CMA AWARD-WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER SUSAN GIBSON SCALES "TIGHTROPE" ON FEBRUARY 14TH!
GOLDEN KEY CARDS WIN EXCLUSIVE PRIZES!
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Nashville, TN-January 25, 2011-February 14
th represents a milestone for CMA Award-winning songwriter, Susan Gibson, who is widely known for penning the epic smash hit "
Wide Open Spaces" performed by iconic country music trio, the Dixie Chicks. Gibson's brand new album
TIGHTROPEwill be released on the special day for lovers of all things including inspired lyric and unforgettable melody delivered by a truly gifted songwriter who has spent the last 14 years entertaining audiences across the US. In celebration of this momentous release, golden key cards will be placed inside random copies of the album, and those lucky enough to find one inside will win a variety of exclusive prizes including free admission to shows in 2011, dinner with Susan Gibson in your town, an interactive internet streamed concert for you and your friends, free merchandise and a special CD of unreleased live tracks just to name a few. These prize albums will be available at all of Gibson's CD release parties and online. Log onto to
www.susangibson.com for more contest information. A portion of the proceeds will go to Music Cares, a vital organization that provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. Gibson has been on the receiving end of this truly humanitarian group and she is both eager and proud to give back.
After a terrifying accident in early 2010 that left her with a severely broken arm, dislocated elbow and a shattered wrist, Gibson was back on the road and in front of audiences a mere two-and-a-half months later proving that you can't keep a good songwriter down. In addition to a relentless tour schedule that annually drives her across the country, Gibson has also become a well sought after guest speaker with special engagements that include NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), Belmont University (Nashville's premier music business school), and at other schools of music where she presents her well attended songwriting workshops.
The release of TIGHTROPE comes on the one-year anniversary of her car accident, and is both right at home with and a departure from her previous acclaimed albums. Gibson and producer Gabe Rhodes are the sole musicians on TIGHTROPE, which manages to be beautiful in its sparseness, easily accessible yet full of sophisticated notes for those who take a careful listen. TIGHTROPEfeatures co-writers that run the gamut from established songwriters including Michael Hearne, Monica Smart ("Evergreen" and Never Enough"), and Jana Pochop (Lovely When You Cry") to first time writers but longtime friends Amy Patton, Michelle Moss, and Marian Brackney ("Hope Diamond"). From a powerful narrative about a guitar and the lives it touched ("The Wood Wouldn't Burn") to the assertive and fiercely independent title track, Gibson continues to affirm her place on the list of troubadour songwriters who have an innate need to affect the lives of fellow human beings through song.
While the road literally stopped Gibson in her tire tracks last year, it also gave the motivation to heal and is now the means to bring TIGHTROPE to an audience. Gibson will debut this new release with a series of Spring album release dates in Texas as well as with an official showcase at the 2011 Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis.
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