Family Reunion Country: Best Damn Country Mix

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Best Damn Country Mix - February 2012

Holly Renee Allen: Miss Christine - A righteous revelation, Lucinda Williams mixed with Janis Joplin
Gretchen Peters: Matador - Fine cowboy poetry with a Bonnie Raitt voice
Family Reunion: Dulcita - A south of the border romance in 3/4 time
The Great Unknowns: Lexington - Melodic, guitar driven alt-country brilliance
Possum Jenkins: Copper Coin - Janglin' guitars and harmoica backing irresistably optimistic lyrics
Rae Rae: Drunk Drunk - Good, good country rock with Gretchen Wilson Attitude
The Washers: Everybody But Me - Crunchy southern rock that's impossible to sit still to
Southbound Lane: Southbound Lane - Uptempo, banjo-driven Texas troubadour number; so nice they named it twice
Darrell Scott: Hopkinsville - Dwight Yokam style honky tonk number
Lew Card: Watermelon Time - John Prine wrapped in a tasty rind
The Creak: Fool's Gold - Jazzy bluegrass or bluesy jazzgrass as good as gold
The James Low Western Front: Whiskey Farmer - LoFi country blues with feeling
Cory Morrow: Hold Us Together - A love song to the world

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Best Damn Country Mix - January 2012

Hey ya'll! It's that time of month again. Here's our roundup of our favorite new country songs of the past month. Enjoy!

Corry Morrow: Beer - It's recorded live at Billy Bob's and it's about beer, what more could you want!
JP & The Gilberts: Fancy Drinkin' Time - When the occasion calls for more than beer, this accordian driven rave up will quench your thirst.
South Bound Lane: Waco - Texans singing about Texas as only Texans can.
Possum Jenkins: Mile Past Broke - So good, they've got they're own genre called Carolinicana.
Family Reunion: A Hard Man (Is Good to Find) - A party anthem for the hell on heels women.
Kellie Pickler: Tough - Tough song about never backing down.
The Great Unknowns: I'm Gonna Get My Heart Broken - Great soul searching tale of life after love's biggest letdown.
Dear Sister: Hey Oh - Canadian country trio with beautifully simple guitars backing beautiful harmonies.
Shelby Lynne: Revelation Road - A rustic, Bonnie Raitt style groove.
Lew Card: Chattanooga Blues - Joe Ely style Texas country blues.
Hellbound Glory: Bastard Child - Unapologetic outlaw country.
Minor Injuries: Indecisive - guitar driven alt-country insight into men's committment phobias.
The Little Willies: Wide Open Road - Nice retro charm from Nora Jones and company.
Dierks Bently: Home - A gentle reminder of what's really important.

Meet the Band: Family Reunion

Cousin JD: (Vocals, Guitars, Tall Tales)

JD likes to tell everyone his initials stand for Jack Daniels or James Dean. I guess that’s where he started with his story telling. Luckily he tells better stories in his songs.

Cousin Carrie: (Vocals and Photo Ops.)

She thought we started calling her “Carrie” because she sounded like Carrie Underwood. But the truth is we called her “Kari” because she used to sound like a bad Karaoke singer. She’s much better now

Cousin Barbie: (Guitars, Background Vocals, Crowd Control)

Barbie is actually short for Trailerpark Barbie (we mean that in the nice way.) Even though she looks like a doll, you won’t find her in a pink dress or playing house. But she sure does know her way around a fret board.

Cousin Hollywood: (Bass, Background Vocals, Movie Magic)

None of us knows exactly where Hollywood lives. Whenever we ask, he just says “somewhere West of Texas.” But Hollywood is more a state of mind than a place anyway.

Cousin Slim: (Drums, Background Hollerin’, Party Favors)

To say that Slim is the life of the party is an understatement. Slim IS the party. He likes to party louder, faster and longer than anyone else, and that’s exactly how he plays drums too.

Cousin Tex: (Fiddle, Keyboards, Any Instrument Ever Made)

We’ve got lots of cousins from Texas, but oddly enough Tex isn’t one of them. But Tex knows a little about music, there’s not an instrument made that he can’t figure out how to play.