James McMurtry

It’s the voice that gets you first. “BettySoo may well have the most gorgeous voice in Texas …if not in all contemporary folk – its purity and strength can be downright devastating.” – ACOUSTIC GUITAR BettySoo’s vocal prowess is a thing of wonder. A world-class instrument of deft phrasing and purity, a voice that knows when to hold back and when to dive in. At her own live shows, taking a verse onstage with friends or singing harmonies in sessions with Austin’s finest, BettySoo sings with consummate loveliness and self-assurance. A voice that knows the roots of American music inside and out; coming from a most unexpected place – a diminutive Korean-American with a deceptively girl-next-door demeanor. Then the performance reels you in. “Truly remarkable. BettySoo’s sharp, often self-deprecating humor skillfully wove the songs together. Her clear, evocative voice and poignant lyrics recall Patty Griffin and Joni Mitchell, and did I mention she’s a hell of a guitar player?” – NO DEPRESSION, live concert review

JAMES MCMURTRY WILL RELEASE THE BLACK DOG AND THE WANDERING BOY ON JUNE 20 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS. THE10-SONG COLLECTION WAS CO-PRODUCED BY MCMURTRY & DON DIXON (R.E.M., THE SMITHEREENS) AND IS HIS FIRSTALBUM IN FOUR YEARS. IT FOLLOWS HIS 2021 ACCLAIMED NEW WEST DEBUT, THE HORSES AND THE HOUNDS, WHICHUNCUT MAGAZINE SAID “LIFTS STORYTELLING-IN-SONG TO METICULOUS NEW LEVELS” AND PITCHFORK AWARDED AN 8.0,SAYING “JAMES MCMURTRY STANDS OUT EVEN AMONG THE LONE STAR STATE’S FINEST SONGWRITERS…” THE BLACKDOG AND THE WANDERING BOY FEATURES APPEARANCES BY SARAH JAROSZ, CHARLIE SEXTON, BONNIE WHITMORE,BUKKA ALLEN, AND MORE ALONGSIDE HIS TRUSTED BACKING BAND—CORNBREAD ON BASS, TIM HOLT ON GUITAR, DARENHESS ON DRUMS, AND BETTYSOO ON BACKING VOCALS.