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167 - William Beckmann In episode 167 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and bandleader William Beckmann. In their conversation William tells us about his upbringing in West Texas and what it's like to play at the Grand Ole Opry and what it consists of as far as rehearsal. William talks gear, his Martin D-28 and a Gibson J-45 that tragically is a road casualty as well as a J-200. William also talks about his electric gear. William discusses his new album “Whiskey, Lies and Alibis” and how the process works for recording the album and how the band differs from his touring band. William describes his touring schedule and the special Christmas shows he does. William tells us about his management and agent and how the process of getting that support happened. To find out more about William and to hear his tunes you can go to his website: williambeckmann.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #WilliamBeckmann #GrandOleOpry #WestTexas #MartinGuitars#VintageGuitar #GibsonAcoustic #WhiskyLiesandAlabis #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT . . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link
Í Jambalaja í dag hoyra vit nýtt frá Halli Joensen, Wilder Blue, Alison Krauss & the Union Station og William Beckmann. Og so hátíðarhalda vit, at Bobby Bare fyllir 90 7. apríl..
From Texas, the US & Canada, 1st for Weekly neo-traditonal, classic Country & the 90's spirit from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 14: Part 1: - Easton Corbin, Tulsa Texas - All Over the Road - 2012 - Jake Worthington feat. Marty Stuart, I'm The One - S - 2025 - Brian Callihan, Here in the 90's - S - 2025 - Caylee Hammack, Mammas - Bed Of Roses - 2025 Part 2: - Sara Evans, Suds In The Bucket - Restless - 2003 - Alex Key, Alive and Well - S - 2025 - Kensie Coppin, Texas In Me - S - 2025 - William Beckmann, Honky Tonk Blue - S - 2025 Part 3: - Ryan Broshear, Countrything - Ryan Broshear - 2012 - Tori Martin, Abilene - S - 2025 - Alex Miller feat Emily Ann Roberts, More Country Than You - S - 2025 - Spencer Hatcher, The Way She Lies - S - 2025 Part 4: - Rodney Crowell with Rosanne Cash, It's Such A Small World - Diamonds & Dirt – 1988 - Kyle Park, Fit For The King - Beggin' For More – 2013 - Jordan Davis, Bar None - S – 2025 - Cody Johnson and Carín León, She Hurts Like Tequila - S - 2025 - Dustin Sonnier, The Heart to Hurt Her - S – 2025
We're back for more Talkin' Texas. We discuss the new record-setting Christmas tree, kidnapped turtles, and answer your questions. We also discuss William Beckmann's new song "Borderline Crazy."
Send us a text and let us know what you think!William Beckmann returns! Fresh off two new singles, leading into his first album release on Warner Music, we catch up on the last few years with William, signing with a major, the new album and who's involved and much more!Find William's tour dates, merch and more info at https://williambeckmann.com/If you love what we're doing here at Texas Toast, please support us by giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify (and writing a quick review if you have the time), subscribing on YouTube and MOST IMPORTANTLY, sharing the show with a friend or family member! All of this helps us so much more than you know!Huge thanks to our friends at CH Lonestar Promo, Release Rocket & More Than Music Creations for supporting the show! Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com! Support the show
Send us a text and let us know what you think!Miss Helen's joining us from a far away land and a lower quality microphone this week (so please bear with us, lol) but we're still joined up in the tap room to cover the best new music releases this week in Texas! We're talking new songs from Billie Jo Jones, Chase The Night, William Beckmann and Logan Ryan Band.Huge thanks to our friends at CH Lonestar Promo, Release Rocket & More Than Music Creations for supporting the show. Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com! Spread the love by subscribing on YouTube, following us on socials @texastoastpod and MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
Send us a text and let us know what you think!HEATERS ONLY (as always)! Join us this week in the taproom for new releases from John Swantner, Matt Castillo, Jarrod Morris and William Beckmann!Huge thanks to our friends at CH Lonestar Promo, Release Rocket & More Than Music Creations for supporting the show. Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com! Spread the love by subscribing on YouTube, following us on socials @texastoastpod and MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the Show.
