Nu de kille feestdagen ons terug in een wurggreep houden, publiceer ik een aantal kerstsingles van muzikanten die ik van dicht (of ook wel iets verder af) volg. Ik probeer hierbij de platgetreden paden te vermijden, al sluipen er misschien enkele klassiekers in die geen 'frisse' aanpak hebben gekregen. Geen excuses hiervoor. Hier en daar brengt de muziek een streepje warmte, soms versterkt die de ijskoude en donkere realiteit. Enjoy the music & deal with it!
De perstekst wil ons precies doen geloven dat dit hun 'allereerste holiday song' is, terwijl dit nummer reeds in 2012 is uitgebracht. Het alvast een zelfgeschreven liedje in hun typische southern/country rock stijl. Grote fan ben ik nooit geweest, wel erken ik dat Blackberry Smoke en sterke en geliefde band is, zeker in de V.S. en het V.K. Een leuke song om een week vol 'kerstliedjes' op jullie af te vuren.
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Of the track, lead singer and songwriter Charlie Starr shares, “‘Come Go With Us’ is a childhood’s worth of conversations that I overheard at family holiday gatherings. The kinda stuff that attaches itself to you and never turns loose. Covered dishes and snuff-dipping kinda talk. I miss it a lot.”
Throughout their prolific career, Blackberry Smoke has released eight studio albums including their latest, Be Right Here. Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), the record was released to widespread critical acclaim earlier this year and debuted at #1 on the Current Country Albums chart, Americana/Folk Albums chart and Current Rock Albums chart. Of the record, Premier Guitar praised, “Blackberry Smoke is what happens when real musicians tell authentic stories through great songs,” while Forbes declared, “a unique blend of hard rock, southern rock, country, blues, and masterful songwriting” and Relix proclaimed, “Be Right Here is what Blackberry Smoke has been heading toward all along.”
Since forming in 2001, Blackberry Smoke has continued to tour relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, the band is deeply committed to charitable work and formed the Brit Turner Family Fund, a non-profit supporting several national foundations committed to curing children’s cancer. With these efforts, the band has raised over $1,000,000 to date benefitting children’s cancer research. Most recently, Blackberry Smoke raised over $26,000 with their hometown show at Atlanta’s Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park earlier this summer, which celebrated the life and legacy of the band’s late drummer, Brit Turner.
