New single from acclaimed singer-songwriter to coincide with January AMA-UK showcase and short run of UK tour dates
Following up on the success of his 2021 album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree (Pravda Records), Chicago’s Steve Dawson will release a new single, ‘A World Without You‘ to coincide with his Americana Music Association UK showcase, which will open a short run of UK dates at the end of January.
Here’s what Steve says about the new single, ‘A World Without You’:
“This song came pouring out one night a few years ago. It could be heard as a lost love song, but I think, honestly, it’s about the passing of my wife’s parents, who I was closer with than my own parents. Right when it was written it was included on a recording project called “On Big Shoulders.” I didn’t get the arrangement right at the time, though. It was too new and I didn’t have the right feel for it. I recorded a double album’s worth of songs for “At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree” and this retake of the song was one of them. The album ended up a single LP so I have a bunch of finished tracks that I will be releasing over the next year or so, some as singles, and possibly an EP of others. I tried A World Without You as a country / soul ballad and I felt that it worked much better. I’m a huge fan of classic country music of the 1960’s and 70’s and Merle Haggard is one of my top 5 favorite singers and songwriters. I’ve written a handful of songs over the years aiming for that classic feeling and this, I think, is the closest I’ve gotten.”
STEVE DAWSON · JANUARY 2022 UK TOUR
with Diane Christiansen of Dolly Varden
Tue 25 London Hackney Social, Americana Music Association UK showcase, 8:30pm
Wed 26 Leicester* The Musician
Thu 27 Birmingham* Kitchen Garden Café
Sat 29 Sheffield* The Greystones
Sun 30 Carshalton CryerArts Centre
*with The Fargo Railroad Co.
