SlideLines, Vol.
8
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News from the studio and the road ahead
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Happy Holidays!
Sonny’s new blues-inspired disc will hit the
streets in late January, and Sugar Hill Records will
be happy to deliver an autographed copy to your doorstep
on the release date if you pre-order now through their
Sonny Landreth page.
The label began their pre-order
campaign by offering autographed copies of the album to the first
100 respondents. We wanted to let everyone know about this special
deal, but 115 SlideLines subscribers
snatched them all up before we had time to get this copy posted
here. Subscription has its benefits ….
Song-a-week
promotion is up and running
Sugar
Hill is also offering previews of a different song
from "The Road We’re On" every week
beginning Monday, Dec. 2 at their
Sonny page.
The first track snippet featured on the site comes from "Natural World," a
track that had previously been heard by just a few folks. Sonny explains:
"‘Natural World’ is one of only two songs that we haven’t
played live yet, because I actually showed up at the studio with the basic song
and thanks to co-producer R.S. Field’s brilliant vision and treatment of
the track, I think it became the best production piece on the album. We just
tore into it and played it, then went out of town for some gigs and he put a
mix together. I’m not one to get on the soapbox and rant, so I’ll just
let the song speak for itself lyrically. All you have to do is look out your
window and see what’s happening in the environment today. I feel like the
natural world is talking and we need to do a better job of listening soon."
News
from the studio and the road ahead
In November, Sonny and The Goners completed sessions with John Hiatt in Nashville
for a forthcoming album. In December, Sonny will again join Carl Carlton & The
Songdogs in the studio with special guests Levon Helm and Bobby Keys (who,
incidentally, also was part of the Hiatt sessions).
Live shows on the horizon include Sonny’s gig with Cajun jam band The
Traiteurs at Medicine Show 6, the annual benefit concert for the Dr. Tommy
Comeaux Memorial Endowed Fund for Traditional Music in the School of Music
at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. That gig will be broadcast live
on KRVS 88.7 FM Lafayette, and simulcast via www.krvs.org.
The music begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28. Performers, in order of appearance,
include The Nouveau String Band with Marce Lacouture, The Bluerunners, The
Traiteurs and Bas Clas. Tickets are available by calling the Acadiana Arts
Council at (337) 233-7060.
Hot on the heels of that show, Sonny and the band will welcome 2003 with a
bang during their New Year’s Eve gig at Margaritaville
Café in New Orleans. Hope you can make it out to one of these dates,
or tune in and support the Comeaux Fund.
Thanks again
for your support, and please spread the word about
SonnyLandreth.com and SlideLines.
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