BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS TO RELEASE KINGS AND QUEENS DELUXE EDITION MARCH 27

PATTY LOVELESS ADDS TWO NEW TRACKS TO THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM FEATURING ICONIC FEMALE ARTISTS

TOUR CONTINUES WITH STOPS IN NASHVILLE (FEB 21/22), FOLK ALLIANCE (FEB 23), WOODSONGS OLD-TIME RADIO SHOW (FEB 27) AND MASSEY HALL (MARCH 21)

“A collection bursting at the seams with pure talent” (Pop Matters), “Blackie and the Rodeo Kings deserve much wider attention” (Blurt) for “a marvelously conceived fourteen song set that generally justifies the hype” (American Songwriter).

On March 27, File Under: Music/Allegro will release a deluxe edition of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings—Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson—critically acclaimed collaborative album Kings And Queens. Featuring two new tracks from Grammy Award-winner and Grand Ole Opry member Patty Loveless—“Big East West” and “Set The World On Fire”—the deluxe edition will also include new cover art. Listen/share/embed “Big East West” - http://bit.ly/AgARAd.

The band continues to tour in support of the album and have a series of dates that includes stops in Nashville, Memphis, Louisville and Massey Hall in Toronto March 21 featuring queens Serena Ryder, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Holly Cole, and Amy Helm. More dates below.

Three years in the making, the star-powered collaborative Kings & Queens was produced by Grammy-and Juno-winning producer and band member Colin Linden (Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, Colin James) pairing the band with iconic female artists including Rosanne Cash, Exene Cervenka, Holly Cole, Emmylou Harris, Amy Helm, Janiva Magness, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Sam Phillips, Serena Ryder, Pam Tillis, Sara Watkins, Lucinda Williams, Cassandra Wilson and Patti Scialfa.

Recorded in various cities from Nashville, Toronto and New York to New Orleans, Los Angeles and Woodstock, “no destination was too far for love,” says Stephen Fearing. The concept for Kings And Queens was a random idea that came out of a late-night conversation on a train about “various artists we’ve all had the privilege of working with,” says Colin Linden.

“We began with a page torn out of a notebook and a lot of ‘hey, what about’ and ‘wouldn’t it be great to work with’ interjections.” Some three years later, they transformed that wish list into Kings And Queens.

Formed as a one-off side project for a tribute album to the late Willie P. Bennett, whose 1978 Blackie and the Rodeo King is their namesake, the band has organically evolved into a roots-oriented band in North America. After the release of the critically acclaimed High or Hurtin, The Songs of Willie P. Bennett (1996), singer/songwriters Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, and Stephen Fearing became a full-fledged band releasing nine album to dates. The folk-rock/blues trio has garnered a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album for Kings of Love (1999) and Juno nominations for BARK (2003) and Let s Frolic (2007). Swinging From The Chains Of Love (2009) featured a collection of tracks from the Blackie catalogue.

For more information, please contact Lellie Capwell, Krista Williams, or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co, 818.384.1180 or 212.741.1000.

BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS TOUR DATES

February 21 /// The Rutledge | Billy Block Show /// Nashville, TN
February 22 /// Music City Roots at The Loveless Barn /// Nashville, TN
February 24 /// Folk Alliance | Marriott Downtown /// Memphis, TN
February 25 /// Molly Malone’s /// Covington, KY
February 27 /// Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Show /// Louisville, KY
March 21 /// Massey Hall /// Toronto, ON
April 20 /// The Skookum Barn Dance /// Kelowna, BC
April 21 /// Alix Goolden Hall /// Victoria, BC
April 24 /// Key City Theatre /// Cranbrook, BC
April 25 /// Eric Harvie Theatre /// Banff, AB
April 26 /// Civic Theatre /// Golden, BC
April 27 /// The Royal /// Nelson, BC
June 8 /// Roots On The River /// Bellows Falls, VT
June 23 /// Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival /// Rochester, NY