The Alamo is proud to invite the public to the “Never Surrender or Retreat” reenactment, on February 24, at 10:00 a.m. in the Alamo Plaza. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness a live recreation and reading of Colonel William Travis' call for reinforcements during the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Country music star William Beckmann, with his profound Texas roots and fervor for history, will spearhead the reenactment. Along with the reenactment, attendees are invited to participate in a writing contest, where they can compose their own “Never Surrender or Retreat” letters. Admission to the reenactment and the...Article Link
2023 Top Texas Red Dirt songs featuring interviews with William Beckmann, Grant Gilbert, Ryder Grimes, Kin Faux, and Parker McCollum
The entertainment lineup for the 75th annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is growing! Along with “Old Dominion,” William Beckmann, “Styx,” Robert Earl Keen, and others, the final round of musical entertainers has been announced, including Wynonna Judd, Brad Paisley, “The Oak Ridge Boys” and Chris Young. Get your tickets now before they're gone! Visit sarodeo.com.Article Link
A body was found in a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande, prompting harsh criticism of Texas’ border strategy. Four years after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, people at the scene that day who are eligible for immigrant visas are still waiting. The end of the pandemic emergency – and the […] The post Del Rio's William Beckmann fuses youthful energy and timeless soul in country music appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Texas Country Artist William Beckmann is this week's guest. If you're not familiar with his music, you're about to be. It's not going to be too long before he's well-known all over the country. He and I dive into the evolution of Texas Country Music and how different artists have shaped the genre over the years. We talk about the unique appeal of Texas Country Music, and highlight the abundance of talented songwriters and the diverse fanbase that spans the vast geography of the state. In this episode:Songwriting advice and challengesWriting a hundred songsStorytelling in songwritingLonging for childhood dreamsLearning Spanish and PerformingCoping with life on the roadPlaying a concert in MexicoAbout William:Hailing from the small border town of Del Rio, TX, William Beckmann was raised on classic country as well as the mariachi and Norteño sounds of northern Mexico. He delivers a fresh blend of vintage country, Americana and Latin music with a timeless baritone and an old soul maturity that belies his youth. His new album Faded Memories released in 2022, featuring the slow-burn single “Bourbon Whiskey” as well as a mesmerizing cover of Bruce Springsteen's “I'm On Fire” and the haunting “In The Dark.” The album has garnered praise from critics including American Songwriter, Billboard, CMT and more, and his current track “Damn This Heart Of Mine” is Beckmann's fourth consecutive single to hit the Top 20 at Texas Regional Radio Chart. Beckmann has amassed an incredible fanbase, independently garnering more 670,000 followers on TikTok and over 2 million streams of Faded Memories. He has spent the last year touring with artists including Parker McCollum, Koe Wetzel, Randy Rogers Band and Wade Bowen and sold out three shows at legendary Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, TX in 2022.https://williambeckmann.comwww.GaryScottThomas.com
Nebe, peklo, tradiční country, red dirt, bluegrass, nezávislej country-rock, všechno semeleme na jednu hromadu. Hlavně že ta muzika má koule. Nový singly, ípíčka a desky mají venku bluegrassoví matadoři The Steeldrivers, amfiteátry bořící Turnpike Troubadours nebo velikej talent William Beckmann.
The Tee Party Summer Festival Tour kicks off with Headwaters Country Jam artist William Beckmann. He talks about growing up along the Mexican border, going to college in Nashville, and how his songwriting has progressed from writing alone for days to cowriting with some big names! William also shares the story behind a song off of his upcoming album (Dropping August 4)! Keep up with William - https://williambeckmann.com/Get free Tee Party gear! www.teepartypodcast.com/free-stuff25% off Farmjam Tickets - linktr.ee/radioguytyCreditsMusic - Jesse QuandtVoice Over - J. GwinnHost - Ty PisaniSounds - ZapSp
William Beckmann is a name and voice you need to know. We got lucky enough to have him on the podcast this week to talk Texas, Tennessee and everything in between
Some classics in the taproom this week! Six brand new tunes from some of Texas's finest, including Ty Smith, Marcy Grace, James Lann, Wynn Williams, William Beckmann and Hayden Baker!Huge thanks to our friends at More Than Music Creations for supporting the show! Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com! Spread the love by subscribing on YouTube, following us on socials @texastoastpod and MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
SO SORRY for the delay, y'all! Producer Kyle had some MAJOR computer and technical issues over the past few days, but everything has been sorted out and we're back on track with six brand new country tunes to talk about this week. We're covering releases from David Adam Byrnes, Carson Jeffrey, Jeff Canada, Dave Fenley, Chase The Night and William Beckmann today in the tap room!Huge thanks to our friends at More Than Music Creations for supporting the show! Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com! Spread the love by subscribing on YouTube, following us on socials @texastoastpod and MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
Great hang this week with William Beckmann, we talked all about his new song “It's Still January” which is out Now, as well as all of the huge things he's got going on. Check it out! William's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/williambeckmann/ Our Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rcm_podcast/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-corbliss/support
Country artist William Beckmann visited with Coffee, Country & Cody on March 3, 2023, before made his Grand Ole Opry debut in the evening. Make the Grand Ole Opry part of YOUR Nashville experience! With at least three shows every week, there are plenty of opportunities to see The Show That Made Country Music Famous -- plus, take the Opry Backstage Tour while you're there, and you'll get to stand in the world-famous circle where so many country greats have performed. Thanks for listening to the Coffee, Country & Cody podcast from WSM Radio! Download the official WSM Radio App (for Apple or Android devices) to hear WSM in digital clarity, plus two additional streaming stations -- Opry Nashville and Route 650 -- as well as thousands of hours of archived programming.
