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Carolina Way

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Just So Happens

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Sullen Woman

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Sweet Release

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Velvet Truckstop takes those traditional stringed instruments and relentlessly rocks the house to loyal audiences who feel the blues, dance the funk, and sing the truth: for people who strive to love life. “It’s the kind of rock you can lose yourself in”, comments Gus Lubin from ‘Yes Weekly’ in Winston-Salem. When musical magic spontaneously occurs on stage, the experience is shared by the performer and the audience. It is magical that cannot be artificial reproduced, happening in the ‘moment’ when the circumstance are perfectly aligned.

New album SWEET RELEASE is out!

“Sweet Release” is a brand new compilation of original songs by Velvet Truckstop that focuses on the growth of this young group. The energy surrounding the project attracted guest contributions from locals and legends. “Sweet Release” boasts intricate harmonies from the amazing voice of Mary Ellen Bush from Ménage, keyboard solos from Tom Constanten from the Grateful Dead on many of the tracks. Percussion parts by Chris Pyle of Royal Trux and The Fenwicks and his father, Artimus Pyle from Lynyrd Skynyrd on “Condey Heights Millionaire”. Buddy Cage from New Riders of the Purple Sage adds colorful tracks on pedal steel to “Carolina Way”, “Box” and “Resting Place”.