New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Forth Worth, TX-based Americana and blues music artist Jack Barksdale has announced the upcoming release of his first album, Jack Barksdale: Live From Niles City. The 11-year-old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist plans to release the LP on June 28, 2019.
The upcoming album features an intimate, live set recorded with more than fifty fans in attendance at the iconic Niles City Sound in Fort Worth. It consists of seven original songs penned by Jack, and two covers - a slide guitar version of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and a harmonica-fueled "White Freight Liner Blues" by Townes Van Zandt.
"I've always enjoyed live albums for the stories the artists tell, the sounds of the audience and the atmosphere," says Jack. "They really make you feel like you are there. I love the fact that live albums aren't perfect and that every note you play counts. It's real. It's a throwback in a digital age."
It wasn't lost on Jack that he was able to record the live album in a studio with so much importance to the Fort Worth music scene. Leon Bridges, Robert Ellis, and the Quaker City Nighthawks, to name just a few, have all recorded there.
"Niles City Sound is such an important part of the Fort Worth music scene," he explains. "So much great music has been made in that studio and bringing in a live audience only added to the magic of the night. I'm grateful to Niles City Sound for letting me be a part of their story."
The first single from the new album, an original song called "Never to Love Me," can be heard here: https://bit.ly/318QYWi.
Jack Barksdale: Live From Niles City will be distributed by Smith
Music and will be available for streaming on all major platforms. Physical CDs will be sold at Barksdale's live shows and on his official website.
The release of this album follows Barksdale's debut EP, Revival, which dropped in
September of 2018. 2019 is set to be a big year for Barksdale. In addition to being named the Artist of the Month by Hear Fort Worth and the release of the new album, Barksdale has already played SXSW, played the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and is set to play the Bristol Rhythm &
Roots Festival in September. The three-day festival will feature some of Americana's most popular artists, including Patty Griffin, Marty Stuart, and Jim Lauderdale.
ABOUT JACK BARKSDALE:
Jack Barksdale is an 11-year-old singer/songwriter from Texas. He's been called an "old soul" (Fort Worth Weekly), a "Texas force" (Paper City Magazine), a "musical phenomenon" (Buddy Magazine), "amazing to watch" (DFW.com), and "a singer-songwriter well beyond his years" (Baton
Rouge Advocate).
Texas Homegrown
Radio said, "He might just be Townes Van Zandt reincarnated." Inspired by folk, rock, and blues legends, Jack started performing original music at the age of nine and has already shared the stage with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Max Gomez, Will Kimbrough, and Hayes Carll.
On June 28, 2019, Jack will be releasing a live album recorded at famed Niles City Sound in Fort Worth, TX. Last September, Jack released his debut EP, Revival.
Jack tours nationally and wows audiences with lyrics wise beyond his years. Jack plays guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano, and ukulele, but identifies first and foremost as a songwriter. His musical influences include Lead Belly, Howlin' Wolf, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, and Willie Nelson.
For more information on Barksdale's music, visit his official website at JackBarksdale.com.
