Tag: Video premiere

WATCH: Brooks Forsyth, “Cast My Dreams to the Wind”

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Artist: Brooks Forsyth
Hometown: Boone, North Carolina
Song: “Cast My Dreams to the Wind”
Album: So Much Beyond Us
Release Date: May 8, 2019
Label: ArenA Recordings

In Their Words: “There was a strange alchemy that brought the project together. And literally, it was a gold mining town! The director, Nigel Dick, told me how many of his videos began from an odd synchronicity of events. A few of us met my producer Buzz Cason in Denver, and we drove down to Victor, hearing two ’90s hits on the radio that Nigel shot the videos for. The first day was more or less a workout, outside shots and carrying guitar walking around. The second was more intimate, performing the song inside a historic building downtown. The majority of the song was recorded in one take, Eamon McLoughlin added strings and I played piano subsequently.” — Brooks Forsyth

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WATCH: Jeremie Albino, “The Cabin”

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Artist: Jeremie Albino
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Song: “The Cabin”
Album: Hard Time
Label: Cinematic Music Group

In Their Words: “‘The Cabin’ is a song that came from a romantic day dream. About that feeling of being away from the one you love and how we always tend to fantasize about when and where we’ll see them again. I think we all like to daydream about the grand adventures we’ll go on with our partners and this song is about how those daydreams are sometimes all we can hold on to when we’re away from each other. Dreams of running away together to a place that’s off the map and just for the two of you. Building a cabin in the woods with my own two hands and living off the land. ‘Cause in the end it doesn’t really matter where you decide to go. As long as you’re there together, ya know? Just another love story I suppose, haha. I was so grateful to have some friends come and perform on the recording with me. My friends Hannah Georgas, Carleigh Aikins and Taylor Guitard join me in the choruses.” — Jeremie Albino

Photo credit: Anielika Sykes

WATCH: Anna Tivel, “Minneapolis”

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Artist: Anna Tivel
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Song: “Minneapolis”
Album: The Question
Release Date: April 19, 2019
Label: Fluff & Gravy Records

In Their Words: “This is a song about that stuck feeling, that stagnant winter sadness that can take over everything until you have to physically move yourself to shake it loose. I started writing it after a long tour in the Midwest. I was thinking about how that feeling can seep into a relationship until it seems like the only sane thing to do is pack up and start over somewhere else.” — Anna Tivel

Photo credit: Matthew Kennelly

WATCH: “Song for Ora,” Jacob Navarro with Navid Eliot

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Artist: Jacob Navarro with Navid Eliot
Hometown: Anacortes, Washington
Song: “Song for Ora”
Album: Otter House Sketches

In Their Words: “This melody came about while thinking of my daughter, who is now all grown up and a mom herself, a fact that never ceases to amaze me! I found that I could focus on the song’s intention best by just letting the guitar do the talking, and it ended up becoming the first of a few instrumental songs on my new record, Otter House Sketches. We filmed this video where I mixed the record, in an old marina warehouse called The Baitshop. There aren’t many hole in the wall art spaces left in Seattle, because most have been hit with the wrecking ball and turned into condos, but this one is still standing. There’s a little greasy spoon at the end of the building, where after an all-nighter of mixing songs you can blearily walk downstairs and grab a coffee and some pancakes, and look out at the boats in the marina. It’s perfect, really!” — Jacob Navarro

Photo credit: Luke Dumke

WATCH: The Gibson Brothers, “Sweet Lucinda”

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Artist: The Gibson Brothers
Hometown: Ellenburg Depot, New York
Song: “Sweet Lucinda”
Album: Mockingbird
Label: Easy Eye Sound

In Their Words: “We wrote ‘Sweet Lucinda’ with Dan Auerbach and Joe Allen. Before cutting it, I knew we had a song that lent itself to harmony, which it does, but then the band got a hold of it in the studio. What a GROOVE! I remember the guys being pumped after we got the take, lots of smiling and laughing. Here we’re recording with all these legends who have cut countless songs, and they’re excited by what we’ve all just done. I think of that every time I hear this song.” — Eric Gibson, The Gibson Brothers

