Acoustic Rainbow Volume 26

LYNN MAAS - My Life Began
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GREG MADDEN - Last Letter Home
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KACEY JONES - Apples Dipped in Candy
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MICHAEL JOHNATHON - Blue Highways
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SARA HICKMAN - Comfort’s Sigh
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GLENN KAISER - I’ve Been Redeemed
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SARAH NONI METZNER - Little Bird
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HARRY MANX - Tijuana
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NATE LEATH - Long Time Gone
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BRUCE HOLMES - Shine
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DAVID RODRIGUEZ - Out of Range
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MARTINI HENRY - god out of the machine
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CHUCK McCABE - Old Enemy
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FRANCINE GRESHLER FELDMANN - Queen of the Night
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SCOTT KUBALA - Guilded Lillies
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LEW JONES ACT - St. James Infirmary
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Format: Singer/Songwriter
Artist: Lynn Maas
Song: My Life Began
CD: Wingless Angel
Lynn’s talent for blending lush melodies and insightful lyrics are demonstrated here on this radio friendly cut. It’s a song about self empowerment and overcoming heartache that’s in the vein of Sarah McLachlan or Joni Mitchell. Perfect for most AAA formats.
Phone: (206) 297-7185
Email: beth@emtconsulting.net
Contact: Beth Tallman, 7034 Cleopatra Place NW, Seattle, WA 98117

Format: Singer/Songwriter
Artist: Greg Madden
Song: Last Letter Home
CD: There But For Fortune
Drawing from today’s headlines, this cut is based on a true story of an American soldier who wrote a last letter home shortly before he was killed in Iraq. A very moving song for Americana, folk, and bluegrass radio. Greg’s entire CD is devoted to the troubled times facing our world.
Phone: (937) 602-7853
Email: gregmaddenonline@yahoo.com
Contact: Greg Madden, PO Box 421108, Middletown, OH 45042

Format: Blues
Artist: Kacey Jones
Song: Apples Dipped In Candy
CD: Kacey Jones Sings Mickey Newbury
This delightful blues number is taken from Kacey’s recently released tribute CD to her songwriting hero and county music legend Mickey Newbury. The track is a rare diamond culled from Mickey’s song catalog. Kacey gives the same heartfelt treatment to 14 other Newbury gems.
Phone: (877) 999-9975
Email: IGOrecords@aol.com
Contact: IGO Records, 1100 18th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212

Format: Folk
Artist: Michael Johnathon
Song: Blue Highways
CD: Evening Song
This track is an Americana, folk, and bluegrass song filled with traditional folk instruments and a 22 piece orchestra section. We call it Folkestral. Michael wrote this song on a midnight flight across the country and is joined by IBMA dobro player of the year Rob Ickes and Ricky Skaggs’s bandmate Andy Leftwich on mandolin.
Phone: (859) 255-5700
Email: poetusa@aol.com
Contact: PoetMan Records, PO Box 200, Lexington, KY 40588

Format: Americana
Artist: Sara Hickman
Song: Comfort’s Sigh
CD: Motherlode
After 5 years of creating award winning music for children, this Texas songwriter has returned to the world of adult music with a double CD. There is a treasure trove of great material on both CD’s. This original is a standout lyrically and melodically. Call today to get radio servicing from this incredible 2 CD set.
Phone: (512) 443-2147
Email: booksara@sarahickman.com
Contact: Sleeveless, Teresa Travis, 3005 S. Lamar D-109 #412, Austin, TX 78704

Format: Blues
Artist: Glenn Kaiser
Song: I’ve Been Redeemed
CD: Bound For Glory
This highly charged blues track is from Glenn’s new acoustic-based CD of old hymns and spirituals performed in the blues tradition. His earthy vocals and fiery bottleneck slide guitar gives this traditional spiritual a distinctive and fresh new sound. If you love country blues, you’ll love this CD.
Phone: (773) 561-2450 x 6331
Email: cmontroy@jpusa.org
Contact: Glenn Kaiser, 939 W. Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640

Format: Singer/Songwriter
Artist: Sarah Noni Metzner
Song: Little Bird
CD: Daybreak Mourning
Sarah’s duet with Corwin Fox sounds like a traditional song but it’s in fact an original. The imagery of the lyrics have an “Appalachian” feel to them. The bluegrass arrangement features some incredible banjo work. However, the melody has a contemporary hook to it. A great multi-format add!
Phone: (604) 687-3943
Email: tracey@dogmycatrecords.ca
Contact: Dog My Cat Records Inc, #312-2416 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2, Canada

