New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Sea Cliff, NY-based Americana singer-songwriter
Roger Street Friedman is releasing a new single, "Carry Me (Acoustic) feat. Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams and Lucy Kaplansky" on October 9, 2020. The song premiered yesterday (October 8th) at Americana UK. Originally an album track from his 2020 album, Rise, "Carry Me" in this brand new acoustic version, as a stand-alone single, casts a new light upon the song, mixing some of the original parts with some new elements overdubbed, lending a more organic vibe.
The album version's original acoustic guitar part (played by Friedman), upright bass (Matt Schneider), mandolin and pedal steel (Larry Campbell), and background vocals (Teresa Williams and Lucy Kaplansky) are woven with new lead vocals by Friedman, as well as a new, lead acoustic guitar part artfully played by Friedman and showcasing an aspect of his skillful guitar work not present on his past releases. The resulting track is a more gentle, soothing version of an album favorite, of both the fans and Friedman himself.
"This song was written when I was down in Nashville," he recalls. "I was alone one night in the little bungalow I'd rented after a writing session and was really missing my wife and kids. It's about the dichotomy of wanting to be with them but knowing that my career means I have to be on the road a lot of the time."
"Carry Me (Acoustic)" is the follow-up to Friedman's
September 2020 stand-alone single release, "Poison in the Cut," as well as his critically lauded April 2020 album, Rise, which was produced by Grammy-winning producer Larry Campbell (a longtime collaborator of Levon Helm). American Songwriter praised the "poise of the arrangements and perfected production," while Goldmine Magazine called it "sumptuous… [with] affecting musical vignettes… Inspiring and infectious… striking and seductive… It's the culmination of a career that's seen his reputation elevated to upper strata of today's most consistent Americana artists." American Blues Scene was fond of the "honest, vulnerable songwriting that has won Friedman praise everywhere," and Americana UK espoused the "excellent songcraft," dubbing it "delicate and beautiful."
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, being on the road is not possible at the moment; fans eager to see Friedman live can do so via a livestream from his studio at 7 p.m. eastern time on his Facebook page tonight (October 9th), where he will be performing to celebrate the release of "Carry Me (Acoustic)" today.
The award-winning singer-songwriter has consistently released honest, vulnerable songs that have won Friedman praise everywhere from USA Today to No Depression - reflective vignettes recalling the singer-songwriter tradition of
Marc Cohn and Robbie Robertson, set to a blend of folk-rock, progressive Americana, and soulful R&B. Friedman was bitten by the music bug early, learning to write songs and even developing his studio engineering skills. It was an avocation, however, until a combination of events - the deaths of his father and mother, marriage, and, later, the births of his two children - steered Friedman back to music, leading to the acclaimed 2014 debut, The Waiting Sky, and 2017's Shoot The Moon, which reached #2 on the
Roots Music Report Americana Country Album Chart and spent 25 weeks in the top 20.
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