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Ron Fetner released his 7th album to kick off the 2023. The new project “Down A Grave Road” reached #12 on the FAI/Folk DJ List/ NACC radio charts.
Ron is approaching a five-decade music career with 35 years devoted to a singer/songwriter tag. His first solo album, This Box I’m Looking Through, found its way to Folk/Americana radio. The title song ended up with the honor of one of the most played songs on NPR/Public Radio’s 35 year run Folk Sampler with Mike Flynn. By the time Ron’s second offering “Turning For Home” hit the market, he had garnished a Kerrville NewFolk Winner award, Mid Atlantic Songwriter Contest Gold title, and a Chris Austin Song Contest finalist at Doc Watson’s Merlefest. Performance stops were at venues like Nashville’s Bluebird Café and Radio Café, Atlanta’s Eddies Attic, DC’s Bayou and festivals like South Florida, Tucson, Gamble Rogers and Falcon Ridge, to name a few. Plus, numerous stops at coffeehouses/ house concerts throughout the country. Follow-up recordings include Defying Gravity, Sunday Morning Blue, and a nod to his bluesy DC/Georgetown days with 2017’s “BlueHouse Project. Post pandemic Ron has settled back into the story song chair.
The new release kicks off with the title track, Down A Gravel Road, a song about the change of season and missing a loved one while walking down a gravel road. Crossed The Scarecrow, with its Bluegrass 6/8 feel, follows with a unique look at conquering the obstacles of life. A warm, sunny morning after a cold stormy night takes the listener to Brand New Day. A fingerstyle instrumental is next, My Little Bud named for Ron’s partner in house crimes, Spotty, the cat. I Got You, looks at those who love us as we age. A re-record/remix of White Cotton is next, a story song from the cotton fields of the south. (Michael Lille on resonator guitar and Mark Wenner on harp). Carolina Rain, re-record/re-mix, takes us to the North Carolina mountains. A remix of Newport Blue connects us to the docks with a shipyard workers’ blues. Final track, a solo guitar/vocal version of the award-winning This Box I’m Looking Through, (Kerrville NewFolk).
Recorded at Baywater with additional tracking and all mix production handled at award-winning Kim Person’s Cimirron/Rainbird Studio. Analog mastering by Greg Lukens.
Contact: booking and inquiries, fetsong@gmail.com
www.ronfetner.com
www.ronfetner.bandcamp.com
