Under the Mynah Bird (Official Video)
“Next to Me” from The Stephen Stanley Band’s new record ‘Jimmy & The Moon’ produced by Hugh Christopher Brown. Featuring Hadley McCall Thackston.
Here Comes My Love (featuring Kate Fenner) — Hugh Christopher Brown
Here Comes My Love from Brown’s album PACEM featuring lifelong collaborator Kate Fenner Directed by Sean Michael Turrell
New Video and Music from Pros and Cons – the groundbreaking prison music program
“Lost” from the album “Undisclosed Location” was recorded inside Grand Valley Institution for Women and performed and written by the inmates. This music video was shot on location inside the prison. We also present to you “Delicate Love,” a lead track from the collection about to be released from Joyceville Institution. The Pros and Cons prison music program continues to …
Keeper Of The Flame — Hugh Christopher Brown
From the album PACEM Directed by Sean Michael Turrell Animation by Paul Bolger (Pillarstone Productons) Post Production/FX by Mark Power Filmed on location at the Wolfe Island Community Rink Hatter Lyndsay Young
The Great Unknowing — Hugh Christopher Brown
“The Great Unknowing” from Hugh Christopher Brown’s new release Pacem was inspired by his work making music in prisons. The track features Lloyd Ingraham on vocals, one of the first participants in the Pros and Cons program. Brown says, “Coming to terms with ourselves is a great challenge — particularly the ways you have harmed others or suffered yourself. Music is one of …
Piano Jam at the General Wolfe Inn — Hugh Christopher Brown
Sweet chops, Hugh Christopher Brown!
Here Comes The Flood: Hadley McCall Thackston review
“For a newcomer on the scene her vocal delivery is pretty damn amazing: totally at ease storytelling and bravado rolled into one.” Read the whole article at Here Comes The Flood: http://werksman.blogspot.com/2018/08/hadley-mccall-thackston-hadley-mccall.html
Blabber ‘n’ Smoke: Hadley McCall Thackston reviews
“From the first flutterings of the opening song, Butterflies, to the closing Last Mountain Waltz the album springs, fully formed, from Miss Thackston’s imaginative mind and the excellent arrangement and production skills of Hugh Christopher Brown.” Read the whole article at Blabber ‘n’ Smoke: https://paulkerr.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/hadley-mccall-thackston-wolfe-island-records/
The Rocking Magpie reviews Hadley McCall Thackston
“Captivating Country Folk Songs For a Fine Summer’s Evening.” Read the whole article at The Rocking Magpie: https://rockingmagpie.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/hadley-mccall-thackston-self-titled-album/
Talkin’ bout it – An Interview with Stephen Stanley
“I think if you spend 15-20 years in a band, you can’t escape the influence on your music whether you want to or not. But the nicest and most consistent viewpoint that has emerged from reviews of Jimmy & the Moon has been that I have stepped away and done something new.” Read the whole article at A Study in …
Jazz Weekly reviews Hadley McCall Thackston
“Here’s a folksy/trad album with a bit of a modern edge… Intriguing sepia tones.” Read the whole article at Jazz Weekly: http://www.jazzweekly.com/2018/08/hadley-mccall-thackston-hadley-mccall-thackston/
LonesomeHighway.com reviews Hadley McCall Thackston
“It’s a beautifully written account of a young woman’s coming of age, with reflections on childhood, insecurity, adolescence, peer pressure, self-doubt and reconciliation.” Read the whole article at LonesomeHighway.com: http://lonesomehighway.com/music-reviews/tag/hadley-mccall-thackston
FolkAndTumble.com — Interview with David Corley
“Blessed with a gorgeous rasp of a voice, redolent of Tom Waits, Lou Reed and at times Van Morrison, and with songs soaked in hard-won memories and images that materialise as he sings, he has built up a dedicated core of fans, particularly in Europe and Ireland.” Read the whole article at FolkAndTumble.com: http://folkandtumble.com/interview-with-david-corley/
Westzeit.de — Hadley McCall Thackston interview
“Hadley surprises her songs with a versatility that would have been expected of more accomplished veterans” — (via Google Translate) Read the whole article (in German) at Westzeit.de: http://www.westzeit.de/interviews/?id=2148&tp=HADLEY_McCALL_THACKSTON_Keine_Ahnung
Great Dark Wonder – Snappy Snippets: Hadley McCall Thackston
“…just one spin of her new album offers a bold proclamation that Hadley has indeed arrived.” Read the whole article at Great Dark Wonder: https://greatdarkwonder.com/snappy-snippets-hadley-mccall-thackston-espanola-claire-coupland-jory-nash/
DailyVault.com: Hadley McCall Thackston review
‘“Timeless” is one of those adjectives music writers throw around like confetti while rarely delving into what they actually mean by it. On the other hand, when you encounter an album by a 25-year-old that feels like it could have been made in any one of the preceding five or six decades, there’s no getting around it: this music feels …
AltCountryForum.nl: Hadley McCall Thackston review
“The southern belle living in Canada impresses her debut album. An addictive pearl.” — (via Google Translate) Read the whole article (in Dutch) at AltCountryForum.nl: http://www.altcountryforum.nl/2018/07/20/hadley-mccall-thackston-hadley-mccall-thackston/
Maxazine.nl: Hadley McCall Thackston review
“A great album. Hadley McCall Thackston is a great promise. Now hope that she can maintain this level and fulfill this promise.” — (via Google Translate) Read the whole article (in Dutch) at Maxazine.nl: http://www.maxazine.nl/2018/07/20/hadley-mccall-thackston-hadley-mccall-thackston/
PopMagazineHeaven.nl — Hadley McCall Thackston
“Thanks to producer Hugh Christopher Brown and CRS, we can now also enjoy the irresistible charm of her self-titled debut here.” — (via Google Translate) Read the whole article (in Dutch) at popmagazineheaven.nl: https://www.popmagazineheaven.nl/albums-van-week-28-0
De krenten uit de pop: Hadley McCall Thackston review
“it is the vocals on the record that make a deep impression… Hadley McCall Thackston has a special voice and a delicious Southern tongue.” — (via Google Translate) Read the whole article (in Dutch) at De krenten uit de pop: http://dekrentenuitdepop.blogspot.com/2018/07/hadley-mccall-thackston-hadley-mccall.html