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New York-based country songwriter Cliff Westfall writes songs about heartache, loss, addiction… you know, funny songs. Or he can turn on a dime and dive headlong into a sentimental weeper. The Kentucky native delivers with a mixture of wit and bravado that, for Westfall, is central to what country music is all about. On his debut album, Baby You Win, released July 13, 2018, he’s assembled a crew of some of New York’s best musicians to explore a new idea of Americana, drawing inspiration from sources often forgotten by the current country scene. 

To record Baby You Win, Cliff Westfall enlisted producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, the Ramones, Antony and the Johnsons, Evan Dando, Phish, Akron Family) and renowned New York guitarist Graham Norwood. The three drew from their extensive connections to assemble a band with a massive list of credits on the scene, like electric guitarist Scott Metzger (Shooter Jennings, Phil Lesh, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead), pedal steel player Dan Iead (Norah Jones, Valerie June), bassist Jeremy Chatzky (Ronnie Spector, Bruce Springsteen, Laura Cantrell), drummer David Christian (Danger Mouse, Mary Timony’s Helium), even the keyboardist from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band - Charlie Giordano.

Westfall was born and raised in Owensboro, not far from tiny Rosine, Kentucky where Bill Monroe invented bluegrass music, and he grew up listening endlessly to Kentuckians like The Everly Brothers who changed the path of popular music. Though he got his start playing cowpunk music in Kentucky, he soon left his home state behind for the bright lights of New York City. “The term ‘country music’ is almost a misnomer anyway,” argues Westfall. “A big part of the original audience was people a generation or two removed from the farm who had migrated to the city. People more familiar with factory work and honky tonks than with the back end of a mule, you know? The music they wanted to hear was as much about cutting loose, dancing and having a good time as it was about sadness and hardship. That was kind of the story of my family. Or maybe I’m just attracted to neon lights, I don’t know.”

Play'n guitar over 60 years , teaching over 40yrs. Played in Yesterdays Children , Valhalla , The Don Howard Band

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sara Hulse will draw you into her world with her haunting voice and flowing ukulele lines. Her lyrics are profound, thought provoking, melancholy and hilarious all at once. Coming from a trained singers background, Sara has used her life experience and literary knowledge to develop a sound truly all her own. You cannot help but be drawn in to her music.

WJFF is a hydro-powered non-commercial community radio station nestled in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan County, NY (SulCo). We broadcast local, national, and international programs that provide a mix of news, music, entertainment, and public affairs programming to The Catskills, northeast Pennsylvania, parts of the Hudson Valley, and beyond. Volunteers built WJFF over 25 years ago and it's still run by volunteers and funded by the public. For more information, go to www.wjffradio.org

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