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We were introduced to the music of Courtney Marie Andrews at the same time as Tyler Childers while watching the 2018 Americana Honors and Awards show in Nashville.  You are familiar with Tyler Childers, and now we explore Courtney Marie Andrews.  Our ear picks up elements of young Linda Ronstadt and the promising genesis of singer-songwriter Tift Merritt.  Courtney Marie Andrews shares a prosaic love of nuance and the everyday stories of love. loss and wandering with Tift. We think you, too will discover your own Courtney Marie, who has already established herself as a unique voice within the broad scope of Americana Music. 

 

Table for one – lyrics

I’ve got no one I’m waiting on
I just pulled into town an hour ago
From the streets of Houston
To this diner in Ohio
I’m just a’waiting for the bar to open

‘Cause me, I’m a little bit lonely
A little bit stoned
And I’m ready to go home
You don’t want to be like me
This life it ain’t free
Always chained to when I leave

Been dancing with strangers
Sleeping in the van when the show’s over
I’ve been driving till I get tired
Found peace in the redwoods
Lost it 20 miles later
There is no telling which way this road bends
Been wondering how you’ve been
Hoping things have gotten better
Hope you finally settle down in Washington

‘Cause me…

‘Cause me…

Courtney Marie Andrews w_The Dead Tongues WXPN Nov 13

Let Her Go
Song by Courtney Marie Andrews
LyricsListen

She’s got wild-flowing hair
And a California ease
She’ll make you fall in love with
A heart you can’t keep
An actress with a voice
Pure as honeybees
In her past life
She was a willow tree, a willow tree
She’ll give you advice that she wouldn’t take
Freer than the winds blowing off the Cape
While you have her attention
Love her and let her know
Then let her go, ooh, let her go
An emotional Aries
Dancing to Tim McGraw
Recalling her dreams
In her underwear and bra
An old soul and a child
All wrapped into one
She will help you remember
What it’s like to have fun, ooh like to have fun
She’ll give you advice that she wouldn’t take
Freer than the winds blowing off the Cape
While you have her attention
Love her and let her know
Then let her go, ooh, let her go
While you have her attention
Love her and let her know
Let her go, ooh, let her go
Ooh let her go

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Courtney Marie Andrews
Let Her Go lyrics © Reservoir Media Management Inc.

 

 

CR’s Take

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Songs: 0:00– INTRO 0:15 – Interview with Julie Slater 11:30 – Loose Future 15:07 – Me & Jerry 18:46 – These Are The Good Old Days

The SoCal Sound Session with Courtney Marie Andrews lives during soundcheck at Troubadour. Recorded 12.14.2022

Host: Julie Slater Filmed & Edited: Matt Blake Audio Recorded & Mixed: Tristan Dolce https://www.courtneymarieandrews.com/ https://www.thesocalsound.org/ The SoCal Sound Sessions & Interviews are brought to you by The SoCal Sound, CSUN & Saddleback College. Julie Slater caught Courtney Marie Andrews on the final night of her tour and right before she was going to play the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood! They discuss the thoughts and meanings behind the songs on the new album “Loose Future”, and how it has been to play that album in front of audiences. There are also three exclusive songs filmed live from soundcheck.