tag:helenecronin.com,2005:/blogs/landmarks-my-latest-album-project-is-ready-to-ship?p=1News2023-11-03T12:02:14-05:00Helene Croninfalsetag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/72982902023-11-03T12:02:14-05:002023-11-03T12:11:14-05:00Helene Cronin is always a thoughtful, careful writer, lacing in details of modern life with her bigger explorations, but the holidays prove an excellent backdrop for her thoughts. (read more)<p><a class="no-pjax" href="Helene%20Cronin%20is%20always%20a%20thoughtful%20and%20careful%20writer,%20lacing%20in%20details%20of%20modern%20life%20with%20her%20bigger%20explorations,%20but%20the%20holidays%20prove%20an%20excellent%20backdrop%20for%20her%20thoughts,%20creating%20distinctive%20contrasts%20between%20the%20details%20of%20the%20holidays%20and%20our%20inner%20needs%20and%20sentimental%20associations.%20" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Wildfire Music + News premier</a> of “I Could Use a Silent Night”</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/72982862023-11-03T11:55:18-05:002023-11-03T12:11:14-05:00"The Bells of St. Thomas" lyric video<p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/97647/65fde9c48b23bc25e463e469c83bb8a9d60faad2/original/st-thomas.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="xScpf45AOMo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xScpf45AOMo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/72818412023-10-02T17:35:59-05:002023-10-17T15:49:47-05:00BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER": New Christmas EP<p> </p><p>Brand new Christmas project featuring 6 songs that celebrate the season. The songs are all originals, and highlight the varied feelings of the holidays: joy, weariness, love, faith, family, nostalgia, and most of all hope! Limited run of CDs, available now. See<a class="no-pjax" href="/store" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Store"> store </a>page!</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/97647/5d407caa61cebaca2ab396b10993f56f5cff4156/original/beautiful-dec.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71501742023-02-07T15:28:35-06:002023-05-28T07:58:16-05:00Helene's LANDMARKS should be on a major label. Pristine, strong material with phrasing, tonality & range. Lyrics are as sophisticated as her showcase.<p>Texas’ own Helene Cronin who I am familiar with still possesses her strong sincere voice & though some may say she’s all country I think Helene (vocals/bgv) is an accomplished chanteuse with class. Lots of class. She can sing anything. Her opening tune “Yesterday’s Heavy,” is a highly polished powerhouse.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://americanahighways.org/2023/02/02/review-helene-cronin-landmarks/" data-link-type="url" contents=""><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/97647/93a9935b29a246f851ff84176e1fb78cdcf0b168/original/cover-for-socials.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://americanahighways.org/2023/02/02/review-helene-cronin-landmarks/" data-link-type="url" contents="Read More">Read More</a></p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71496212023-02-06T15:37:14-06:002023-02-07T15:26:50-06:00Americana UK, "This is an exceptional sophomore effort, but its excellence isn’t surprising given Cronin’s experience."<p>‘Landmarks’, Helene Cronin’s latest album, is music for the dance of life. It also finds the words to face down life’s challenges with grace and wit. Cronin begins the lessons right out of the box with ‘Yesterdays Heavy.’ “Why you gotta hold on to the past, Don’t you get tired of the weight of all that, All the done-wrongs and might-a-beens you carry around”, she sings. It is a challenge to listeners to let go of the burdens weighing them down, to unchain themselves from the regrets, the ‘if I’da’s and ‘if only’s we all have in our metaphorical baggage.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/97647/8b51896afbc2eb7579b5893228dd0b81c8184c70/original/justawoman-single.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71200282022-12-08T14:46:34-06:002023-02-07T08:42:55-06:00LANDMARKS: New album! <p>Please see <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store">STORE</a> page. LANDMARKS as a record is a work of art. In a world that no longer values "album projects" but wants quick and easy to digest song snippets and singles, it's been a labor of love. Helene Cronin and Matt King spent a year and a half crafting it and the hard work shows. Helene thinks of herself as a story-singer. Perhaps the Americana genre is the best fit.</p>
<p>Landmarks is the follow-up to Helene's 2019 critically acclaimed debut OLD GHOSTS & LOST CAUSES. While it has a similar vulnerability, it's heavier in terms of feel, topics and production. It includes her signature "life wisdom" songs. It asks questions, but gives few straightforward answers. Helene doesn't like to spoon-feed listeners. If the album feels more grown-up in content, it's because she's grown as an artist, stepping confidently into a role that requires her to be fearless about what she writes and sings about.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223332022-11-21T15:00:00-06:002022-12-13T15:23:52-06:00Nashville duo, The Young Fables, just released a song we wrote together. <p>Nashville duo, The Young Fables, just released a song we wrote together. "Wonder If We Did" available everywhere music is enjoyed. And here's a link to the "Wonder if We Did" video newly released.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223322022-11-16T15:00:00-06:002022-12-28T09:35:23-06:00Americana Highways premiered the title track "Landmarks" <p>Americana Highways premiered the title track "Landmarks" with this to say: "Helene Cronin is an extraordinary songwriter, and this one does not disappoint. Fishing with her father as a girl, memories and pretty harmonies too. What more could you ask for?" Here's a LINK where you can read more and hear the song. "Landmarks" single releases Nov. 18, 2022.