Clinton Collins & The Creekboys: News

I'll be in the studio this fall and winter recording new songs for the near future and taking a break from performing. Also finishing new projects by my friends Mark Spangler and Bill Rich.
Peace

Had an awesome weekend at the Highlands Festival in Abington Va. Such a great little town. Also we stayed with some friends, David and Ann Ledgerwood, who are not only great folks but talented singers and musicians. If you live around there, catch one of their concerts.

It's been a busy Spring! Clinton's been helping Billy Goat Gruff finish their second album recorded at Lost Cauz Studio. This band is fun and very original. Make sure you check out their website at http://www.angelfire.com/folk/billygoatgruff/main. Also he's currently producing singer/songwriter Mark Spangler's second album. Both projects should be released later this year.

Had a great time tonight at Sisters Coffee House in Princeton WV. Great vibe and audience. The best salmon cakes also. They're celebrating seven years and will be moving to new location this June. please visit their website at www.sisterscoffeehouse.com. Thanks to all who came out and hope you had a great time.

You can now order Creek Boy Blues from Cd Baby online! Cd Baby is one of the largest independant cd stores on the web. Also there are sample clips & lyrics from all the songs, including the story behind the songs, on the music/lyric page. www.cdbaby.com/clintoncollins

We will be celebrating the new cd at Sisiter's Coffeehouse on June 3rd. Because we expect seats to sellout quickly please reserve as soon as possible. for more info call 304 487 8701

The new cd will be released early June and contains 11 original tunes. The songs are sparse and acoustic with an Americana/Appalachian theme running throughout.
Go to lyric page to hear sample and lyrics of new song.

We've placed a sample of a new song from the upcoming cd. Hope you like it. The project is near completion and hopefully will be out late April.

Clinton has started pre-production of a new cd to be released early spring. It will consist of new songs and a couple of older ones that's never been recorded. The songs will have an Appalachian theme based on his childhood and the culture of the mountains, while a few will stray to other areas of life. The cd will be titled Creek Boy Blues and will lean heavily on mountain instruments and what he calls Bluesygrass music. Stay tune the next couple of months for details and some sneek peaks.

Clinton's song, The Appalachian Way, was selected as this year's finalist in The Next Great West Virginia Song Contest, held at the Tamarack in Beckley WV on Sept. 25. The song will appear on THE ROAD HOME Songs of West Virginia Vol. 2 sometime next year. You can read lyrics on the Music/Lyric Page. The contest and cd is sponsored by Wingman Records. www.wingmanrecords.com

Out with the old and in with the new. It's time for change and there will be a lot more info coming. So please come back soon!

Clinton is one of five co-winners of the 2005 NewSong Festival. Along with over 1200 entries and live round event he was chosen for his humourous tune "We're Watching Home & Garden" and "Ghost In My Hometown". Go to contest link to check out the amazing songwriters at this year's fest. www.newsongfestival.com