It's a new year Americana Podcast listeners! And with a new year, means new discussions on what makes Americana… well Americana. When we look at this genre, we talk a lot it's history and its future. And over time we've been able to piece together this ongoing timeline and certain elements that are key to its existence. Base influences in songwriting, certain instrumentation, and geography. If you've been a long-time listener, you'd know that many of our previous guests have attributed a great deal of their musical identity to where they learned music from. This of course is a holdover from the new world mentality in the west, where many genres developed due to particularly regional and social integrations over extended periods of time. When looking at Americana we are specifically looking at the European folk trad to bluegrass, blues to rock, and then rock and bluegrass to country as we know it today. That's a lot of words to basically say the place that you identify as home, has as significant of an effect on your musical education as who's albums you choose to listen to growing up. And Kentucky aside, some of the artists that know that best are from Texas and Oklahoma.There's a lot of opinions on the state of Red Dirt Music and Texas Country. Developing as sub genres in the late 80's to early 00's, this very regional brand of music came up in response to commercial country. And I'm not talking Florida Georgia Line commercial, I'm talking Tim McGraw commercial. Who we love. But there's a lot of ups and downs and opinions in the overall conversation but the general one is that Red Dirt and Texas Country became a space for outsiders beyond the Nashville standard. Piggybacking off of the outlaw movement and the historical legacies of artists, particularly Texas native Willie Nelson, these scenes were able to flourish in their respective regions and began to go a bit beyond. They were in a position to challenge the value of industry effect in radio versus organic growth in listenership. They developed loyal followings, local radio play. The works. But due to a long series of unfortunate commercial circumstances, the scenes have presently been relegated very much south of the red river. And I could go on about this, but fortunately this episode you can it straight from the quarter horse's mouth. Americana Podcast speaks with the artists who possibly have the most pertinent opinions on the state of Red Dirt and Texas Country and their weight in the views of Americana music. On this episode we have musical and actual giant Ray Benson from Asleep at The Wheel. Defender of the Dance Hall Randy Rogers, Okie not from Muskogee Jason Boland of Jason Boland and the stragglers, young blood William Beckmann, whip smart Wade Bowan, and philanthropist at heart Josh Abbott. Saddle up and enjoy the show.
All new Texas bangers in the Texas on Tap(room) this week! We're talking new music from Glen Templeton, William Beckmann, Clay Aery, Christopher Seymore, Mike Ryan and Colton Venner!Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com and every single song we've mentioned on the show in our TEXAS ON TAP Spotify Playlist! Support the show by subscribing on YouTube, following us on Socials @texastoastpod, making a contribution via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
New Red Dirt music this week from Darrin Morris Band, Kaitlin Butts, Josh Abbott Band ft Flatland Cavalry, Josh Meloy, Taylor Dunn and Clayton Mullen!Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com and every single song we've mentioned on the show in our TEXAS ON TAP Spotify Playlist! Support the show by subscribing on YouTube, following us on Socials @texastoastpod, making a contribution via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
This week's taproom picks include William Beckmann, Lane Smith, Midnight River Choir, Dusty Moats, Teague Brothers Band and Cody Joe Hodges + a new artist spotlight from Zach Day!Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.com and every single song we've mentioned on the show in our TEXAS ON TAP Spotify Playlist! Support the show by subscribing on YouTube, following us on Socials @texastoastpod, making a contribution via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, tell your friends about us!Support the show
With viral TikTok videos, playing for thousands alongside Parker McCollum, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen, and singing in spanish, William Beckmann brings a very unique sound to Texas Country! Hear his story and where you can see him soon!
