Rising Nashville star Dee White has collaborated with Lorraine Nash, Laura Jo (BIIRD) and Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz (Saltaire) on her new single, Green River Rye. We asked Dee the BIG questions . . .
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The collaboration, which has been given an Ireland-only release ahead of its global debut, was born out of Dee's visit to Ireland last January, where he was attending the Your Roots Are Showing music conference and performing at the Folk in Fusion concert in Belfast.
While there, he met Lorraine, Laura-Jo and Kaitlin and booked a studio in Dublin to record a version of Green River Rye featuring Lorraine on flute, Laura Jo on banjo, and Kaitlin on cello, as well as backing vocals from all three.
"I first discovered Green River Rye whiskey during a hunting trip to Kentucky. The bottle instantly caught my eye," he says. "it was the same one I remembered from an antique lithograph that hung in my childhood home.
"More recently, while in Ireland, my team and I felt the song would suit a traditional Irish folk arrangement beautifully. After meeting three incredibly talented Irish musicians at the conference, we booked time at Vault Studios in Dublin and recorded the Live in Dublin version.
"A huge thank you to Lorraine Nash, Laura Jo and Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz for being part of this unforgettable recording experience."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I’m 28 years old, I’m from Slapout, Alabama, and I’ve been playing music since I was 15.
How would you describe your music?
Organic and man-made.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Hank Williams, Charlie Rich, Vern Gosdin, and Gene Watson to name just a few. I could rattle off names all day.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
The first concert I ever saw was the The Oak Ridge Boys in Perry Georgia when I was around 10 years old. With my grandparents.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Due to being a child of the digital music boom I have absolutely no idea what the first record I ever bought was!
What’s your favourite song right now?
I’d say Down on the Rio Grande by Johnny Rodriguez is my favourite song at the moment. But that’s always subject to sudden change.
Favourite lyric of all time?
"As evening lays its shawl across the shoulders of my life I’ve come to find, I couldn’t tie my life together with guitar strings and a poets heartfelt lines" - Pick the Wildwood Flower, written by Joe Allen.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
It would have to be Rollin’ With The Flow by Charlie Rich.
Where can people find your music/more information?
You can find my music on all streaming platforms worldwide and my website.
Alan Corr
