[Cover photo credit to Jody Stevens]
Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor has released his debut solo album, Story The Crow Told Me, on Equal Housing Records via Firebird Music. Recorded at his own Hartland Studios and co-written/produced with Jody Stevens (Luke Bryan, Jake Owens), the the album is a reflection on a quarter century that he’s spent in Music City.
The album features special guests Molly Tuttle, Marty Stuart, The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Jaren Johnston, and Old Crow alumni Critter Fuqua and Willie Watson. On these 12 songs, Secor plays nearly a dozen instruments and worked co-writing on every track.
Secor has also released the official video for the album’s track “What Nashville Was,” featuring Molly Tuttle, as well as a sample from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash’s “Girl From The North Country.”
About the song, Secor explains:
I’m at a loss for what to tell you about this song. Isn’t it every kid’s dream to run the bases on the ball diamond of life, batting and fielding with their heroes? Maybe it’s as simple as that, I just wanted to sing one with Bob and Johnny, and so I jotted my name in ballpoint under theirs in gold. But this song is also about a city where dreams take flight or flounder, where brilliancy is rewarded or disregarded. And about the hope that anyone strumming at the foot of this ever-changing skyline will do so with a spirit deserving of a place as soulful as this one is. It was the Queen of England who crowned it Music City. Now it’s up to us to make sure it stays that way.
Secor has also announced additional tour dates on his Story The Crow Told Me Tour that will make upcoming stops in Chicago, Annapolis, and Joe’s Pub in New York City on November 4.
In addition to a full touring schedule for Old Crow Medicine Show throughout the rest of the year, he’ll also join the Railroad Revival Tour with Mumford & Sons and Friends in August as a member of the “house band” along with Celisse, Chris Thile, Leif Vollebekk, Lucius, Madison Cunningham, Nathaniel Rateliff and Trombone Shorty.
Ketch Secor: Story The Crow Told Me Tour Dates:
July 29 – Chicago, IL @ Garcia’s Chicago
July 30 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
July 31 – Owensboro, KY @ Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum
August 12 – Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry (Opry 100 Honors Porter Wagoner)
November 3 – Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage
November 4 – New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
November 6 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
November 7 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
January 10 – Boca Grande, FL @ The Gasparilla Inn
Railroad Revival Tour with Mumford & Sons and Friends (House Band):
August 3 – New Orleans, LA @ Woldenburg Park
August 4 – Spartanburg, SC @ Piedmont Fairgrounds
August 5 – Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
August 7 – Essex Junction, VT @ Champlain Valley Exposition Center
Old Crow Medicine Show tour dates:
July 17 – Greenville, SC @ Peace Center Concert Hall
July 18 – Farmington, PA @ Timber Rock Amphitheater
July 19 – Bristol, VA @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Bristol
July 20 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
August 15 – Des Moines, IA @ Iowa State Fair
August 16 – Ridgedale, MO @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena (Supporting Hank Williams Jr.)
August 22 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center (Supporting Hank Williams Jr.)
August 23 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
August 28 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Supporting Turnpike Troubadours)
August 30 – Union Hall, VA @ The Coves Amphitheater
August 31 – Paintsville, KY @ Alley Fest Music Festival
September 12–13 – Saanen, Switzerland @ Gstaad Festival
September 26 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory (Supporting Turnpike Troubadours)
October 9 – Kalispell, MT @ Wachholz College Center
October 10 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM
October 11 – Billings, MT @ The Pub Station
October 12 – Rapid City, SD @ The Monument
October 23 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion
October 24 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
December 30 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
December 31 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