Artistas de nueva generación, Phoebe Bridgers - que ha actuado este fin de semana en BBK Live y en Mad Cool - William Beckmann, Emily Wells, Molly Tuttle, War Paint, Halsey junto a veteranos tan curtidos como Timothy B. Schmidt o un poco menos Jack Johnson. DISCO 1 EMILY WELLS Blood Brother DISCO 2 MARTIN COURTNEY Corncob DISCO 3 PHOEBE BRIDGERS Chinese Satellite (Live from sound city) DISCO 4 DAWESI Like It When It's Stormy DISCO 5 TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT Simple Man DISCO 6 WAR PAINT Melting DISCO 7 WILLIAM BECKMANN In The Dark DISCO 8 CLIFF BEACH Wildflower (Band Version) DISCO 9 JOEL SARAKULA Midnight Drive DISCO 10 HALSEY So Good DISCO 12 MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY & BILLY STRINGS Dooley’s Farm (3) DISCO 13 JACK JOHNSON Don’t Look Now Escuchar audio
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We had the pleasure of interviewing William Beckmann over Zoom video.William Beckmann, the bilingual country crooner who is releasing his new album Faded Memories.Hailing from the border town of Del Rio, TX, William was raised on both classic country and the Norteño sounds of northern Mexico. He delivers a blend of vintage country, Americana and Latin music in a timeless baritone that sounds right at home with country legends well beyond his years. His latest single “Danced All Night Long” is a Latin country love song that's been hailed by American Songwriter and Billboard, who said "The bilingual track highlights his smooth vocal, with nods to George Strait, while breezes of horns and acoustic guitar propel this country waltz.” William has also released several other singles off the new album, including the slow-burn “Bourbon Whiskey,” a mesmerizing cover of Bruce Springsteen's “I'm On Fire” and my personal fave, the haunting “In The Dark,” which was praised by CMT. Folks like Randy Rogers and fellow Del Rio native Radney Foster have already taken notice of William, both mentoring and working with him in various capacities over the last couple years. He spent most of last year touring with Parker McCollum, Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, etc, and he's already amassed an incredible fanbase, independently garnering more than 41k followers across socials, 450k TikTok followers and over 1M streams.We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #WilliamBeckmann #FadedMemories #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/follow/ Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod
Artistas de nueva generación - Cigarettes After Sex, William Beckmann, Emily Wells, Molly Tuttle - combinados con solistas y bandas de los mejores días del country-rock y afines: Eagles, Poco, Ozark Mountain Daredevils o Pousette -Dart Band. DISCO 1 CIGARETTES AFTER SEX Heavenly (BART - 12) DISCO 2 WILLIAM BECKMANN In The Dark (BART - 11) Avanzado 45 segs DISCO 3 BART DAVENPORT Easy Listeners (4) DISCO 4 BERNIE LEADON & MICHAEL GEORGIADES BAND The Sparrow (8) DISCO 5 EAGLES Try And Love Again (8) DISCO 6 TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT Simple Man (BART - 4) DISCO 7 POCO Staring At the Sky (8) DISCO 8 Pictures (2) DISCO 9 EMILY WELLS Blood Brother (BART - 17) DISCO 10 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS It’s How You Think (8) DISCO 11 JAMES TAYLOR You Can Close Your Eyes (8) DISCO 12 MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY & GILLIAN WELCH Side Saddle (12) DISCO 13 POUSETTE-DART BAND Amnesia (12) Escuchar audio
William Beckmann joins us to discuss his current Texas Radio single and an early moment that changed his life. This is a previously recorded bonus epdisode. https://www.williambeckmann.com/ https://www.instagram.com/williambeckmann/ https://www.bandsintown.com/en/a/12613944-william-beckmann https://www.facebook.com/williambeckmannmusic/ https://twitter.com/TheWillBeckmann https://www.youtube.com/c/WilliamBeckmann https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AJURVT7BuD01gl1nQS5tb This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Llegó el Atleti en el mejor momento de la temporada al parón de selecciones, con 7 partidos seguidos sin perder desde el tropiezo contra el Levante allá por el 16/2. Son 5 partidos seguidos de Liga, más una victoria y un empate en Champions. Esperemos que en esta ocasión, el parón, sirva para recuperar a los lesionados y no para aumentar la enfermería. Volveremos con el programa habitual el día 4 de Abril, hablando de nuestro enfrentamiento contra el Deportivo Alavés y la previa de Champions. Nos quedan 9 partidos de Liga y, como poco, dos de Champions para terminar la temporada. SUMARIO:1.