Becky Buller celebrates the release of her new single “Muddy Waters” from her up-coming album of cover songs that had a huge impact on her musical career.
Songwriter Phil Rosenthal says: “I’m thrilled to have Muddy Waters given new life in this creative rendition by Becky Buller and the band. It’s especially nice to have Seldom Scene offspring Chris Eldridge and Jay Starling on board!”
“Muddy Waters was on my short list for this album well before Hurricane Helene’s historic destruction of the Southern Appalachian region,” says Buller. “With so many friends in our bluegrass, old-time, and roots music community directly impacted, I heard this song in a profoundly more visceral way. I lament and mourn with them through the arms of Phil Rosenthal’s bleak lyric.”
“Becky and I have been working on this album for a while, and it was put on pause to make way for the Jubilee project last year," shares producer Stephen Mougin. “When she sent me her funky version of Muddy Waters, originally performed by the Seldom Scene, I knew it was powerful. It occurred to me that we should invite a couple of Scene Sons. With Chris Eldridge (guitar) and Jay Starling (dobro/vocal) on the session, joined by Casey Campbell (mandolin) and Jeff Picker (bass), we gave it a fresh coat of paint and dug deep into the meaning and story of the song. As we started doling out solos, Chris asked if he could have the beginning section so he could quote some of his dad’s legendary banjo break… of course we said yes. It’s amazing! I’m really proud of the arrangement, the sonics, and the powerful performance that each musician brought to this track.”
ABOUT BECKY BULLER: Becky Buller is a 10-time IBMA award-winning Bluegrass artist. A celebrated musician, singer and songwriter, Buller made history as the first-ever artist to win in both instrumental and vocal categories at the 2016 IBMA Awards, as well as being the first female to ever win IBMA’s Fiddle Player of the Year. Since 2018, Becky has moonlighted with the all-female supergroup, The First Ladies of Bluegrass, which was recently recognized at the Country Music Hall of Fame with their own exhibit. Buller achieved a lifelong goal in 2021 when she made her Grand Ole Opry debut. Her songs appear on Grammy award-winning albums by Molly Tuttle (2023), The Infamous Stringdusters (2019) and The Travelin’ McCourys (2018). Buller is a 2023 inductee into the Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame. Connect with her online at BeckyBuller.com.
ABOUT DARK SHADOW RECORDING: Dark Shadow Recording is a full-service studio and record label led by award-winning Stephen Mougin, located on a hilltop that surveys Music City's electric skyline. The label produces and turns out music from some the industry's most promising artists in the Bluegrass, Americana, Country, and Folk genres - Becky Buller, Rick Faris, Laura Orshaw, Henhouse Prowlers, Jana and Stephen Mougin.
