April Podcast Picks

Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo lead Silver Lake 66, who have followed up their strong debut with a stellar new album “Ragged Heart.”

Summer Festival Fever is starting to settle in here at That Much Further West Podcast, but Spring has delivered plenty of excellent new albums and live performances on the podcast calendar.

With an eye toward July’s Wildwood MusicFest & Campout, we kick off our April Podcast Picks with a tune from the excellent new album “Ragged Heart” by Silver Lake 66. They’ll be at Wildwood this year, but beforehand, they’ll be celebrating the release of the new record with a performance May 4 at The Secret Society in Portland — a can’t-miss show for our crew.

And speaking of can’t-miss shows, our team caught up with a number of bands as they performed in Portland last week, including Ruby Boots, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs and M. Lockwood Porter, whose new album “Communion In The Ashes” is received widespread critical acclaim since its release a few weeks back. We share tunes from all three outfits here, along with new stuff from The Cactus Blossoms (Doug Fir, May 1), The Long Ryders, Shoves & Rope, Terri Lynn Davis, W.C. Beck, Kassi Valazza, Molly Tuttle and Drivin’ N’ Cryin’.

You’ll also hear tunes from Vandoliers and Cory Branan, who share a bill at White Eagle Saloon in Portland on April 30, and a killer new track from An American Forrest, whose new record is due soon and was recorded right here in Portland by local treasure Mike Coykendall.

So dig into our April Podcast Picks and give it a spin, and be sure check our Live Music Portland calendar for opportunities to support live music in our community.

Here’s the playlist:

Faded Tattoo, Silver Lake 66
Please Don’t Call Me Crazy, The Cactus Blossoms
Wrap Me In A Fever, Ruby Boots
Ruby, Strand of Oaks
California State Line, The Long Ryders
Waiting For A Sign, M. Lockwood Porter
My Only Desire, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs
Greetings From Mardi Gras, The Harmed Brothers
Ain’t Been Tamed Yet, An American Forrest
Rainbows And Ridges, Blaze Foley
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams
Blue Eyed Wanderer, Matt Woods & The Natural Disasters
Times Past, Terri Lynn Davis
Bottom Dollar Boy, Vandoliers
Blacksburg, Cory Branan
Chino, Kassi Valazza
Highway 46, Tom Russell
You Don’t Look So Good (Cocaine), Caroline Spence
The Wire, Shovels & Rope
The Long Way Home, W.C. Beck
Take The Journey, Molly Tuttle
Step By Step, Drivin N Cryin

Episode #91 featuring Terri Lynn Davis

Terri Lynn Davis sheds a little grace on Landmark Saloon for Episode #91 of That Much Further West Podcast. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media (www.localheromedia.com)

Stream or download Episode #91: Episode 91 w/ Terri Lynn Davis

There’s something about the expansive landscapes of the western United States — big skies, mountain passes, open roads — that tug at our sense of adventure, prying us loose from the big city, pushing us to explore the vast country on the horizon. It’s a feeling that seems to flow through the music of Terri Lynn Davis, and for good reason.

She’s bounced around the West for a number of years since uprooting from her native New Mexico, finally settling in our home base of Portland, OR, USA. It’s here that she’s mingled among the burgeoning country music scene, making connections and impressing with her singing and songwriting chops.

Terri Lynn Davis, performing live at Landmark Saloon. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media

We were thrilled to rope the always energetic Terri Lynn into our world for Episode #91 of That Much Further West Podcast, recorded live at Landmark Saloon in SE Portland. On the show, she talks about moving around the western states after graduating from college, eventually picking up the guitar to start writing and performing in Montana. She speaks about finding her place the local country scene, and some of the artists — such as Jaime Wyatt and Alice Wallace — who inspire her by their hard work and dedication.

She also shares a few live performances of songs from her “Hey Love, Hold On” EP, which she recorded in Portland about two years back. Recently, Terri Lynn has been in the studio recording new songs and also performing locally, but the road is always calling. She’ll be undertaking a long trip that will take her through the wilds of Texas in the early part of 2019, so be sure to keep an eye out for her.

In the meantime, enjoy this latest bit of fun — here’s the playlist for Episode #91.

Montana Love Song, Terri Lynn Davis
Little Grace (Live at Landmark Saloon), Terri Lynn Davis
Lightin’ Your Cigarette (Live at Landmark Saloon), Terri Lynn Davis
Hey Love, Hold On (Live at Landmark Saloon), Terri Lynn Davis