Bombadil
Bombadil are a trio of North Carolina and France-based vocalists, songwriters, and visual artists. They are pleased to announce their new album, Beautiful Country, to be released in late September on Ramseur Records. The album was written and recorded during a time that found one member marrying a noted puppet artist, another relocating to a small village in the southern French Alps, and the third learning the finer points of audio and aeronautical engineering. The album is a document of these three humans’ collective transitions, interests and imperfections. It was produced by Scott Solter, who has worked on stunning recordings with acts like the Mountain Goats, Spoon, and Superchunk.
The sound is technicolor Americana pop, with knitted three-part vocal harmony. The band uses
traditional instruments like acoustic guitar, bass and drums and combines them with unidentifiable sounds to create singular sonic landscapes for each song to live within. In the words of the band, “The record we made is an extension of ourselves. We are excited for the world to hear it.”
Beautiful Country is a wonderful collection of colorful folk, good-hearted lyrics, and thoughtful melodies. The music is captivating and peaceful all at once—a real gem. The expectations are high for this superb live band with a full schedule of performances throughout North America and Europe over the course of the next year. Bombadil have received press coverage in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Paste, and their songs have been featured in the movie Trainwreck and the Hulu original series Runaways.
Discography
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Bombadil
2006
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Tarpits and Canyonlands
2007
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A Buzz, A Buzz
2008
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All That the Rain Promises
2011
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Metrics Of Affection
2013
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Hold On
2015
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Fences
2017
David Childers
Singer-songwriter David Childers is the proverbial study in contradictions. A resident of Mount Holly, North Carolina, he’s a former high-school football player with the aw-shucks demeanor of a good ol’ Southern boy. But he’s also a well-read poet and painter who cites Chaucer and Kerouac as influences, fell in love with folk as a teen, and listens to jazz and opera.
Childers’ most recent album, Run Skeleton Run, released in 2017 on Ramseur Records, is filled with the kinds of songs that have made him a favorite of fans and fellow artists including neighbors the Avett Brothers. Scott Avett contributes to four tracks, and Avetts bassist Bob Crawford co-executive-produced the effort with label head Dolph Ramseur. (Crawford and
Childers, both history buffs, have recorded and performed together in the Overmountain Men).
In fact, it was Crawford who kickstarted this album, Childers’ sixth solo effort, by suggesting he reunite with Don Dixon (R.E.M., the Smithereens), who’d produced Crawford’s favorite Childers album, Room 23 (done with his band the Modern Don Juans). Crawford also suggested tracking at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Recordings.
Crawford has also called Childers “a great friend, a great thinker and a great man … a true North Carolina treasure.” But let’s take out “North Carolina,” because Childers is the kind of treasure who can spread joy wherever people love listening to great songs. In other words, just about anywhere. Or everywhere.
Discography
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Blessed In An Unusual Way
2006
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Room #23
2011
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Serpents of Reformation
2014
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Run Skeleton Run
2017
The Avett Brothers
THE AVETT BROTHERS made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut, I and Love and You, landing at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnering critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Paste, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time. 2012 saw The Carpenter hit #4 on the Billboard Top 200, while People, USA Today, and American Songwriter lauded the album. The group appeared on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! twice in a few months' time. During their second performance, the Brooklyn Philharmonic joined to pay homage to Brooklyn with "I and Love and You" at Mr. Kimmel's request. Their eighth studio album, Magpie and the Dandelion, debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200. They performed on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, and accompanied Chris Cornell for a Pearl Jam tribute on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band supported The Rolling Stones in Raleigh during 2015's Zip Code Tour.
True Sadness achieves THE AVETT BROTHERS highest career debut to date and dominates multiple charts. The Rick Rubin produced album hit #1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Chart, #1 Top Rock Albums Chart, #1 Digital Albums Chart, #3 on the Billboard Top 200, and scored two Grammy nominations. Recently, THE AVETT BROTHERS were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. They continue to be revered as one of the top folk-rock acts in the country.
Discography
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Country Was
2002
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A Carolina Jubilee
2003
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Mignonette
2004
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Live, Volume 2
2005
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Four Thieves Gone
2006
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The Gleam
2006
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Emotionalism
2007
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The Second Gleam
2007
The National Reserve
For nearly half a decade, The National Reserve has spent Friday nights lighting it up at Brooklyn bars, winning over fans with epic sets and a remarkable breadth of song-craft and showmanship. With their 2018 release on Ramseur Records, Motel La Grange, the band has crafted a rich and raucous collection that instantly places them among Americana’s finest with its force, directness, and performance not unlike some lost recording unearthed
from the golden age of 70's rock ‘n’ roll. Founded and fronted by singer-guitarist Sean Walsh, The National Reserve meld gutbucket R&B with New Orleans funk workouts, late night soul, and boozy rock ‘n’ roll to create their own timeless brand of music. The National Reserve is set to bring all the fun and fire of their fervent Friday night sets to the rest of the world, eager to pack as many folks into their late night scene as possible.