February 2022

Nile Rodgers talks songwriting with Graham Nash of the legendary Crosby, Stills & Nash on Deep Hidden Meaning Radio, and hears the stories behind classics like “Marrakesh Express,” “Our House” and “Teach Your Children.” Graham tells Nile how his former band The Hollies' version of “Marrakesh Express” was "terrible,” how they needed to get David Crosby drunk to sing one of his most famous songs and how one of CSN's biggest hits was the result of a bet with a drug dealer.

Graham Nash and Nile Rodgers on Live Aid

Grammy nominated songwriter Rick Lang has released his long awaited album, A Tale To Tell.  This  captivating collection of story songs, and his debut album on Dark Shadow Recording, is brought to life with the incredible vocal talents of Tim Stafford, Shannon Slaughter, Becky Buller, Trey Hensley, David Parmley, Stephen Mougin, Luke Munday, Kati Penn, Alan Bartram, Brandon Rickman, Jana Mougin, Rick Faris, and James Kee.

What starts as a simple surf trip turns into a pastoral meditation on the passage of time and the value of work, as we’re taken into the dreamtime of a cowboy in Central America. The album culminates in the killing of a mythical bull and the parade that follows.

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Singer/songwriter Shawn James is releasing his new album, A Place in the Unknown February 25 on Parts & Labor Records.

Best known for his multi-octave powerful voice - a combination of the gospel choirs he sang with growing up in the South Side of Chicago, and later on his training in classical music and opera. Shawn James’ music is steeped in blues legends like Robert Johnson and Son House, forever at the crossroads of damnation and redemption, the two inextricably woven into the fabric of his songs.

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Today, the internationally acclaimed Irish performer, Pierce Turner, releases his 15th album entitled Terrible Good via StorySound Records. The record was created with legendary guitarist Gerry Leonard (David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright). Both Irish expats who’ve made home in New York City, the two set out to create an Irish rock album with a New York attitude.

Decades long fixture in the Seattle music community, folk singer/songwriter Jim Page is releasing The Time Is Now April 16th, 2022. Featuring 11 lilting, American folk roots tracks sprinkled with saxophone, lap steel guitars, and lush backing vocals from Seattle’s J.R. Rhodes, The Time Is Now is Jim’s 24th album of original music.

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