Artist: Veronique Medrano Hometown: Brownsville, Texas Song: "Dear Dorothy" Album: MexiAmericana Release Date: September 22, 2023 In Their Words: "I wrote 'Dear Dorothy' as a playful way to address my luck – or lack thereof – when it came to love in my 20s, and to address the stories that we women tell to and…

Artist: Golden Shoals Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee / Vancouver, B.C. Song: "Bitter" Release Date: September 13, 2023 In Their Words: "This song, co-written by myself and Rachel Baiman, is a culmination of the frustrations I felt being a musician during the pandemic. Our jobs were the first to go and the clunkiest to return to full…

Artist: Missy Raines & Allegheny Hometown: Short Gap, West Virginia Song: "Fast Moving Train" Album: Highlander Release Date: September 22, 2023 Label: Compass Records In Their Words: "Train songs have long been a staple in bluegrass music and finding a good one – that sounds like it could have been around since Jimmie Rodgers’ day,…

Artist: Wilson Banjo Co. Hometown: Westminster, South Carolina Song: "Don't Forget About Maggie" Release Date: September 19, 2023 Label: Pinecastle Records In Their Words: "We were pleasantly surprised by this fresh new tune that David Stewart sent us from Wyoming. We enjoy his work and have been hoping to run into a song of his…

Artist: Kathy Kallick Band Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area, California Song: "Just Lonesome Ol' Me & the Radio" Album: The Lonesome Chronicles Release Date: September 19, 2023 (single); October 17, 2023 (album) Label: Live Oak Records In Their Words: "People of different ages will feel their engagement with radio in different ways. As part of…