New Folsom Prison provides the starting point for new Linda McRae album
California’s Folsom State Prison occupies a hallowed place in the history of country music. As the location of several Johnny Cash performances and the subject of his song “Folsom Prison Blues,” it has become a symbol of the “outlaw” element of outlaw country. Now, some 60
New Folsom Prison provides the starting point for new Linda McRae album
California’s Folsom State Prison occupies a hallowed place in the history of country music. As the location of several Johnny Cash performances and the subject of his song “Folsom Prison Blues,” it has become a symbol of the “outlaw” element of outlaw country. Now, some 60 years after Cash first put it on the map, the California State Prison complex has had a transformational impact on another country roots musician: Canada’s Linda McRae.
After answering a call to host a song-writing workshop at New Folsom in 2011, McRae and her husband, James Whitmire, were moved to develop song-writing workshops for at-risk youth – to try and prevent them from ending up behind bars in the first place. Her new, Steve Dawson-produced album, Shadow Trails, is inspired by that work.
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Charlie Parr 3:310:00/3:31
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Long Shadow Trail 4:010:00/4:01
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Why Can't Waylon 3:350:00/3:35
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When Love Is A Game 3:350:00/3:35
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My Man 3:590:00/3:59
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Double Star 5:120:00/5:12
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Jesus or Jail 3:050:00/3:05
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Sidewalk Princess 3:400:00/3:40
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Singing River 4:010:00/4:01
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Hannah 4:590:00/4:59