Kieran had just flown back from Australia to Nashville. He was bleary-eyed and jet lagged. In his mental fog, he had the presence of mind to point us to this amazing video he had just shot "down under" from his forthcoming album set to be released in July.

-Jessie Scott

Michael O'Neill has a new album about to come out, and he was kind enough to share a track in advance with us (titled: "Ain't Leavin' Your Love). And what a track it is! Here's who is playing on it:

Michael O'Neill: acoustic guitar vocal
Regina McCrary: vocal
Hayes Carll: vocal
Dony Wynn: drums/percussion
Will Sexton: bass
Larry Chaney: electric guitar/dobro
Carl Broeml: electric lead guitar

...and now, the back story from Michael, in his own words:

Michael O'Neill
Ain’t Leavin' Your Love

September 2006, Nashville

I sat in the office at PLA Media with Pam Lewis and Jeanene Van Zandt. They had just listened to my then new release "Who’s Bad Now." Jeanene was armed with a box of music, telling me that this was everything she had recorded by her late husband Townes Van Zandt.
 

She wanted me to cover something in this box and after lunch and conversation she suggested I listen to the tune "Ain’t Leavin Your Love."  "This song Townes wrote for me when our son Will was born" she said looking more at the box and talking more to herself then me. Eric Paul walked into the room and I