Biography
David Brewer of the High Country News wrote, "There’s something about good singer-songwriters’ abilities that make you believe they’ve lived their lyrics. The intimate details of their less-than perfect lives wrapped in engaging melodies that help listeners feel they know the artists are a must. Simply put, if you can’t believe them, then they aren’t doing their job. There is something about the unpretentious voice and style of Reagan Boggs that comes through her tales of complicated relationships and memories both fond and forlorn." She is a storyteller with a voice that can captivate a room.
In 2007, Reagan Boggs released her third solo album Right Now. The songwriter hails from a coal mining community in Southwest Virginia. With roots still firmly planted in those hills, she tells the story of “Clifton Branham,” Appalachian bad man via his own memoirs, and details a woman’s nightmare of strip-miners disrupting the resting dead after a pressured sale of her family’s land in “The Graves.” She pours out her heart through the eyes, ears, and fears of two young children living daily in an abusive home in “Ready to Run;” and again through the reflections of a middle-aged wife who struggles to find happiness in a comfortable, yet empty marriage in “Plastic Flowers.” Right Now is a collection of songs dealing with the light and darkness of everyday reality, composed in descriptive detail, and sung with the depth and emotion that is Reagan Boggs.
Whether playing guitar, banjo, or mandolin, Reagan performs across the country sometimes as a solo/acoustic act and also with her band. She recently was featured on Mountain Stage with Darrell Scott, and has shared the stage with several other artists including Chris Knight, Slaid Cleaves, Scott Miller, Pat Green, David Olney, and Last Train Home to name a few.
Other related sites:
http://www.myspace.com/reaganboggsmusic
You tube videos:
Live on Mountain Stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhjJpE_mA2M
Share Them with You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82b5s7OMk4
Festival in the Park - Next Time Around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rs0K3NX_sA&feature=related
MY Little Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iK_ZtZo58M
Shared the stage with:
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth
Jake Owen
Mic Harrison
Lorrie Morgan
David Via and Corn Tornado
Chris Knight
Goose Creek Symphony
Matthew Ryan
David Olney
Uncle Earl
Skip Ewing
Last Train Home
Little Big Town
Slaid Cleaves
Pat Green
Darrell Scott
Avett Brothers
Marty Stuart
Restless Heart
Dave Gibson
Paul Overstreet
T. Graham Brown
Ty Herndon
Roni Stoneman
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Ollabelle
Clay Cook
Floating Men
Bruce Robison
Stations currently playing the new CD:
WDVX, Knoxville, TN
WETS, Johnson City, TN
WMMT, Whitesburg, KY
WYOU, Virginia Beach, VA
WHAY, Whitley City, KY
WAXM, Norton, VA
WNVA, Norton, VA
WTJU, Charlottesville, VA
WDHR, Pikeville, KY
WNCW, Spindale, NC
The Freeway Internet Radio, Dallas TX
WGWG, Boiling Springs, NC
Altville (Syndicated Program)
CountryBear (Internet Radio)
WSLC, Roanoke, VA
Engage – Evolving Artist Internet Radio
Roots Rock Radio – www.rrradio.com
AmericanaRoots.com - www.americanaroots.com
AmercianaHomeplace.com - www.americanahomeplace.com
KDHX, St. Louis, MO
WJJC, Commerce, GA
WMNF, Tampa, FL
WIVK, Knoxvile, TN
WGWG, Boiling Spring, NC
WUSC-FM, Columbia, SC
KEXP, Seattle, WA
WHEE, Martinsville, VA
KVMR, Navada City, CA
Alternate Currents (Live 365)
Instrumentation
Line-up is dependent upon the requirements of the venue.
Reagan Boggs - Lead Vocals, rhythm guitar, banjo, mandolin
full band includes drums, bass, electric guitar, and fiddle (typically 5 pieces including Reagan)
Discography
Right Now, August 2007
Never Looking Behind, January 13, 2006
I Can Handle Crazy, Jan. 27, 2004
Links
| http://www.reaganboggs.com |