Apr 3
Danny Paisley & Southern Grass to release “The Room Over Mine” June 24
Burlington, MA — On June 24, Rounder Records will release “The Room Over Mine,” the new album from Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass. Raised to the strains of classic bluegrass, Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass learned the ropes first-hand as the sons (and eventually bandmates) of such beloved figures as Bob Paisley, Ted Lundy, and Donnie Eldreth. Honed over decades of playing festivals, honky-tonks, Legion halls, and everywhere in between, their sound proudly reflects the timeless bluegrass soul of their fathers – while imparting a razor’s edge intensity all their own.
In 2004, Bob Paisley, Danny’s father – lead singer and founder of The Southern Grass – passed away, leaving Danny and his bandmates devastated. It was a trying time for Danny, personally and professionally as he had spent the past 32 years on stage next to his father. He was not sure if he could, or would, be able to go on with his music. After careful thought, Paisley and the entire band decided to continue the tradition by not only continuing to perform but by expanding their touring and recording frontiers. It would prove to be a great way to honor and preserve the memory and music of the Paisley and Lundy families.
As his father did before him, when Paisley looked for material for “The Room Over Mine,” he looked first to the past. Classic country tunes such as Marty Robbins’ “End of a Long Lonely Day,” Porter Wagoner’s “I Thought I Heard You Call My Name,” Little Jimmy Dickens’ “Another Bridge,” and Gene Watson’s “Raisin’ Cane,” were added to the album. There are also Southern Grass and Southern Mountain Boys standards newly recorded here, such as “The Room Over Mine” and “Mountain Sally Ann.” The album’s opener, “Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away,” is a great Chris Stuart song that, although recently written, could be decades old.
Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play powerful, unadorned, and intense traditional bluegrass. It is music born of the vibrant old time southern fiddle bands, as well as the lonesome moans of the backwoods mountain blues. The instruments blaze with energy while the songs reveal a paradoxical, desperate sadness anchoring the music squarely in the classic bluegrass tradition. Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass combine those forces with a drive and energy that takes over your senses. It is music you not only hear, but feel in your gut.
“The Room Over Mine” Track Listing:
- Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away
- The Convict and the Rose
- I’m Leaving Detroit
- I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name
- A Memory of You
- Sweet Potato Rag
- I’m Coming Back but I Don’t Know When
- Another Bridge to Burn
- Raising Cane in Texas
- Room Over Mine
- Backstep Sally Ann
- At the End of a Long Lonely Day
- Drowning Sailor
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Apr 5 — Allegany Arts Council - Frostburg, MD
Apr 6 — Jumbo Jimmy’s - Perryville, MD
Apr 19 — Seisholtzville Fire House - Seisholtzville, PA
Apr 20 — Jumbo Jimmy’s - Perryville, MD
Apr 26 — Town Hall Opry - Bainbridge, NY
Apr 27 — Adirondack Big League - Saratoga Springs, NY
May 8 — Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival - Denton, NC
May 9 — Town Pump Tavern - Black Mountain, NC
May 11 — Jumbo Jimmy’s - Perryville, MD
May 15 — Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival - Amelia, VA
May 17 — Strawberry Jam Festival - Greenback, TN
May 18 — Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - Gettysburg, PA
May 23 — DelFest - Cumberland, MD
May 24-25 — Tri State Bluegrass Festival - Kendallville, IN
Jun 7 — Joe Haftl Bluegrass Benefit - Kennett Square, PA
Jun 13 — Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival - Wind Gap, PA
Jun 14 — Mountain Vista Bluegrass Festival - Pavia, PA
Jun 19-20 — Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival - Bean Blossom, IN
Jun 21 — Poston Lake Bluegrass Festival - Guysville, OH
Jun 27-28 — Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival - Weston, VT
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