Nashville based Americana artist Will Payne Harrison’s debut album, Louisiana Summer, is eleven tracks of Roots, Folk and Americana that goes toe to toe with his contemporaries such as Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett and John Prine while adding his own unique voice to the mix. Since moving from Louisiana to Nashville, Harrison has played the coveted East Nashville Tomato Arts Festival, songwriter’s nights and even co-wrote a song landing in the feature film Black Beauty starring Luke Perry. Will Payne Harrison’s first single from Louisiana Summer, “Clarity” was featured as a Daily Discovery at American Songwriter.
Louisiana Summer is 10 tracks of original thoughtfully crafted songs and a cover of “Louisiana Rain” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Self-produced, recorded and mastered, Louisiana Summer features some of Nashville’s finest musicians, including mandolin player Caleb Edwards, 2017 Telluride Bluegrass Festival headliner (Fireball Mail) and backing band for Adam Wakefield's band...
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Nashville based Americana artist Will Payne Harrison’s debut album, Louisiana Summer, is eleven tracks of Roots, Folk and Americana that goes toe to toe with his contemporaries such as Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett and John Prine while adding his own unique voice to the mix. Since moving from Louisiana to Nashville, Harrison has played the coveted East Nashville Tomato Arts Festival, songwriter’s nights and even co-wrote a song landing in the feature film Black Beauty starring Luke Perry. Will Payne Harrison’s first single from Louisiana Summer, “Clarity” was featured as a Daily Discovery at American Songwriter.
Louisiana Summer is 10 tracks of original thoughtfully crafted songs and a cover of “Louisiana Rain” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Self-produced, recorded and mastered, Louisiana Summer features some of Nashville’s finest musicians, including mandolin player Caleb Edwards, 2017 Telluride Bluegrass Festival headliner (Fireball Mail) and backing band for Adam Wakefield's band The Copperheads (2nd place The Voice 2016) and Katie Blomarz (Barefoot Movement). With such a talented group of musicians, Will Payne Harrison & Company are guaranteed to delight and entertain.
“With heroes such as Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and Tom Petty, and a knack for storytelling, this is sure to be a hard hitting album dealing with such emotional topics as fear, faith, love, and loss…keep an eye out for the new album sometime in September. You won’t want to miss it!”– No Country For New Nashville, Nashville, TN
"Strong guitar, vocals, lyrics." - Birmingham365.org Birmingham, AL
“If you don’t know Will, you should. American Songwriter recently featured the Americana-Folk-Alt Country singer and guitarist as one of their Daily Discoveries.” – The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana
"It may be almost Fall, but Harrison’s “Louisiana Summer” is just beginning." - The Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, LA
