{"id":34706,"date":"2018-04-10T22:13:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=34706"},"modified":"2018-04-10T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:15:18","slug":"tony-wright-and-ryan-hamilton-reveal-collaborative-album-grand-ole-otley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/tony-wright-and-ryan-hamilton-reveal-collaborative-album-grand-ole-otley\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Wright And Ryan Hamilton Reveal Collaborative Album, ‘Grand Ole Otley’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What do Yorkshire and Texas have in common? If you’re struggling for an answer, don’t fret, if you read on I’ll give you one for free.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

On June 8, Yorkshire-born Tony Wright and Texas-bred rocker Ryan Hamilton will release their debut collaborative album, ‘Grand Ole Otley’.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The pair represent the most unlikely of partnerships, with Wright’s role as the frontman of English rock band ‘Terrorvision’ contrasting Hamilton’s musical education of country classics such as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam.<\/p>\n

However, they’ve combined to create a ten-track transatlantic piece of magic. The album is made up of country classics, re-worked to an unforeseen yet impressive folk-Americana sound.<\/p>\n

This includes the Don Gibson, and later Johnny Cash, track, ‘Oh Lonesome Me.’<\/p>\n

The song has a dark, melancholy feel, uncharacteristic of the two artists and their quick-witted reputations. Hamilton’s Terrorvision persona is unrecognisable, as the pair ably pay homage to music it is clear they share a passion for. Indeed, it was their shared love and discussion of what they termed ‘good music’ that led to the album being created.<\/p>\n