Biography

Radio Contact
Jenn Strickland/redsquaredentertainment@gmail.com/919-704-0504
Band Contact:
Daniel Routh/nu-blu@nu-blu.com/336-736-7297

Release Date: July 9, 2013

Previous Nu-Blu Releases:

Nu-Blu Radio Catalog
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About TEN:
Recording “Ten” has been an exhilarating and rewarding experience. After ten years and four previous albums, we feel that we have started to develop a sound that is distinctly “Nu-Blu.” By this we mean that in the beginning we put more concentration on trying to sound like what we perceived people wanted to hear, sometimes forgoing our own instincts in favor of popular opinion. Now we choose our material based on emotional response and personal experiences. If a song moves us, it then allows us the freedom to play and perform in a way that provokes the same emotions in others.
We record in much the same way. We choose the material, chart and arrange it, then go in the studio to record most songs without ever having played or performed them before. Through this process, we are better able to capture the raw initial excitement we felt the first time we heard it and hopefully convey that feeling to the listener, helping to stir the creativity in others. Our goal is to provide an avenue to sustain the traditions of bluegrass music, and with no restraints, to allow the music to take us where it leads.
Ten celebrates our 10th anniversary with 10 new songs that we feel pass through the full range of emotions, from songs to make you cry to songs that make you fly. We explore life on the road, family devotion, tragic loss, the joys of love, patriotism, and no regrets. We’ve even included a brand new original instrumental that will leave you breathless. This is our best album yet and we can’t wait to share it with the world. – Nu-Blu


Track Listing:

1. THAT ROAD (3:05)
Songwriters:Honi Deaton
Publishers: Suwanee Hill Publishing(BMI)

2. WITHOUT A KISS (3:55)
Songwriters:Scott Filson, Michael Mahler, Bill Filson
Publishers: Carolina Basketball Music (ASCAP), Next Number One Music (ASCAP), Draw Four Music (BMI), Target Top Ten Music (BMI)

3. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE (4:01)
Songwriters: Craig Tripp
Publishers: Main Tripp Publishing(BMI)

4. EDDIE’S GARAGE (3:18)
Songwriters: Trey Bruce, Kyle Jennings
Publishers Jennings Nouveau World Music (ASCAP), Roynet Music (ASCAP), Tweeter North Music Publishing (SESAC)

5. TRAINS I DIDN’T TAKE (3:26)
Songwriters: Jerry Vandiver, Julie Burton
Publishers: Plainspoken Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)/Carolina Basketball Music (ASCAP) Purple Daisy Publishing (BMI)

6. THE SEED (4:20)
Songwriters: Rod Ingle
Publishers: Ingle Land Music(BMI)

7. IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE WITH YOU (3:55)
Songwriters: Trey Bruce
Publishers: BOK Music/Nouveau World Music (ASCAP)

8. ALL AMERICANS (3:53)
Songwriters: Trey Bruce
Publishers: Nouveau World Music (ASCAP), Roynet Music (ASCAP)

9. GIANT SQUID (2:35)
Songwriters: Austin Koerner
Publishers: Austin Koerner Music(BMI)

10. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT (3:49)
Songwriters: D.L. Byron
Publishers: Spirit Two Music(ASCAP), OBO ZEN ARCHER

Liner Notes:
-Musicians:
Carolyn Routh - Lead Vocals/Bass
Daniel Routh - Vocals/Guitar
Ron Stewart - Fiddle
Jim VanCleve – Fiddle – That Road
Austin Koerner - Mandolin
Levi Austin - Banjo/Guitar/Vocals

-Production Credits:
Tracking, editing and mixing: Red Squared Audio, NC
Mastered by: Red Squared Audio, NC
Engineered by: Daniel Routh, Levi Austin
Executive Producer: Sam Passamano II
Produced by: Nu-Blu
Creative Layout and Design: Anthony Ladd / Kneelin Design

About Nu-Blu:
Hailing from Siler City, NC, the textbook definition of a picturesque small southern town, Nu-Blu’s heart and soul is husband-and-wife duo Daniel and Carolyn Routh. Carolyn’s caramel-coated soprano is one of the band’s defining traits, at times a tender lullaby, at times a freight train headed straight for you, but always unwinding a surprising tale. Daniel is the group’s backbone, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who also handles band management. TJ Honaker on vocals and banjo, and Justin Harrison on fiddle/mandolin round out the quartet’s warm, layered, American roots sound. Together they deliver upbeat, blazing-fingers pick work just as well as gentle, heartwarming ballads, and they do it all with a natural togetherness that can’t be faked, forged over hundreds of shows on the road.