Singer-songwriter Kathryn Scheldt and co-writer Frye
Gaillard will perform at The Gnu’s Room at 7 p.m. on Thursday December 1.
Scheldt’s new CD, One
Good Reason, has just been released by Lamon Records of Nashville. Produced by Mike Severs, “One Good Reason” features some
powerfully expressive original songs and was recorded at Nashville’s finest
studios and with a star-studded band.
Described as “an authentic voice
from the Alabama Gulf coast and an expert songwriter,” Kathryn is an active
performer, appearing in such legendary southern venues as the Bluebird Café in
Nashville, TN, Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA, and Thacker Mountain Radio in
Oxford, MS, to name a few. Before beginning her recording career, she studied
guitar under Grammy winner David Russell and is the author of two songbooks
from Mel Bay Publications.
Frye Gaillard is best known as an award-winning writer of nonfiction,
including Watermelon Wine: Remembering the
Golden Years of Country Music and With Music
and Justice for All. Both include essays on such music greats as Hank
Williams, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash, as well as insightful explorations
of the Grand Ole Opry and the influences of southern country music.
Over
the last two years, he and Scheldt have collaborated on song-writing, joining
his gift for words and storytelling with her smokey contralto and exceptional
musical abilities.
The
performance is co-sponsored by The Gnu’s Room and the Caroline Marshall Draughon
Center for the Arts & Humanities in the Auburn University College of
Liberal Arts. It is open to everyone interested. There is no charge, but
donations at the door for the artists are welcome.
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