Radney takes us
back 20 years and
revisits one of his
greatest albums,
live and unplugged.
0 Radney Joins Darius for the Fourth Annual Darius & Friends Benefit Concert
Radney will join close friend, Darius Rucker for the fourth annual “Darius and Friends” benefit concert in Nashville, TN on Monday, June 3 at the Wildhorse Saloon, officially kicking off the CMA Music Festival week! All proceeds from this show will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
“We started this event with a simple goal in mind, and that was to raise money for St. Jude. I had visited their campus in Memphis and was so blown away at the facility, staff, and service that I made a pledge to contribute annually. It’s a bonus that I have had such amazing friends join us in the effort,” adds Darius.
This concert in conjunction with a charity auction and celebrity golf tournament has already raised $125,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Radney is honored to be a guest on the already sold out show!
0 New Spring Merchandise!
Be sure to visit the Radney Foster Online Store and check out the new Spring colored t-shirts.
Just Call Me Lonesome shirts are now available in Jade (Men’s) or Caribbean Blue (Women’s).
They are available individually or in a CD bundle with an autographed copy of Del Rio, TX Revisited, Unplugged & Lonesome.
Be sure to order yours today!
0 Love and War in Texas – Moved to June 29th
If you were planning to attend Radney’s show on May 4th at Love and War in Texas (Plano), the date has been moved to June 29th. Hope to see you in June!
0 Radney Performs With Kelly Willis at St. Luke’s School
Radney performs “I’m In” with guest Kelly Willis at the benefit for St. Luke’s school in San Antonio.
1 Check out an amazing project that Radney is proud to part of…
Radney and two of his co-writers, Darden Smith and Jay Clementi have working together on a meaningful project that they are very proud of! Click here to read an amazing story of help and hope as they co-write with soldiers and help them to cope with PTSD.
Radney Foster, Jay Clementi, Darden Smith / Photo by Sean Mathis
0 Radney Foster Releases “Louisiana Blue” to Support Hurricane Relief
Two months after Hurricane Isaac devastated Louisiana, Radney Foster has teamed up with The American Red Cross to help victims of the natural disaster. Proceeds from the iTunes sales of his video, “Louisiana Blue,” will go to help those in need. The song features Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks on fiddle. Download and donate HERE.
“I send this out as a prayer to all of our friends and family in Louisiana who’ve recently been hit by Hurricane Isaac,” Radney said. “Our hearts are with you.”
The beautiful cinematography of Venice, Louisiana in “Louisiana Blue” was shot 28 days before the hurricane by award-winning music video director Steve Boyle, who first worked with Radney when he directed Foster & Lloyd’s music video “Texas In 1880” in 1988. Steve has directed five Foster & Lloyd music videos – including their reunion video “It’s Already Tomorrow” (2011) – and has over thirty awards for his work in music television.
Watch the video >>>
0 Announcing Radney’s “Home for the Holidays” benefit concerts….
We are proud to announce Radney’s “Home for the Holidays” concerts in Del Rio, Texas. They will take place at the 12/6 @ Doc Holiday’s and 12/7 @ the Paul Poag Theatre at 7:30. All proceeds will go to benefit the St. James Episcopal School. Tickets are on sale now – Click here to purchase!
2 Radney Foster showcases his arsenal of resonant gems during refreshingly acoustic concert at Poor David’s Pub
Radney Foster played all of the new "Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome" CD. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor)
Radney Foster is one of the finest singer-songwriters to emerge from Texas’ rich country music landscape. Since 1987, when the Del Rio native recorded the debut Foster & Lloyd album with duet partner Bill Lloyd, we’ve been enjoying Foster-penned gems. These are songs that straddle country, pop and rock, brim with melodies so indelible and seamless you almost forget they’re there, and sport resonant lyrics that speak the truth.
Foster, accompanied by guitarist and mandolin picker Glen Mitchell and fiddle player Jessica Rae, delivered 18 of those memorable songs Friday night before an appreciative crowd at Poor David’s Pub. The show, opened by a 45-minute set from Greg Schroeder, was refreshingly acoustic and slightly folk and bluegrass flavored. It served as a celebration of Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome, Foster’s new rerecording of his masterful 1992 solo debut Del Rio, TX 1959.
The trio performed all of Unplugged & Lonesome in sequential order, including the poignant new song added to the disc, “Me and John R.” The original Del Rio, TX 1959 remains Foster’s artistic calling card. It yielded three mainstream country radio hits, and to this day is his most sought-after recording.
Radney Foster’s songs are compelling and cathartic. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor )Stripping down those great songs was an ingenious move. Nothing was lost in the process. On the contrary, it took the tracks back to their core. “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Nobody Wins,” the best known Del Rio numbers, sparkled with tight harmonies and top-notch musicianship. That’s especially true of the melancholy ballad “Easier Said Than Done,” which was simply stunning. Rae’s mournful fiddle defined the mood. Gorgeous.
One more Del Rio cut deserves mention – the country weeper “Closing Time.” That song uses the image of a liquor-filled honky-tonk as a reflective metaphor for a man trying to erase the sadness of a broken home. It is classic country balladry as its best.
The rest of the nearly two hour concert traveled through Foster’s See What You Want to See, This World We Live In and Revival albums. He also sneaked in a couple of super cool Foster & Lloyd tunes – the soaring “Texas In 1880″ and the way-hip “Crazy Over You.”
“I’m In” and “Raining on Sunday,” both from 1998′s See What You Want to See and both songs that million-selling country singer Keith Urban turned into big radio hits, leaped off the stage for me. The former featured plenty of vocal interplay with Rae, while the latter was bathed in harmonious instrumentation. Foster is a master at dissecting amorous relationships. He does that in spades on “I’m In” and “Raining on Sunday.”
With few exceptions everything from Foster’s creative arsenal has proven that country songs are indeed compelling and cathartic vignettes of everyday human emotions. He is truly one of the finest country singer-songwriters from the Lone Star state.
By Mario Tarradell/Music Critic mtarradell@dallasnews.com
Foster, with help from Glen Mitchell and Jessica Rae,traveled through 18 songs and five albums. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor )
6 Hear a live stream of “Went For A Ride” from Del Rio, TX: Unplugged and Lonesome
I wrote this song with author Alice Randall. We based it on a real life character, whose name was Nat Love. He was born a slave and became a buffalo soldier with the 10th Cavalry out of Ft Clark, TX near my home town. After the war was over, Love joined Buffalo Bill’s Western Show, along with Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull. Alice and I are both cowboy history buffs, and we wrote this from the perspective of one of his running buddies.
This was the last song we cut for the Unplugged sessions, and Brady Black from the Randy Rogers Band came in to lend his style. I thought it was the perfect way to end the album.
Hear the full version here:
Went For a RideDel Rio, TX: Unplugged and Lonesome is out now! Order here.
0 Dosey Doe Rescheduled for December 29, 2012
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Houston date at the Dosey Doe this Thursday (8/30) has been RESCHEDULED for December 29. Tickets will be honored for the new date, or refunds will be given at point of purchase.