- Presentación (1:30:00)2.- El cuadernillo de Óscar con @elabuchus (0:03:35)3.- Rimas y Leyendas con @MiguelNicolasOS (0:08:01)4.- Atención Prdgunta con @LaEscotero (0:10:11)5.- Jesús en un bar con @doniphon62 “Dance all night long” de William Beckmann (0:19:50)6.- Tertulia Atlética con @NunkDejesDCreer @chaminorte @elabuchus y @MiguelNicolasOS (0:26:28)7.- “Nadie nos quiere (y nos da igual)” un relato de @MiguelNicolasOS (1:14:36)Todo ello presentado por Eduardo de Atleti (@EduardoDeAtleti)Podéis dejar vuestras opiniones sobre este programa, tanto en los comentarios de esta entrada, como en Spreaker.com, iVoox.com, Twitter y FacebookTienen todas las melodías y músicas del programa en esta lista de Spotify
Llegó el Atleti en el mejor momento de la temporada al parón de selecciones, con 7 partidos seguidos sin perder desde el tropiezo contra el Levante allá por el 16/2. Son 5 partidos seguidos de Liga, más una victoria y un empate en Champions. Esperemos que en esta ocasión, el parón, sirva para recuperar a los lesionados y no para aumentar la enfermería. Volveremos con el programa habitual el día 4 de Abril, hablando de nuestro enfrentamiento contra el Deportivo Alavés y la previa de Champions. Nos quedan 9 partidos de Liga y, como poco, dos de Champions para terminar la temporada. SUMARIO: 1.- Presentación (1:30:00) 2.- El cuadernillo de Óscar con @elabuchus (0:03:35) 3.- Rimas y Leyendas con @MiguelNicolasOS (0:08:01) 4.- Atención Prdgunta con @LaEscotero (0:10:11) 5.- Jesús en un bar con @doniphon62 “Dance all night long” de William Beckmann (0:19:50) 6.- Tertulia Atlética con @NunkDejesDCreer @chaminorte @elabuchus y @MiguelNicolasOS (0:26:28) 7.- “Nadie nos quiere (y nos da igual)” un relato de @MiguelNicolasOS (1:14:36) Todo ello presentado por Eduardo de Atleti (@EduardoDeAtleti) Podéis dejar vuestras opiniones sobre este programa, tanto en los comentarios de esta entrada, como en Spreaker.com, iVoox.com, Twitter y Facebook Tienen todas las melodías y músicas del programa en esta lista de Spotify
On Episode 207, I'm joined by singer-songwriter William Beckmann. During this conversation, we talk about his Del Rio roots, border radio influences, splitting time between Texas and Tennessee, finding his voice as a writer, navigating co-writes with songwriting heroes, sage advice from Radney Foster, and what new music he has on the horizon. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.New Slang PatreonNew Slang TwitterNew Slang InstagramNew Slang FacebookNew Slang Merch StoreThe Neon Eon PodcastThe Neon Eon Merch StoreSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/ThomasMooney)
William Beckmann joins us this week to talk about his new radio single, his recent cover of a classic Springsteen tune and how he's become the songwriter and performer that we all know and love!Find William's music, tour dates and merchandise HERE Hear his latest single "In The Dark" + many other great Texas Toast features on our TEXAS TOAST Spotify Playlist HEREYou can support Texas Toast by following us on social medias (@texastoastpod), giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, subscribing on YouTube, making a donation via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, sharing the show with a friend!Intro song: "The Ride" by Jon StorkOutro song: "You Can Go To Hell" by Phineus RebSupport the show (https://paypal.me/texastoastpodcast)
The Texas Tap is wide open and flowing this week! Our features include Left Arm Tan, John Swantner, Thomas Michael Riley, Colton Venner, Braydon Zink and William Beckmann.Make sure you're following our TEXAS ON TAP Spotify Playlist to hear each and every song we cover on this podcast! As always, you can support the show by telling a friend about us, Giving us a 5 star rating and review on on Apple Podcasts, Following us on Facebook or Twitter (@texastoastpod) and liking/sharing our posts or if you're feeling extra generous you can make a donation HEREIntro song: "The Ride" by Jon Stork Outro song: "You Can Go To Hell" by Phineus RebSupport the show (https://paypal.me/texastoastpodcast)