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WATCH: Mike Robinson, “Can’t Come Home”

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Artist: Mike Robinson
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Song: “Can’t Come Home”
Album: Clevidence

In Their Words: “‘Can’t Come Home’ was written in hotels across the country. Moving from place to place both exciting and isolating for me. This seems pretty obvious and of course I was expecting to feel homesick while touring, but I was still taken by surprise by how profound loneliness can get. I turned to songwriting to try and detail the specific feelings. Luckily enough for me, the low points were infrequent enough that I could just feel them pass over me and come out unscathed.” — Mike Robinson

Photo credit: Justin Camerer

WATCH: Jordie Lane, “The Winner” (Feat. Clare Reynolds)

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Artist: Jordie Lane feat. Clare Reynolds
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia (Based in Nashville, Tennessee)
Song: “The Winner” – Live from Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW
Album: Lost EP
EP Release Date: June 7, 2019
Label: Blood Thinner Records / Tone Tree Music

In Their Words: “I started writing this song feeling sorry for myself, eating tacos and drinkin’ beers in a motel room in Joshua Tree, California. But when Clare Reynolds turned it into a duet with me, the whole thing took on a new perspective. It became less about self-pity and more about how to feel alive, and how to love. We were lucky enough to play recently in this rural town of 700 people, at the Cobargo Folk Festival in New South Wales, Australia, just a 12,500km stone’s throw southwest of California. And the good people at Yuin Folk Club & Pegleg Productions captured this live video in the local hall as the first of a series they are doing called the Cobargo Sessions.” — Jordie Lane

Photo credit: Tajette O’Halloran

WATCH: The Suitcase Junket, “Old Machine”

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Artist: The Suitcase Junket
Hometown: Amherst, Massachusetts
Song: “Old Machine”
Album: Mean Dog, Trampoline
Release Date: April 5, 2019
Label: Signature Sounds Recordings

In Their Words: “A couple years ago I started working on a song and wrote the line ‘I made some moonshine.’ I hadn’t ever made moonshine so I kind of figured I didn’t have any business putting it in a song, but being the stubborn and curious sort I decided to go ahead and make the stuff instead of scrapping the song. I had been making wine and mead for a few years and had a basement full of bottles, some good, some questionable, some just bad. I made myself a stovetop still and turned a bunch of weird wine into even weirder moonshine. Then I finished the song. It came out better than the hooch.” — Matt Lorenz, The Suitcase Junket

Photo credit: David Jackson

WATCH: Head For The Hills, “Say Your Mind”

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Artist: Head For The Hills
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
Song: “Say Your Mind”
Album: Say Your Mind EP
Release Date: March 22, 2019

In Their Words: “Inspired by my daughter, this is a song about holding near those who you can’t always be with. I feel this is something we all can relate to in some way. I wanted to write it from a very distant or beyond-the-grave perspective.” — Adam Kinghorn, Head for the Hills

“The video follows Boots, an estranged father figure, as he gets ready and goes to a big shindig. He’s unsure of how he’ll be received, somewhat nervous but determined. Beautiful cinematography highlights his journey across Fort Collins and arrival at the party, where he’s warmly welcomed with open arms. There’s old cars, cute kids — a little something for everyone.

Our story is one of unconditional love and reconciliation, features some of our close friends and family and was filmed in Fort Collins this winter. Lots of love went into this, we’re really excited to share it with you!” — Matt Loewen, Head for the Hills

WATCH: Eddie Heinzelman, “Wherever You Go” (Feat. Radney Foster)

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Artist: Eddie Heinzelman
Hometown: Brookville, Indiana (currently lives in Nashville)
Song: “Wherever You Go” (Feat. Radney Foster)
Album: Wherever You Go
Label: One Louder

In Their Words: “This song idea was initially inspired by my daughters as they were graduating high school and preparing to go to college and pursue their future. I took the idea to Radney who loved the idea and as we began writing, it took on a broader meaning. It’s a message to anyone who chases a dream or is looking at what lies ahead. I end my shows each night with this song to let everyone know they are never alone and that like my daughters, they can take my love with them wherever they go.” –Eddie Heinzelman

Photo credit: Barbara Potter Photography