Cd Release
It has been such a wonderful week around here.
I am able to start busking again because of the nice weather! I can't tell you how excited I am! Thank you so very much to everyone who came out to the show on Wednesday. It warms my heart to see all of your faces there supporting every artist! It was a very enjoyable time playing with my buddies James and Jessie as well. Lets hope this continues in the future! I am so excited to find a review online about the show! If you're interested, take a look here: nightlifeinlawrence The Pitch
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I just got finished with an interview with the Pitch! It will be printed tomorrow and be out on the street. In the meantime, take a look at the interview online! http://www.pitch.com/2010-03-11/music/tyler-gregory/ March
Thank you to everyone came to the Granada last week in support for Haiti,I cherish that night so much!
Thank you very much for singing, dancing, and clapping along! It warms my heart to see that many people come out and support when you could be anywhere else on a Thursday night. Over $1000 was raised that night for the Red Cross... give yourself a hand!! I am working on the final stages on this album with printing Cd covers, getting Jewel cases, and stamping the Cds. Lots of work with the hands, but I am excited that it will pay off! I am looking forward to the CD Release on March 10th at the Jackpot! I hope you can make it! I have some news that I am very excited about! I have an interview and a photoshoot with the Pitch! I'm not sure when this will be printed and pressed, but keep your eyes out for it soon if you are living in Kansas. Lets hope that Springtime will get here sooner than later! I am dying to play on the streets again and see this town come alive! Take good care, - Tyler Latest
My favorite song by the great Townes
This Thursday! Local Lawrence artists are going to come together for a benefit concert for Haiti. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross for help to those who need it! Lawrence Rocks 4 Haiti Where: The Granada When: 8:00pm Charge: $5 (free food + 6 live bands) It would mean a lot to me and many others if you came and showed your support! ______________________________ I am very excited about an upcoming album that I am working on. Different Local artists are going to come together for a compilation of songs on one cd. These songs will all be covers of original Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly tunes. I am very excited to hear the different styles of Lawrence artists come together on these traditional songs.This compilation is in the first stages, so I will have more information in the near future.   Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly songs: http://popup.lala.com/popup/937030201816684517 http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684680782248922 ______________________________ CD RELEASE! March 10th at the Jackpot Music Hall Hope to see you there!  Update
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I am happy to say that my website is back up and running! Please take a look at all of the new features I have added! You can now visit the store and purchase tracks (you set the price) individually! I have two new album releases available as well! "Moonshiners" is a compilation of live songs performed by me and a very talented friend of mine, Sam Smith. This album was recorded in a livingroom setting in Lawrence.This album would not be possible without the help of my great friend, Elliot. Thank you so much! "A Path Less Traveled" is going to be released on March 10th. You can pre-order it now and will recieve the album on that date! I am very proud of this album and cannot wait for you to take a listen! Thank you Chelsea for taking the wonderful photos of the album cover! Listen to two songs, "Carry Me Home'' and ''Beneath my still" from the latest release on the music player below! I have some new shows on the Calendar as well. If I am coming to your area I would love to see your face! I added a new video of an intimate concert in Manhattan KS at Radinas Coffee House. There are some new additions to the "press" section of the website. Until next time :) - Tyler 
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Hey everyone, PARROTTSVILLE, Tenn. – Legendary Haywood County moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton took his own life because he couldn’t stand the thought of going to prison, his wife said today. Pam Sutton said she found her husband Monday afternoon dead of carbon monoxide poisoning outside their home in Cocke County. Sutton, 62, spent much of his life making moonshine, a craft that brought him fame and a string of criminal convictions dating back to the 1970s. He was facing 18 months in federal prison on moonshining and weapons charges and had told a judge at his sentencing he was in poor health and would rather die at home than in jail. Pam Sutton said she went into town to run errands and couldn’t find her husband at their house when she returned. She found him at the rear of their property inside his beloved old Ford Fairlane, which was running, she said. “He called it his three-jug car because he gave three jugs of liquor for it,” she said. “He had painted it John Deere green and it had yellow wheels. He had drove it to California and back. “He was a good man, he really was." Federal authorities arrested Sutton a year ago on charges of running a moonshine operation that produced hundreds of gallons of liquor. A judge in January sentenced him to 18 months in prison, rejecting arguments that Sutton had learned his lesson and was too ill to serve time. “I'd like to die at home instead of in a penitentiary,” Sutton said in court at the sentencing. Nearly 1,500 people had signed petitions asking for leniency in his sentence. Born near Maggie Valley, N.C., Sutton was revered by some for preserving a dying piece of mountain history. His reputation grew beyond the mountains through a book and film he produced about his craft and Internet and cable TV documentaries in which he demonstrated how to make his famous liquor. Sutton evoked curiosity from people around the world, drawing tourists to places like the Misty Mountain Ranch Bed and Breakfast in Maggie Valley, which has a suite dedicated to the moonshiner. “He made a very big impact on the whole world because people have called me from all different countries, all over the U.S., asking for his books and tapes and anything you could tell him about Popcorn,” said Misty Mountain co-owner Karen Hession. Hession and her husband had been friends of Sutton for more than 10 years. Hession said he captured the spirit of the mountains, but there was also a gentle side to the man that those close to him knew well. “He was a very kind, thoughtful person,” she said. “I wish everybody knew him like we did.”
