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The Honey Dewdrops drop by
Friday, August 27th, 2010
The Honey Dewdrops
We told you a little earlier about the Fayetteville Roots Festival, which comes to Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville on Sunday (Aug. 29).
So, maybe it’s time we told you about one of the bands. We asked a few questions of The Honey Dewdrops, and they were kind enough to answer them despite being quite busy on a tour through Colorado.
The Honey Dewdrops, the husband and wife duo of Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman, perform at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Here’s what we wanted to know and what they had to say:
Kevin Kinder: “Tell me a little bit about your upcoming record, “These Old Roots.”
The Honey Dewdrops: Our new record is based around traditional or roots themes and sounds with nine original songs and one traditional. We write our own songs and we’re influenced by old country and Southern Appalachian mountain music — with this cd we take what we love about those styles (true stories, earthy instrumental work, harmony singing) and make something new. We recorded the songs live (no overdubs, punch ins, etc.) because we love the energy and in the moment sound you get listening to live recordings. It’s also nice to just play and sing the songs, that’s what we love to do.
KK: When will it be it released?
THD: It’s out now and will be for sale at Fayetteville Roots.
KK: Does it follow in the path of “If The Sun Will Shine,” [the band’s previous album] or does it take another direction?
THD: It follows “If the Sun Will Shine” in that it’s the two of us singing and playing songs we wrote. We feel like the duets are a great way to make music and we’re invested in exploring how that works, this is another duet cd. The sound of “These Old Roots” takes a slightly different direction because we focused on writing songs that take traditional sounds in a new or contemporary direction. Our goal was to take the older influences and write some new songs from the southern mountains. We weren’t going for bluegrass or old-time sound specifically. We’re interested in the energy and emotion from the old songs and how we can translate that today.
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Planting the roots in Fayetteville
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Nora Jane Struthers
Roots Music is hard to define. It’s part folk, part jazz, part blues, maybe country or a whole lot more. Perhaps the easiest way to describe it, says Bryan Hembree of 3 Penny Acre, is just to know it has its own roots in American styles of music.
It’s mainly acoustic and making strides across the country. It’s also the type of music that will come to the Greenhouse Grille on Sunday (Aug. 29) for the first Fayetteville Roots Festival.
The one-day festival is the product of 3 Penny Acre, a local roots band that has played throughout the country and gained like-sounding friends along their travels.
The festival begins at 10:30 a.m. for a free preview session before taking a quick break and returning at 5 p.m.
Here’s the full schedule:
10:30 a.m. to noon — Songwriters in the Round with Effron White, David Glaser and Charlie Roth. Free.
12:30-2 p.m. — Songwriters in the Round with Shannon Wurst, Johann Wagner and Ryan Spearman. Free.
5 p.m. — Doors open for paid portion of festival
5:30-6:15 p.m. — Doug and Telisha Williams
6:20-7:05 p.m. — Nora Jane Struthers
7:10-7:55 p.m. — Raina Rose, Anthony Da Costa and John Elliot
8-8:45 p.m. — The Honey Dewdrops
8:50-9:35 p.m. — 3 Penny Acre
9:40-10 p.m. — Grand finale jam
Check back with TunedIn later to read a question-and-answer session with The Honey Dewdrops, one of the bands performing at the festival.
Tickets to the festival are $22 for one or $40 for two. They can be purchased on the festival website or at the venue.
Tags: 3 Penny Acre, Fayetteville Roots Festival, Greenhouse Grille, Nora Jane Struthers, The Honey Dewdrops
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A fabulous foursome: Four new releases from local acts debut this weekend
Friday, June 18th, 2010
If you like local music, especially original local music, this is your weekend.
The music of four different artists will be released this weekend. And, coincidentally, someone could attend all four release parties if they so desired. So, here’s where (and how) to see it all:
Strange Heroes
WHEN — 7-10 p.m. today (June 18)
WHERE — George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
COST — $5
INFO — www.strangeheroes.com
The Fayetteville folk/dance group releases will release their third album and first in several years. The new release is called “From the Musk to the Moon.”
Nancy Cooper Maier
Nancy Cooper Maier
WHEN — 7 p.m. Saturday (June 19)
WHERE — First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville
COST — Free
Friends of the late songwriter Nancy Cooper Maier will offer songs from her album for children, “Every Little Thing.” Performing are artists such as John Two-Hawks and the Everyone Can Sing Community Choir, which Maier founded and directed. Proceeds raised from CD sales will be donated to charity.
Cletus Got Shot
WHEN — 8 p.m. Saturday
WHERE — Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville
COST — Free
INFO — cletusgotshot.bandcamp.com
The punk-grass band will offer their second album, “Unamerican,” at their regular Fayetteville playground: Smoke & Barrel Tavern. The mostly acoustic group recorded the album this winter. The album will also be offered to the public at cletusgotshot.bandcamp.com after the release party for name-your-own-price downloads.
3 Penny Acre
WHEN — 7 p.m. Sunday (June 20)
WHERE — Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
COST — $10 in advance and $12 day-of-show; available at the venue or at www.wix.com/3pennyacre/3pennyacre
INFO — www.3pennyacre.com
The award-winning trio 3 Penny Acre will release their second album “Highway 71″ on Sunday at Greenhouse Grill. The album is full of story songs from the acoustic-driven folk/bluegrass group.
Tags: 3 Penny Acre, Cletus Got Shot, Everyone Can Sing Community Choir, First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, George's Majestic Lounge, Greenhouse Grille, Nancy Cooper Maier, Smoke & Barrel Tavern, Strange Heroes
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Live tonight (March 24): Jonathan Byrd @ Greenhouse Grille
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Songwriter Johnathan Byrd, who won one of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk awards, will be in town for a show tonight (March 24) at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville.
The performer has earned numerous accolades for his folky, American style of music.
Northwest Arkansas residents might be familiar with a couple of his songs, “River Run Dry” and “Young Slaver,” both of which are often covered by local folk act 3 Penny Acre.
Byrd’s performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations should be made by calling 444-8909.
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Shannon Wurst goes solo, confessional
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Shannon Wurst
Shannon Wurst knows she had a good thing going in 3 Penny Acre.
Their sound was pure, fun and, as she says, representative of the Ozarks.
But she also knows her dream: to be a solo artist. So the Alma native, who has also had brief careers as a whitewater rafting guide and a dog musher, is going it alone.
On the heels of her amicable departure for the Northwest Arkansas folk band, Wurst will release her second solo album, “What’s More Honest Than A Song?” at a show tonight (March 5) at the Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville.
Wurst will also use tonight’s show as the starting point for a tour that will take her to the West Coast, East Coast and everywhere in between. Her tour is with a group titled the Swamp Family Band, composed of a group of songwriters who will take turns backing each other’s songs while on the road.
Wurst classifies her sophomore effort as a more honest effort in than her first album, 2007′s “Sunday Pie,” in that she wrote most of the songs featured on the new album.
It’s also a green effort — all of the album packaging is made from recyclable material and Wurst has even included a few flower seeds to plant for everyone who buys the record.
Tonight’s show is expected to begin about 10 p.m.
Before you go, take a listen to a couple of Wurst’s new tracks. The first is a reworked version of a 3 Penny Acre track that supplies the album title, “White Walls,” about a friend’s recovery from alcoholism.
The second is the song “Ivory Bill,” which Wurst wrote for the Arkansas Heritage Commission and performed at schools across the state.
“White Walls”:
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“Ivory Bill”:
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Tags: 3 Penny Acre, Shannon Wurst, Smoke & Barrel
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