The gritty unpolished feel and bare bones production of this previously-unreleased acoustic tune only serves to further accentuate the song's intended focus--the story. With a folksy sway, 'Amsterdam' gives a pleasant nod to Cunningham's musical upbringing in rural West KY while the song's streaming narrative and instrumentation evoke a sentiment akin to early John Prine and Bob Dylan records.

Though originally recorded as a giveaway to ticket holders and attendees of Cunningham's 2013 show at Charleston Music Hall, the song is now available to all music fans for FREE DOWNLOAD via SoundCloud.

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Amsterdam

The 2004 EP by Luke Cunningham's first band--Part Time Heroes.

Ida May

Five After

Bad Habits

From the EP 'Kentucky' by Luke Cunningham!
Available now on iTunes & other online music stores.

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Ring Around Her Finger

From the EP 'Kentucky' by Luke Cunningham!
Available now on iTunes & other online music stores.

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Crazy

Tomorrow Tonight

Moonshine

Written as an ode to Cunningham's parents--and their early years raising five kids in rural Kentucky--this previously-unreleased tune was one of the early demos considered for the 'Kentucky' EP in 2015. 

The track is available here for FREE download and its backstory, details & more are all available as part of the 'Misplaced Mixtapes' collection on Luke Cunningham's Website at:

www.lukecunninghammusic.com/misplaced-mixtapes


The Riches Of Rags

To honor the passing of one of rock's greatest icons & most prolific artists, songwriter Luke Cunningham and guitarist Micah Nichols pay tribute to the late/ great Prince with an acoustic cover of his 1982 classic ‘Little Red Corvette.’ 

The song is available for FREE DOWNLOAD here for a limited time & listeners can read all about the recording process at: 
www.lukecunninghammusic.com/misplaced-mixtapes

Little Red Corvette (Acoustic)

Hear Charleston SC's The Bridge 105.5FM's interview with songwriter Luke Cunningham and guitarist Micah Nichols about the new EP 'Kentucky' and the Luke Cunningham 'Kentucky Picnic' EP Release Show & Farewell Celebration at Charleston Pour House on June 4th 2016!

The Bridge 105.5FM Interview with Luke Cunningham (May 31 2016)

As an independent artist/songwriter Luke Cunningham has spent years on the road touring alongside such nationally-renowned acts as The Fray, Avett Brothers, Donovan Frankenreiter, Pat Benatar and countless others. Yet it would ultimately be the release of the songwriter's debut solo album Heart Pressure (2012) that first forced music fans and critics alike to sit up and take notice. 

Hailed by press as “a triumph fraught with emotion” and “a welcomed reminder of what songwriters used to be” the response to Heart Pressure and its ten story-driven songs were a swift and sweet sucker punch to the Carolina music scene; an artfully-crafted wake up call announcing both Cunningham’s arrival as an artist and a writer with something to say.

By year’s end, two songs from Heart Pressure (For The Best and Songs About California) were in permanent radio rotation throughout the Carolinas, despite having neither label support nor paid radio campaigns to support them.The latter of the two tunes—a duet performed with Cary Ann Hearst of the Americana Award-Winning act Shovels & Rope—would go on to become a top-requested song on Charleston SC’s 105.5FM The Bridge and the album named one of the ‘Top Five Albums of The Year’ by Charleston Scene Magazine.

Cunningham’s commitment to his craft didn’t go unnoticed either. 

Profiled in national publications such as American Songwriter Magazine and nominated ‘Songwriter of The Year’ by Charleston City Paper, he was also hand-picked the by ASCAP (American Society of Authors and Composers) to be one of just 14 nationally-selected songwriters for their prestigious Lester Sills Songwriters Workshop in Los Angeles. The experience would lead to multiple soundtrack and film placement opportunities for the South Carolina songsmith as well as the formation of his own self-ran/administrated music publishing company.

In 2016 Cunningham answered battle cries for a follow up to Heart Pressure by entering the studio and recording his latest EP Kentucky. Released in October, the six-song collection draws deep from the wells of bygone country while retaining a familiar taste of modern tones, anthemic choruses and the kind of addictively-catchy hooks Cunningham has come to be known for. 

Tipping its hat to the musical influences he grew up around in the rural tobacco fields of the Bluegrass State, the stories themselves—as well as Cunningham’s ability to spin a good yarn—leave the listener personally-invested in each tale that unfolds. The result is a sonically-masterful tightrope, traversing the genres of country, rock and Americana with grace and grit; proof that—in modern country music—one mustn’t always abandon ‘substance’ for the sake of ‘style.’

Today Luke Cunningham resides in Nashville TN where he currently works as an independent commercial songwriter. Cowriting with up-and-coming country acts, collaborating with new artists and working alongside music supervisors and producers for various TV/film projects, he continues to occasionally tour and is a regular at writers-in-the-round events and venues throughout Nashville.

Cunningham’s latest EP Kentucky is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and other online music retail stores.

For more info, news, music and tour dates visit:
www.lukecunninghammusic.com

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