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To quote the famous line from Forrest Gump, "Life
is like a box of chocolates, you never know what
you're gonna get" aptly describes the mixed bag of
songs from Scott Southworth's latest album,
"Comin' Round To Honky Tonk Again,” released “Glen Mitchell is not only a hit songwriter, but he
on Flaming Tortuga Records. But one thing for toured with several artists (Darius Rucker, Billy
sure, there is something here for everybody. Currington, Jamie O’Neal, etc.) as guitarist/band
leader. Johnny Brady is a multi-award-winning
Produced with Buddy Hyatt, engineered by Zach artist that plays to packed houses in Ireland. Kevin
Allen, and featuring some of Nashville’s finest Greaves was just inducted into the New Zealand
studio cats, Scott wrote or co-wrote every song on Music Hall of Fame. Mr. Jay not only performs
this project as he takes you on a musical journey across Europe with his “EU Band,” but he is also a
of what's going on inside his head. He's going to rodeo cowboy. Sivert is a well-known Norwegian
throw you some curves along the way but after you artist that has an annual country festival. Andrea is
hear all the songs, you're going to know exactly a triple threat -- Songwriter/Singer/Guitarist. I
what's on his mind. He's not really covering much could go on for hours about each of them!”
new ground here in the sense of country music
subject matter, but he does accomplish a rather Now, as the album title suggests, there are several
unique presentation which is quite unexpected in solid honky tonk shuffles about cheating and
many cases with these songs. drinking. These songs are right in my wheelhouse
for what I consider to be real country music. The
The first single from the album was quite a title song talks about not becoming a superstar but
monumental undertaking and has Scott singing going back to basics playing the old grind of honky
with guest artists literally from around the world. tonk clubs with a thinly veiled reference to
"Country No Matter What Country" co-written with mainstream country ignoring indie artists these
Bill Whyte, brought together artists from seven days. But that's okay -- there's always a bar and
different countries. It features Glen Mitchell (U.K.), tips to play for, right?
Sivert Bjordal (Norway), Johnny Brady (Ireland),
Andrea Benz (Switzerland), Kevin Greaves (New "Here Comes The Night,” another solid shuffle, is
Zealand), Jerome “Mr. Jay” Desoteux (France), Scott's arsenal takes you through his routine of
and Scott Southworth from the USA. “These are all trying to get through the day after losing his girl,
accomplished writers and artists that had varying only to find that every night he's still crying over
degrees of success in their countries and even her. But then, just maybe he might be finally over
here in Nashville,” Southworth says. her as he writes in "Over Getting Over You Again,”
a gorgeous three-quarter time tempo tune co-
written with Jan Buckingham.
