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Posts Tagged ‘Wilder Adkins’
Wilder Adkins pays tribute to mothers everywhere with new single
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
NEWSONG ARTIST ROUNDUP: Alexa Rose, Parker Ainsworth & more
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019There are so many talented artists who are part of the NewSong family — it can sometimes be difficult to keep up! That’s why each week, we compile a list of new releases, shows, and videos from past NewSong artists who we think deserve your attention.
Parker Ainsworth— “Running for So Long (House A Home)” ft. in indie film The Peanut Butter Falcon
2018 LEAF winner, Parker Ainsworth, performs the lead single from the motion picture The Peanut Butter Falcon, starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen. In theaters this August.
From producer Butch Walker: ““When my good friend Tyler Nilson told me about The Peanut Butter Falcon, and played me the song his friend Parker Ainsworth co-wrote for the film, ‘Running For So Long (House a Home)’, I was very excited and couldn’t wait to start recording. I suggested to bring Paris Jackson on board for some accompaniment – she has been a family friend for many years and she had just recently done some backing vocals on a record of my own. Everyone involved thought that she was perfect for the song and her vocals gave it a very special note, just like I feel the movie is.”
Wilder Adkins— “Forever Yours” from new album, In This Pilgrim Way
Wilder Adkins, 2016 NewSong Grand Prize Winner, recently released a lovely new album titled, In This Pilgrim Way. We love the video, and we hope you give the album a listen on your preferred music platform. Vinyl records are available via the artist’s bandcamp page.
From Adkins: “I actually started working on this album after losing my job right before getting married. I was feeling pretty down and frustrated, made all the worse by being in a time of transition and stress. I began making plans to record some of these old three-quarter hymns of comfort as a way of ministering to myself, but also sharing it with other who might need comforting. I’m already looking ahead to so many projects, but I’m glad to finally be able to put this album out into the world. Hopefully it will be a comfort to those who need it.”
Alexa Rose— Title track for album Medicine for Living out now
From Alexa Rose via Wide Open Country: “This song is about a love that is failing and that moment when something is about to come to an end. That moment should still be appreciated and enjoyed because it’s still part of love,” Rose says in a press release. “I was trying to reason with myself about something that I had no control over. Medicine for Living is about realizing that all we can do is be loving and reach for love and that in itself can be healing.”
The artist has a show with fellow NewSong LEAF alum My One & Only at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC Sunday Aug. 18.
Alex Wong— forthcoming solo album to be released on Tone Tree music label
Alex Wong, a 2018 NewSong Competition finalist, recently announced plans to release his next solo album with the Nashville-based label, Tone Tree. The first single from the album, “Show Yourself,” comes out this Friday, August 16. Find it on your favorite music platform and follow Alex Wong on Instagram (@alexwongsounds) for updates.
Submissions for 2019 NewSong Singer Songwriting Competition are open!
This year’s grand prize winner will receive an all-expense paid six-song EP, recorded and mixed at Asheville, NC’s Echo Mountain Recording Studios and released on the NewSong Recordings label.
The grand prize winner will also receive a performance showcase at the esteemed 2019 ASCAP Music Café at the Sundance Film Festival (January 23 – February 3, 2020) in Park City, Utah, and a be booked for a paid, featured main stage performance at this summer’s Arts Brookfield Summer Plaza Series in New York City.
Submit your music here.
Weekly Roundup: NewSong Artist News 12/10-12/16
Monday, December 10th, 2018We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire.
NewSong songwriters live and perform across the continent and beyond, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup.
We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week.
The NewSong Music Songwriting & Performance Competition will be held at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC on Dec. 15. Purchase tickets here. RSVP for the Facebook Live webcast of the finals.
1. Meet our 2018 NEwSong competition Finalists (and judges!) on the blog
We hope you have enjoyed meeting our 2018 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition finalists on our blog this week. We’ve been sharing videos, artist links and interviews with all of the artists who will compete at Isis Music Hall on Dec. 15.
