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! PARKER McCOLLUM parkermccollum.com “Breezy sounding, but with an underlying sadness. … sings with plaintive yearning, while guitars ring … .” — Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow DISClaimer Hometown: Conroe, Texas Residence: Austin Genre: Country, Americana, folk rock Debut album: The Limestone Kid (PYM Music; Feb. 24, 2015) Emphasis tracks: “Meet You In The Middle,” “Happy New Year,” High Above the Water” Credits: Recorded at Cedar Creek Recording, Austin Produced by Corby Schaub Additional recordings at Schaubinit Studios, Jumping Dog Studio Engineered by Corby Schaub, John Ross Silva and Ron Flynt Mixed by Pat Manski at The Zone, Austin Mastered at Terra Nova Mastering, Austin The Players: Parker McCollum – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica Corby Schaub – electric guitar, baritone guitar, slide electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, percussion, piano, dobro, background vocals Kurt Grein – electric guitar, background vocals Jason Newberry – bass Joined by: Cord Jackson – acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals Harmoni Kelly – bass Beau Johnson, Scotti Inman – drums John Ross Silva, Pat Manski – percussion Brendan Anthony – fiddle Chris Gage – piano Rob Flynt – B3 Lloyd Maines – pedal steel Tina Wilkins, Ashley Monical – background vocals Distribution: indieExtreme, 713.398.7304, [email protected]; INgrooves Music Group; and select retail stores including Waterloo Records in Austin (more) Parker McCollum Fact Sheet Page Two Of note: * Eleven originals written or co-written by McCollum except “Galveston Bay,” penned by his cousin and songwriting mentor Austen Biggers, and “Prohibition Rose,” written by Parker’s brother, Tyler McCollum. * Guest appearances by legendary instrumentalist Lloyd Maines, who plays steel guitar on “Prohibition Rose,” and Brendan Anthony — who played with Pat Green Band — on the fiddle on “Galveston Bay.” * The new music has been released to regional and national radio outlets and the single, “Meet You in the Middle,” is generating airplay on stations across Texas. * The title of The Limestone Kid pays tribute to his roots: specifically his grandfather’s ranch located in Limestone County, Texas, where McCollum would work every summer. * After being obsessed with Willie Nelson’s video of “Pancho and Lefty,” McCollum started playing guitar at age 13, picked up the harmonica and started writing songs at 15, and played his first gig at 16. * Released four-song EP, A Red Town View (November 2012), and its single, “Highway,” received regional airplay, including on Austin’s KOKE-FM * McCollum and his band plan to tour behind the new release this year. parkermccollum.com facebook.com/ParkerMcCollumMusic twitter.com/ParkerMcCollum instagram.com/ParkerYMcCollum Radio promotions: Gerrie McDowell, Gerrieco Texas Promotion, 972.800.0004, [email protected] Al Moss, Americana Radio Promotion, 615.297.0258, [email protected] Bookings/manager: A.V. Grimsley, 512.662.9937, [email protected] Media contact: Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404, [email protected] # # # .