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WATCH: Amy Ray, “A Mighty Thing” (Feat. Sarah Jarosz)

Artist: Amy Ray
Hometown: Decatur, Georgia
Song: “A Mighty Thing” (Feat. Sarah Jarosz)
Album: If It All Goes South
Release Date: September 16, 2022
Label: Daemon Records

In Their Words: “One of my favorite moments from recording my new record, If It All Goes South, was the night we recorded ‘A Mighty Thing.’ My band and I were recording live to tape in Nashville, and it was not only the last day of our recording session but the last four hours. The virtuosic Sarah Jarosz showed up after flying home from a gig; she came straight to the studio from the airport, mandolin in hand. We popped her into an iso booth and all got into our positions and did about seven takes. Then we picked our favorite, recorded her harmonies, and the song was ready to mix. It was an appropriate whirlwind recording experience to go along with the punkabilly nature of the music and lyrics for this song.

“The best line I have heard recently from a preacher, was at a funeral for a friend up in North Georgia. The preacher was so excited about Jesus, and in his evangelizing about Jesus, he kept saying over and over, ‘Folks, you can’t beat that deal.’ I grew up in the church and this was one of the most convincing moments I have ever experienced, the sheer charisma, the glory. But then in the afterglow, I thought of all my self-loathing and years of healing I needed to get past the negative parts of my church life. But, I will never lose hold of the positive things, and all the teachers that taught me about the true gospel of love in every aspect of my life. One thing I know for sure, fear is what keeps us apart, and this song is all about that, too.” — Amy Ray

WATCH: Rainbow Girls, “Doesn’t Make Any Sense” (Sixthman Sessions + BGS)

While onboard the 14th edition of Cayamo: A Journey Through Song, Rainbow Girls shared a beautiful rendition of their tender acoustic song “Doesn’t Make Any Sense” from their 2021 album Rolling Dumpster Fire. This moment was special, and we can’t wait for more like these, as the trio will be returning February 10-17, 2023 for the 15th Journey Through Song! Cayamo just announced the lineup, and it’s killer: Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird, Trampled by Turtles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Neko Case, Shovels & Rope & more. You can take a look at the full lineup at cayamo.com – BGS is looking forward to being onboard again next year.

Keep an eye out for more Sixthman Sessions aboard Cayamo, coming your way soon, and browse the archives at sixthmansessions.com

Rainbow Girls are Erin Chapin (vocals, guitar), Vanessa May (vocals) and Caitlin Gowdey (vocals).

WATCH: Bella White, “The Way I Oughta Go”

Artist: Bella White
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta; and Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “The Way I Oughta Go” (Produced by Jonathan Wilson)
Release Date: August 3, 2022
Label: Rounder Records

In Their Words: “‘The Way I Oughta Go’ is a song about not being sure where you should land, when you should take off, or even knowing how. Writing while staring at the ceiling of my Nashville bedroom amidst the late summer heat, I felt stifled. I wrote a song about love and the lack thereof that I was experiencing — where to find it, or if I even believed that it was out there after one profound disappointment on top of another. It’s a song about self, and moving around until you find your place in the world.” — Bella White

LISTEN: Monica Taylor, “Train Take Me Away”

Artist: Monica Taylor
Hometown: Perkins, Oklahoma
Song: “Train Take Me Away”
Album: Trains, Rivers, & Trails
Release Date: July 29, 2022
Label: Horton Records

In Their Words: “I think this is my homage to my older family members who took to the trains during the Great Depression to find work… and the coming home, not ever wanting to leave home again. Jimmy LaFave called me one day years ago and asked if I had a song for a children’s album. I said I’d think about it and decided to write a song with states and things that they are known for, with a Woody Guthrie spin on it, as I have written songs before. The album he had heard about had all the songs it needed before he even suggested it, so I just started to play it at home.

“One night I was staying at the beautiful old railroad depot that someone had donated to my Cherokee Maidens bandmate Robin Macy and her Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine, Kansas, south of Wichita, where she and her husband Kenny White live. We had gigs the next week and so the whole band met there to travel. She had a little guest room in the old depot. What a magical place the arboretum was to call my second home! I walked around by myself in the depot, strumming the guitar and started singing the children’s song I had written, thinking — it really needs something to make a song worthy of a set list. Ha ha! For my own band, The Red Dirt Ramblers. It needed a chorus. A change from the verses in a big way. So I went down to a minor chord. That usually help spark the writing senses 😉 I came up with a chorus right there late one night in the old train depot! I scrubbed on that chorus a bit that night and the next morning before we loaded up, I played it for Robin. She loved it! So I finished another of my train songs in an old train depot, the train tracks right there blowin’ throughout the night, shaking the timbers of the building.” — Monica Taylor

