records In Their Words: "I loved recording this album, especially this song as it really brought the Christmas spirit and turned it up. It really puts a smile on my face and makes…
BGS WrapsDec 8, 2022
Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Song: "Trim This Tree" In Their Words: "'Trim This Tree' is our Christmas card to Nashville, the city we love and call home. It’s got all the trimmings of a Music City holiday, from the Goo Goo Clusters to the light-up plastic nativity scene. We were happy…
BGS WrapsDec 7, 2022
Artist: Cody Belew Hometown: Beebe, Arkansas; Nashville, Tennessee Song: "Christmas for One" Label: Visionary Media Group In Their Words: "When I originally wrote this song I was actually living through it. It seems like a trivial thing, but Christmas is all about the traditions we create and keep. When you’re suddenly faced with the thought…
