The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Release New Single Pardon Me.
Turnberry Records has announced the release of Pardon Me, the first single from The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys since joining the label roster. The new track is available to radio via Get It Played and on all major digital music platforms for streaming., marking an exciting new chapter for the internationally acclaimed bluegrass band.
Pardon Me, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
Written by David Stewart and Mark Brink Brinkman, Pardon Me delivers a timeless heartbreak story wrapped in the band’s signature traditional bluegrass drive. The song’s aching melody and plainspoken honesty capture the quiet devastation of lost love, while its instantly memorable chorus Pardon me…while I’m falling apart / Pardon me…and this old lonesome heart invites listeners to sing along from the very first spin.
Frontman C.J. Lewandowski says the song immediately felt like a natural fit for the band’s sound.
From the moment I heard Pardon Me it felt like the right fit for The Po’ Ramblin’ sound. David Stewart and Brink Brinkman have come together to tell an often-sung story but with a new twist and simplicity. I’m confident the addictive melody will have folks singing right along with us just as it did for me when I heard the demo for the first time on the trip back with Keith Barnacastle from Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music. I’m no meteorologist, but ‘the atmosphere is just right for a heartache – C.J. Lewandowski.
Since forming in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have become one of the most respected acts in modern bluegrass earning a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album and multiple International Bluegrass Music Association nominations along with winning the IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award.
Known for their tight harmonies, blazing instrumentation, and high-energy live shows, the band (C.J. Lewandowski, Jereme Brown, Jasper Lorentzen, Max Silverstein, and John Gooding) has toured extensively across North America, Europe, and beyond while proudly carrying the torch for traditional bluegrass music. The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles and their love of bluegrass – playing it, sharing it, growing it – has drawn music fans to their hard-charging, true-blue sound.
With Pardon Me, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys once again prove that the classic themes of heartache and resilience remain as powerful as ever especially when delivered with the authenticity and spirit that have become the band’s calling card.
The new track Pardon Me features: C.J. Lewandowski on mandolin and lead vocal, Jereme Brown – 5-string banjo and harmony vocal, John Gooding on guitar and harmony vocal, Jasper Lorentzen on bass and Max Silverstein on fiddle.
About The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys:
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
In 10 years as a band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles. Their love of bluegrass includes playing it, sharing it and growing it. Bluegrass has been the fuel for their remarkable journey through every corner of America and into the hearts of fans drawn to their hard-charging, true-blue sound.
We live what we play and sing about. Indeed, the band has weathered their fair share of the highs and lows that bluegrass songs are known for (except for the murders, of course). They’ve been road-weary, longing for home. They’ve felt the heartbreak of band members leaving and embraced the joy of welcoming new ones. They’ve worked hard to see their dreams come true, playing on some of music’s most celebrated stages. And they’ve been nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (2019’s Toil, Tears & Trouble) and for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award.
Amid all their travels, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have seen every nook and cranny of the country, met people from all walks of life, and kept a keen eye toward the truth, which rings out loud and clear in the songs they write. Wanderers Like Me, the title track from their most recent album and the band’s first No. 1 song on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart, shoots straight from the heart: Wanderers like me don’t settle down for no one / don’t mind being lonesome, chasing dreams is all I ever need – C.J. Lewandowski.
Lately, they’ve been chasing their dreams in a new configuration, one that expands the band’s age span and geographical roots. Guitarist John Gooding from California and fiddle player Max Silverstein from the great bluegrass state of Maine, as the band likes to say during onstage introductions, are the newest additions, both in their 20s. They join Lewandowski on mandolin, Jereme Brown on banjo, and Jasper Lorentzen on bass, relative elders in their 30s.
Lewandowski describes this new chapter for the band as one of expansion and growth. There’s a new energy to the group onstage, with appreciative glances and the occasional good-natured laugh between them as they play. They’re listening to each other and responding. And audience members feel like part of the conversation.
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have always been known for barreling bluegrass forward, and as they move into their second decade as a band, they’re maintaining that momentum, both onstage and in the studio. Lewandowski envisions the band’s next project as kicking it back to the beginning and cutting a record that is solid damn ’grass. And then, of course, they’ll take it right back on the road, living what they sing about and sharing it with others, just the way they like it.
