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QUOTES ON DARRELL SCOTT


“I respect him and admire him in the same way I admire Guy Clark, Steve Earle and Mark Knopfler. No doubt inside Darrell Scott beats the heart of a poet. Tack on that soulful voice and the gift of playing any instrument in the room – exceedingly well – and you’ve got the makings of museum quality work every time the man takes the notion.” Rodney Crowell

"He is one of the great writers of our time. He brings a complete package through perfectly crafted lyrics, groove and melody. When you listen to his songs you can tell he's lived them." The Dixie Chicks

“His playing is unreal. He’s just limitless in his approach and knowledge of instruments.” Sam Bush

“I think Darrell’s got the best singing style and voice in all of Country Music right now…He’s so soulful and in total control of what he’s doing.” Lloyd Maines

“Darrell Scott is one of my all time favorite Americana heroes. I love everything that he's ever put out."
Mattson Rainer - KNBT, Radio New Braunfels TX”

“Scott has a knack for turning everything he touches into the best of the best.” Performing Songwriter

“one word – genius.” Gritz Magazine

“Scott's soulful vocals could probably cut through a heavy metal band.” All Music Guide

“…terrific songs.” Sing Out

“…powerful writing, passionate vocals, and masterful picking.” Entertainment Weekly

“He is one of the most fascinating guys out there these days, and one of the best players, as well."
The Folk Sampler

“The man is a monstrous guitar player, and improvises with a fearless and powerful fluidity. And he doesn't just stick to the stuff that's right under his hands, he's going for it on every solo.” Puremusic.com

“Darrell Scott - Genius. Pure, unadulterated genius. No one writes better right now than Darrell Scott.”
The Loafer

“You can’t be unsung forever – not if you have anything near the vocal, manual and literary firepower of Darrell Scott." Durango Herald

“There is justice in the world. Darrell's cracked it. He’s as great a story teller as Harry Chapin.” Maverick

“Hauntingly beautiful and sonically stunning, Live in NC ranks among the preeminent must-have recordings of 2005.” Steven Stone, Vintage Guitar Magazine


Recent Darrell Info:
Indie Acoustic Project Best CDs of 2004 Award – Winner - Best Lyrics Theatre of the Unheard April 2005
Album of the Year - 4th Annual Independent Music Awards -– Theatre of the Unheard Jan 2005
Guy Clark - Co-Produced Albums - Cold Dog Soup, The Dark
Recorded With: Kate Rusby, Jim Lauderdale, Faith Hill, Malcome Holcombe, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, …
Member of Steve Earle’s Bluegrass Dukes - Banjo, Dobro & Voice
#3 Country Music Songwriter of the Year – 2004 Country Music Critics Poll
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year 2002
Two-Time Grammy Awards Nominee

contact: 615-385-0001 condon@comcast.net - Full Light Records


"Darrell Scott in Rolling Stone"

7. Darrell Scott, Theatre of the Unheard (Full Light): Scott, writer of 2002's best country single (the Dixie Chicks' "Long Time Gone"), dresses up his earliest batch of songs and ends up with an album matching Guy Clark and Bruce Springsteen at their best.

- RICHARD SKANSE

- Rolling Stone Top Albums of 2003


"Darrell Scott in The John Shelton Ivany Top 21"

Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson & Kenny Malone "Live in NC" Full Light
If one is ever fortunate enough to find themselves in the clutches of
an August night in Winston-Salem, NC, then take a walk down to Ziggy's to
see some great live music. That infamous venue, along with the Cat's Cradle
in Carraboro, NC, held hosting duties for the fifth album in Darrell Scott's
discography. Live in NC features the venerable talents of Danny Thompson and
Kenny Malone alongside Scott.
Scott's writing is beautifully sardonic; "Its The Whiskey That Eases
The Pain" has it in spades. "With A Memory Like Mine" begins with the
wizardry of Scott's guitar playing then gives way to the thumps of
Thompson's acoustic bass. This live show is a real treat; Thompson is
possibly the finest acoustic bass player in recent history, and Malone is
thought to be one of the most recorded drummers in Nashville history.
Scott's ability to blend the best of bluegrass, blues, country, zydeco and
rock'n'roll is in able hands with these two on board. The personal and
symbolic lyrics of Scott are often breathtaking and receive their finest
renditions on Live in NC.
(Shelton's Single of the Week: Darrell Scott's "Its The Whiskey That Eases
The Pain")

