"THE COAL COMES UP
Billboard Top 10 Americana artist Grant Maloy Smith joins forces with Marimba master Kevin Lucas to create a whole new version of the 17th-century song, “Scarborough Fair.” Grant updated the lyrics of this bittersweet love song and added a chorus to bring it in line with contemporary songwriting standards. The duo went into the studio and created a lush version that builds from a beautiful acoustic beginning to a powerful rock/orchestral finish. The stereo mix was done by Grant, and mastered by Jeff Silverman of Palette MSP in Nashville.
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Title: The Coal Comes Up
Release Date: 05/28/2021
Time: 03:35
Songwriter: Grant Maloy Smith
Artists: Grant Maloy Smith (guitar, vocals, bass), Jellyroll Johnson (harmonica), Tim Lorsch (cello), Matt Burgess (percussion)
Record Label: Suburban Cowboy Records
ISRC: USBAE2095899
UPC: 827577547383
The Coal Comes Up
“One day we’ll be talking about how Grant Maloy Smith is a national treasure – like John Prine. I’d be the first to say it’s so.”
~ Americana Highways
“Appalachia: American Stories comes across with such absolute authenticity. …the arrangements shine with such craft and consistency…”
~Lee Zimmerman, Bluegrass Today
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“Smith has a penetrating, searing tenor voice that brings his lyrics of everyday Americans vividly to life…(in) this piercing, country-folk ode to coal miners.”
~ Robert K Oermann, MusicRow magazine
“Grant Maloy Smith has delivered a musical tapestry with his new album, APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES. His strong, heartfelt vocals and guitar work speak of a different time when music rang freely through the mountains and from old porches! Smith is keeping this tradition alive for future generations.”
~ Eric Dahl, Host of Fox 17 Rock and Review, Nashville, and writer for Maverick Magazine.
"In a time when Appalachia is still commonly presented in a negative light, Grant Maloy Smith’s album APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES is a welcome and very well-performed recompense."
~ Dale Farmer, writer-director of the award-winning motion picture THE MOUNTAIN MINOR