Shoot The Moon, Roger Street Friedman's album (which was originally released by The Playroom Records in CD and digital formats in January 2017), will see a vinyl format release on May 5, 2017. Shoot The Moon, co-produced by the artist and Felix McTeigue (co-writer of Florida Georgia Line's #1 hit "Anything Goes" and Americana chart topper and Grammy-nominated "Wreck You" by Lori McKenna), is the result of a concerted woodshedding effort following Friedman's debut album, 2014's critically lauded The Waiting Sky. Shoot The Moon is currently at #8 on the Roots Music Report Americana Country Album Chart.
Friedman, now 54, lives in a small Long Island town and re-started his career in music in 2010 following the loss of his parents and the birth of his daughter. He told USA Today, "It's never too late to make a change, to take your life in a direction that brings you joy and closer to realizing your dreams." With Shoot The Moon, he's making up for lost time in a very palpable way. "It was scary," he says of his decision to make music his full-time pursuit, adding, "I had gotten to a point where, to be myself, I had to give music everything I had." No Depression likened Friedman's sound and approach to that of Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot and Fred Neil. The roots music website's John Apice called his a "faithfully driven melodic voice," suggesting, "this artist is someone you can explore without growing weary."Roger Street Friedman Tour Schedule:
4/28/2017 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
4/30/2017 Cambridge, MA - Atwood's Tavern
5/12/2017 Sea Cliff, NY - Oak Room Tavern
6/8/2017 Port Chester, NY - Garcia's
6/22/2017 Nashville, TN - Bluebird Cafe
6/27/2017 Nashville, TN - Neighbor's
7/7/2017 Sea Cliff, NY - Sea Cliff Beach Summer Series
7/26/2017 Westbury, NY - The Space (performing with the Sea Cliff Summer Strings)
8/9/2017 Middlesex, VT - Middlesex Bandstand Summer Concert Series
8/11/2017 Shebourne Falls, MA - Mocha Maya's
8/13/2017 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Upstairs
8/20/2017 Glen Cove, NY - Morgan Park Summer Music Festival's Third Annual Folk Festival
...more tour dates to be announced soon!
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