WATCH: Bill Anderson, “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” (Featuring Dolly Parton)

Artist: Bill Anderson
Hometown: Decatur, Georgia; now Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” (Featuring Dolly Parton)
Album: As Far As I Can See: The Best Of
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Label: MCA Records/UMe

In Their Words: “Hopefully, our song can help bring a bit of levity to a world that seems upside down and sideways so much of the time these days. If it can, music will have once again proven itself to be the optimal healer.” — Bill Anderson

“Working with my ol’ buddy Bill Anderson was the most meaningful fun I’ve had in years. I love the song we sang, I love how we sounded together on it and getting to do a video with him was just icing on the cake. I hope the fans enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being together on it.” — Dolly Parton

LISTEN: Mary Bragg, “Panorama”

Artist: Mary Bragg
Hometown: Swainsboro, Georgia
Song: “Panorama”
Album: Mary Bragg
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Label: Tone Tree Music

In Their Words: “‘Panorama’ describes a perspective shift, when your awareness of a place, and of the relationships surrounding that place, change drastically. It’s a view you can only find once you take a look at it from, say, the top of a Ferris wheel at the county fair, or many years later, from a thousand miles away. I’m originally from a pretty small town, where knowing almost every person comes with a series of interesting turns. And when you go off and live your own life, you’re bound to disappoint people at some point (as it turns out). It could be easy to write them off, but for me, I couldn’t; so I keep showing up and being myself, and just as quickly as an apple falls from a tree, they surprise me and prove my assumptions wrong, meeting me halfway with love and kindness.” — Mary Bragg

WATCH: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Jerry Douglas Reunite at DelFest

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway have spent 2022 releasing new music, touring the country, and tearing up the festival circuit. In May, they were joined at DelFest by none other than Dobro hero Jerry Douglas, who is also the co-producer of their new album. Douglas, Tuttle, and company give not only rip-roaring renditions of Golden Highway’s new songs in this performance for Paste Studio on the Road, but also an interesting and enlightening interview with a Paste host. The songs are presented as the founders of bluegrass intended: the band surrounding one microphone, weaving in and out of one another’s space to be heard. In between the interview portions, the band plays three songs from Golden Highway’s new album, Crooked Tree. For those of us who couldn’t get to DelFest this year, this video is a great way to feel like you didn’t completely miss out.

WATCH: Sam Robbins, “Hard to Hate” (Live Acoustic)

Artist: Sam Robbins
Hometown: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (now in Nashville)
Song: “Hard to Hate”
Album: Bigger Than in Between
Release Date: August 5, 2022
Label: Nine Athens Music

In Their Words: “‘Hard to Hate’ is my favorite song from my upcoming album. This song was written and rewritten, reworked and rethought many times. It took a lot of work! The impetus for the song is from remembering all of the people I’ve met through music over the years, and how they always surprise me in the best way when I look a little deeper. I wanted a video that captured the soul of the song, more stripped-down than the original recording, so I headed to The Treehouse in Nashville and we did a one-take, solo acoustic version.” — Sam Robbins

WATCH: Marcus King, “Blood on the Tracks” (Live From Easy Eye Sound)

Artist: Marcus King
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Song: “Blood on the Tracks”
Album: Young Blood
Release Date: August 26, 2022
Label: Easy Eye Sound

In Their Words: “‘Blood On the Tracks’ was the first song we wrote for the record. It was also my first time meeting Desmond Child. He’s 100% unapologetically himself at all times and that charmed me immediately. I really enjoyed working with Dan [Auerbach] and Desmond on this tune. They both have such an acute sensibility for a ‘hook’ it is scary! The song essentially tells the story of moving forward or being taken down by the trouble you are facing — catching the train or the bloodier alternative. Every writing session for this record started with a conversation, an opportunity for my collaborators to take a peek inside my soul and the pain I was carrying around.” — Marcus King

LISTEN: Bonny Light Horseman, “Summer Dream”

Artist: Bonny Light Horseman (Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, Josh Kaufman)
Song: “Summer Dream”
Album: Rolling Golden Holy
Release Date: October 7, 2022
Label: 37d03d Records

In Their Words: “I think of ‘Summer Dream’ as the ultimate example of the ‘yes, and’ process we got into for this record. There was something we could all feel about this ‘ghost of a summer’s past,’ so the scene is true to each of us but somehow remains mysterious — a phantom. We could have sung that wordless outro for an hour, and in the rough track we basically did. We wanted it to ‘spill all over’ like a summer night.” — Anaïs Mitchell