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71228532022-10-01T14:00:00-05:002022-12-14T13:57:31-06:00LANDMARKS crowd-funding campaign selected as a "Project We Love"<p>It's an honor to find out that my LANDMARKS crowd-funding campaign has been selected by host site Kickstarter as a "Project We Love". They say, it's "our way of highlighting brilliant examples of creativity" and that they'll feature my campaign across their website. Such great news!</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71200292022-09-16T15:00:00-05:002022-12-13T15:25:38-06:00Headed to Denmark for "Nashville Nights"<p>I'm taking my first music-related trip across the pond to the beautiful country of Denmark for this "Nashville Nights" songwriters festival happening this weekend. It's going to be a great weekend and I'm so excited to be invited!</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71228542022-08-01T14:00:00-05:002022-12-14T13:58:40-06:00KICKSTARTER launched for new record LANDMARKS!<p>Please check out this Kickstarter link. You can read the story, watch a 2 minute video and consider helping me fund promotion and publicity. I'd love to have you aboard!</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71228552022-06-01T14:00:00-05:002022-12-14T13:59:33-06:00"You Are September"<p>New song release: "You Are September" released June 17, 2022. Ever loved and lost? This one's for you. Here's a link to the many places you can find it.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71228602022-04-01T14:00:00-05:002022-12-14T14:00:19-06:00"Barbed Wire" is my newest singl<p>New song release: "Barbed Wire" is my newest single, released April 22, 2022. A song about difficult relationships. Here is a link to YouTube where you can listen. Or click this HEARNOW link to find it on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, iTunes, etc.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71259152021-06-01T13:00:00-05:002022-12-20T13:36:37-06:00New Album<p>We spent 2 days in the studio in June, 2021 recording some amazing tracks for my new record. Got through 12 songs, which will make up the new album, tentatively titled: "Landmarks". </p>
<p>GREAT TEAM. L to R: Byron House, bass. Jerry Roe, drums. Matt King, producer. Me. Bobby Terry, acoustic guitars, banjo, steel. Mitch Dane, engineer. Kenny Vaughan, electric guitars. Studio: Sputnik Sound, Nashville, TN.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71259182021-02-01T13:00:00-06:002022-12-20T13:39:47-06:00OLD GHOSTS and LOST CAUSES <p>This full-length record was excellently produced by Matt King and features A-list Nashville session players: "Cousin Kenny" Vaughan - electric guitar; Byron House - bass; Chad Cromwell - drums; Bobby Terry - acoustic guitars, mandolin and steel. Heidi Newfield (formerly of Trick Pony) makes guest appearances on harmonica and background vocals. Additional backing vocals were provided by Matt King and me. Available now. See STORE</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71259162021-01-07T13:00:00-06:002022-12-20T13:37:53-06:00MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE REVIEW<p> </p>
<p>MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE REVIEW, Jan. 7, 2021, Robert K. Oermann reviewed a song called "Riding the Gray Line" from my record Old Ghosts and Lost Causes. It was a stellar review and in a huge honor, I was his designated "DisCovery Award" winner for the week. This was my first time to appear in his column. DISClaimer Review </p>
<p> </p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71259172021-01-01T13:00:00-06:002022-12-20T13:38:21-06:00BRAND NEW SONG!<p>Here's a link to DEAR LIFE which i wrote with my good friend Briana Tyson. She produced and sang this track.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223312020-01-01T15:35:00-06:002022-12-13T15:21:32-06:00NEW FULL-LENGTH CD: In the works! <p>Here is Mitch Dane of Sputnik Sound, Nashville, engineering and Matt King producing my new record. Spent 2 days in the studio in November, 2018 getting the tracks! Hope to have it ready early 2019.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223302018-12-01T15:00:00-06:002022-12-13T15:19:46-06:00WINNER OF NEW FOLK CONTEST AT KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL, 2018:<p> After performing with the other 32 finalists, I was chosen as one of 6 winners. From L to R, Ben Bedford, Sarah Morris, Rich Krueger, Helene, John Butler, Mac Leaphart.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223272017-03-09T15:00:00-06:002022-12-13T15:17:46-06:00CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Opening for Kathy Mattea<p>March 9, 2017 at Poor David's Pub in Dallas, TX. Nov. 19.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223262015-12-01T15:30:00-06:002022-12-13T15:16:41-06:00BELONG TO THE RIVER: 7 song EP, released 2015<p>Includes "Lucky Me". See STORE page, CDBaby.com, Apple Music and iTunes. Released Sept. 2015.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223292015-12-01T15:00:00-06:002022-12-13T15:18:51-06:00CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Opening for Chris Hillman <p>(The Byrds) and Herb Pedersen at Poor David's Pub in Dallas, TX. Nov. 19.</p>Helene Cronintag:helenecronin.com,2005:Post/71223282015-12-01T15:00:00-06:002022-12-13T15:18:23-06:00DENVER BRONCOS MILITARY SALUTE<p> It's an honor to be asked to sing for an event hosted by the Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos. I was invited up to sing "Lucky Me" as part of the NFL's "Salute to Service" event in November. They hosted a unit from Ft. Carson to have lunch, watch a practice, shake hands and get autographs.</p>Helene Cronin