THE TROUBADOUR PODCAST - The Premier Red Dirt, Texas Country and Independent Music Podcast
Welcome to episode #128 of The Troubadour proudly brought to you by Hennessey Cigar Co. You can find a clickable link in the show notes on the blog page for this episode at www.thetroubadourpodcast.com. By using code TTP15 at checkout you'll get 15% off of your first order of their fine hand rolled cigars. CLICK HERE AND USE CODE: TTP15 Hey Troubadour faithful - Carly and I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend and thank you for allowing your humble hosts to have a week off to spend time with our friends and family. And I'm sure our audio editor Sam, didn't mind having a week off either! We have another great episode for you today. I know it seems like I say that every week but I really am being honest every time I say it. This week's featured artist is truly a breath of fresh air and gives me hope for the future of country music. If you've never heard of William Beckmann you are in for a real treat today. Growing up in Del Rio and with musical aspirations, he was fortunate to meet the great Radney Foster while still in highschool. He's kept in touch with Radney and used him for guidance throughout his career. Along with Radney, William has teamed up with one of our favorites here at The Troubaour, Randy Rogers who has also taken William under his wing to help further his career. Personally I think there are big things in the future for this young and super-talented artist! To find out more about William and his music along with his social media links go to www.williambeckmann.com or better yet, just go to thetroubadourpodcast.com and click on the blog for this episode with links. So pour yourself a cold one and light up your favorite hand-rolled Hennessy Cigar because here comes episode #128 of The Troubadour featuring one of the best young artists I've heard in a long time: William Beckmann. How YOU can support the podcast!If you're interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There's another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process. CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean
Hemos llegado a mitad de este 2021 y es el momento de hacer un pequeño balance de todo lo que hemos escuchado a lo largo de estos seis meses en los que, a pesar de las circunstancias especiales a las que nos ha obligado la pandemia, hemos reunido un buen puñado de canciones perfectas para escuchar en el porche a cualquier hora. Ojalá a finales de año podamos hacer lo mismo con los próximos seis meses. Con la herencia de enormes contadores de historias, Mac Leaphart, nacido en Carolina del Sur, nos ha dejado un álbum tan vitalista como Music City Joke y una canción magnífica: "That Train". Yendo a las tierras de Colorado nos encontramos a The Barlow, cuyo segundo trabajo, Horseshoe Lounge, está inyectado de Red Dirt Music tal y como se manifiesta en “Fixin’ To Run”. De la provincia canadiense de Ontario, es Spencer Burton que regresa a sus raíces naturales en “Things I Can’t Do”, con el apoyo vocal de Caitlin Rose, para su álbum Coyote. John Hiatt y la Jerry Douglas Band han continuado con la tradición del legendario RCA Studio B de Nashville para completar un álbum como Leftover Feelings y dejar piezas maestras del calibre de "All The Lilacs In Ohio". A medio camino entre John Prine y Guy Clark, Vincent Neil Emerson ha encontrado a Rodney Crowell para producir su segundo álbum y regalando temas como "Texas Moon". Por otro lado, William Beckmann tuvo a Radney Foster como mentor y prepara un álbum en el que incluirá temas atemporales de la magnitud de "Bourbon Whisky". El también tejano Jason Eady ha dejado en su álbum Passage of Time una especie de estallido de creatividad en plena cuarentena. "My Best Friend” es su mejor ejemplo. