CLAY HESS BAND, "Just Another Story," Pinecastle. 10 tracks
Clay Hess, an Athens, Ohio, native, rose to prominence in bluegrass as the lead guitarist in Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder.
From there, Hess toured with The Mark Newton Band, Mountain Heart and Sierra Hull & Highway 111, before starting his own band in 2012.
"Just Another Story" features Carl Perkins' "Restless" from 1968; Waylon Jennings' "Anita, You're Dreaming" from 1965; and Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel #2" from 1928.
But it's mostly an album of newer songs.
"Cold and Lonely" finds a man reminded by the cold wind that he's alone now.
And "Heat of the Morning" also finds him alone, sad and ready to die.
So the weather means nothing when you're lonely.
"Somewhere in France" is about a World War II veteran who still misses the twin brother he lost in a battle.
"Next Train To Anywhere" finds the singer ready to leave town and not caring where he goes.
"Tougher Than The Nails" is uptempo gospel.
"The Field Behind The Plow" tells the story of a farmer working to survive.
Look for it at https://clayhess.com/store.
