Tag: Kenny Vaughan

Review: The Trishas’ “High Wide & Handsome”

By Ken Paulson

–The Trishas’new album is called High, Wide & Handsome, but could easily have been sub-titled (And deep in talent.)

That applies to the young women comprising the quarter – Savannah Welch, Liz Foster, Kelley Mickwee and Jamie Wilson – as well as a remarkable array of talented collaborators.

The Trishas boast tight harmonies and a fresh sound, abetted by a band that includes Harry Stinson and Kenny Vaughan from Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives, Tammy Rogers, Viktor Krauss and Russ Pahl.

The album has 14 songs and doesn’t repeat a single songwriting combination. That means co-writes with Susannah’s dad Kevin Welch, Natalie Hemby, John Eddie, Stephen Simmons, Owen Temple, Evan Felker, Jason Eady and more. Purchasers of the CD also get a download of “A Far Cry From You,” a song written with Jim Lauderdale that features a guest vocal by Raul Malo. This is not the stuff of most band album debuts.

There are inevitable comparisons to the Dixie Chicks, but you’ll find more more roots and bluegrass in the Trishas’ sound. Highlights include “Mother of Invention, “Strangers” and “Over Forgiving You.”

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Kenny Vaughan on “V”

Kenny Vaughan on "Outlaw Country"

Kenny Vaughan, guitarist for Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives, had a nice run on the Americana music radio chart with V, his solo debut. He says Stuart encouraged him to record the album so he would have something to sell at shows. In this interview backstage at the very noisy Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Vaughan talks about how he put the album together and what a pleasure it is to work with Stuart:

Americana artists salute John Lennon

Americana artists were well-represented at last night’s John Lennon tribute at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville. The concert, designed to raise awareness about gun violence and to celebrate Lennon’s music, ran for almost four hours and showcased the talents of a number of Americana music performers, including:
– Bill Lloyd on “Girl”
– Kenny Vaughan on “Cry Baby Cry” and “Bad Boy”
– Tommy Womack on “I’m a Loser” and “Well, Well, Well”
– Chris Scruggs on “Crippled Inside” and “I Found Out”
– Rosie Flores (with Anne McCue) on “Strawberry Fields” and “No Reply”
You’ll find the full roster and another slideshow here.
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Photos copyright 2011 by Ken Paulson

New to chart: Billy Burnette, Red Molly and Kenny Vaughan

Nashville is well-represented on this week’s Americana Music Chart, as Music City guitarists Billy Burnette and Kenny Vaughan enter the list.
Burnette, the son of rockabilly legend Dorsey Burnette, and most recently a member of John Fogerty’s band, breaks in at #30 with “Rock ‘n’ Roll With It.”
Vaughan, a mainstay of Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives, is at #37 with “V.”
Red Molly’s “Light in the Sky,” one of the most added albums in Americana radio this week, is also new to the chart at #31.
As in past weeks, the top of the chart remained larglely unchanged, with the Jayhawks’ “Mocking Bird Time” at #1, followed by Robert Earl Keen’s “Ready for Confetti.”

Americana Mojo: Bottle Rockets, Kenny Vaughan, Luther Dickinson

Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets (Ken Paulson photo)

One of the least heralded Americana Music Festival events was also one of the coolest.

This afternoon, SiriusXM recorded a Mojo Nixon show in Nashville, with live performances from the Bottle Rockets, Kenny Vaughan and Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi All-Stars.

Mojo was his usual crude self, and the performers delivered impeccable mini-sets, dialed down to a studio seating just a few dozen people.

It was an inspirational setting with a picture window view of the Ryman Auditorium appearing just over the performers’ shoulders.

Americana Music Festival schedule: Wednesday, Oct. 12

Sun209: The Americana Music Journal will be providing extensive coverage of the Americana Music Festival in Nashville all week. Here’s a quick look at opening night:

7 pm Music City Roots at the Loveless Barn, featuring Grayson Capps, The Wilders, Elephant Revival, The Milk Carton Kids, and Scott Miller and Mic Harrison of the V-Roys

The Basement

8 pm Brian Wright
9 pm The Greencards
10 pm Lake Street Dive
11 pm The Dirt Daubers

The Station Inn
8 pm Marshall Chapman
9 pm The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore
10 pm Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison
11 pm Peter Rowan

The Rutledge

8:15 pm Marty Stuart

9 pm Connie Smith

10 pm Mountain Heart

11 pm David Mayfield Parade

The Mercy Lounge

8 pm The Gourds

9 pm Kenny Vaughan

10 pm Foster and Lloyd

11 pm Hayes Carll

The Cannery Ballroom

8 pm Muscle Shoals Tribute

10 pm Blind Boys of Alabama

11 pm The Civil Wars