Sean McConnell - Texas Star

By Jim Meyer

Sean McConnell. Photo courtesy of LoneStarMusic.com

As I've said in this column, my best source right now for new country music is a little radio station in Fort Worth, Texas: KFWR (aka "The Ranch"). They play music by Texas artists ONLY -- and, frankly, it's the only kind of country music I listen to these days.

They've been featuring a singer-songwriter who's really caught my attention -- Sean McConnell. Near as I can tell, he grew up in the Boston area and is now based in Austin. He's written songs for some of my favorite Texas groups, including "In My Arms Instead" (the Randy Rogers Band).


 
The first time I heard "Lie Baby Lie," I stopped what I was doing and just focused on the blazing vocal, the chord structure and the main riff. OK, this song is probably more "rock" than "country" -- but good music is good music, regardless of category.

There are several videos of this song floating around the web. Here's the best one I've found:



The good folks over at Lone Star Music have put together a page with lots of his songs on it.

Check out one of my favorite McConnell songs, "Reckless Love." You can hear it on Lone Star Music or on YouTube:

While I was researching this post, I came across another radio station that plays Texas music, with a few "classic" tunes thrown in for good measure: KTWL in Hempstead.