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Taylor Hunnicutt & John Moreland Team Up For Powerful Duet, “Did We Forget About Love”
The collaboration we didn’t know we needed.
From the outside looking in, there isn’t much in common between Taylor Hunnicutt and John Moreland. Hunnicutt is the female lead singer of a blistering hot southern rock-leaning honky tonk outfit. Though they’ve been honing their sound and touring relentlessly for quite a while now to build their brand, she and her band are one of the latest up-and-coming bands out of Alabama to catch fire, and it feels like they are on the verge of a major breakthrough.
Moreland, on the other hand, surfaced as one of the more prominent figures of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s burgeoning folk/Americana scene in the 2010s, gaining notoriety for his painstakingly honest lyricism and beautifully tragic song content. Now a veteran in the industry with a dedicated following, Moreland’s deep catalog of originals is mostly stripped-back and acoustic, placing a heavy emphasis on his deft lyricism.
Both artists, though, approach their craft with an unfettered level of dedication and attention to detail. And it shows in their near-perfect duet of “Did We Forget About Love.” Bolstering Moreland’s killer lyrics with a bigger, harder-driving sound that is right in Hunnicutt’s wheelhouse, both artists let their vocals shine as they go back and forth with one another.
In an exclusive quote for Whiskey Riff, Hunnicutt expounded upon how this collaboration came to be and how special it was working alongside Moreland on it.
“We were on tour and a friend of ours had some old demos from 2018 of John Moreland songs that haven’t been recorded. When we heard ‘Did We Forget About Love,’ we knew that we had to record this song. We reached out to John and he said he had not thought about those songs in years and that he wrote them for his old roots rock band. With John’s blessing to record it, we were off to the races.
Well, one thing led to another, and next thing you know we’re in Tulsa at Closet Studios with John cutting a duet. I had my band, John Moreland, and Andrew Bair as the producer recording at a fantastic studio. We had a vision for the song and when we got down to it, it turned into something completely different. Let me tell you, it turned out better than I could have imagined.”
I second that. I don’t know what the original vision for the song was, but I don’t know how it can get much better than this. Check out the new duet between Taylor Hunnicutt and John Moreland here:
I’ve already given a little bit of background on each of these spectacular artists, but in case you haven’t actually heard any of their other music, here are a couple of my favorites from each:
“Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars” – John Moreland
“Trail of a Broken Heart” – Taylor Hunnicutt
“A Thought is Just a Passing Train” – John Moreland
“Alabama Sound” – Taylor Hunnicutt
If you like what you’ve heard from these artists, make sure to get out there and catch them live. Both Hunnicutt and Moreland have quite a few shows on the calendar for this spring, so there’s a solid chance they’re bringing these tunes to a city near you soon.
Taylor Hunnicutt Tour Dates:
2/27 – Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC+
2/28 – The Burl – Lexington, KY+
3/20 – Bird’s Nest Listening Room – Dunn, NC
3/21 – The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint – Maryville, TN
3/27 – Cook’s Garage – Lubbock, TX
3/28 – Troubadour Festival – Bryan, TX*
4/18 – The Caverns – Pelham, TN
6/27 – Jackalope Jamboree – Pendleton, OR*
9/6 – Stone Pier Summer Concert Series – Lake View, IA*
*festival date
^supporting 49 Winchester
+supporting Kelsey Waldon
John Moreland Tour:
3/10 – The Pyrle – Greensboro, NC^
3/11 – Beacon Theatre – Hopewell, VA^
3/12 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA^
3/13 – Elkton Music Hall – Elkton, MD^
3/15 – Rams Head on Stage – Annapolis, MD^
3/16 – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA^
3/17 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NY^
3/18 – Narrows Center for the Arts – Fall River, MA^
3/20 – Sacred Heart Community Theatre – Fairfield, CT^
3/21 – Bearsville Theater – Woodstock, NY^
3/22 – Appell Center for the Performing Arts – York, PA^
3/24 – Stuart’s Opera House – Nelsonville, OH^
3/26-3/27 – SPACE – Evanston, IL^
3/28 – City Winery – St. Louis, MO^
3/29 – Ludlow Garage – Cincinnati, OH^
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