NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On
May 5, Legacy Recordings (a division
of Sony Music Entertainment) will release Cover Stories: Brandi
Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War
Child. This historic collection features newly recorded
versions of all fourteen songs from Carlile's breakthrough T Bone
Burnett-produced 2007 album The Story, which just last month
was certified Gold by the RIAA. Adele, The Avett Brothers,
Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Pearl Jam, and Margo Price are among the artists and activists
lending their voices to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary, and
Barack Obama will provide a
foreword. All proceeds from the album will benefit War Child UK, an
organization dedicated to supporting children affected by conflict.
Carlile's nonprofit, the Looking Out Foundation, launched the Story
Campaign last year to raise awareness and funds for War Child
UK.
Today, Rolling Stone has premiered Dolly
Parton's new version of the original album's title track
"The Story," listen here: http://rol.st/2mhL3Jd
Cover Stories is being offered in 1CD, 2LP and digital
configurations and is available for pre-order now via the
following:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Brandi_CoverStories
Official artist pre-order:
https://brandicarlile.merchtable.com/
"This is a David and Goliath story," says Carlile. "Since
becoming a mother, the reality of a child's beautiful life being
torn apart by war felt like too big of a problem for me. So I
asked my heroes and friends to help me launch a rock at the giant
that is our refugee crisis and help in the only way we know how,
through the power of music." She adds, "It's not how hard you can
throw, it's how high you're willing to aim."
Cover Stories was recorded mostly over a series of
sessions in 2016 (with the exception of Adele's take on "Hiding My
Heart" which was originally released as a bonus track to her 2011
album 21, and Ruby Amanfu's
"Shadow on the Wall," originally released in 2015), with many
special guests contributing to the already star-studded
lineup. Chris Stapleton adds guitar to Kris Kristofferson's take on "Turpentine," and
Miranda Lambert lends backing vocals
to Anderson East's "Josephine."
Dave Cobb produced tracks by
Kristofferson, Parton, and Price; Patrick
Carney of the Black Keys produced Ruby Amanfu; Carlile and longtime bandmates The
Twins (Tim and Phil Hanseroth)
produced the Secret Sisters and TORRES.
Carlile and The Twins have confirmed a run of special tour dates
to celebrate the release of Cover Stories called An
Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile Performing The Story in Its
Entirety and More. The nine-date run kicks off
April 21 and shows in Birmingham, Athens, Austin + Los
Angeles are already sold out. See below for a full list
of dates.
Reflecting on The Story's 10th anniversary Carlile says,
"This album defined our band and welded The Twins and me to one
another forever. It's been a transformative experience to revisit
it 10 years later and watch it become something bigger than me. To
hear the songs through the voices of my heroes is both surreal and
humbling."
Catherine Carlile, Executive
Director of the Looking Out Foundation, emphasizes the importance
of artists using their platform to amplify the voices of children
in war. "When powerful artists come together and lend their voices
to a cause, they deliver an indelible message. Today's headlines
will soon be yesterday's news, but music endures and transcends and
the story lives on."
Rob Williams, CEO of War Child UK
says, "War Child has a strong and enduring story of harnessing the
power of music to support children forced to live with the
brutality of war. This fantastic album will help fund our
vital work - from supporting Syrian children to access education,
to reintegrating child soldiers in the Central African Republic and working in
juvenile justice in Afghanistan."
Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates Ten Years of The
Story – An Album to Benefit War Child tracklisting:
- Late Morning Lullaby - Shovels & Rope
- The Story - Dolly Parton
- Turpentine - Kris
Kristofferson
- My Song - Old Crow Medicine Show
- Wasted - Jim James
- Have You Ever - The Avett Brothers
- Josephine - Anderson East
- Losing Heart - Secret Sisters
- Cannonball - Indigo Girls
- Until I Die - TORRES
- Downpour - Margo Price
- Shadow On The Wall - Ruby
Amanfu
- Again Today - Pearl Jam
- Hiding My Heart - Adele
An Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile Performing The Story
in Its Entirety and More
April
21 - Birmingham, AL - Lyric
Theatre – SOLD OUT
April 22 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre – SOLD OUT
April 24 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
April 25 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
April 28 – Houston, TX – Cullen Performance Hall
April 29 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theatre – SOLD
OUT
April 30 – Dallas, TX – The Majestic Theater
May 5 – Los
Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheatre – SOLD OUT
May 6 – San
Francisco, CA – The Masonic
For more information on Cover Stories go to:
www.coverstoriesalbum.com
CONTACTS:
For More Information:
Matt Hanks at Shore Fire Media
718-522-7171; mhanks@shorefire.com
Tom Cording at Legacy Media Relations
212.833.4448; Tom.Cording@sonymusic.com
Maria C. Malta at Legacy Media
Relations
212.833.6511; Maria.Malta@sonymusic.com
For The Story Campaign:
Catherine Carlile, Executive
Director of the Looking Out Foundation
206-747-5743; Catherine@lookingoutfoundation.org
For War Child:
Miranda Pitt, Head of Press and PR
for War Child UK
+44 (0) 20 7916 9276; mirandap@warchild.org.uk
About Looking Out Foundation
The Looking Out Foundation amplifies the impact of music by
empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, we
help fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. Founded
in 2008 by Grammy-nominated artists Brandi
Carlile, Tim and Phil
Hanseroth, we band together with fans, nonprofits, and
corporations to translate voices of song to voices of action.
$1 from every concert ticket sold
goes directly toward our efforts to support the diverse demographic
we serve. Together, we're making music mean more. For more
information on how to volunteer, donate or advocate visit
lookingoutfoundation.org.
About War Child UK
War Child is striving for a world where children's lives are no
longer torn apart by war. We are the only specialist charity for
children in conflict, delivering high-impact programmes that are
rebuilding lives across Syria,
Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan,
Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and
Central African Republic. We aim
to reach children early in the conflict cycle and stay to support
them through their recovery, providing education and protection
services and also building longer-term livelihood opportunities. We
believe that children and young people know what matters to them
and that their voices and demands should be heard – we work with
them to build their confidence as advocates and to mobilise others
to take action in support of them. For more information, visit
warchild.org.uk.
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