26/10/2012

"Hello, My Name Is Coal" featured on Play MPE  and AirPlay Direct

3 time Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea has just released her debut single, “Hello, My Name Is Coal,” from her latest album, Calling Me Home.  
 
With 16 top 10 country hits, 4 CMA Awards, including 2 Female Vocalist of the Year, Mattea continues to share her voice to represent the concerns of everyday Americans.
 
Liner notes for the new project were written by Kentucky-born bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver. (Read liner notes here)
 
Here is what critics are saying about Calling Me Home:
 
“The issues here are complex, but one thing isn’t, Kathy’s love for her home and passion to do anything she can to help protect it.” – GAC.com
 
“…a set that compellingly drills down into the singer’s heritage through songs that come from a nifty set of sources.” - The Nashville Scene
 
“Kathy Mattea has always had the best mezzo-soprano in the country music business, and with Calling Me Home, she brings deep emotions into the hard-life stories of the coal-mining communities of her native Appalachia.” – Christian Science Monitor
 
To find out more about Kathy Mattea, visit her official website at www.mattea.com.

An acoustic preview of "Hello, My Name Is Coal" from Kathy Mattea's album, Calling Me Home, on Sugar Hill Records.

TOUR DATES OCTOBER 25-Stevenson, WA 26-Seattle, WA 27-Seattle, WA 28-Aberdeen, WA NOVEMBER 03-Mobile, AL 10-Raleigh, NC 11-Johnson City, TN