Visit the blog to read our interviews with Alex Wong; Alice Howe; Carly Taich; Kaiti Jones; Liz Frame, Mel Bryant and Suzie Brown, as well as an interview with our guest performer and 2016 grand prize winner, Wilder Adkins.
Stay tuned this week for interviews with our judges.
2. Crys Matthews — New tour dates announced
Crys Matthews, grand prize winner of the 2017 NewSong Music Competition, is back on the road, this time playing shows mostly in the Northeast, along songwriter Chris Pureka. Her first show is Thursday Dec. 13 at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA.
Vist Crys’s website for full list of tour dates.
3. No depression Year-end readers poll — deadline is 12/14
No Depression’s annual year-end readers poll is now open for voting, and this year’s list includes a handful of albums from some of our favorite NewSong artists, past and present, with two releases from our own NewSong Recordings label: “Rough and Ready Heart” from Blue Yonder (NewSong Recordings, 2018); “Don’t Apologize” from Beth Snapp (NewSong Recordings, 2018); “Idaho” from 2017 NewSong finalist David Robert King; and “White Tiger” from NewSong 2007 finalist Ana Egge.
Click here for album links and instructions on how to vote.
4. Wilder Adkins — guest performance at 2018 NewSong Music competition & Listen: ‘Christmas and chill’ spotify playlist
Birmingham, Alabama-based songwriter Wilder Adkins will travel to Asheville on Dec. 15 to be our guest performer at the 2018 NewSong Music Competition at Isis Music Hall.
Adkins received the grand prize in 2016 and has this to say about his NewSong win: “I really have gotten a lot of opportunities to play in some neat venues, and all that really pads the resumé. … Getting to record at Echo Mountain is cool – it’s a world class recording studio.”
Read the full interview with Adkins here, and be sure to check out his new Spotify playlist, “Christmas and Chill,” which features Adkins’s rendition of the traditional hymn “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.”
5. NewSong founder Gar Ragland featured in “Capital at play” magazine
Curious about the history of NewSong Music? An article titled “Production Line” in Capital at Play Magazine, gives an in-depth view of the story behind the competition and record label, which has grown considerably since its beginnings as Mountain Stage NewSong Festival in 2001.
“Over the past 10 years or so it has become an increasingly well-respected for emerging artists,” says Ragland in the article. “Last year we had more than 5,000 artists enter the competition. I’m continually surprised by the caliber of artists we attract.”
Read the full article here.
Weekly Roundup: NewSong Artist News 11/5-11/11
Monday, November 5th, 2018We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire.
NewSong songwriters live and perform across the continent and beyond, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup.
We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week.
We also want to extend our thanks to all who submitted to the NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition. The submission period closed Sunday, Nov. 4, and we are very much looking forward to listening to your songs!
1. NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting competition to take place at isis music hall in asheville, NC, dec. 15
Thank you to all who submitted their songs to this year’s NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition this year. The submission period closed Sunday, Nov. 4, and we now start the exciting process of selecting a total of eight finalists to compete in the live performance finals, held on December 15 in beautiful Asheville, NC at Isis Music Hall.
2. Wilder adkins — ListeN: “Marietta” // artist to record grand prize record at echo Mountain Studios
Wilder Adkins, winner of the 2016 NewSong Music Competition, returns to Echo Mountain Studios later this week to record music for his grand prize album. The album is slated for release next spring. In the meantime, we encourage you to listen to “Marietta,” one of the Bruce Springsteen covers the Adkins released this fall.
From Popdust: “The idea to cover such an iconic tune popped into his mind when he was asked to pay tribute to Springsteen at an ATL Collective concert in 2017. Adkins tells Popdust, ‘Someone told me at the show that I was too melancholy and not angry enough to sing Springsteen’s version of ‘I’m Goin’ Down,’ so I rewrote the verses to make it all my own,’ he said.”
Listen to “Marietta” on Spotify.
3. Rachael Kilgour — “Game Changer” pre-order
Fans of 2015 NewSong Music grand prize winner can now pre-order the artist’s new album, “Game Changer,” on bandcamp. The aptly titled work examines the artist’s tentative first steps into a new world, post-heartbreak. With a clear head, Kilgour touches on the complicated nature of romance and relationship, sets up a stunning defense of queer love, and reassesses her priorities as a citizen of a changing wider world.
