FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2013
RILEY ETHERIDGE JR. SHINES ON CAYAMO CRUISE
NYC-based Americana singer-songwriter Riley Etheridge Jr. has just returned from his debut appearance on the annual Cayamo Cruise (www.cayamo.com), where he joined a roster of performers that included Lyle Lovett, Richard Thompson, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, and many others. On the boat, Etheridge performed three solo sets, as well as participating in the Levon Helm Tribute set (with Buddy Miller, Shawn Mullins, Dawes, Shawn Colvin, Jim Lauderdale and Richard Thompson). A clip of his performance of “Ophelia” (with Roddie Romero and the Hub City All Stars) can be seen here: http://youtu.be/5NS19LWFq-s. Romero and band also joined Etheridge on stage during his last set on the boat.
Etheridge continues to tour in support of his 2012 release, The Arrogance Of Youth, and the song “Grace Will Wash My Sins Away” is being worked at Triple A and Americana radio formats. Music fans can enjoy a free download of a Riley Etheridge music sampler (including several tracks from the latest album) here: http://noisetrade.com/rileyetheridgejr.
The Arrogance Of Youth features a broad palette of authentic and finely crafted Americana—late-night blues, hard-luck folk, buoyant Bayou soul, barn-burning country. Etheridge’s third album eloquently and emotionally looks deeply into the highly relatable quandary of “if I knew then what I know now.” The McKeesport, PA Daily News called the album “rollicking,” and dubbed “Grace Will Wash My Sins Away” Etheridge’s “best song to date.” PopcultureZ.com praised the album as well, saying: “Riley Etheridge Jr’s sound shows that you don’t need a whole load of gimmicks and studio wizardry to make fantastic music. With his superb singer / songwriting skills, a great delivery and some superb backing musicians behind him, Etheridge’s ‘The Arrogance Of Youth’ impresses…”
Etheridge was born in South Carolina but spent 20 creatively transformative years in Louisiana, soaking up the region’s unique and rich musical heritage. MusicFog.com succinctly says: “Riley lives in New York now, but you can still track the south in his music.” Etheridge has been favorably compared to Radney Foster, Billy Joe Shaver, and Uncle Tupelo, among others. His moving lyrics are often singled out in reviews. Innocent Words praised his writing, saying, “Nothing grabs your attention more than Etheridge’s clever word play and finesse with the language of love, lust, and loss.” The bible of hip, modern Americana, No Depression, named him an artist to watch. Over the years, Etheridge has shared stages with a broad array of respected artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Sister Hazel, Tony Lucca, Honor By August, Todd Carey, and Matt Duke, among many others.
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