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Thread #174204   Message #4231204
Posted By: GUEST,gillymor
05-Nov-25 - 10:21 AM
Thread Name: Old Songs Newly Found
Subject: RE: Old Songs Newly Found
From the Not so Old Songs Recently Found Division of OSNFco we have a few by Brennen Leigh. I haven't heard many newer songs that do anything for me of late but I'm starting to think of this woman as a Prairie Cole Porter. Her writing is profound, clever, insightful, funny and fun and covers a variety of styles including Classic Country (the kind of songs whose predominant themes are not about cold beer and hot girls in Daisy Dukes that seem to be the norm these days) Honky Tonk, Old Timey, Bluegrass, Cowboy and Western Swing and she's also a heckuva a singer and flatpicker on guitar and mandolin.

Running out of Hope, Arkansas is from her Ain't Through Honky Tonking Yet album released in 2023 and harkens back to a time when fiddles and steel guitars were familiar features in Country Music. I'm including a live solo and a studio version because they're both brilliant, IMO.
Running Out of Hope Arkansas

Running Out of Hope Arkansas- studio

Nothin'You Can't Fix from her most Don't You Ever Give Up on love album released in October has her sly sense of humor on display in a Honky Tonk setting.Nothin' You Can't Fix

Nothing to say about Little Blue Eyed Dog from Prairie Love Letter (2020) other than that it's just a sweet little song. Including live and studio versions again because I love 'em both-
Little Blue-eyed Dog

Little Blue-eyed Dog- studio