OCTOBER 2025 NEWSLETTER

I'm thoroughly grateful this month.  Not only was the Mike Farley Band reunion show fantastic, fun, and fulfilling; but we are talking about making it at least an annual thing. 

And then, two weeks later we went to Scotland for 11 days with my wife's band--Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, put on by a company called Scottish Folk Tours.  The band, an excellent all-female folk/pop/Americana outfit, performed a few times during the trip in which each member brought a spouse or family member, and 20 of their biggest fans to take part in the experience.  

The tour folks also booked some local performers to share some traditional Scottish folk music that included lots of vocal harmonies--and stellar musicians who played guitar, mandolin, harp, different types of horns including a soprano saxophone, and a mesmerizing type of "drone" box that resembled both a tea box and an accordion.  We even had great weather for much of the trip, which we found out is not the norm.  

One of our tour guides, Gail, was a music lover who created Spotify playlists for our bus rides through beautiful countryside--music that was a good representation of Scottish traditional and modern folk; folk/pop, and folk/rock.  She even indulged me personally by playing a former client of mine from Scotland, Dean Owens; as well as a song from Jim Kerr and Simple Minds.  

The photos above are from the trip, and to show you what a beautiful country Scotland is.  It was an amazing month or so and has me recharged and ready to share the latest music, tour dates, and news for the artists we represent.  Have a great month!--MJF

New clients
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra (tour press)--Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra serves up thick vocal harmonies and catchy melodies in their driving, up-tempo tunes and lyrical ballads. With original songs steeped in the folk music traditions of the Appalachian Mountains, beams of Celtic and Norwegian fiddle tunes pierce through the sound of the eight-piece acoustic ensemble.
Website: www.hayde.no
Tour dates: www.hayde.no/?page_id=61

New releases
Cowboy Junkies: More Acoustic Junk--Iconic Canadian band Cowboy Junkies have announced the release of More Acoustic Junk on October 24 via Cooking Vinyl. An expanded reissue of their stellar Acoustic Junk record (2009), More Acoustic Junk features five new acoustic recordings alongside five tracks from the original album - three of which have been remixed for this compilation - and celebrates Cowboy Junkies’ iconic sound in stripped-down form.  Listen to the advance single "In My Time of Need" HERE.  
Website: www.cowboyjunkies.com
Cooking Vinyl website: www.cookingvinyl.com

Recent releases
Ross Thorn: Fitting In 
Website: www.rossthornmusic.com

David Wilcox: The Way I Tell the Story
Website: www.davidwilcox.com
Tour dates: www.davidwilcox.com/shows 

Ron Sowell--Dance Till the Music Stops
Website: www.ronsowell.com

The Wildwoods--Dear Meadowlark
Website: www.thewildwoodsband.com
Tour dates: www.thewildwoodsband.com/shows

Companies we currently partner with
Rounder/Concord Records—We are currently working tour press for Concord Records and Rounder Records --  including some of Rounder's rising stars such as Amythyst Kiah, Anderson East, Ken Pomeroy, John R. Miller, Katie Pruitt, JD Clayton, Judy Blank, Bella White, and Sierra Ferrell.  On the Concord side, we are working with Cat Clyde, Spacey Jane, The Revivalists, Boney James, esperanza spalding, Hiromi, Butcher Brown, and John Vincent III.  There are always recent releases that these artists are supporting, so we have hyperlinked their respective online media kits.

Also on tour

Will Kimbrough
www.willkimbrough.com/shows

Cowboy Junkies 40th anniversary tour
www.cowboyjunkies.com/tour

Church of Cash
www.churchofcashmusic.com/shows

Chris Knight
www.chrisknight.net/tour

John McEuen
www.johnmceuen.net/tour/

Badfish
www.badfish.com/tour

Red Wanting Blue
www.redwantingblue.com/tour

Pure Prairie League
www.pureprairieleague.com/tour-dates

Cowboy Junkies 40th anniversary tour
www.cowboyjunkies.com/tour

Church of Cash
www.churchofcashmusic.com/shows

Chris Knight
www.chrisknight.net/tour
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