{"id":32422,"date":"2018-01-16T20:44:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T20:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32422"},"modified":"2018-01-16T20:44:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T20:44:20","slug":"free-willy-remember-the-alamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/free-willy-remember-the-alamo\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Willy &#8211; &#8216;Remember the Alamo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/free-willy-remember-the-alamo\/5a0b77571b00004b00377121\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5a0b77571b00004b00377121.jpeg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"5a0b77571b00004b00377121\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5a0b77571b00004b00377121.jpeg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5a0b77571b00004b00377121.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Remember The Alamo&#8217;, the new album from Free Willy, is a collection of twelve tracks in Americana, alt country, and bluegrass styles. The quartet hails from Crockett, Texas, and comprises WB Jones on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Jim Taylor on bass and backing vocals; Spence Peppard on lead guitar, drums, and backing vocals, as well as lead vocals on &#8216;American Medley&#8217;; Kevin Carter on fiddle and mandolin, and Steve DeVries on banjo and harmonica.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally formed in the autumn of 2016 at The Mixing Room, a recording studio in Nacogdoches, Texas. WB Jones contacted Jim Taylor at the studio in order to record some songs he&#8217;d been writing over many years, and together they gathered to them the best performing and recording artists in East Texas. Jim also produced the album, bringing to life WB Jones&#8217; vision of creating the &#8220;Free Willy Sound&#8221; &#8211; the lead instruments play &#8220;over top of each other&#8221; on the breaks, rather than take turns, and to inject lead breaks throughout the songs, including the vocals.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"1550939374\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is truly lovely about this album is the overall &#8220;happy&#8221; ness of it. It&#8217;s upbeat, it&#8217;s fun; the fiddle, mandolin, and banjo all work together to give the songs a very pleasing feel, which is complemented further by the soft vocals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our favourites on the album are the more bluegrass style numbers; we especially loved &#8216;Amazing Gracie&#8217;, which is perfectly placed as the lead track. The instrumental &#8216;Sugar Baby&#8217; also rates a mention, as it demonstrates the techincal skills and talents of all the artists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Free Willy online on their official website, Twitter, and Facebook. Buy &#8216;Remember The Alamo&#8217; from <a href=\"https:\/\/store.cdbaby.com\/cd\/freewilly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CD Baby<\/a>, and stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2GaaQHNGdtYxmdzHhclrxE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_47771\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFfC4lSTh2k?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"It&#039;s Good If You Like It\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oFfC4lSTh2k\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Remember The Alamo&#8217;, the new album from Free Willy, is a collection of twelve tracks in Americana, alt country, and bluegrass styles. The quartet hails from Crockett, Texas, and comprises WB Jones on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Jim Taylor on bass and backing vocals; Spence Peppard on lead guitar, drums, and backing vocals, as well as lead vocals on &#8216;American Medley&#8217;; Kevin Carter on fiddle and mandolin, and Steve DeVries on banjo and harmonica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9,640],"tags":[2541,725,1580,4827,616,12435,8315,12433,12434,2528,1579,144,12432,308,309,617,81],"class_list":["post-32422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-alt-country","tag-americana","tag-banjo","tag-bluegrass","tag-country","tag-crockett","tag-fiddle","tag-free-willy","tag-free-willy-band","tag-harmonica","tag-mandolin","tag-new-album","tag-remember-the-alamo","tag-singers","tag-songwriters","tag-texas","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8qW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18832,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/03\/essential-covers-rackhouse-pilfer-love-is-war-american-young-cover\/","url_meta":{"origin":32422,"position":0},"title":"Essential Covers: Rackhouse Pilfer &#8211; &#8216;Love Is War&#8217; (American Young Cover)","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"09\/03\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Rackhouse Pilfer, from Sligo in the very west of Ireland, formed in 2012 around the fire of McGarrigle's Bar.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rackhouse-Pilfer-2.jpg?fit=380%2C230&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":66787,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/sturgill-simpson-returns-with-all-new-surprise-bluegrass-album\/","url_meta":{"origin":32422,"position":1},"title":"Sturgill Simpson  Returns With All New Surprise Bluegrass Album","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"11\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Sturgill Simpson has released his second surprise bluegrass album in two months:\u00a0Cuttin\u2019 Grass\u2019 Vol 2 \u2013 The Cowboy Arms Sessions (Vol 1 released in October).\u00a0 Produced by David Ferguson, Cuttin\u2019 Grass Vol 2 is out now digitally on High Top Mountain Records via Thirty Tigers\/The Orchard.\u00a0 Vinyl preorder available now\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sturgill-Simpson-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C820&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sturgill-Simpson-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C820&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sturgill-Simpson-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C820&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sturgill-Simpson-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C820&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sturgill-Simpson-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C820&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40280,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/09\/ben-somers-releases-new-album-poor-stuart\/","url_meta":{"origin":32422,"position":2},"title":"Ben Somers Releases New Album, &#8216;Poor Stuart&#8217;","author":"Steve Holley","date":"11\/09\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Ben Somers is a musician who has been around music all his life. 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