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real lanzaron por fin A Few Stars Apart, uno de los discos más esperados y donde Lukas se acerca más a las esencias de su padre, Ol' Willie, en una oda al amor como “We’ll Be Alright”. Tampoco podemos olvidar el regreso de la legendaria Loretta Lynn con Still Woman Enough, donde colabora con distintas mujeres cercanas al country, entre ella está Margo Price con quien recuerda a dúo “One’s On The Way”. El atrevimiento de Shannon McNally ha dado sus frutos en The Waylon Sessions, visión femenina y matizada de algunos de los grandes clásicos del mítico músico tejano. Su versión junto a Rodney Crowell de "I Ain’t Living Long Like This" es soberbia. Tras un docena de años en silencio, Treasure of Love supone la vuelta conjunta de Butch Hancock, Joe Ely y Jimmie Dale Gilmore bajo el nombre mítico de los Flatlanders con una versión imponente del clásico “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”. Para despedirnos nos emplazamos a ver a Blackberry Smoke, en su regreso a escenarios españoles a comienzos de 2022. Ahora nos han regalado You Hear Georgia, un disco magnífico en el que aparece "Ain't The Shame" . Escuchar audio
El pasado martes supimos de la muerte de Pinto Bennett, una de las leyendas de la música del estado de Idaho, mentor de bandas de la zona y cowboy con el espíritu de Jack Kerouac. Nativo de Mountain Home, en Idaho, creció en un rancho mientras se sumergía en la música de Hank Williams y Lefty Frizzell. Desde los años 60, estuvo fusionando honky tonk con sonidos más contemporáneos y desarrolló un estilo muy personal dentro de este terreno, anticipándose a las tonalidades que hoy le son propias a la Red Dirt Music. Lideró a The Famous Motel Cowboys, fue mentor de Reckless Kelly y Micky & The Motorcars y tuvo una brillante carrera en solitario que cerró con el álbum The Last Saturday Night. Grant Maloy Smith también ha mirado a la tradición secular en su nuevo álbum Appalachia: American Stories, una selección de 12 tonadas del enorme cancionero de los Apalaches de este veterano de Jacksonville, Florida, donde no faltan los mineros del carbón sacando sus luchas a la superficie. El legado de los viejos cowboys y de cómo esa herencia prende en jóvenes cantantes y compositores del estilo de Colter Wall, ese canadiense nativo de Saskatchewan que revitaliza la tradición del Western devolviendo al presente temas clásicos como "Cowpoke". Uno de sus grandes amigos es Vincent Neil Emerson, un veinteañero de Myrtle Springs que en su segundo trabajo, de título homónimo, ha seguido los caminos de la tradición del estado de Texas con la producción de Rodney Crowell. Por su parte, William Beckmann es otro de los más esperanzadores músicos de la nueva generación de la country music. “Someday” es uno de esos temas que nos devuelve el tono clásico de los trovadores. Hace 30 años, Trisha Yearwood lanzó su primer sencillo, "She’s In Love With The Boy", y batió todos los récords para una mujer debutante. Para celebrarlo ha realizado una versión llena de nostalgia de aquel tema que formará parte de Every Girl: Deluxe que actualiza su álbum de 2019 con tres cortes nuevos. La película de Netflix The Ice Road, estrenada el pasado fin de semana, cuenta la historia de un camionero que lidera la misión de rescatar a los supervivientes del derrumbe de una mina. Su banda sonora nos deja algunas sorpresas muy agradables como escuchar a Miranda Lambert, The Cadillac Three o Jason Isbell versionando clásicos irrenunciables de la country music. Este último también es uno de los 53 invitados a reinventar las canciones del álbum Metallica, que todos conocemos como The Black Album. Su versión a “Sad But True” es perfecta para cerrar hoy TOMA UNO. Escuchar audio
El álbum Storms of Life de Randy Travis acaba de cumplir 35 años desde su publicación. Para celebrarlo a finales de septiembre se lanzará una edición remasterizada del disco con el añadido, eso sí, de tres canciones inéditas. "On The Other Hand", su primer single de entonces, ha abierto el programa, además de incluir uno de esos cortes de sus comienzos, cuando el movimiento neotradicionalista de finales de los 80 despertó a una adormecida industria de Nashville. Mark Chesnutt fue otro de aquellos revulsivos que apostaban por la vuelta a las raíces de la mejor country music y que el pasado fin de semana sacó a la luz 6 Pack Summer Mix Tape, justo cuando conocemos a su hijo, Casey Chesnutt. Down Mexico Way que significa su debut discográfico y un encuentro profundo con la tradición musical de esas tierras fronterizas. Bo DePeña se fue a la sombra de las Rocky Mountains, en Colorado, desde su ciudad natal de Laredo, Texas, recurriendo a