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from High Cold Wind by Randy Steele

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Randy Steele is an award winning banjo pickin’ singer/songwriter from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Randy’s creative music ranges from character based narratives to deeply personal and revelatory. Emotionally powerful, Steele can wake you up with a hard-drivin’ song, draw you in with deep lyrics, and have you laughing (or crying) with a compelling confession. Randy’s high-energy bluegrass band, High Cold Wind, brings out the best in his charisma and superb storytelling. They are set to independently release a new 5-song self-titled EP on August 25th.

Joining Steele in High Cold Wind is Fiddlin’ Faye Petree, regional fiddle legend of the North Carolina and Georgia music scene; flat pick wizard and member of Americana favorites Strung Like a Horse, Tyler Martelli,on acoustic guitar; multiple state, multiple instrumental contest champion and well known teacher John Boulware on mandolin; and Justin Hupp holding it down on the upright bass.

Today Glide is premiering the video for “Nashville Drinking Song,” a rousing tune that talks about leaving the big city and moving back to the country. Like the name hints, this is an uptempo bluegrass romp that celebrates getting wild and making moves. Bringing to mind 90s purveyors of bluegrass and country-folk like Split Lip Rayfield and the Meat Purveyors, this is a lively tune that showcases freewheeling lyrics and damn fine picking. You don’t need to think to hard to picture this song getting boots kicking up dust when played at a music festival. With the video, we get to watch these talented players in action.

“The video for ‘Nashville Drinking Song’ was directed and shot by Jakey Lutsko, a fantastic up and coming filmmaker from Chattanooga Tennessee. He followed the band and I around on a show day. The rear of The Woodshop Listening Room, the venue where we were playing, has a very welcoming outdoor area. We did some playing and joking around, Jakey basically shot us as we went through the day rehearsing, soundchecking, and playing the show.

lyrics

Nashville Drinking Song

It’s my last Friday night
in the lights of the big city
When the sun comes up
I’ll be eighty miles down the road
I won’t be looking back in tears
Or feeling any self pity
I’ll be grinning like a cat knowing
I am going home

One more beer and I’m outta here

I’m trading in this concrete
Trading in these steel walls
Going back to the country
Where the skies are big and blue
The only thing around here
that could give me any pause
Is knowing when I’m leaving
I am leaving you

One more beer and I’m outta here

Goodbye sirens
Goodbye city lights
Goodbye big dreams,
Goodbye wealth and fame
Goodbye traffic jams
Goodbye modern life
Goodbye Nashville
Please forget my name.

One more beer and I’m outta here

credits

from High Cold Wind, released April 13, 2024
Banjo/Vocals: Randy Steele
Fiddle/Vocals: Faye Petree
Mandolin: John Boulware
Guitar/Vocals: Tyler Martelli
Upright Bass: Justin Hupp

Recorded and mixed by Brett K Nolan at Soundry Studio

Mastered by Adam Brown

Photography by Mandy Rhoden and Zoe News

Artwork by Michael Goins

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Randy Steele Chattanooga, Tennessee

Banjo pickin' Singer Songwriter from Chattanooga Tennessee and frontman for Slim Pickins Bluegrass

2018 NewSong Leaf Festival Songwriting Competition Finalist. 2017 Blast On the Bay Upcoming Artist
16th Annual IMA Bluegrass Song Fan Winner for 'Mobile Soon"
16th Annual IMA Bluegrass album of the year Nomination
for "Songs from the Suck" ... more

shows

May 16

Songbirds

Chattanooga, TN
Jul 6

Hernando's Hide-A-Way

Memphis, TN

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