Hal Ketchum - I'm The Troubadour

Songwriting legend Hal Ketchum returns in top form with genre-pushing new album 'I'm the Troubadour'.After focusing on his health for several years, his strength began to return, but Ketchum soon realized he would never really be himself without returning to his lifelong art form. I came to the realization that I had gotten to this deep level of depression, and I finally said to myself, 'I can still do this. I can still write.' Ketchum began to write again, jotting down song ideas in the notebook he carries with him at all times.When Jimmy LaFave and Kelcy Warren of the small Austin, TX label Music Road Records heard his songs, they knew they had to convince Ketchum to write another album. We had a great talk, and they said 'Hal, you've made these great country records, but we really want to challenge you to reach outside of your comfort zone and write from your heart, Ketchum recalls. So that was my goal.The result is Hal Ketchum's first full-length studio release in 6 years.some of the most soul-searching songs of his career. Uncuta salient reminder that the city boy who unwittingly became a country star still has plenty to offer. R2