las tradiciones del Western que han conquistado las tierras de Colorado y siendo capaz de equilibrar su expresividad como sus silencios. Atención a It's About To Get Western, su nuevo álbum. William Beckmann tiene la herencia fronteriza de la tejana ciudad de Del Río y está preparando nuevas propuestas para este año. Su anticipo es “Bourbon Whiskey”, una canción con textura de tema clásico. En cuanto a la actualidad del Lone Star State es preciso subrayar que Kylie Frey ha situado "Horses in Heaven" como canción más pinchadas de las emisoras de aquel estado, aunque ella naciera en el de Louisiana. Mientras, Shannon McNally sigue conquistandonos con su The Waylon Sessions, eligiendo temas del calibre de “Black Rose”, que compuso Billy Joe Shaver y que es una prueba de fuego de la que ha salido claramente reforzada. Wilson Banjo Co es una banda de Westminster, South Carolina, que reafirma la idea de que el bluegrass nunca ha sido un estilo monolítico. Su desarrollo nos da enormes alegrías como la de escuchar propuestas como las suyas. Marty Stuart se fijó en los británicos Wandering Hearts durante su gira por aquel país en 2017, les tuvo de teloneros, les regaló una canción como "Dreams" y les invitó a su casa para poner su guitarra y su mandolina en la versión final. Hablando de final y despidiendo el programa de hoy volvemos a incidir en John Hiatt con la Jerry Douglas Band con un trabajo conjunto magistral que mantiene nuestra apuesta por que será uno de los álbumes del año. Escuchar audio
La pandemia nos dejó desubicados a casi todos y también a Cody Jinks, pero con el paso del tiempo ha empezado a sacar a la luz su concierto del pasado otoño y que ahora titulado Adobe Sessions Unplugged, mostrando la desnudez de uno de los baluartes del Outlaw country. “Rock And Roll” es una de sus grandes canciones y la apertura de nuestro programa de este domingo. William Beckmann tiene 25 años y el poderío vocal de un veterano. Cuenta con la herencia fronteriza de una pequeña ciudad tejana como Del Rio y su más reciente single, “Bourbon Whiskey”, una canción con textura de tema clásico atemporal. Zach Bryan es un okie sencillo de Oologah , un pueblo de poco más de mil habitantes, que debutó en Opry hace un par de sábados rompiendo, una vez más, los pronósticos de los agoreros. Desde hace poco menos de dos años se ha convertido en un fenómeno viral con grabaciones caseras de sus propias canciones y en TOMA UNO no dejamos de recomendar. La entrega de los premios anuales de la Academy of Country Music (ACM) del pasado domingo no ha dejado demasiadas novedades que mencionar, pero si nos ha servido para ver como algunos de los invitados a la gala aprovecharon la ocasión para hacernos algunos regalos inesperados. Chris Stapleton cantó con Miranda Lambert haciéndole los coros; ella misma presentó el álbum The Marfa Tapes al lado de sus paisanos Jon Randall y Jack Ingram, y Dierks Bentley volvió a sus raíces en el bluegrass junto a The War & Treaty y Larkin' Poe para cantar a U2. Ya que nos hemos internado en los terrenos de la tradición sonora de Kentucky, anticipamos que el próximo Record Store Day del mes de julio nos traerá por primera vez en vinilo el álbum Undercover de The Infamous Stringdusters., que se cerraba versionando "American Girl" de Tom Petty. Aquel mítico Wilflowers del músico de Florida reeditado hace unos meses ha cerrado el círculo con la publicación de Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), donde encontramos la inédita “You Saw Me Comin’”. El respeto por quienes nos siguen señalando el camino nos obliga a compartir en nuestro tiempo de radio "Money Train", un anticipo del próximo álbum de Malcolm Holcombe, de igual manera que celebramos que John Hiatt haya vuelto al legendario RCA Studio B de Nashville medio siglo después de su llegada a Music City y haya compartido esas sesiones con la Jerry Douglas Band. Para despedirnos por esta semana hemos vuelto al refugio en la tradición, esta vez de la mano de nuestro buen amigo JP Harris, con un proyecto que firma como JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind & Rain, y que verá la luz el 25 de junio con un consejo convertido en su título: Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man. Chance McCoy ha sido su anfitrión y colaborador más cercano. Escuchar audio