BOBBY LONG’S A WINTER TALE DEBUTS AT #5 ON BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART

PRODUCED BY GRAMMY-AWARD WINNER LIAM WATSON

PERFORMANCE ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO

“Long is a master…”—Daytrotter

A Winter Tale, the highly anticipated debut record from British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, is #5 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart. Of the ATO Records release, The Wall Street Journal heralds, “a spirited, thoroughly enjoyable folk-blues collection featuring his gritty singing and well-crafted songs,” while the Los Angeles Times describes it as “a sound that’s redolent of many classic folk recordings as well as contemporaries like Damien Rice and Mumford & Sons.” In celebration of the record’s release, Long recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( http://tinyurl.com/6ycukob ). Additionally, Long is currently in the midst of a nationwide tour in support of the record. See below for full details.

Recorded in London, the eleven-song album was produced by Grammy-award winner Liam Watson (The White Stripes) and features backing vocals from Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) and Icelandic singer Lay Low as well as pedal steel by B.J. Cole (Elton John, Sting). An exclusive performance video of “Dead & Done” is now available as part of the recently launched Burberry Acoustic series. More information is available at www.bobbylong.info.

After relocating to London from Wiltshire in the countryside of Southwest England, Long became a fixture in the city’s burgeoning open-mic scene, where he met actor and fellow musician Robert Pattinson. Pattinson would go on to sing “Let Me Sign” (co-written by Long and friend Marcus Foster) over a crucial dramatic scene in the blockbuster film Twilight. Subsequently, in support of his bedroom-made recording Dirty Pond Songs, Long embarked on a worldwide tour in April 2009, performing over 160 shows in seven countries. Of the singer, the San Diego Entertainer heralds, “All his songs are like a well-orchestrated ballet of chord progressions and vocals that pluck at the deepest confined thoughts of your soul,” while Pollstar praises, “Long’s emergence as an up-and-coming artist is the stuff Hollywood loves to make movies about. He continues to amaze audiences with a bare-bones sound reminiscent of early Bob Dylan.” Additionally, the New York Post named him one of their “10 Artists To Watch in 2011.”

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BOBBY LONG Tour Schedule

February 10 /// Denver, CO /// Bluebird
February 11 /// Lawrence, KS /// Bottleneck
February 12 /// St. Louis, MO /// Old Rock House
February 14 /// Madison, WI /// High Noon Saloon
February 15 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Varsity Theater
February 16 /// Milwaukee, WI /// Turner Ballroom
February 17 /// Indianapolis, IN /// Radio Radio
February 18 /// Chicago, IL /// Schuba’s
February 19 /// Columbus, OH /// Basement
February 21 /// Ann Arbor, MI /// The Ark
February 22 /// Toronto, ON /// Revival
February 23 /// Montreal, QC /// Divan
February 24 /// Burlington, VT /// Higher Ground
February 25 /// Portland, ME /// Port City Music Hall
February 26 /// Boston, MA /// Brighton Music Hall
February 28 /// Northampton, MA /// Iron Horse
March 1 /// Baltimore, MD /// Otto Bar
March 3 /// New York, NY /// Bowery Ballroom
March 4 /// Philadelphia, PA /// World Café
March 5 /// Vienna, VA /// Jammin Java
March 22 /// Charlottesville, VA /// The Southern
March 23 /// Pittsburgh, PA /// Rex Theatre
March 24 /// Cincinnati, OH /// 20th Century Theatre
March 25 /// Knoxville, TN /// Barley’s Tap Room
March 26 /// Louisville, KY /// Headliners Music Hall
March 27 /// Nashville, TN /// 3rd & Lindsley
March 29 /// Raleigh, NC /// Lincoln Theatre
March 31 /// Greenville, SC /// The Handlebar
April 1 /// Atlanta, GA /// Vinyl
April 2 /// Orlando, FL /// The Social
April 3 /// Jacksonville, FL /// Jack Rabbits
April 5 /// Birmingham, AL /// Workplay
April 6 /// Memphis, TN /// Hi-Tone
April 8 /// Dallas, TX /// Poor David’s Pub
April 9 /// Austin, TX /// Stubbs Jr.
April 10 /// Houston, TX /// Fitzgerald’s