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Welch reissues coming
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Compass Records will reissue two Kevin Welch CDs from the Dead Reckoning label in June. "Millionaire," a release Welch did with The Danes, will be out June 2. "Beneath My Wheels" drops June 30. These are the first two Welch CDs reissued by Compass.
CD reviews for Kevin Welch
Beneath My Wheels
Long before Kevin Welch was a recording artist, he was supplying Nashville with a steady diet of great material as a songwriter. Welch's recorded output has been steady since his self-titled debut in 1990. His work has consistently shown his depth as a skillful songwriter, with the best of his work occurring since he helped form Dead Reckoning with Mike Henderson, Kieran Kane, Tammy Rogers, Harry Stinson and Fats Kaplin in 1995.
Welch's latest - his first in four years - is very much in the vein »»» |
Life Down Here on Earth
Welch is a visionary and poet of great magnitude and depth. He is a musician of substance, who has long struggled to break free of the constraints placed upon artists by know-nothings with MBAs. With the birth of his own record label, Welch took a brave and bold steps forward, and this only emphasizes that fact. Welch is another gem, lost in the Nashville shuffle. But from start to finish, he has never turned out a less than quality production, and this is no exception. He is at his best when he »»» |
Editorial: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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