  We traveled to Wichita last weekend and had one of the greatest weekends in a very long time. Played a few shows and spent three days out in the open country with some good friends. Both of the shows were more than wonderful, thank you to everyone who came out and supported. Also, a big thank you to Ron and Cass for your great hospitality and showing us a great time. I am looking forawrd to making my way in that direction soon. The album is coming along well. We are almost complete with the writing and will be recording in May by our good friend Cody Simpson.The release of 10 songs is set for this Summer. We are starting to book our summer tour. If anyone in any of these areas enjoys putting on house shows.. we love playing them! Just send me an e-mail and hopefully we can make something happenn.. Tour dates:
I lost some people around me this year, so here is a new song in the works... I hold my pen more than my lover It was a long road that we drove through one day a painting hangs on the wall, as the piano begins to play the morning sunlights shade, brings the dew here in the fall Its been a long year without you so far Lace curtains hang through windows like blankets of ghosts Light splits the corners through my haze of scattered smoke As I drink strong whiskey on that wood bench behind the bar I think to myself I've been down without you so far For the sense I could make it goes for what I choose But these things in life I've won won't compare to what I lose Your stone beneath the red wing, pedals will fall in time Because when all my hope is broken you'll be resting inside my mind I hold my pen more than my lover in these solitary times To myself I'm one shade closer to that chalked outline Its always held its meaning, but holds nothing for me today Its been a long long year since you've been away For the sense I could make it goes for what I choose But these things in life I've won won't compare to what I lose Your stone beneath the red wing, pedals will fall in time Because when all my hope is broken you'll be resting inside my mind March 20th, 2009 Springtime has finally settled in so it is time to break up the soil and start planting. Everyone seems to be coming at the same level of peace with all of this great weather and it is making me feel more productive than ever. The Barbecues, sing alongs, and fires are going to be a must for this season.. I have to say that traveling to Ohio the other week was just a nice break from this place. It is a beautiful state filled with (from my experiences) nothing but beautiful hills, greenery, trees, farm lands, and truly kind people. The Lee Baby Sims guys drove with me in the back of the van for 14 hours and made some wonderful stories. Could not have done this without Tom Waits, zippos, rest stops, and sing alongs in the van with guitars. Thank you everyone for your great hospitality, and thank you Pumkin Inn for your kindness and allowing us to use the stage. I can't wait to head back that direction. We are off for some travels this weekend around Kansas. There is an old video of us one morning in the living room on the "photo/video" section of the site take good care -tyler  March 2nd, 2009 All of my writings from the last couple years have been deleted. I had my thoughts from all of my travels and encounters with new people.. but they have vanished. No worries though! I suppose that just shows me that internet is truly make believe and I should do everything by ink and paper. I got some new mail in today. Thank you so much for the greetings everyone, it is always great to see the art of writing letters is still alive. I'll send out some here shortly! The new album is coming along well! These are a collection of songs from all my traveling this last year, and I am excited to write and speak the story through the songs. take good care and enjoy what is around you, -tyler |
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