{"id":15263,"date":"2020-11-21T06:51:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T12:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15263"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:08:28","slug":"kelsey-waldon-stands-up-for-what-she-believes-in-on-new-ep-theyll-never-keep-us-down-out-november-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15263","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Waldon Stands Up For What She Believes In On New EP They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down Out November 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Kelsey Waldon Stands Up For What She Believes In On New EP They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down Out November 20th<\/div>\n
Waldon\u2019s haunting version of Nina Simone\u2019s \u201cMississippi Goddam,\u201d featuring Adia Victoria and Kyshona Armstrong out today via NPR\/World Cafe; limited edition vinyl to benefit non-profit advocates<\/div>\n
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Nashville, TN \u2013 October 30, 2020 \u2013 \u201cI want to work towards a new southern strategy because my South is a South for all people,\u201d says Nashville recording artist and proud Kentucky native Kelsey Waldon. The next step forward in Waldon\u2019s mission for progress and equality in her beloved homeland is to release her new EP, They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down, a collection of timeless yet timely cover songs. Today, NPR\/World Cafe<\/a> premiered the EP\u2019s first single, \u201cMississippi Goddam.\u201d With the help of guest vocalists Adia Victoria and Kyshona Armstrong, Waldon tackles this Nina Simone classic with a swirling, angry, country-ish feel, rekindling Simone\u2019s fire from when the song was written after white supremacists killed four young girls in the 1963 bombing of a Black church in Birmingham, Alabama. NPR\/World Cafe\u2019s Bruce Warren commented, \u201cThere\u2019s an electrical, pulsing change in tempo compared to Simone\u2019s original, yet the cutting message remains the same. With Victoria and Armstrong adding their voices to this version, along with Waldon, makes an already powerful song even stronger.\u201d Watch the lyric video here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The B-side of \u201cMississippi Goddam\u201d\u2014also released today\u2014is the EP\u2019s title track, Hazel Dickens\u2019 \u201cThey\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down\u201d; a power-to-the-people traditional bluegrass burner with refrains like \u201cThey\u2019ll never shoot that union out of me\u201d and \u201cYour welfare ain\u2019t on the rich man\u2019s mind.\u201d Hear both \u201cThey\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down\u201d and \u201cMississippi Goddam\u201d now right here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Fans can pre-order and pre-save They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down at this link<\/a> ahead of its November 20th release. Additionally, Waldon will be releasing two different, limited edition, colored vinyl versions of They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down; proceeds from the red vinyl will benefit Hood to the Holler<\/a>, a non-profit organization aiming to end racial injustice in Kentucky and beyond, and the blue vinyl will benefit Appalachian Citizens\u2019 Law Center<\/a>, who represent coal miners and their families on issues of black lung and mine safety. Both vinyl editions can be pre-ordered here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis song [Mississippi Goddam], which showcases racial injustice as well as the enduring fight and fear that the Black community has had to endure in this country for centuries, still rings true decades later,\u201d says Waldon. \u201cToday in 2020, as we push for progress, sometimes it still feels like we are going backwards.\u201d It\u2019s that backsliding of progress that drove Waldon to revisit this host of powerful songs; from Neil Young\u2019s \u201cOhio\u201d to Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas\u2019s \u201cI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free\u201d\u2014which features Devon Gilfillian\u2014to Waldon\u2019s late friend, mentor, and record label founder John Prine\u2019s \u201cSam Stone.\u201d They all share a strong common thread; accepting the need for change and what it means to push for it. Waldon\u2019s view on the matter is cut and dry, with no room for interpretation; a call to conversation with her fellow southerners who may not yet think along the same lines. \u201cThis is about listening to someone else’s perspective,\u201d says Waldon. Overall, They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down burns bright and hot; a torch in the night for those who\u2019ve not yet seen the light and a friendly beacon for those who are already on their march to achieving justice for all.<\/div>\n
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They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down Tracklisting:<\/div>\n
1. The Law Is For Protection Of The People<\/div>\n
2. Ohio<\/div>\n
3. Mississippi Goddam feat. Adia Victoria & Kyshona Armstrong<\/div>\n
4. Sam Stone<\/div>\n
5. They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down<\/div>\n
6. With God On Our Side<\/div>\n
7. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free feat. Devon Gilfillian<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kelsey Waldon Stands Up For What She Believes In On New EP They\u2019ll Never Keep Us Down Out November 20th Waldon\u2019s haunting version of Nina Simone\u2019s \u201cMississippi Goddam,\u201d featuring Adia Victoria and Kyshona Armstrong out today via NPR\/World Cafe; limited edition vinyl to benefit non-profit advocates Nashville, TN \u2013 October 30, 2020 \u2013 \u201cI want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21763,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15263","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\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