Artist Eric Durrance Treats Country Music Fans to Brand-New, Unreleased Songs on MCS Site

Posted by Lisa L. Rollins Dec 23, 2008

Country newcomer Eric Durrance, who made waves as of late on the country charts with Angels Fly Away, his debut country music CD for Wind-Up Records, has posted new music on his My Country Space artist site for those who’d like to be among the first to give it a listen.

The Florida native recently wrapped up a stint as the opening act for headliner Jason Aldean and Grammy-nominated Lady Antebellum on the CMT on Tour '08 show, and according to an e-mail, he’s spending the holiday season with family and friends (and apparently penning songs) before hitting the touring trail again in 2009.

Durrance also is a featured artists (along with Tim Culpepper) on MCS at this writing. To check out a fine selection of his brand-spankin’-new original, unreleased music, just access his page at MCS via www.mycountryspace.com/EricDurrance.

“As a songwriter, it is very hard to get your music out there,” shares Durrance. “The wheels turn slow on Music Row! So I have added some new songs (to MCS) that I have written in the last few weeks to give you all a look into my life as a writer.

“These are songs that I’ve written on my own” he continues, “and I hope that some artist or producer would like to record them someday. They are songs that I have lived and I hope it can relate to others as well. …”

As a huge fan of stripped-down, unplugged production, where the raw vocal talent can shine through and the song can take centerstage, this sneak preview from Durrance is right up this writer’s alley. After all, if you can get an artist out of the studio, away from all the bells and whistles that can virtually promise a good sound, and said singer can still deliver—well then, you have something goin’ on. And the acoustic backdrop on these tracks, with just the purity of the singer’s voice, is a winner, from Tomorrow’s Rain (which could easily fit in with a Keith Urban set list) to These Old Fences, a thought-provoking offering about something those of us from the country grew up around.

In other Durrance news, the official Eric Durrance Street Team announced via a Dec. 22, 2008, MySpace bulletin that they are aggressively working to increase his MS fan site “friend” list by 500 new friends before the close of the year.

“We're on a mission to get 500 friends by the end of the year! Keep telling all of your MySpace friends about the site and have them send us friend requests!” beckons the message.

Also, Durrance’s fan team encourages folks to visit the Great American Country Web site and vote for Durrance (www.gactv.com). Durrance’s latest music video (which has both an acoustic and "regular" version), Turn it Off, can currently be seen daily on the channel and fans can cast a vote for it to be among GAC’s Weekly Top 20.

“Lastly,” reports the team, “there's a BRAND-NEW WEB SITE for the street team (that’s) … free to sign up and it has all kinds of great stuff, including videos, photos, links to vote and buy merchandise … and even a FORUM! You can now talk about Eric whenever you want! And you never know who may pop in there from time to time. ;].”

For more information on the new site, or to sample music from his CD, visit the aforementioned street-team page or access www.myspace.com/ericdurrance.