Texas singer/songwriter Leeann Atherton will be releasing her new album "Barefoot Fields" in late October. It features a dozen countrified folk numbers that showcases Leeann's wonderful songwriting and emotional rendition of a few cover songs. Beginning with the acoustic country swing of "Add It Up" and the Melissa Etheridge feel of "Mustard Seed," Leeann has no problem getting the listener involved in her music. She adds a touch of folk storytelling in "Robby & Mona," then takes on Donovan's 1965 classic "Catch The Wind" with gentle grace. The quicker pace of "Love's Creation" is a breath of excitement as you wish there was more bursts of energy on this album. Leeann adds a warm comfort to the words of Tom Waits with her delivery of "On The Nickel," before closing with the lullaby poetry of "Where The Wildflowers Bloom." To find out more about Leeann Atherton and her new album "Barefoot Fields," please visit leeannatherton.com.
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From the Austin Chronicle~
Off the Record Music News
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Leeann AthertonIn the Land of the Rising Sun Local Queen of the Barn Dance Leeann Atherton left earlier this month for her first ever Japanese tour. "The response has been amazing; I walk in the room, and the polite full house applauds," she relays from Hiroshima, adding that she already needs to ship over more merch. "The wall at one club, Kapone, has signatures from Michael Fracasso, Scrappy [Jud Newcomb], Kevin Carroll, Walter Tragert, Gurf Morlix, Randy Weeks, Colin Gilmore, Beaver Nelson, and Matt the Electrician." That's largely due to Shuichi Iwami and Keiji Matsumoto. Since 2004, the two independent Japanese bookers and regular attendees of the South by Southwest Music Fest have created a niche market in their native underground by regularly hosting and routing Austin singer-songwriters through intimate clubs (capacities vary from 20 to 80 people), a stark contrast to the experience of Asylum Street Spanker Stanley Smith (see "Big in Japan," May 2, 2003). "First of all, I am not a professional promoter or agent," writes Iwami, who was first turned on to roots music by Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and Loose Diamonds' Burning Daylight. "I've been doing what I've wanted. ... I've been totally addicted to the [Austin] scene."
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Made lots of friends on the long flight, arrived in Osaka to stay with a beautiful musical family (check out the 11 year old keyboard player+ Shin, his great guitarist and guitar builder dad+Tatsuko, and mandolin singing mom, Kyoko.
The band here is incredible; like we have been playing my songs for years.I lost a day traveling yesterday (it was my mother:s birthday,too.)
Went to Kyoto today and hung with the geisha:s at the temples, ate interesting food, but the highlight that brought tears to my eyes was the rehearsal. They even love the odd music I do, like Uncle Walts Band, Little Feat, The Band, Gram Parsons... I am in Heaven!
The toilet reference is about the "toilet showers" that are in the bathrooms; I will try to bring one home and add it to the Barn Dance port-o-potty!
I hope to upload a video tomorrow.
xoxo
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Touring Japan in July with new CD "Heart Traveled Road". Check out one of the new songs," Change of Heart"
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Beautiful Barn Dance with Eve and the Exile, LeRoi Bros., Tommy Womack (buy his book... he is hilarious!) and the great open mic. Thanks to Jody Adair, AJDowning, Joel Melton, Korn Poney, Leeann Atherton, Cynthia, Angelica and mom foe playing your sweet songs. Thanks for supporting live music, Better in Y.our O.wn B.ackyard productions.
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Texas singer/songwriter Leeann Atherton will be releasing her new album "Barefoot Fields" in late October. It features a dozen countrified folk numbers that showcases Leeann's wonderful songwriting and emotional rendition of a few cover songs. Beginning with the acoustic country swing of "Add It Up" and the Melissa Etheridge feel of "Mustard Seed," Leeann has no problem getting the listener involved in her music. She adds a touch of folk storytelling in "Robby & Mona," then takes on Donovan's 1965 classic "Catch The Wind" with gentle grace. The quicker pace of "Love's Creation" is a breath of excitement as you wish there was more bursts of energy on this album. Leeann adds a warm comfort to the words of Tom Waits with her delivery of "On The Nickel," before closing with the lullaby poetry of "Where The Wildflowers Bloom." To find out more about Leeann Atherton and her new album "Barefoot Fields," please visit leeannatherton.com.
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From the Austin Chronicle~ Off the Record Music News BY AUSTIN POWELL Leeann AthertonIn the Land of the Rising Sun Local Queen of the Barn Dance Leeann Atherton left earlier this month for her first ever Japanese tour. "The response has been amazing; I walk in the room, and the polite full house applauds," she relays from Hiroshima, adding that she already needs to ship over more merch. "The wall at one club, Kapone, has signatures from Michael Fracasso, Scrappy [Jud Newcomb], Kevin Carroll, Walter Tragert, Gurf Morlix, Randy Weeks, Colin Gilmore, Beaver Nelson, and Matt the Electrician." That's largely due to Shuichi Iwami and Keiji Matsumoto. Since 2004, the two independent Japanese bookers and regular attendees of the South by Southwest Music Fest have created a niche market in their native underground by regularly hosting and routing Austin singer-songwriters through intimate clubs (capacities vary from 20 to 80 people), a stark contrast to the experience of Asylum Street Spanker Stanley Smith (see "Big in Japan," May 2, 2003). "First of all, I am not a professional promoter or agent," writes Iwami, who was first turned on to roots music by Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and Loose Diamonds' Burning Daylight. "I've been doing what I've wanted. ... I've been totally addicted to the [Austin] scene." http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A808169
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Japan is really close to Heaven, even in the toilet!
Made lots of friends on the long flight, arrived in Osaka to stay with a beautiful musical family (check out the 11 year old keyboard player+ Shin, his great guitarist and guitar builder dad+Tatsuko, and mandolin singing mom, Kyoko. The band here is incredible; like we have been playing my songs for years.I lost a day traveling yesterday (it was my mother:s birthday,too.) Went to Kyoto today and hung with the geisha:s at the temples, ate interesting food, but the highlight that brought tears to my eyes was the rehearsal. They even love the odd music I do, like Uncle Walts Band, Little Feat, The Band, Gram Parsons... I am in Heaven! The toilet reference is about the "toilet showers" that are in the bathrooms; I will try to bring one home and add it to the Barn Dance port-o-potty! I hope to upload a video tomorrow. xoxo
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Leeann says~
Touring Japan in July with new CD "Heart Traveled Road". Check out one of the new songs," Change of Heart"
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Leeann says ~
Beautiful Barn Dance with Eve and the Exile, LeRoi Bros., Tommy Womack (buy his book... he is hilarious!) and the great open mic. Thanks to Jody Adair, AJDowning, Joel Melton, Korn Poney, Leeann Atherton, Cynthia, Angelica and mom foe playing your sweet songs. Thanks for supporting live music, Better in Y.our O.wn B.ackyard productions.
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