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A Long Way from Your Heart is the fifth studio album by American country band Turnpike Troubadours. It was released on October 20, 2017 through Bossier City Records.
- Red Dirt, Country
- "The Housefire"
- "Something to Hold on To"
- "Winding Stair Mountain Blues"
- "Unrung"
- "A Tornado Warning"
- "Pay No Rent"
- "The Hard Way"
- "Old Time Feeling (Like Before)"
- "Pipe Bomb Dream"
- "Oklahoma Stars"
The opening trackrevisits one of the Turnpike canon's favorite characters, Lorrie. Here, she's grown up some and is now a mother and presumably a wife to the narrator. Previously, she's been the su...The narrator of "The Housefire" is also the narrator of "The Bird Hunters." During "The Bird Hunters," the narrator has moved home back to Cherokee County. Cherokee County's county seat is Tahlequa..."Something To Hold On To" was co-written with Kevin Russell, the lead vocalist and bandleader of Shinyribsand formally of The Gourds. This is Felker and Russell's first co-write. Shinyribs has play...One of Felker's go-to devices is putting characters in doorways. This typically infers that the character is leaving and at odds or at the very least, at odds with the narrator. In "Good Lord Lorri...The Winding Stair Mountains are in Southeastern Oklahoma and Southwestern Arkansas. They're part of the Ozarks and lay just north of McCurtain County (Wright City, Okla.) and Sevier County (De Quee...The old sawmills of the area are once again mentioned. They're tied to the logging roads mentioned previously, but when the narrator mentions "in between the mill and whatever deer I kill, truth be..."Unrung" is full of idioms. "I just bite my tongue," "last note fades away," and "that bell can't be unrung" are prime examples. Felker has long been a fan of idioms and expressions. Coming up with...The narrator is trying to warn his friend who has fallen for a younger, less mature woman. It's similar to Lori McKenna's "Old Men, Young Women." Here, the narrator is holding back on telling his f...This is Turnpike's best example of where the music follows the story Felker's telling. As the storm gets louder, the music does as well. When country music is coming from the kitchen, the band goes...Lines like "kerosene feeds the flame, your effect is quite the same" and "shadows dancing on the wall" tell the story of the falling in love while there's a storm surrounding them. It's quite the o...Felker and John Fullbrightwrote "Pay No Rent" for Felker's Aunt Lou, who passed away from cancer last year. She owned the Rocky Road Tavern in Okemah, which was one of the first bars Felker, Edward...As mentioned, Fullbright, a former Troubadour himself, co-wrote "Pay No Rent" with Felker. Fullbright has also co-written "Every Girl," "Evangeline," and "Time of Day" with Felker. He has also play...Dominoes are another go-to device for Felker to help relay a long time relationship and familiarity with other characters. Felker's mentioning of the dominoes is a way to say he's able to rely on A...Highway 10 runs through Tahlequah. The Diamondhead Resort is just north of town on Highway 10. This is where the Illinois River is and where Turnpike and Jason Boland & The Stragglers have their an...The narrator is longing to relive his youth on "The Hard Way." Despite it being a too late, the narrator is nostalgic for his late 20s. The line "27 warmed over" is a play on the idiom "like death...This was co-written with Edwards and Jonny Burke. Burke has co-written the Turnpike songs "Long Drive Home," "Down Here" and "Pipe Bomb Dream." He also included his version of "Old Time Feeling (Li...Like "Something To Hold On To," the narrator is looking for one more chance from his love interest. While "Something to Hold On To" has a rolling, almost James Brown begging aspect," "Old Time Feel...Bonus: "Down Here" is narrated by Danny from "The Bird Hunters." To fully understand "Down Here," think of Danny essentially saying everything from the song to the narrator of "The Bird Hunters" an...Like "Blue Star" and "Southeastern Son," "Pipe Bomb Dream" is about a military veteran. Main nods are "did a little something for the brat end free, now you're gonna make a law against a boy like m...Bassist R.C. Edwards had the idea to combine the phrases "pipe dream" and "pipe bomb" to create the scene. The narrator knows the risks. He knows it's just a matter of time before he gets caught. I...Jamie Lin Wilson co-wrote "Oklahoma Stars" with Felker. She and Felker co-wrote the duet "Call A Spade a Spade" and The Trishas song "Little Sweet Cigars." Additionally, Wilson's husband Roy was ca...The title "Oklahoma Stars" seems to be an homage to Oklahoma's native son, Woody Guthrie and his song with Wilco & Billy Bragg, "California Stars." While Felker was raised in Wright City, he was bo...Oct 23, 2017 · A Long Way From Your Heart. (Bossier City/Thirty Tigers) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. There’s no single method to achieve success as an Americana band, but the appropriately named Turnpike...
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Dec 28, 2017 · My favorite tracks here are “The Housefire,” “The Winding Stair Mountain Blues,” “Pay No Rent,” “The Hard Way,” and “Pipe Bomb Dream,” though I do enjoy each and every track. I’m going to give Turnpike Troubadours’ A Long Way from Your Heart a 93%. I think this is the Troubadours’ best effort thus far.