Recorded in Asheville, NC at Echo Mountain Studios and produced by Gar Ragland, the EP will be released on NewSong Recordings and features captivating string arrangements by violinist Sara Pajunen.
Pre-order your digital copy here.
4. kelly english — Listen: “Bite The hand” (boygenius cover)
Kelly English returned to Echo Mountain Recording Studios in October to record her sophomore album with NewSong Recordings. Just this week, she released a cover of the boygenius song, “Bite the Hand.”
English competed at the NewSong LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition where she met producer Gar Ragland and toured Echo Mountain Recording Studios in Asheville, NC. English says her experience competing at LEAF was an “eye opener” that pushed her to keep pursuing her career as a musician.
Listen to her first album, City Limits, on Spotify.
5. Beth snapp — Performs 11/10 at White Birch
Beth Snapp continues to perform in support of her recent EP release, Don’t Apologize. The new EP, tellingly titled Don’t Apologize is a collection of soothing and supple melodies, underscored by a bracing backing band, it offers astute observations about the challenges, expectations and ability to overcome obstacles — either self-imposed or those that result from outside interference.
This week, you can catch her at White Birch in Abington, VA on Saturday, Nov. 10 and another show Friday, Nov. 16 at the Down Home in Johnson, TN.
For more information about this week’s show, visit the Facebook event page. Listen to Beth Snapp on Spotify.
Weekly roundup: NewSong artist news 9/24-9/30
Monday, September 24th, 2018We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire.
NewSong songwriters live and perform across the continent and beyond, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup.
We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week.
1. ROSE COUSINS – on tour in Alberta
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based artist Rose Cousins is on tour this week in Alberta, and will continue play shows into the fall. Performances this week include the
Cousins’ 2012 album We Have Made A Spark won a JUNO Award, 3 East Coast Music Awards, a Canadian Folk Music Award, was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, and made picks/best of lists in USA Today, NPR Music and Oprah Magazine. Her music has found its way into several TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy.
Listen to Rose Cousins’ latest on Spotify.
2. Brie Capone – Asheville Masonic Temple Show Sept. 29
Brie Capone was a finalist in our 2017 NewSong Songwriting Competition and the winner of the 2017 LEAF Singer Songwriter Contest. This soulful and accomplished songwriter has been playing shows around the US after the release of her 2018 album, If I Let You In.
Catch her next show at the Masonic Temple in Asheville, NC on Saturday Sept. 29 at 6:30 pm. For full event information, visit the event page on Facebook.
Listen to Brie Capone’s latest on Spotify.
3. Rachael Kilgour – “Game Changer” PRE-Order EXCEEDS goal on Kickstarter
The pre-order campaign for Kilgour’s forthcoming album, Game Changer, met its goal on Kickstarter last week. Two hundred and twenty-one backers pre-ordered $8,281 to help bring the project to life. The 2015 NewSong Music Contest winner, Kilgour has performed at Lincoln Center in New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the prestigious ASCAP Music Café at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rachael’s new EP, Game Changer, is produced and mixed by NewSong co-founder and director Gar Ragland and recorded at Echo Mountain Recording Studios in Asheville, NC. “I believe in what I do as a songwriter and as a human being committed to connecting with others and building emotional literacy and resiliency through stories and songs,” says Kilgour of her work.
Listen to Rachael’s music on Spotify.
4. Wilder Adkins – “Side by side” featured on “Starbucks folk” spotify playlist
Wilder Adkins’ song “Side by Side” is featured on the “Starbucks Folk” playlist on Spotify. “Side by Side” is a tribute to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and a reflection on the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. According to Adkins, it’s “an anthem for peace and a call to keep hoping and never give up fighting darkness with the power of light.”
Wilder finds himself in good company on the popular playlist, among an eclectic mix of artists including John Prine, Shakey Graves and Laura Veirs.
Listen to the playlist on Spotify. Listen to “Side by Side” on Spotify.
