Linda Draper gets buzzed in selfie acoustic performance of “‘81 Camaro” single; Anti-folk songwriter’s roots show off in intimate version of her classic country sound.

New album produced by Jeff Eyrich (Tanya Tucker), mixed by Dae Bennett (son of Tony), strings by David Mansfield (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams)
 
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Linda Draper as photographed by Jeff Um

 
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Linda Draper | “‘81 Camaro”
 

[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTB2rV1ij_A
 
[STREAM]: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/LindaDraper-81Camaro
 
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“Nostalgia is instantly triggered... Carrying feelings of longing, in a delightfully blended brew,” says Americana Highways in its premiere coverage of the video for Linda Draper’s latest single “‘81 Camaro,” streaming now. The song was also added to the publication’s recently launched “New Americana” playlist.
 
“I have never had more fun making a video,” Draper says. “We shot in Orlando, partially at Fun Spot amusement park and as the scene turns to night, I dip my toes into country line dancing.
 
“I will forever be changed by witnessing authentic country line dancing in person,” Draper continues. “Everyone instinctually just knew all the moves, it was so beautiful and graceful. If these beautiful folks at Cowboys (the club where the line dancing footage was filmed) one day develop a country line dance for “‘81 Camaro,” all of my dreams will have come true.”
 
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[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF3BeqBKukk
 
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While “‘81 Camaro” is an authentic country number from the anti-folk pioneering Draper, the sentiments are straight from her iconoclastic downtown NYC roots.
 
And NYC is in full effect as Draper’s intimate selfie acoustic performance of the tune is literally interrupted by the door buzzer to her apartment being pressed at the moment she sings the lyric “I’m ready to go.” Draper doesn’t miss a beat, but ultimately has to jump.
 
Draper explains, “It’s a song about longing for the days of innocence, all the while knowing that those days are behind me, but still living for the joy that each moment has to offer, even if I have nothing but gratitude and the holes in my pockets to give in return.
 
“It is really the current state of life I find myself in now as I gear up for a move from New York, where I have lived my whole life, to the North Carolina coastline.”
 
“You said money can’t buy happiness, Well then give away your money, Now tell me how it feels to be free, Are you happy now?,” she sings.
 
The tune is the latest single from Draper’s upcoming Patience and Lipstick (Jan. 21^st, South Forty Records).
 
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Linda Draper
Patience and Lipstick
(South Forty Records)
Jan. 21^st, 2022
  

 
Track Listing:
 
01. ‘81 Camaro (STREAM | VIDEO)
02. Tether (STREAM)
03. All In Due Time
04. Begin Again
05. Patience and Lipstick
06. I Surrender
07. Detroit or Buffalo (STREAM)
08. Roll With You
09. The Undertow
10. String
11. I Go
12. Tether (Acoustic Version)
 
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Linda Draper | Live
 

 
01/21/2021: Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St., Record Release Show, 9PM, RSVP)
 
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Linda Draper | About
 

 
Linda Draper grew up in a musical home as the daughter of a classical guitar virtuoso who studied with Andres Segovia. She began playing guitar and writing songs as a child and eventually became a fixture in the downtown New York City’s anti-folk music scene on the Lower East Side.
 
Since 2001, Draper has released numerous albums, toured the US and UK, and opened for acclaimed musicians such as Teddy Thompson, Melissa Ferrick, Luka Bloom, and Eilen Jewell. Draper has also seen her songs licensed for commercials and television.
 
She is now embarking on her biggest challenge to date with the formation of her own label, South Forty Records.
 
Patience and Lipstick,” Draper’s upcoming new album, was produced by Jeff Eyrich, mixed by Grammy®-award winning engineer, Dae Bennett, and features performers David Mansfield (Strings), Jeff Eyrich (Bass), and Doug Yowell (Drums and Percussion). It is the inaugural release on the artist’s own label South Forty Records.
 
Linda Draper is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
 
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Linda Draper | Links
 
ASSETS : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : INSTAGRAM : YOUTUBE : SPOTIFY : APPLE : SOUTH FORTY RECORDS
 
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact
 
WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : YOUTUBE : SOUNDCLOUD : SPOTIFY : BLOG : E-MAIL