<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Award-winning singer/songwriter Skip Ewing built a music career envied by many. His songs have appeared on over 80 million records and been recorded by a veritable who&#8217;s who of Country Music. After a detour that took him to new territory, geographically, professionally, and spiritually, Skip has completed his highly anticipated new album, <em>Wyoming</em>, …and it was worth the wait! The unparalleled 12 song collection, co-produced with Kyle Lehning, is slated for release August 21, 2020, on Write! Records.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;I started writing the album in 2018. I didn&#8217;t know if I&#8217;d ever do another music project,&#8221; Ewing admits. &#8220;I had sold everything in Nashville except my instruments and some art. In the meantime, I had been coming to Wyoming every year since the early 2000s.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Though music remained his first love, Ewing developed a passion for horses and discovered he had a gift for working with them. &#8220;I rode thousands of miles horseback,&#8221; Ewing says. &#8220;I devoted myself to horsemanship and learned so much from them about who I am.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Soon, Ewing found himself in a particularly creative season of his life. &#8220;My wife came home one day, and I played her another of the new songs, and she said, &#8216;Honey, it&#8217;s time to put all the journeys together. The world needs to hear this.'&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From the first steam-driven riffs in &#8220;Railroad,&#8221; through the last guitar harmonics of &#8220;Unicorns,&#8221; experiencing <em>Wyoming</em> as an album is captivating. The melodies wash over us; the lyrics transport us. We become enveloped in the lyrical fabric, and musical tapestry Ewing has woven. The collection reverberates with a wide array of emotions, tangible feelings of longing, hope, love, angst, and joy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t striving for this to be a certain kind of record, just allowing it to be what it was. I wanted to write skillfully using all the tools I had, my heart, my brain, my experience. I was unafraid, willing to speak my heart without filtering it through what somebody else told me I had to do to be successful.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When Ewing began thinking of who he wanted to co-produce the album with him, only one person came to mind—Kyle Lehning. They&#8217;d met years ago when Lehning, because of Ewing&#8217;s unique style, enlisted him to play guitar on a Randy Travis session—another of Ewing&#8217;s destined-to-be #1 compositions &#8220;If Didn&#8217;t Have You.&#8221; Though they hadn&#8217;t spoken in years, Ewing reached out to Lehning. &#8220;In his ever-kind manner, Kyle said, &#8216;Alright, send it to me, but honestly, I&#8217;m only recording things I really want to record,'&#8221; Ewing recalls. &#8220;Kyle listened to it and called me back right after and said, &#8216;Well, when do you want to record?'&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From the moment they stepped into the studio, Ewing says the experience was better than he could have anticipated. &#8220;It felt like Kyle and I had worked together for 20 years. We had so much fun making the record and pushing the envelope,&#8221; he smiles. &#8220;I believe we got some wonderful moments just because of the way we worked together. Kyle is brilliant. He can be technical when it&#8217;s needed, and he&#8217;s also a wonderful musician. I respect him very much. We would give each other enough space to let whatever happened happen, and yet, time after time, we&#8217;d look at each other with the same thought, the same insight, at exactly the same moment. We&#8217;d get all excited, and it was constantly fun.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Once live music returns, Ewing looks forward to hitting the road and sharing his music. &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t writing for any specific genre; I was writing for the hearts and ears of the people I believed would listen. I was writing as an artist. I was out here letting myself draw from whatever musical wells I had, and whatever was in me,&#8221; Ewing explains. &#8220;I was writing imagining I was going to share it with people all over the world. That made a big difference in where I went, and it felt good to be free.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;I believe there is poetry in all music, and music in all poetry. I hope listeners experience that in this project,&#8221; Ewing says. &#8220;Meaningfully connecting with people through what I write, what I say, and what I sing&#8230; that means the world to me.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Wyoming</em></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Song List</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">1. ; ; ;Railroad</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">2. ; ; ;The Juggler</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">3. ; ; ;Wyoming</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">4. ; ; ;Petroglyph</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">5. ; ; ;Margolaigne</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">6. ; ; ;Little Jenny</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">7. ; ; ;Wings</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">8. ; ; ;Until It&#8217;s Gone</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">9. ; ; ;Santa Fe</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">10. ; ;<a title="Whiskey" href="https://whiskeychick.rocks/branded">Whiskey</a> Basin</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">11. ; ;Cowboy Inside</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">12. ; ;Unicorns</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Connect with Skip Ewing at:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">www.SkipEwing.com</p>