Dale Watson To Release “Cradle To The Grave”
Good news Dale Watson fans. Dale is preparing a new release for 2007 and coins yet another frikkin genre description for the music we know and love. Dale provides this post from his website.
SXSW will find us releasing a new record , From The Cradle To The Grave on Hyena Records. It’s a compilation of songs I wrote and recorded at the log cabin that once belonged to Johnny Cash, but now belongs to my friend Johnny Knoxville. The CD is much different from my previous releases in the way that they were written without Honky Tonks in mind. Obvious Cash influence throughout , but I feel the entire vibe came from the cabin. The release will be in late April, but will have an advance release during SXSW in Austin.
Also, we have the European CD Live From Newland, NL as well as the DVD of the same name available at the Truckstop Mall. Also now at the Truckstop Mall are new T-shirts designs. A week in Australia will be a tour called “Seven Year Itch Tour” ( since it’s been 7 years since I’ve toured there) scheduled Febraury 24 thru March 5th. A west coast swing will happen this year as well. Thanks to another actor friend, James Denton, of Desperate Housewives, I’ll perform in LA on a package show with his band and my band. James is a picker himself and has done so much to support my music. He is a welcome ally and a mighty kind soul.
And finally….the name for the Genre……. I’ve been trying to come up with a name the best describes this music that me and folks similar do. When folks ask I hesitate, down right embarrassed really, to say country. I didn’t used to be, but with the change in country, the term doesn’t mean the same as it used to. If you say traditional, or old, or western swing most folks think “retro” and dismiss it without hearing it. I wanted a name that didn’t say country anything and didn’t give anyone a preconceived idea. I came up with ..
Ameripolitan. I even put it in Wikipedia defined as- Original music with “prominent” roots influence.
I hope yall like it. Let me hear from you. Hope to see yall soon.
Thanks for your kindness thru the years.
Dale
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