The John Shelton Ivany Top 21
Issue: #224
May 1st, 2005 to May 7th, 2005
(The John Shelton Ivany Top Twenty-One is published in 200 national
newspapers (copyright 2005 John Shelton Ivany).




- The John Shelton Ivany Top 21


"Darrell Scott Vintage Guitar review"



Darrell Scott Live in NC Review
Vintage Guitar Magazine, July 2005
Steven Stone, Columnist



Darrell Scott
Live in NC
Full Light Records


When you hear “power trio” you usually think of Cream or the James Gang during their heyday in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Well, there’s a new CD featuring Darrell Scott on guitar and vocals, Danny Thompson on stand-up bass, and Kenny Malone on drums whose music rivals any power trio from this or any previous decade.

For those of you unfamiliar with these players here are their thumbnail bios. Darrell Scott has written hits for the Dixie Chicks, “Long Time Gone” and “Heartbreak Town,” Travis Tritt “Great Day To Be Alive,” Sara Evans’ “Family Tree,” Garth Brooks’ “When No One’s Around,” and Patty Loveless and Brad Paisley song “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” and 45 other artists. Scott also plays almost anything with strings and has toured with Guy Clark, Sam Bush, Tim O’Brien, and recorded with Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Kate Rusby, and Steve Earle.

Danny Thompson’s acoustic stand-up bass playing was first heard in 1964 on Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc. LP. Since then he has worked with The Incredible String Band, Pentangle, Donovan, Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Marianne Faithful, Rod Stewart, Tom Paxton, Kate Bush, Richard Thompson, Tim Buckley, and Peter Gabriel during his 43–year career. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call him one of the finest acoustic bass players the world has ever known.

Since the ‘70’s Kenny Malone has been the “A” list drummer in Nashville. Early in his career he was a favorite of country music legend, producer Owen Bradley. He can be heard on Crystal Gayle’s “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” and Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away.” In the 90’s his work appeared on recordings by Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Mark O’Connor, Edgar Meyer, and Alison Kraus. His ability to play with acoustic musicians, often using untraditional percussion instruments, marks Malone as unique among his peers.

Recorded on two nights during a brief tour of small clubs, Live in NC displays a rare level of spontaneous musicality. Witnessing these three virtuosos, who all listen to each other and can react instantly to each other’s musical ideas mid-tune, makes this disc a rare treat. Not only can these guys turn on a dime rhythmically, but they also create remarkably complex musical textures that seem impossible from only three players. Their version of Scott’s song “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” displays a dynamic and rhythmic range that far exceeds anything I’ve heard from studio versions. Covers of Johnny Cash’s “I Still Miss Someone” and the traditional hymn “Wayfaring Stranger” demonstrate the trio’s ability to take standard material and meld it into something special.

Along with superlative music making, Live in NC features exceptional sound. I played the disc for Paul McGowan, the CEO of PS Audio (manufacturers of high-end audio electronics), and he immediately added the disc to his list of reference recordings. Rarely have I heard a commercial recording with as wide dynamics or as detailed or articulated soundstage. Played on a good system the recording allows you to close your eyes and imagine each musician standing before you on stage.

Hauntingly beautiful and sonically stunning, Live in NC ranks among the preeminent must-have recordings of 2005.



