New Album "DANCING SHADOWS" released! 2020 tour booking now!
An Americana Tour de Force with bona fide Southern swagger, Martha Fields brings her ghosts to life in her new album “DANCING SHADOWS” . Martha illuminates her past and present in this ambitious project - 14 songs and 2 continents, awash in dark and moody tones, saturated with strong, defiant characters, overflowing with grit and soul, sprinkled with the occasional honky tonk respite, all generously infused with her own authentic southern groove.
Carving her own route through the “Americana” terrain of folk, blues, country, rock and bluegrass, Martha recorded with her touring, dream team of musicians at the top of their craft. Manu Bertrand, Serge Samyn, Urbain Lambert, Olivier Leclerc and Denis Bielsa - all able to equally render the bittersweet beauty of her ballads as well as the bodacious bluesy and rocking repetoire. With dobro, lap steel, guitar, slide, double bass, violin, drums and the occasional mandolin and pedal steel, her band perfectly compliment her emotionally charged vocals with their stellar playing. Monica Taylor (the Cimmaron Songbird) and Travis Fite, both Okies with Cherokee blood, provide luscious harmonies. With her musical roots running deep in both Appalachia and Texas, Martha and her superb band take you on a passionate, soulful, winding voyage through the American South.
"SOUTHERN WHITE LIES" was the #2 CD of 2016 on the EuroAmericana Chart and is available NOW. (Purchase below).
Rolling Stone says “Everything we love” “Impressive!” - Scotland’s largest newspaper The Herald. "Musical Magic - a DREAM TEAM - R2. "Classic Country Twang and Powerful Vocal". - Maverick
"SOUTHERN WHITE LIES" is an Americana tapestry that weaves together her Appalachian birthright, soul and struggles. Martha's voice and songs are both intimate and powerful – taking listeners on a twangy - heart-pounding ride through a range of country, blues, folk and bluegrass, steered by a band with extremely impressive acoustic chops. A Southern Gothic Folk Opera searching for self-discovery, a sense of place, veracity and Martha’s musical taproot. The album is filled with mature mountain twang, crackerjack dobro, fiddle, banjo, guitar, resonator, mandolin and double bass - awash with beautiful harmonies and backing vocals throughout.
"A must have album that gives you an honest musical orgasm !!! Straight to the top of the Americana / blues / roots scene" (Beale Street). Evoking the expressive power or Guthrie, Dylan or Lucinda ...every song come from the heart. (Roots Highway). Loretta Lynn would be proud. Martha has set the benchmark very high. (Rocking Magpie)
Martha's Americana CD "LONG WAY FROM HOME" was #17 on the FAR chart for 4 months in 2015. All original compositions, a real Americana soundtrack - country, country rock, Texas boogie and folk. The CD received universally positive reviews. Long Way from Home CD
"Just when you thought Country music had lost it's edge, Texas Martha sounding a bit like Lucinda Williams country cousin, fronting the Tennessee Three, has come along and not just blown the dust off of our beloved Country music, but given it a hefty kick up the backside at the same time".(A. Harrison, The Rocking Magpie).
"All the songs were written by Martha, who plays her part with determination and conviction, freshness and an obvious deep love for these sounds. It is this spirit that pervades all ten songs, making the album a success and one of the most enjoyable in recent times. We experience an alternation of truly reflective, poetic and solid honky tonk, united by the common denominator of the talent and warmth of Texas Martha. This band is a must to mark in your agenda and see in concert (Remo Ricalone, Lonestar Times)
Martha Fields (USA) is available for booking throughout the USA and Europe. Please contact: thehouseoftwang@gmail.com OR call 512-807-9173 (USA) or +00 33 06 46 03 91 92 (Europe) for inquiries.
Purchase online using credit cards, PayPal, etc. To send a check contact martyfieldsband@gmail.com
