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COMMON LOON RECORDS CATALOG
PONTIAC STOVE COMPANY
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Pontiac Stove Company is a Dothan-based band that plays original music and obscure covers, Americana-style. The guys have played together for many years but officially formed in 2017 and made a full-length all original record in late 2019, just in time for COVID. They play an occasional gig when not tied up with day jobs or tending to family duties. This record was recorded live with no overdubs at Rambo Mill Studios (aka the farm house) in Cottonwood, AL. Pontiac Stove Co. will be playing at the Mayhaw Music Festival in October 2024.
Music available on vinyl lp, CD, and streaming.
WASHINGTON COUNTY GRASS
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Come take a ride on the Fireball Mail with these boys from back in the pines of Washington County, Alabama! They’ve played together for many years and this album captures the familiarity they have with the songs and each other. This album is a collection of field recordings from jam sessions at Anky’s place between December 2022 and February 2023. Band members from left to right: Wesley Knapp, Tim Savage, Anky Akridge, Hal Keith, Mike Bailey, and Kelsey Cunningham.
Music available on CD and YouTube Music.
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SPRING CREEK 45
Spring Creek 45 is self-titled album that was released in December 2023. Spring Creek 45 was recorded in a traditional live format at Rambo Mill Studio in Cottonwood, Alabama. All the songs on this album (with the exception of one cover) are original songs written by either Justin Stickler or Steven Salter. This album features Michael Prewitt and mandolin and lead/harmony vocals.
Music available on vinyl lp, CD and streaming.
MICHAEL PREWITT: THE PEERLESS MOUNTAIN SESSIONS
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Michael Prewitt's debut album, The Peerless Mountain Sessions, is a collection of 10 instrumental tunes featuring Prewitt on mandolin, Dan Eubanks on bass, and Brady Wallen on banjo and guitar. The project was recorded live at Peerless Studios in Williamsburg, KY. Virgil Bowlin engineered the project and also played mandolin on "I Am A Pilgrim." The album was released on Common Loon Records in February 2024. A highlight track is the Bill Monroe tune “Tombstone Junction”.
Prewitt is a full-time member of IBMA-award winning bluegrass band, The Special Consensus. He has twice been nominated for IBMA Momentum Award for instrumentalist of the year.
Music available on CD and streaming.
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THE ROYAL REDS
The Royal Reds project was conceived the day after a festival in July 2023. Spring Creek 45 and Chatham Rabbits played a show and collaborated on two songs the following day. Incidentally, that’s also when the seed was planted for the Mayhaw Music Festival. A lot happened that weekend.
Two songs were recorded in a traditional “sing into the can” style using a Myrtle vocal mic and one instrument mic. We recorded two songs and hope to record a couple more to make a 45 rpm record very soon. Little White Blues (J. Stickler) is a haunting song about hopelessness, inspired by many work visits to the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, FLA. Sarah McCombie (lead vocals / banjo), Austin McCombie (Gibson archtop ES150), Michael Prewitt (mandolin), and Steven Salter (harmony vocals) perform this tune.
The second song, Help Me Work, is moving piece written and sung by Salter, with Sarah, Austin, and Michael on strings.
Music available Streaming and YouTube documentary video.
MICHAEL PREWITT:
SOMETHING HE CAN HANDLE
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Michael Prewitt’s second full-length album, Something He Can Handle, will be available for PREORDER on Sept. 27, with the album shipping on or before October 25. Three singles “Boulevard of Regret”, “Put the Bottle Down”, and “Dark Clouds on the Cumberland” are now available everywhere you listen to music. Prewitt is best known as an excellent bluegrass mandolin player and harmony singer with Special Consensus, but this album will show his versatility, both instrumentally and vocally. Prewitt’s guitar and mandolin playing, and his singing and songwriting combine to form a unique sound that is all his own.
Prewitt toured for three years and made one album with with IBMA award-winning and twice Grammy-nominated bluegrass band Special Consensus and has been nominated twice for IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year. You can catch Prewitt on the road this summer with Special C and this fall playing solo shows promoting his new album.
Three singles are out now! Full album available on vinyl lp, CD, and streaming Oct. 2024.