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Full Light Records Nashville, TN Contact: 615-385-0001 condon@comcast.net
- Vintage Guitar Magazine, July 2005


"Awards and Highlights"

DARRELL SCOTT – AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS


DARRELL SCOTT’S “THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD” WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS:
INDIE ACOUSTIC PROJECT “BEST CDS OF 2004” AWARD – APRIL 2005
IMA “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AWARD – JANUARY 2005

MRG (The Music Resource Group - publisher of the best-selling music industry contact directory,
The Music Atlas) and co-sponsor, Border’s Books & Music announced the winners of the 4th Annual Independent Music Awards. Darrell Scott took top honors winning the prestigious “Album of the Year Award” for his critically acclaimed Theatre Of The Unheard.

Indie Acoustic Project Best CDs of 2004 Award - Winner - Best Lyrics Theatre of the Unheard 4/05
The Indie Acoustic Project is dedicated to giving recognition to outstanding innovative acoustic music.

Rolling Stone listed Theatre of the Unheard as one of the 2003 Critics Top Albums,
Stating the CD is “…an album matching Guy Clark and Bruce Springsteen at their best..”

RECENT DARRELL SCOTT HIGHLIGHTS:
Top 3 Country Music Songwriter of the Year – 2004 Country Music Critics Poll
2003 Grammy Nomination for Best Country Song – “Long Time Gone”
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year 2002
NSAI Songwriter of the Year 2001
2001 Grammy Nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance – “The Second Mouse”
Over 45 songs written & recorded by others including:
Keb Mo - "Proving You Wrong" from Keep It Simple
Tim McGraw – “Old Town New” from Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
Dixie Chicks – “Long Time Gone” from Home (Grammy 2002)
Travis Tritt – “It's A Great Day To Be Alive” (The second most played country song of 2001)
Sara Evans – “Born to Fly” from Born To Fly (#1 Billboard Country Singles 2000)

Recorded With: Kate Rusby, Jim Lauderdale, Faith Hill, Ginny Hawker, Malcolm Holcombe,
Steve Earle, Randy Travis, Jon Pousette-Dart, John McCusker, Jimmie Dale Gilmore…
Co-Produced Guy Clark Albums - Cold Dog Soup, The Dark

Discography
Live in NC – 2005 Full Light Records
Theatre of the Unheard – 2004 Full Light Records
Real Time – 2005 Full Light Records re-issue (originally 2000 Howdy Skies Records)
Family Tree – 1999 Sugar Hill Records
Aloha From Nashville – 1997 Sugar Hill Records

Touring 2005 – WOMAD, Rocky Grass, Kerrville Folk Festival, Nashville Ballet, MerleFest…
Active member of Steve Earle’s Bluegrass Dukes - Banjo, Dobro & Voice

Coming soon on Full Light Records:
Wayne Scott’s This Weary Way – old time country & grass featuring Tim O’Brien and Guy Clark
Darrell Scott’s Hank William’s Ghost – new studio album and new songs - Summer 2005

contact: John Condon Full Light Records 615-385-0001 condon@comcast.net PO Box 40100 Nashville TN 37204
WWW.DARRELLSCOTT.COM
- Full Light Records


"Quotes on "Theatre of the Unheard""

DARRELL SCOTT - THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD
WWW.DARRELLSCOTT.COM

“Darrell Scott's music is equal parts talent and heart, soul and grace, power and poetry, charm and wit, funk and grit . . . all in service of the better parts of humanity. Darrell Scott is scary good. Listen and learn. I'm a huge fan.” Rodney Crowell

“This album is so good. This album is soooo good!” Alison Krauss

"He is one of the great writers of our time. He brings a complete package through perfectly crafted lyrics, groove and melody. When you listen to his songs you can tell he's lived them." The Dixie Chicks

“His playing is unreal. He’s just limitless in his approach and knowledge of instruments.” Sam Bush

“Theater of the Unheard is an amazing journey, a glimpse into the musical being that is Darrell Scott. Darrell is clearly at the top of his game as a writer, instrumentalist, singer and producer. Nobody else can do what he does." Nick Forster E-Town

"Darrell Scott is one of my all time favorite Americana heroes. I love everything that he's ever put out."
Mattson Rainer - KNBT, Radio New Braunfels, TX”