Weekly roundup: NewSong artist news 9/17-9/23
Monday, September 17th, 2018We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire.
NewSong songwriters live and perform across the country, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup.
We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week.
1. Rachael Kilgour – game changer Kickstarter Campaign ends Sept. 23
Rachael Kilgour is a Minnesota-born, Boston-based songwriter and performing artist whose sincere, lyric-driven work has been called both brave and humane. As the 2015 grand prize winner of the NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition, Rachael has performed at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the ASCAP Music Cafe at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rachael’s new EP, Game Changer, is produced by NewSong founder Gar Ragland and recorded at Echo Mountain Recording Studios in Asheville, NC. “I believe in what I do as a songwriter and as a human being committed to connecting with others and building emotional literacy and resiliency through stories and songs,” says Kilgour. “I am hopeful that you believe in me too.”
Take a look at Rachael’s Kickstarter and pre-order Game Changer today! Listen to Rachael’s past work on Spotify.
2. Beth snapp – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Festival Sept. 21-22
Beth Snapp is keeping busy in the wake of her recent album release, Don’t Apologize. Catch her at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Festival on September 21 and 22.
From the Festival: “The Festival hosts over 130 bands on 20 stages in downtown Bristol during the third weekend in September. Attendance has grown to approximately 45,000. Among its many accolades the Festival has been named as one of Rolling Stone’s ‘Top 20 Tours and Festivals,’ and has won a Grand Pinnacle Award from the International Festival and Events Association.”
More festival information here. Listen to Beth Snapp’s latest album, Don’t Apologize, on Spotify and iTunes.
3. Wilder Adkins – praise for “Marietta”
Wilder Adkins continues to garner praise from critics for his recent single release, “Marietta,” which takes its inspiration from the Bruce Springsteen classic “I’m Goin’ Down.” This time, the review comes from York Calling. “It may be a cover,” says the reviewer, “but Adkins has managed to make the track truly his own.”
Read the full review here. Listen to “Marietta” on Spotify.
4. Brie Capone – Two old hippies Sept. 21
Brie Capone was a finalist in our 2017 NewSong Songwriting Competition and the winner of the 2017 LEAF Singer Songwriter Contest. This soulful and accomplished songwriter has been playing shows around the US after the release of her 2018 album, If I Let You In.
Catch her next show at Two Old Hippies in Nashville, TN on Friday Sept. 21 at 6 pm. Free show. For full event information, visit the event page on Facebook.
Listen to Brie Capone’s latest on Spotify.
5. Chris velan – New album, Amateur Hour, now available
Montreal singer-songwriter and producer, Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his mix of world music-influenced, singer-songwriter pop. NewSong has had the pleasure to work with Chris Velan on past albums including, Glow (2016) and The Long Goodbye (2013).
We are loving his most recent work, so head over to your favorite music platform and give Amateur Hour a listen!
You can explore Velan’s work via NewSong Recordings here.
Weekly roundup: NewSong artist news
Monday, September 10th, 2018We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire.
NewSong songwriters live and perform across the country, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup.
We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week.
1. Beth Snapp – album review and upcoming shows
The Knoxville News Sentinel reviewed Beth Snapp’s new album, Don’t Apologize,” writing, “The beauty of the singer-songwriter’s work is … its actual beauty. … ‘Don’t Apologize’ is a poised, and occasionally playful, soundscape perfectly suited for Snapp’s vocals.”
Read the full review here. Listen to Beth Snapp’s Don’t Apologize on Spotify and iTunes.
Catch a Beth Snapp show September 13th at the Old Oak Taproom in Greeneville, TN and again on September 14th at The Spinning Jenny in Greenville, SC.
2. Wilder Adkins – “Dancing in the Dark”
Wilder Adkins has a new single out that should be in your rotation! Glide Magazine premiered the tune, writing, “[the song] flirts with glitchy Radiohead narratives, before Adkins offers his sincere vocals to complete the picture – giving this Springsteen classic its own personality.”
Check out his surprising and satisfying take on the Bruce Springsteen original, “Dancing in the Dark” on Spotify.
