Sammy Ensley
“Tow Rope”
I met Sammy Ensley in Hiawassee, GA at a Darrell Scott show. He was working that weekend’s festival for a radio station based out of Blairsville. Sammy was walking around in the parking lot handing out copies of his album, “Live in the Basement.” From Hiawassee to Clayton, GA I listened to that album, and I have been a Sammy Ensley fan ever since. I even cut one of the songs off of that record on an earlier release. If you look around hard enough, you will find a copy of myself and Sammy Ensley singing, “I Got It In Tune.” It’s one track of many that I’m sure you will enjoy from this incredible lyricist.
Check out Sammy Ensley’s album “Live in The Basement,” available at Amazon.com and on iTunes.
Ken Will Morton
“True Grit”
“Hang around Athens, GA long enough and you will undoubtedly overhear someone talking to their friend about Ken Will Morton. Most of the time the conversation will be encompassed by a reverence that is usually reserved for Townes Van Zandt (a great comparison [if I do say so myself]). He writes from a whole other place. I love the way he views situations and circumstances from an entirely different vantage point, producing those, ‘never thought about it that way,’ moments. Ken Will is constantly writing and recording. You can stay up to date by checking in at www.kenwillmorton.com.
Buy his records and go somewhere else for a while. “
Fester Hagood
“Young Again”
“Deciding on a song of Fester’s to cover was no easy task. I had thousands to choose from (literally). Fester Hagood is the most prolific songwriter that I know. He writes an EP a day. Fester was one of the first guys that I met upon coming to Athens, GA. I would do shows with his band, King Cotton, frequently. I looked up to him then, and now I’m honored to call him my friend. We get together as often as possible to write, and I’m sure you will see his name a few times in the liner notes of my new record.”
Fester is currently putting the finishing touches on a new record. Visit www.reverbnation.com/festerhagood to stay connected with all things Fester.
Purchase Dave’s latest album on iTunes.
Uncle Dave and The Younguns
“American Spirit”
“I met Dave Griffin for the first time a couple of years back in Waycross. The meeting was brief. He didn’t have much time to talk due to the fact that his hands were full running an annual festival known as The Gram Parsons Guitar Pull. He puts it on every year, as well as a festival called the Swamptown Getdown. I highly recommend both. Get down to Waycross, GA for one of these festivals. We can have a beer and listen to this amazing songwriter make us wonder where the hell we have been.”
