(CelebrityAccess) – Joshua Hedley is featured on today’s WXPN “World Café”. Hosted by NPR’s Ann Powers, the performance and interview were recorded live from Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios and features songs from Hedley’s acclaimed debut album, Mr. Jukebox. Of the set, World Café declares, “His trademark tenor emerged clean, warm, and on point, rounding out each note beautifully within his classic country songs…Hedley infuses his classic arrangements with deep personal feeling; his songs feel likes confidences, not costume dramas.”
Mr. Jukebox is out now on Third Man Records and continues to receive overwhelming critical praise…
In support of the album, Hedley will tour throughout 2018 including headline shows at Philadelphia’s Johnny Brenda’s, Brooklyn’s Rough Trade, Washington D.C.’s Union Stage, Seattle’s Tractor Tavern, Dallas’s Kessler Theater and Los Angeles’ Moroccan Lounge among many others. In addition to the headline dates, Hedley will also join Old Crow Medicine Show on a series of dates this summer. Tickets are on-sale now. See below for full tour details.
Produced by Skylar Wilson and Jordan Lehning, the 10-track album features nine original songs as well as a version of “When You Wish Upon A Star.” In addition to Hedley on vocals and fiddle, the album features Eddie Lange on steel guitar/guitar, Jeremy Fetzer from Steelism on guitar/baritone guitar, Michael Rinne on bass, Jon Radford on drums/percussion and Micah Hulscher on piano/organ.
Of the album, Hedley comments, “It’s not a throwback. It sounds new because it is new, and it sounds the way it sounds because it’s the only thing I know how to do. I can’t write a song that sounds different. Classic country is like a suit. Nothing about a men’s suit has changed in like 100 years. Classic never goes out of style. Something can’t be a throwback if it’s never been out of style.” He continues, “I just want people to remember they have feelings, and that they’re valid. Not everything is Coors Light and tailgates. There are other aspects of life that aren’t so great that people experience. They’re part of life, part of what shapes people. And that’s worth noting.”
A Florida native, Hedley felt inexplicably drawn toward the fiddle as a child. He first asked for one at age 3. His mom listened to Neil Diamond and his dad listened to Otis Redding––they didn’t see the request coming––but when he asked again five years later, they were struck by the longing’s staying power and, at 8 years-old, he finally got his hands on his very own instrument. He went on to perform at the local VFW and American Legion and, at 12, joined his first band. His bandmates were in their 40s. Around the same time, Hedley visited Nashville with his parents and immediately knew that he belonged. At 19, he made the move and began sneaking into Robert’s Western World––too young to drink legally and too wild to care. Hedley went on to become a featured performer and in-demand sideman at the now legendary spot and, ultimately, a well-respected frontman. Armed with an easy croon and prodigious fiddle playing, he became known by peers as the Mayor of Lower Broad. In the years since, he’s performed with artists including Jonny Fritz, Justin Townes Earle and more and was featured prominently in the 2015 documentary, Heartworn Highways Revisited.
Contacts & Information
Joshua Hedley
http://www.joshuahedley.com
USA Booking Agency
High Road Touring – New York
45 Main Street, Suite 1050
Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States
Phone: 718-260-8001
Fax: 718-260-8002
http://highroadtouring.com
Responsible Agent: Brian Jonas
E-Mail: brian@highroadtouring.com
Responsible Agent: Dave Rowan
E-Mail: dave@highroadtouring.com
UK, European & International Agency
Coda Agency Ltd.
1 Wenlock Road
London, United Kingdom N1 7SL
Phone: 44-20-70-17-25-00
Fax: 44-20-70-17-25-55
E-Mail: agents@codaagency.com
http://www.codaagency.com
Responsible Agent: Olly Hodgson
E-Mail: olly@codaagency.com
North American Management
Red Light Management – Nashville
1101 McGavock Street Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203 United States
Phone: 615-279-3784
Fax: 615-248-7868
E-Mail: info@redlightmanagement.com
http://www.redlightmanagement.com
Responsible Manager: Aaron Sawyer
E-Mail: aaron.sawyer@redlightmanagement.com
Responsible Manager: Jessi Tichenor
E-Mail: jessi@redlightmanagement.com
North American Publicity
Sacks & Co – Nashville
Nashville, TN United States
Phone: 615-320-7753
E-Mail: sacks@sacksco.com
http://www.sacksco.com
Responsible Publicist: Asha Goodman
E-Mail: asha.goodman@sacksco.com
North American Record Label
Third Man Records
623 7th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203 United States
Phone: 615-891-4393
http://www.thirdmanrecords.com
