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The hills of
Southwest Virginia have produced many great Americana artists.
One of the latest products of this fertile musical region is
Reagan Boggs. Her latest release is entitled Never Looking
Behind. The CD is the second release from Boggs whose first
CD was released 10 years ago when she was just 17 years old.
Never Looking
Behind is an interesting mix of mainstream and alternative
county. The first half of the release is dominated by
polished country music typified by modern Nashville. But
somewhere along the way the CD takes an interesting
twist. The radio-friendly country music gives way to an
alternative country approach that dominates the later half of
the CD. Highlights include the Kathleen Edwards-like
"I Can't Love You Anymore (Than I Already Do)"
and a remake of the Johnny Cash/June Carter song "Jackson"
with Scott Miller. The CD's alt-country roots are further
illustrated by a cover of Son Volt's "Tear Stained Eye"
which also serves as the source for the CD's title.
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