Big Loud RecordsāĀ Ashland CraftĀ is returning to her roots in ‘Thatās The Kinda Place’,Ā available now. Bursting with hometown pride, the take-me-back anthem is off her 11-track debut,Ā TRAVELINā KIND, with Craft credited as a co-writer alongside Rodney Clawson and album producer Jonathan Singleton.
Chock-full of homegrown memories, the Piedmont, SC-native reminisces on the glory days of what used to be:Ā āWe were back road barbed wire fence row runners / Dancing to the beat of that small town drummer / Singing through the radio static / We didnāt know how good we had it / We were Texaco parking lot street light dreaming / Bout 18 heading where the grass gets greener / The place you fall out and back in love with / Thatās the kinda place I grew up in.ā
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āI remember being 18 and ready to take off to see everything the world had to offer,ā Craft recalls. āBut I never knew how much Iād miss home after I actually left. We always made the best of any situation growing up, and I believe my small town made the girl you see today. Iāll always be proud of that!ā
Launching her four-part āRockinā Lilā Band Sessionsā video series with ‘Thatās The Kinda Place’ today (20/8), fans can keep watch for the live clips as theyāre rolled out in anticipation of Craftās album drop on September 3rd. āMy band fam is such a key piece of who I am as a musician,ā adds Craft. āI wanted the chance to get to introduce them a little bit more and thought this āRockinā Lilā Band Sessionsā video series was the best way for everyone to get a taste of what our live shows are like.
Introducing already-released album cuts ‘Make It Past Georgia‘ and ‘Your Momma Still Does‘ to the stage, Craft was back on the road this weekend supporting Zac Brown Bandās THE COMEBACK TOUR 2021. Appearing at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, Ā (19/8), at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, (20/8) and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA, Ā (21/8). Find all upcoming tour dates here.Ā