"This is one fine album. The songwriting, poetry and storytelling are faultless. The music makes it an opera."
David Oberman - KUT, Austin, TX

“Scott has a knack for turning everything he touches into the best of the best.” Performing Songwriter

“One of the best albums of the year in any genre.” Gritz Magazine

“Darrell Scott has crafted one of the strongest Americana albums one is likely to encounter this year.” Bluegrass Now

“…an album matching Guy Clark and Bruce Springsteen at their best.” Rolling Stone

“***** There is justice in the world. Darrell’s cracked it... He’s as great a story teller as Harry Chapin” Maverick

“**** out of 4…A masterpiece.” The Tennessean

“****…nestles alongside Steve Earle or Rodney Crowell” Uncut

“…terrific songs.” Sing Out

"This CD is absolutely one of the best of 2003." About.com

"Darrell Scott € Theatre of the Unheard - Genius. Pure, unadulterated genius. No one writes better right now than Darrell Scott, and this new solo disc - only his fourth official release - proves it. " The Loafer

"You can’t be unsung forever – not if you have anything near the vocal, manual and literary firepower of Darrell Scott." Durango Herald

“The man is a monstrous guitar player, and improvises with a fearless and powerful fluidity. And he doesn't just stick to the stuff that's right under his hands, he's going for it on every solo.” Puremusic.com

“…highly recommended disc.” Vintage Guitar Magazine

“Theatre is the freakiest album I’ve made so far.” Darrell Scott

• Winner - 4th Annual Independent Music Awards - Album of the Year - Jan 2005
• Rolling Stone Our Critics Top Albums of 2003
• CMT. The Best Country Albums of 2003
• No Depression Best of 2003
• Alt Country NL The Best of 2003 - #1
• The Tennessean Top 10 great Nashville Songs of 2003 - "Uncle Lloyd"
• The Scene 100 Music Critics ranked Darrell Scott as #3 songwriter in US


Contact: John Condon 615-385-0001 condon@comcast.net www.darrellscott.com
- Full Light Records


Discography

DARRELL SCOTT RELEASES

Live In NC
Theatre of the Unheard
Real Time (with Tim O'Brien)
Aloha From Nashville
Family Tree

DARRELL SCOTT SONGS

Over 45 Darrell Scott songs recorded by others including:

Kathy Mattea Love’s Not Through With Me Yet (2005)
Jessie Alexander The Long Way (2005)
Dixie Chicks Long Time Gone, Heartbreak Town
(Long Time Gone 2003 Grammy Nomination for Best Country Song)
Travis Tritt It's A Great Day To Be Alive
(The second most played country song of 2001)
Sara Evans Born To Fly (# 1)
Tim McGraw Old Town New
Julie Roberts No Way Out
Andy Griggs My Kind of Beautiful
Trace Adkins Someday
Guy Clark Out In The Parking Lot
Garth Brooks When No One's Around
Brad Paisley You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
Darryl Worley Family Tree
Patty Loveless You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
Neal McCoy Honky Tonk Mona Lisa
Lee Greenwood I’m Trying
Pat Green It’s A Great Day To Be Alive
Kevin Sharp I’m Trying
Bill Miller Different Drum
Diamond Rio I’m Trying
Doug Stone Honky Tonk Mona Lisa
Suzy Bogguss No Way Out

2004 Named #3 Country Music Songwriter of the Year by the Country Music Critics Poll
2003 & 2001 Nominated for 2 Grammy Awards
2003 & 2002 Nominated for International Bluegrass Music Association Song Of the Year
2002 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
2000 & 2001 Nashville Songwriter Association International Songwriter of the Year

For more information please see www.darrellscott.com
Contact: John Condon - condon@comcast.net 615-385-0001

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Bio

DARRELL SCOTT - BIO

Darrell Scott is a successful songwriter, an in-demand instrumentalist and an acclaimed performer and recording artist -- all achievements earned while burning his own path instead of playing by the accepted rules of the music industry.

