DONOVAN WOODS DEBUTS LIVE VIDEO FOR UPCOMING ALBUM TRACK “LEAVING NASHVILLE”
AND ANNOUNCES COAST TO COAST CANADIAN TOUR DATES WITH MATT ANDERSEN
ACCLAIMED SONGWRITER’S FOURTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, HARD SETTLE, AIN’T TROUBLED, OUT FEBRUARY 26 VIA MEANT WELL
TOUR DATES BEGIN FEBRUARY 16
WATCH DONOVAN WOODS PERFORM “LEAVING NASHVILLE” HERE
Donovan Woods is preparing to hit the road this winter to support his upcoming album, Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled, set for release on February 26 via Woods’ own label, Meant Well. Opening for Matt Andersen, Canadian tour dates begin February 16 and traverse the entire country from coast to coast. To kick off the tour Woods is treating listeners to an intimate live performance of “Leaving Nashville” produced by the fine folks at Massey Hall.
Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley has also recorded Woods’ song “Leaving Nashville” for his debut solo album. Country Weekly called the song a “devastating ballad” while Billboard described it as “an emotional wallop.”
WATCH DONOVAN WOODS PERFORM “LEAVING NASHVILLE”
“This is a song I wrote with my friend Abe Stoklasa about songwriting,” says Woods. “There's some jargon in it, but I think you'll be able to figure it out. Mostly it's about places like Nashville that ruin people daily, but maintain some kind of inescapable appeal. It is the place you've dreamed about, and also it's not at all. It's a place that specializes in those contradictory, simultaneous feelings. Like everything that seems like it's one thing or another, it's both things. Everything is always both things.”
Produced by James Bunton (Evening Hymns, The Wooden Sky), Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled follows up Woods’ previous JUNO Award nominated album, Don’t Get Too Grand, and features “On The Nights You Stay At Home” which spent four weeks in the top three on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20 and a familiar bonus track “Portland Maine,” which, penned by Woods, was previously recorded by Tim McGraw.
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STREAM “ON THE NIGHTS YOU STAY HOME” ON SPOTIFY
Today, fans who pre-order Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled from Woods’ on-line store will have the opportunity to choose from variety of packages including a limited number of autographed CDs and vinyl.
DONOVAN WOODS TOUR DATES WITH MATT ANDERSEN
Feb 16 - Duncan, BC - Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
Feb 17 - Victoria, BC - University of Victoria - Farquhar Auditorium
Feb 18 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Feb 19 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
Feb 20 - Banff, AB - The Banff Centre - Eric Harvie Theatre
Feb 21 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 22 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 24 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
Feb 25 - Regina, SK - University of Regina - Darke Hall
Feb 26 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
Feb 27 - Guelph, ON - River Run Centre
Feb 28 - London, ON - Centennial Hall
Mar 1 - Kitchener, ON - Centre In The Square
Mar 2 - St. Catharines, ON - FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Mar 3 - Owen Sound, ON - The Historic Roxy Theatre
Mar 4 - Burlington, ON - Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Mar 6 - Orillia, ON - Orillia Opera House
Mar 8 - Port Hope, ON - Cameco Capitol Arts Centre
Mar 9 - Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre
Mar 10 - Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre - Rosen Auditorium
Mar 24 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre - Southam Hall
Mar 25 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
Apr 12 - Fredericton, NB - The Playhouse
Apr 13 - Moncton, NB - Capitol Theatre
Apr 14 - Saint John, NB - Imperial Theatre
Apr 15 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
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