Singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith released his 19th album this month (Jan. 2012) titled, 6 Volts.
The album is fully analog, recorded live with one microphone onto a one-track reel-to-reel tape machine without overdubbing or autotune fixes. 6 Volts references the power source for the transistor radio and the music is a blending of rock’n’roll, country, folk and bluegrass styles.
“I’m doing better, and I’m loving my life more than ever before,” Eaglesmith says about the secret to his sustained success. “I’m gonna play good, sing good, write good, act good.”
In support of the album, Eaglesmith will bring his Traveling Steam Show to The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on Jan. 23 with additional dates listed below.
2012 Traveling Steam Show Dates:
1/18 Bamboo Room— Lake Worth, FL
1/19 Mojo Kitchen— Jacksonville Beach, FL
1/20 Red Clay Theatre— Duluth, GA
1/21 The Shed— Maryville, TN
1/23 The Bluebird— Nashville, TN
1/25 Red Dragon Listening Room— Baton Rouge, LA
1/26 Courville’s— Beaumont, TX
1/27 John T Floore’s Country Store— Helotes, TX
1/28 Granada Theater— Dallas, TX
1/30 Padre’s Marfa— Marfa, TX
2/1 Santa Fe SOL— Santa Fe, NM
2/2 The Rhythm Room— Phoenix, AZ
2/4 Suite 147 in Plaza Palomino— Tuscon, AZ
2/13 Molly Malones— Los Angeles, CA
2/16 Studio E— Sebastopol, CA
2/17 Club Fox— Redwood City, CA
2/18 Kuumbwa Jazz Center— Santa Cruz, CA
2/19 Harlows— Sacremento, CA
2/22 Tales from the Tavern – The Maverick Saloon— Santa Ynez, CA
2/23 The Barn— Gilroy, CA
2/24 Chico’s Women Club— Chico, CA
2/25 The Center for the Arts— Grass Valley, CA
2/26 Rancho Nicasio— Nicasio, CA
3/3 Jefferson Hall— Ogden, UT
3/5 The United Center— Idaho Springs, CO
3/7 Knuckleheads— Kansas City, MO
3/31 Masonic Hall— Stratford, ON
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