He has recently launched Full Light Records (distributed by Ryko Distribution) so he can fully own and control his recordings. The first release on Full Light, the pointedly titled THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD, rescues material lost when a major label decided not to release Scott’s first solo album 12 years ago. Re-recording the songs in his Nashville studio with a carefully selected band, Scott resurrects work that had been entombed but not forgotten. “Part of me couldn’t let these songs go,” says the burly Scott. “I always felt they deserved to be heard. Your first record always features the best songs you’ve written up to that point in your life. Because the album got shelved and never came out, I had to move on and act like those songs didn’t exist. But I never forgot them.” In starting his own label, he seized the opportunity to give his old songs new life. Working with a core group that featured drummer Kenny Malone, bassist Danny Thompson and steel guitarist Dan Dugmore, Scott re-made the songs, filling them with the maturity and confidence he’s gained since initially recording them in 1991. In January 2005, THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD won the 4th Annual Independent Music Award’s Album of the Year honor.

Scott’s long since proven that his songs deserve recognition. As a songwriter, he’s contributed a string of hits that reads like a list of the best modern country music has to offer. There’s the Grammy Award winning “Long Time Gone” and “Heartbreak Town,” both top hits for the Dixie Chicks. “Great Day to be Alive” helped Travis Tritt complete his comeback; “Born to Fly” was a No. 1 hit for Sara Evans, while “Family Tree” was successful for Darryl Worley and “When No One’s Around” extended Garth Brooks’ run. “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” was cut in the same year by both Patty Loveless and Brad Paisley. In 2004, Scott had songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Keb Mo, Mountain Heart, Julie Roberts, Kathy Mattea, Andy Griggs, Faith Hill, and others. In all, Scott has had more than 45 cuts by other artists.

His success led to ASCAP naming him Songwriter of the Year in 2002. The National Songwriters Association International awarding him its Songwriter of the Year honor the previous year. Stars like Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks -- who describe Darrell as “one of the great writers of our time” -- aren’t his only champions. His albums have been heralded by artists as diverse as Maura O’Connell, Pat Green, John Cowan, Bill Miller and Jon Pousette-Dart, all of who recorded his songs. “The songs that have been successful for others were the last ones I thought other artists would record,” he says. “They were such inside songs for me. They’re songs I like a lot. I put them on my records -- that’s how other artists knew about them.”

Scott also plays a plethora of instruments -- “most anything that can be plucked, beat or blown,” as the Musichound Folk Essential Album Guide put it. But he’s perhaps best known for his distinctive ability on guitar, dobro and mandolin, which put him in great demand among discerning fellow artists. In recent years, he’s toured extensively with Guy Clark, Sam Bush and Tim O’Brien and recorded with Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Trisha Yearwood and Kate Rusby, among scores of others. Darrell is an active member of Steve Earle’s Bluegrass Dukes. “He’s got one of the most soulful voices in Nashville (think Little Feat’s Lowell George meets James Taylor),” wrote Craig Havighurst of The Tennessean. “And he attracts the finest sidemen.”

He’s recorded five albums, 1997’s Aloha from Nashville, and 1999’s Family Tree both on Sugar Hill Records. A duo album, 2000’s Real Time with Tim O’Brien, containing the Grammy nominated instrumental “The Second Mouse,” now available on Full Light Records. In 2003 Scott released his masterpiece Theatre of the Unheard, a record Rolling Stone hailed as “…an album matching Guy Clark and Bruce Springsteen at their best.” In December of 2004 Live In NC was released, featuring one of the finest double-bassists in the world Danny Thompson, and groove-drummer king Kenny Malone. Live in NC is a pure snapshot of a night on the road with Darrell – no flashpots.

His success, to him, means he’s right to follow his own artistic instincts. “It has given me more confidence to do what’s in my heart,” Scott explains. “I know the source of the songs that have been successful. That tells me that this is what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m still making music for musical reasons, not for business reasons. I think I’m in the right place.”

“When push comes to shove,” he says, “I’d rather be known as a wildly creative guy than a wildly successful busin