{"id":11065,"date":"2019-02-21T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T19:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=11065"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:19:46","slug":"album-feature-charles-wesley-godwin-seneca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=11065","title":{"rendered":"Album Feature – Charles Wesley Godwin – Seneca"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joshua Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This does not feel like a debut record.  Charles Wesley Godwin\u2019s Seneca is very deep and well thought out both in the lyrics and the music.  It\u2019s a songwriter\u2019s album, but at the same time the music is very layered. This album is a love letter to Godwin\u2019s home state of West Virginia and the Appalachian region as a whole.  Let’s take a dive into some of these tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album kicks off with “(Windmill) Keep On Turning”.  This track tells a tale of the hard times and hard living in the the West Virginia countryside.  The track carries a nice beat and I love the harmonica work throughout. Another favorite track is \u201cHardwood Floors\u201d.  It\u2019s a simple story about two lovers going out on the town and tearing up the hardwood floors. The music is perfect for honky tonk dancing and I can see it playing well with live crowds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The track \u201cShrinks & Pills\u201d is about songwriters.  The deep songwriters that pour everything into every song.  They might not make much but they save a lot of shrinks and pills because of the songs they write.  I love the honky tonk piano in this track and the solo is something that has to be heard. \u201cSeneca Creek\u201d is another highlight.  It\u2019s a story about a couple who builds a life by Seneca Creek in West Virginia. The song goes through the highs and lows of living in the region in the mid 20th Century.  It has a bittersweet ending and the story is well crafted. There is an acoustic version of this track that closes out the album in addition to the regular version.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Wesley Godwin is one to keep your eye on.  His songwriting abilities are very impressive on this debut record and his singing sounds effortless.  I can\u2019t wait to see him live at some point, hopefully in the near future. In the meantime, Seneca is currently out everywhere you can find good music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite Tracks : (Windmill) Keep On Turning, Hardwood Floors, Shinks & Pills, Seneca Creek<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Wesley Godwin – Seneca<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. (Windmill) Keep On Turning<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Coal Country<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Hardwood Floors<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Seneca Creek<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Strawberry Queen<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Shrinks & Pills<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The Last Bite<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Sorry For The Wait<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Half A Heart<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Pour It On<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Here In Eden<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Seneca Creek (Acoustic Version)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By Joshua Wallace This does not feel like a debut record.  Charles Wesley Godwin\u2019s Seneca is very deep and well thought out both in the lyrics and the music.  It\u2019s a songwriter\u2019s album, but at the same time the music is very layered. This album is a love letter to Godwin\u2019s home state of West […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t