Format: Blues
Artist: Harry Manx
Song: Tijuana
CD: Mantras For Madmen
Take your listeners on a trip to the border and beyond with this world blues rendition of a JJ Cale classic. Harry plays a unique instrument called the mohan veena, which is a lap steel guitar with sitar strings. Fuse that with a latin rhythm and lyrics that deal with immigration and you have a great cut for radio.
Phone: (604) 687-3943
Email: tracey@dogmycatrecords.ca
Contact: Dog My Cat Records Inc, #312-2416 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2, Canada

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: Nate Leath
Song: Long Time Gone
CD: I’ve Always Been a Rambler
At only 21, Nate is making quite a name for himself in the folk and bluegrass circles. This award winning fiddler tours regularly with his band the Old School Freight Train. This track is from his 4th solo project. It’s a straight ahead traditional bluegrass featuring Tom Mindte on lead vocals.
Phone: (301) 424-8786
Email: nate@pxrec.com
Contact: Nate Leath, PO Box 572, Rockville, MD 20848

Format: Singer/Songwriter
Artist: Bruce Holmes
Song: Shine
CD: Life’s An Intelligence Test
Here’s a gentle folk ballad written in the celtic tradition that’s well crafted and recorded. The life affirming lyrics are like an Irish blessing or prayer to someone you love. The arrangement is simple but elegant, and it really puts the emphasis on the lyrics and Bruce’s melody. Highly recommended.
Phone: (847) 869-1409
Email: Bruce@BruceTHolmes.com
Contact: Bruce Holmes, 1115 Mulford Street, Evanston, IL 60202-3318

Format: Americana
Artist: David Rodriguez
Song: Out of Range
CD: Proud Heart
David’s body of work remains highly praised by industry insiders and songwriters like Lucinda Williams and Lyle Lovett. This track is from his first US release in over 10 years. It’s a slow driving Americana narrative.
Phone: (713) 520-5791
Email: recovery@wt.net
Contact: Recovery Recordings, PO Box 66274, Houston, TX 77266

Format: Acoustic Rock
Artist: Martini Henry
Song: god out of the machine
CD: Airaid
DJ’s that like playing artists like Willy Porter and Kelley Joe Phelps will love this cut from this post-acoustic trio’s upcoming CD. This solo acoustic track features the virtuosic guitar work and vocals of Matt Graboski. Look for the full album in the fall.
Phone: (443) 865-5609
Email: SkaFrican@yahoo.com
Contact: MSG Records, Matt Graboski, 9033 Red Branch Rd. Suite 4, Columbia, MD 21045

Format: Folk
Artist: Chuck McCabe
Song: Old Enemy
CD: Sweet Reunion
This mountain banjo ballad seems as though it came straight from the Lomax field recordings. The production is stark and the lyrics have a real bite to them. The rest of this CD is filled with more tunes like this that explores Chuck’s Southern Roots and Celtic heritage.
Phone: (408) 358-2427
Email: woodshed@verizon.net
Contact: Chuck McCabe, 15446 Los Gatos Blvd. suite 109-161, Los Gatos, CA 95032

Format: Singer/Songwriter
Artist: Francine Greshler Feldmann
Song: Queen of the Night
CD: Helena Grapevine
This track features a breathtaking vocal performance that reminded us of Judy Collins.
It’s taken from a very unique project written entirely by Francine. It’s a musical fantasy about a princess and her pet iguana and includes narration by Tony Randall.
Phone: (805) 688-9894
Email: francine@bluedalmatian.com
Contact: Peter Feldmann, Blue Dalmatian Productions, PO Box 614, Los Olivos, CA 93441

Format: Folk
Artist: Scott Kubala
Song: Guilded Lillies
CD: Lonesome Cosmic Gospel Stranger
Ever been to a coffeehouse where there’s this great singer/songwriter performing that you’ve never heard before, but are totally captivated by their music? That was our impression of this track taken from this St. Louis based songwriter’s upcoming CD. It’s pure, vintage, coffeehouse folk.
Phone: (573) 756-5107
Email: sakgemini5@yahoo.com
Contact: Scott Kubala, 104 Hawthorne  Drive, Farmington, MO 63640

Format: Americana
Artist: Lew Jones Act
Song: St. James Infirmary
CD: American Folkie PART II
Lew has dipped back into the American songbook and put together another great collection of timeless folk songs, most of which he performs solo. His rendition of this New Orleans classic has a juke-joint vibe to it. Think Professor Longhair with piano, trumpet, and acoustic guitar.
Phone: (503) 255-2315
Email: Lew_Thomas_Jones@hotmail.com
Contact: Lewton Thomas Jones, 2012 S.E. 87th, Portland, OR 97216