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“Harlan County Way”, Jamie Saylor’s newest single, is a hard hitting true story about Saylor’s father and the place he was born and raised, Harlan County, KY. It’s country, Americana, and roots with an outlaw vibe, and Saylor sings the hell out of it.
When asked about the song Saylor simply replied “It’s the truth.” “All the stories I would hear from my father about growing up in Harlan blew my mind as a kid. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, but when we would go back to Harlan to visit family they would all be cutting up about the same stories. He passed down that way of living to my brother and me. Most folks have to go looking for their heroes I was lucky enough to have a mom and dad who filled that role.”
Saylor spent ten years himself living in Lexington, Kentucky while attending college and playing football for The University of Kentucky. “I love Kentucky, and I bleed blue, and I’m pretty sure this song shows that.”
“Harlan County Way” is Saylor’s second single of 2020, and he couldn’t be prouder. “There is a ton of great music that has come out of Kentucky lately, especially eastern Kentucky”, said Saylor. “I’m just hoping people relate to what I’m doin with this song, especially those from Harlan.”
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BIO
Jamie Saylor is one of the hottest rising artists in Americana and country music! With new music set to drop on Jan. 1 of 2020 Saylor is set to have one hell of a New Year. Saylor’s soulful voice with a vibrato straight from the Appalachian hills comes directly from his roots in Kentucky and Georgia landing the listener somewhere between Hank Williams and John Fogerty and people love it. His music rides the edge of country, blues, bluegrass and roots rock and is a must see for this LIVE audiences! They are pure energy, and have spent the last year touring and entertaining the working class all over the USA.
When asked about the new project Saylor just smiles. “The new album will have a lil’ something for everyone. The songs are mostly about those who don’t make it, those who have fallen from grace, and how they are all trying to get back on their feet and stay afloat. The pursuit of happiness are strong words, it’s a lot tougher than you think, and ultimately we don’t all get a happy ending. To hell with endings I prefer the journey.”, said Saylor.
Saylor who has been on the Nashville radar now for a lil over the past decade is set to take 2020 by storm. He has song cuts by other artists and in film, is widely respected for his original perspective as songwriter, and though songwriting is his passion he feels it’s time to start doin the singing as well. “I have found that I love to perform almost as much as I love creating, so why not do both.
Saylor began his music career when after losing his only brother in Iraq he needed a way to vent his frustrations, so he took a guitar and moved to New Zealand for a year. It was there he worked on farms and in bars, then at night taught himself how to play. “One of my first experiences playing live was in New Zealand. I was living in a hostel room with seven other guys from Brazil. We all had jobs at the hostel that in exchange for a days work, you got a nights stay. My job was cleaning the toilets, and one night after a lot box wine and cheap beer I pulled out my guitar and sang an Elvis song. Next thing I know one guys banging on a coffee can, and we were all singing along. Half of the guys couldn’t even speak English that well, that’s when I knew I wanted to play. A year later when I got back to the states I moved to Nashville.”