Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame nominee Darrell Scott recently launched his brand new monthly music series titled New Moon New Music, a discussion airing every new moon (28 days) that features the roots music icon presenting in-depth musical ideas, new music, recordings (studio & live) and much more. With decades of sessions and live solo/band performances, Scott has much to inform in his insights, experiences, and stories from a wealth of knowledge.
New Moon New Music is Scott’s way of announcing new music (his and others’), old music and stories you may not know, and historical perspectives that may be buried, untold or nearly forgotten. The monthly online series is his way of sharing what he has seen, felt and heard, or as Scott only half jokingly says: “I have suffered for my art, now it’s your turn.” Watch the first episode of New Moon New Music featuring a discussion about the American drummer and percussionist Kenny Malone on YouTube HERE, and stay tuned for an announcement on a new Darrell Scott album in the coming weeks.
A former ASCAP and NSAI Songwriter of the Year and four-time Grammy Award-nominee, Darrell Scott has garnered many accolades over this fruitful career, including these rich words from environmentalist, writer and musician Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate, who wrote, “Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest.”
Old Cane Back Rocker, Scott’s latest release and first studio offering of original music since 2016’s Couchville Sessions, is a showcase crafted by The Darrell Scott String Band that features originals and fully reformed covers (“Southern Cross,” “Banjo In The Holler”) paying homage to his cherished Kentucky upbringing along with showcasing the immense working relationship he maintains with the talented musicians who graced these songs. “I am fortunate to play with amazing musicians,” Scott says of the players who contributed to the album. “I always have had my ear to the six winds to assess players and their strengths and the music we would make — electric or acoustic, two or five people, country, folk, blues, string players, grass, rocking, quiet or loud, whatever. The category does not matter as it is just a category. There has always been a group of great musicians near to help me get there, and yes, I am lucky.”
Scott concludes, “I am proud of this band, this recording and these stories of real people in this unreal time. Love and hope and goodness and simplicity still exists, folks. We are still here.”
Praise for Old Cane Back Rocker:
“The Darrell Scott String Band showcase what happens when talented vocalists, instrumentalists, and songwriters capitalize on the dynamics they can create together … Equally suited for back porch listening or the drive back home.” — No Depression
“A stirring tribute to the Bluegrass State.” — Wide Open Country’s
“New Country Songs You Need To Hear”
“For avid fans of this hit songwriter and country music renaissance man, ‘Old Cane Back Rocker’ will feel like a return of sorts, a homecoming that reminds of many shows at the Station Inn
and at bluegrass camps and festivals around the country.” — The Bluegrass Situation
“A soulful, bluegrassy ballad with gorgeous fiddle and mandolin work … Scott is
a gifted songwriter with many under his belt. And now this.” — MusicRow
