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 October in the Railroad EarthTom Russell’s latest recording of original compositions, October in the Railroad Earth, is set for CD and vinyl release March 15, 2019, on Frontera Records in North America and Proper Records for the rest of the world. He describes the songs and sound as “Jack Kerouac meets Johnny Cash in Bakersfield.” Bill Kirchen is featured on lead electric guitar, Eliza Gilkyson adds vocals, and the Grammy® Award-winning Texmaniacs appear on “Isadore Gonzalez,” about a Mexican cowboy who died in England during a performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The record contains nine other originals, including the title song from the Irish film Small Engine Repair, and a cover of the traditional “Wreck of the Old 97.” October in the Railroad Earth follows the acclaimed 2017 Frontera/Proper album Folk Hotel and Russell’s tribute to Ian & Sylvia on True North Records, Play One More, both receiving worldwide acclaim. Between major releases in 2018, Russell recorded the Bruce Springsteen track “Across The Border” for the three-disc Appleseed Records anniversary sampler, Roots and Branches, and issued a re-recording of early classics on Frontera, Old Songs Yet To Sing. Russell’s previous album of new original material was the 2015 “folk opera” that Thom Jurek of allmusic.com hailed as Tom’s masterpiece, The Rose of Roscrae. Named “The top folk album of 2015” by Mojo magazine, Roscrae was also lauded as “maybe the most important Americana record of all time” by UK Folk. The album was included in top ten lists of dozens of publications, including the Los Angeles Times. In 2007, on one of Russell’s five appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, he debuted the controversial “Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall?” which has since gone viral. Tom Russell’s songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Doug Sahm, Nanci Griffith, k.d. lang, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Dave Alvin, Iris DeMent, Dave Van Ronk, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Joe Ely, Tom Paxton, Ian Tyson, and Joe Ely, among many others. Tom Russell graduated from the University of California with a Master’s degree in Criminology and taught Sociology in Nigeria during the Biafran War. |
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| PRX Special! Arizona! Trains! Jason Wilber: guitarist for John Prine, Greg Brown, Iris Dement, and others features Tom Russell in his PBX Radio Special: In Search of a Song! To access hit the link: http://www.prx.org/series/31725-in-search-of-a-song-with-jason-wilber Next Week Arizona! Then Jimmy Webb & Jesse Winchester Train! Dates Below November 18, Bisbee, AZ Starlight Lounge Cafe Roka 35 Main Street Bisbee, AZ 85603 (520) 432-5153 (Sold Out/Please check first!) November 19th, Sahuarita, AZ Javarita Coffeehouse The Good Sheperd United Church of Christ 17750 S. La Canada Dr Sahuarita, AZ 85629 http://www.thegoodshepherducc.com/Javarita_Coffee_House.html November 20, Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theater 15 W Aspen Ave. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Office:(928) 556-1580 http://www.orpheumpresents.com/ November 22, Phoenix, AZ Rythm Room 1019 e. Indian school road Phoenix, AZ 85014 (602) 265-4842 www.rhythmroom.com Tom Russell, Jimmy Webb, Jesse Winchester Train! January! Most affordable Train Yet! www.rootsontherails.com or email trains@sover.net January 14th, Los Angeles, CA With Tom Russell/Jesse Winchester/Jimmy Webb Largo 366 North La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90048-1949 (310) 855-0350 January 16th, Berkeley, CA Tom Russell/Jimmy Webb/Jesse Winchester The Freight and Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 644-2020 New Tom Russell Art: www.rainbowman.com and www.yardog.com |
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