American music about the American people. This album has a lot of stories in it and is heavily influenced by roots music and southern blues rock. Sounds like the Eagles, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Jackson Browne, Pure Prairie League, and Vince Gill.

Shine The Light

Gone Away

Canyons

Pilgrim

Amazing Grace

Scarlett

Tryin' Hard

Dreams

Last time I mentioned finding an old 45 with a demo song written by my great Grandpa. I did some more looking through old lyrics and copyrights, and I found out that I was actually wrong about who wrote the song. My Grandpa wrote the song sometime in the late 60s, and it is called “Out of the Shadows”.

The studio owner’s name was Don Ross; in the recording, he is the one who is doing the singing. My Grandma kept everything on file, and believe it or not, I found the studio’s pricing list from the 60s.

The list has things like:

Record piano/vocal single - $10

Vocal (with trio – guitar, piano, drums) single - $30

Lyric revision - $5

Piano arrangement (with chords) - $15

Given, the dollar was worth a lot more back then. But still, it’s amazing to thing that recording was ever that cheap. Today if you’re looking to get some recording done, it will generally run about $90/hour. If you’re a pretty comfortable with recording, you could maybe get a full song recorded with several instruments in a couple hours. Also, it’s common to pay a separate amount to get mixing and mastering done; things can add up quickly.  

Out of the Shadows

Barren River Trio
Performing members - Alex Day, Danny Moody, Andrew Varson
Managing member - Stuart Westphal

Freedom, family, personal quality, and hard work. 

Members:
Alex was born in Eastern Kentucky but spent most of his child hood in Columbus, Indiana. One of his earliest memories is of singing along to Fleetwood Mac with his parents. His father, originally from Eastern Kentucky, made sure Alex’s musical foundations were rooted in true mountain music – Bluegrass and old time Folk. His mother introduced him to a blend of soft rock and acoustic pop – often encouraging him to try and match the artist’s tones note for note. Alex spent most of his time deeply involved in football and competitive sports. Singing was a fun pastime but wasn’t taken seriously until his latter college years and he didn’t know a single chord on a guitar. He has since grown to love challenging himself to learn multiple instruments.

Danny was born in Long Island, New York and was raised in a family where music was an integral part of life. His mother’s father was a Drum & Bugle Core instructor in Manhattan while his father’s father played his way through the Army on the saxophone and clarinet. Danny’s father played drums in various southern rock bands in the early 80’s. The family moved to Tampa, FL when Danny was a young child. He picked up the guitar as an early teenager and played in various school performing groups through high school and college. He was also part of the vintage southern rock band, Gonzoboccio. After graduation Danny pursued his career in Historic Preservation and Restoration by restoring a 19th century home along the Barren River of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Andrew was born in Martinsville, VA with music in his blood. His grandparents were a songwriting duo; Grandpa wrote the tunes and Grandma put it down on paper for him. It was people like this that influenced and introduced him to di!erent genres and instruments. He was raised by his folks on good music and was always encouraged to learn more and push harder towards what he loves, which ultimately has resulted with the collaboration of the Barren River Trio.

Stuart was raised in the shadow of Folsom Prison where Johnny Cash had his historic performance. He holds a Master’s Degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University and he’s worked with some of today’s top producers and artists. “Stuart will be the next Clive Davis.” - Willie Baker, Grammy Nominated Producer

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