{"id":1953,"date":"2019-08-27T19:13:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2019-09-11T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T19:17:17","slug":"americana-singer-songwriter-amy-mccarley-to-hit-the-road-on-tour-in-support-of-her-new-album-meco-mccarley-to-share-her-experiences-of-leaving-life-as-a-nasa-contractor-to-pursue-a-career-in-mu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/americana-singer-songwriter-amy-mccarley-to-hit-the-road-on-tour-in-support-of-her-new-album-meco-mccarley-to-share-her-experiences-of-leaving-life-as-a-nasa-contractor-to-pursue-a-career-in-mu\/","title":{"rendered":"Americana singer-songwriter Amy McCarley to hit the road on tour in support of her new album, “MECO” | McCarley to share her experiences of leaving life as a NASA contractor to pursue a career in music"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release
\nAugust 27, 2019<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Americana singer-songwriter Amy McCarley to hit the road on tour in support of her new album,\u00a0MECO<\/em><\/p>\n

McCarley to share her experiences of leaving life as a\u00a0NASA contractor to pursue a career in music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Huntsville, AL-based, Americana singer-songwriter Amy McCarley is set to hit the road beginning in September in support of her latest and third studio album,\u00a0MECO<\/em>, which was released in early 2019.\u00a0 With shows planned in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast, and with more to be confirmed soon (see tour schedule below), McCarley will bring her stellar live performances to new audiences.\u00a0 In the past, she has shared stages with Ronnie Milsap, John Hiatt, Doyle Bramhall II, Marty Stuart, Lilly Hiatt, Delta Rae, and many others, and has graced festival stages such as Kerrville Folk Festival, 30A Songwriters Festival, EarleFest, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so proud of this album and I can\u2019t hardly wait to get out to play these songs on tour,\u201d says McCarley. \u201cOne of the best parts of the work I do is meeting friends along the way. Connecting with an audience who has shared similar experiences on planet earth is priceless. So I\u2019m hoping to see some familiar faces in the places I\u2019ve played before. But there are a lot of venues on this run I haven\u2019t visited before, too, and I am eager to discover some new friends as well. It\u2019s just a rewarding way to live life, ya know?\u201d<\/p>\n

An acronym borrowed from the Space Shuttle program that stands for \u201cMain Engine Cut Off,\u201d\u00a0MECO\u00a0<\/em>occurred for the shuttle when onboard propulsion systems were disengaged at an altitude where velocity could be maintained by the power of an innate force at work in the universe with periodic adjustments from the vehicle. The album traces McCarley\u2019s experience of what it’s been like leaving life as a NASA contractor to pursue a career in music.<\/p>\n

The ten tracks of all original material feature McCarley\u2019s yearning vocals, acoustic guitar, and harmonica. With poignant and thought-provoking lyrics, McCarley finds balance in a new perspective with\u00a0MECO<\/em>. After collaborating in writing new songs with Bluebird Caf\u00e9 round-mate and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer, Pat Alger, McCarley returned to the studio with esteemed colleagues, co-producers Kenny Vaughan and George Bradfute, to work on\u00a0MECO<\/em>, her highly-anticipated follow up to 2014\u2019s\u00a0Jet Engines<\/em>.\u00a0MECO\u00a0<\/em>was recorded and mixed by Bradfute in his Tone Chaparral Studios in Madison, Tennessee and mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master Studios in Nashville.<\/p>\n

Featuring two of Marty Stuart\u2019s Fabulous Superlatives on the entire album \u2013 including Vaughan on guitar and multi-instrumentalist Chris Scruggs on drums, percussion, bass, and steel guitar \u2013 it is only fitting that Harry Stinson joins in on backing vocals on a track and Stuart himself plays mandolin on \u201cNever Can Tell.\u201d Kenny Lovelace (Jerry Lee Lewis) also joins in on fiddle for a tune.<\/p>\n

Uniquely relatable, McCarley\u2019s music is embraced by Americana fans across the country and abroad.\u00a0Americana Music Show<\/em>\u00a0praised\u00a0MECO<\/em>, saying the album \u201cdemonstrates beyond doubt that Amy McCarley has established a clear flightpath in Americana music with her blend of country rock sung with a world weariness that immediately brings to mind Lucinda Williams\u2026 in\u00a0MECO\u00a0<\/em>she has reached an elevation that deserves a wider acclaim to propel her musical voyage.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Country Standard Time<\/em>\u00a0called it a \u201ccan’t miss effort,\u201d while\u00a0The Morton Report<\/em>\u00a0proclaimed that \u201cthe record should propel McCarley into the big time at least as quickly as a NASA rocket launches a capsule into space. It combines mainstream accessibility with the sort of authenticity and depth you\u2019d associate with artists like Lucinda Williams.\u201d\u00a0Lonesome Highway<\/em>\u00a0praised the album, calling it \u201csuperb\u201d and lauding McCarley for her \u201cstrong and expressive voice that can display presentiment and positivity equally.\u201d\u00a0 And\u00a0Take Effect Reviews<\/em>\u00a0extolled the \u201creflective spirit and emotional honesty that\u2019s very transparent\u2026 each song is carefully crafted and delivered with a pensive, gorgeous timelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy McCarley tour schedule:<\/strong>
\n9\/14 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ AmericanaFest Shubb Capo Artist Official Showcase
\n9\/22 \u2013 Buffalo, NY \/ Sportsmen\u2019s Tavern
\n9\/26 \u2013 Rochester, NY \/ Abilene
\n9\/28 \u2013 Boston, MA \/ Bebop Music House
\n10\/3 \u2013 New York, NY \/ Rockwood Music Hall
\n10\/5 \u2013 Washington, DC \/ Gypsy Sally\u2019s
\n10\/9 \u2013 Asheville, NC \/ Isis Music Hall
\n11\/2 \u2013 St. Pete Beach, FL \/ Suncoast Songwriter Weekend @ the Don CeSar
\n12\/12 \u2013 Decatur, AL \/ Princess Theatre Singer-Songwriter Series
\n\u2026more dates to be announced soon!<\/p>\n

www.amymccarley.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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