3. Carly Taich – “My Own Stages”
Carly Taich, winner of this year’s LEAF Singer-Songwriter Contest, has released a new single titled, “My Own Stages.” The Mountain Xpress quotes Carly speaking to the inspiration behind the song: “I have a love-hate relationship with the technology I survive on, and I find myself wishing to experience, for even a day, this romantic past I’m not so sure ever existed.”
Check out “My Own Stages” on Spotify or your favorite music platform.
4. Max Hatt // Edda Glass – upcoming performances
Max Hatt // Edda Glass will be performing September 12 in Idaho Falls, ID at the Carr Gallery at the Willard Arts Center presented by the Eastern Idaho Jazz Society and again on September 14 in Cody, WY at The Cody Theatre presented by the Park County Arts Council. Can’t make the shows? Listen to the band’s latest on Spotify.
5. Blue Yonder – feature in Charleston Gazette-Mail
The Charleston Gazette-Mail featured The Blue Yonder this week. “As supergroups go,” says writer Billy Lynch, “you’d be hard-pressed to find one as unassuming as Charleston’s Blue Yonder.”
Read the full article here. Listen to the band’s new album, Rough and Ready Heart, on Spotify and iTunes.
Wilder Adkins releases new single, “Marietta”
Friday, August 17th, 2018
“Marietta” is the latest single from 2016 NewSong Music Competition Grand Prize Winner, Wilder Adkins.
WIlder Adkins and producer Gar Ragland are currently working on a two volume recording project that was recently recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording Studio.
Looking back: Wilder Adkins, Beth Snapp perform at first Sanctuary Sessions concert
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018Last week’s Sanctuary Sessions concert Saturday June 2nd delivered on its promise for a lovely and memorable night of music. Wilder Adkins and Beth Snapp gave beautiful performances in the acoustically stunning Central United Methodist Church, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for these promising songwriters.
Check out photos from last week’s event and join us this Saturday, June 9th at 7:30 PM for the second Sanctuary Sessions concert. Jazz Americana duo Max Hatt / Edda Glass are joined by Charleston SC based songwriter Becca Leigh. Tickets for the concert, produced by NewSong Music, are available in advance for $15.00 at The Orange Peel website, and will be available at the venue on the day of show for $20.00.
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Meet Sanctuary Sessions performer Beth Snapp
Thursday, May 31st, 2018Beth Snapp’s careful and sincere music drifts across genres, borrowing from folk, bluegrass, pop, early R&B and jazz. No matter what influences might drive her, all of her songs share the goal of good storytelling. Snapp will perform as part of the Sanctuary Sessions series Saturday, June 2nd at the Central United Methodist Church in downtown Asheville. Songwriter Wilder Adkins shares the bill.
Wilder Adkins and Beth Snapp will share the stage at the Central United Methodist Church in downtown Asheville June 2nd as part of NewSong Music’s Sanctuary Sessions series.
Snapp’s new EP, Don’t Apologize, was recently recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording Studios with producer and NewSong Music founder Gar Ragland at the helm. “When I first stepped into Echo Mountain during the NewSong Songwriting competition, it was immediately clear this was a very special place,” says Snapp, who is a past competitor in the NewSong competition. She told herself that he next project would be recorded at the Asheville studio. “Luckily, I was able to make it happen, and recording there was no less magical,” she says. The EP will be released in August.
The Sanctuary Sessions are a benefit for Blue Ridge Public Radio, a cause that Snapp supports one hundred percent. “I think public radio’s role is just as important as independent and local music in our communities,” she says. “Both independent music and public radio offer diverse perspectives in art that one may lose in mainstream formats. They both support local arts and businesses, which generate community awareness and promote pouring back into the community.”
Of her performance June 2nd, Snapp says, “I am definitely excited to share the stage with Wilder Adkins.We may have a little surprise in store.”
WHAT: Sanctuary Sessions: Beth Snapp and Wilder Adkins
WHERE: Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church Street, downtown Asheville
WHEN: Saturday June 2; Doors: 7 / Show: 7:30
TICKETS: $15 advance / $20 day of show; advance tickets available theorangepeel.net
