Kenny Chesney Adds Caroline Jones To Songs For The Saints Tour

Caroline Jones. Photo: Philippe McClelland

As Kenny Chesney prepares for his upcoming Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour, he has offered an opening slot to newcomer Caroline Jones.

The Florida-based Jones’ latest album Bare Feet debuted at No. 15 on the iTunes Chart. A multi-instrumentalist, Jones learned to play mandolin, banjo, harmonica and Dobro slide guitar by watching YouTube videos. She is signed to Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records. That Buffett connection is how she met Chesney.

“I met Caroline at the ‘Trying To Reason’ Hurricane Relief Benefit that Jimmy Buffett did last year, and she struck me as being so pure in her approach to the business and so pure in her intention as a songwriter,” Chesney says of his tourmate. “I wanted to help someone willing to work outside the system, to give them the opportunity to be heard and seen. Caroline is so fresh, so filled with life and so consumed by her music, she seemed like the perfect person because of everything No Shoes Nation is about.”

“Kenny has shown genuine kindness and support to me and my vision for myself as an artist,” says Jones of her addition to the Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. “He is a songwriter, and a person of integrity and philanthropy, in addition to being one of the greatest live entertainers out there. I am really honored to be a part of his tour and be introduced to No Shoes Nation.”

“Our tours have always been about bringing different kinds of music to No Shoes Nation,” Chesney says. “We’ve taken Grace Potter out; Old Dominion who’s gone on to do great things; Drummie Zeb from the Wailers came out and played with us; Uncle Kracker for a couple summers. It’s about mixing things up, giving people all kinds of music. And this year with David Lee Murphy and Caroline Jones, we’ve got both ends of the spectrum, which I know No Shoes Nation is going to love.”

Tickets for the Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour go on-sale Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. local. Blue Chair Bay Rum returns as the presenting sponsor for Kenny Chesney’s arena tour.