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Premiere | Will Payne Harrison: Don't Drink Well Whiskey in the Lonestar State

We’ve got a fun one for you today from Nashville-based artist, Will Payne Harrison. We’re premiering his latest single, “Don’t Drink Well Whiskey in the Lonestar State.” It rides the line of being equal parts funny and cautionary tale. The single appears on Harrison’s upcoming album, Tioga Titan, out on October 21st. A rollicking tune featuring Meredith Krygowski on fiddle and Gabe Tonon on baritone guitar. It’s a song that would feel right at home being played at any dance hall in the state of Texas. You might be surprised to learn that this honky-tonk vibe isn’t the sound Harrison originally tried to capture in his first couple of albums. “I’ve always wanted to be a bluegrass musician, but I just don’t have the chops so it comes out as Americana," he chuckles. "For these new songs, I paid attention to what the fans were really digging into previously and decided that I should release a full album of honky-tonk since those were the tracks that resonated most with listeners." If you think the light-hearted nature of “Don’t Drink Well Whiskey in the Lone Star State” is indicative of the tone of the rest of the album, you’d be wrong. Although Harrison knows how to keep things light, he also can write a tearjerker.