30 April 2021

Amy Speace

Review: Amy Speace – There Used To Be Horses Here

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For her tenth offering, Amy Speace reflects on the short period between the birth of her son and her father’s passing in 2019. The album is deeply personal as Speace experiences the joy of childbirth whilst musing over a tangled relationship with her father, until she became very close some seven years ago, as he became her hero and sharpest critic. The opening track Down the Trail encapsulates perfectly her childhood memories and her father’s words to her in his final days. Influenced by the likes of Judy Collins and Kathy Mattea, Speace wrote or co-wrote all songs on the album apart from Warren Zevon’s classic Don’t Let Us Get Sick which closes the album. ‘There Used to be Horses Here’ probably represents Speace’s most intimate and emotional song writing to date and whilst the subject matter may appear heavy, it is by no means a sad collection. As a fan and friend of Nashville outfit The Orphan Brigade, she invited them to collaborate as songwriters and producers and the result is something to be savoured. By John Roffey To stay up to date on the latest country music news, please register to receive our newsletter here. Media contact Zoe Hodges, Editor, Maverick Magazine Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823920 Email: editor@maverick-country.com

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Mike Ross

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Mike Ross releases new single Driftwood

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  The incredibly talented Mike Ross teases what’s to come on the Clovis Limit: Tennessee Transitions with the release of his latest single, the slide guitar-rich ‘Driftwood’. Mike Ross is a man with many a string to his musical bow, as composer, performer and producer. His forthcoming new solo album ably demonstrates that range, virtuosity and attention to detail, and also explores the rich tapestry of Southern musical traditions and styles that Mike calls ‘The Clovis Limit – The Tennessee Transition’, It’s an album which resonates as a companion to Mike’s acclaimed ‘Clovis Limits’ album duology, and is due for release on 28th May. Lovers of country and Americana will find much to woo their ears and fascinate them in The Clovis Limit – Tennessee Transition’, not least Mike’s brand-new single and video ‘Driftwood (Acoustic)’ — which drops on 30th April — with fans of slide guitar being particularly catered for! There’s a kind of early, gritty backwoods country music: the lyrical content of which mirrors the hellfire and damnation imagery that can be found ‘across the tracks’ in neighbourhoods of the Southern United States. The song serves as further evidence of the interconnected tapestry of all American music.  ‘Driftwood’ serves up an extra helping of down-home authenticity, with Mike’s deft, beguiling, period-specific, hula-style slide woven with pulpit-pounding imagery (not to mentions plenty of “piss and vinegar; tiny bits of stars”) delivered with impassioned vocals, contemporary verve and sparkling performance. Speaking to Maverick about the song Mike shared “Driftwood is off Clovis 1 and will be on The Tennessee Transitions. It’s about being reborn again, having faith in a higher power. Its got this Johnny Cash, Hank Williams kind of bounce to it but it’s got a blues slide guitar element to it. It’s a good expression of the way I like to melt genres together.” ‘Driftwood’ is available to buy NOW! You can pre-order the album HERE! To stay up to date on the latest country music news, please register to receive our newsletter here. Media contact Zoe Hodges, Editor, Maverick Magazine Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823920 Email: editor@maverick-country.com

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