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Brennen Leigh has always been one of the preeminent old souls of the country world, even when she was 19 and first moved to Austin, TX from the upper Midwest to chase a career in country music. She’s always worked Western Swing influences into her music, and been chummy with the Asleep at the Wheel crowd in Austin. But now as a Nashville resident, the distance has made her heart grow fonder for that distinctly Texas style of country, and she’s going all out with her new album.
“When I moved to Nashville from Texas, for some reason it triggered another western swing phase in my life,” says Brennen Leigh. “I was out of Texas, but something about the swing was still grabbing me; I was listening to a lot of Bob Wills, and of course The Wheel. I had first been exposed to Western swing through my parents’ Asleep At The Wheel records while I was growing up.”
On this her seventh solo album she showcases 12 original songs. And along with duets with Western Swing greats such as Ray Benson, Emily Gimble, and Katie Shore, the entire albums is recorded with Asleep at the Wheel at her back, so you know the swing is authentic.
