NewTown - Long Hard Road
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Long Hard Road’ - NewTown
We head to Lexington, Kentucky today to meet our next LCM featured artists Americana and Bluegrass band NewTown. They have been described as ‘The spirit of Alison Krauss meets the soul of Sturgill Simpson’. Our featured track is a great cover of a Tyler Childers song ‘Long Hard Road’.
Jr. Williams comments “This is one of the coolest tunes Tyler Childers has written. It speaks about the hardship of a long-distance relationship, something I’m sure a lot of folks can connect with. The video for the song was such a joy to make, surrounded by a few close friends and family. We used The Burl in Lexington, Kentucky, for the shoot — a beautiful venue! We hope people will enjoy the labor we put into this; we think it was well worth it. Enjoy!!
NewTown features five artists demonstrating a vast array of acoustic music styling. Based out of Lexington, Kentucky, NewTown accurately cites their obvious local musical influences. The band is able to journey into a realm of their own while still maintaining the spirit of the legendary bluegrass and “Newgrass” sounds created within the walls of Lexington’s Red Slipper Lounge during the mid 70’s.
The band was started by Kati Penn, a talented fiddle player and vocalist from Frankfort, Kentucky. Kati is unique in her ability to lead a band while maintaining the philosophy of a band of equal parts. Jr Williams complements his wife, Kati, with amazing high harmony and lead vocals along with persistently tasteful banjo and guitar playing. Together, the band blends their vastly different musical influences to deliver a sound of their own. NewTown creates their sound as a cohesive musical unit with a tangible diversity to which all listeners can relate.
Also please check out NewTown’s latest album ‘Old World’ released in August 2018 viaMountain Home Music