The Travelin’ McCourys are excited to announce their new single, "Daydreamer." The song, written by longtime friends of the band, Leigh & Eric Gibson and Ronnie Bowman celebrates the hard working mom and wife that holds it all together.
“It’s no wonder that Leigh, Eric and Ronnie wrote this song. They have spent a lot of time on the road, and know that the support of their families back home is what allows them the opportunity to do this,” says Ronnie McCoury. He adds, “It’s also why we as a band could relate so well to this song. My mom has been the force behind my dad for 60 years, and our wives have lived this life since day one.”
Daydreamer features what has come to be expected from The Travelin’ McCourys. Strong harmony vocals and some clean picking, highlighted by Cody Kilby’s guitar solos.
About the Travelin’ McCourys:
From a source deep, abundant, and pure the river flows. It’s there on the map, marking place and time. Yet, the river changes as it remains a constant, carving away at the edges, making new pathways, gaining strength as it progresses forward. The Travelin’ McCourys are that river.
Ronnie and Rob McCoury are brothers born into the bluegrass tradition. Talk about a source abundant and pure: father, Del, is among the most influential and successful musicians in the history of the genre. Years on the road with Dad in the Del McCoury Band honed their knife-edge chops, and encouraged the duo to imagine how traditional bluegrass could cut innovative pathways into 21 st century music.
“If you put your mind, your skills, and your ability to it, I think you can make just about anything work on bluegrass instruments,” says Ronnie. “That’s a really fun part of this- figuring the new stuff out and surprising the audience.”
With fiddler Jason Carter, bassist Alan Bartram, and Cody Kilby on guitar, they assembled a group that could take what they had in their DNA, take what traditions they learned and heard, and push the music into the future. In fact, the band became the only group to have each of its members recognized with an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for their instrument at least once.
There were peers, too, that could see bluegrass as both historic and progressive. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Allman Brothers Band, improv-rock kings Phish, and jamband contemporary Keller Williams were just a few that formed a mutual admiration society with the ensemble.
