Let me sing you a story:
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Let me sing you a story
Songs are life set to music—especially the songs that tell a story. Craig Reeder and Adrian Fogelin, the duo known as Hot Tamale, have written hundreds of songs, many of which tell the stories of ordinary people: the woman selling tickets at the movie theater hoping the shy guy who always comes in alone will notice her, the two old buskers by the bus terminal door playing “the old songs all day,” the steady husband and bread winner standing by the roadside thinking about sticking out his thumb and heading for Texas.
Hot Tamale has its own story. The duo began with a lucky accident (most good things in life do). Craig and his guitar, harmonica, foot tambourine, and dog-eared book of songs were in the habit of showing up at the Downtown Market to play on the sidewalk each Saturday when Adrian began showing up to help a friend sell her pottery. Dang, Adrian thought, that guy could sure use some harmony. And the rest is history.
The duo’s original songs have received airplay on stations around the country and in places as far away as Scotland and Australia. Their song “Red Betty” hit number one on the IndieWorld Country Record Report in 2019. Their song “Back Home,” which tells the story of a young widow of a Vietnam war soldier, was aired in Australia for their 24th annual ANZAC special to celebrate Australian war veterans. The video for that song, produced by Hot Tamale, was screened by the Tallahassee Film Society and has appeared on numerous veterans’ sites on Memorial Day here in the states.
Songs are life set to music—especially the songs that tell a story. Craig Reeder and Adrian Fogelin, the duo known as Hot Tamale, have written hundreds of songs, many of which tell the stories of ordinary people: the woman selling tickets at the movie theater hoping the shy guy who always comes in alone will notice her, the two old buskers by the bus terminal door playing “the old songs all day,” the steady husband and bread winner standing by the roadside thinking about sticking out his thumb and heading for Texas.
Hot Tamale has its own story. The duo began with a lucky accident (most good things in life do). Craig and his guitar, harmonica, foot tambourine, and dog-eared book of songs were in the habit of showing up at the Downtown Market to play on the sidewalk each Saturday when Adrian began showing up to help a friend sell her pottery. Dang, Adrian thought, that guy could sure use some harmony. And the rest is history.
The duo’s original songs have received airplay on stations around the country and in places as far away as Scotland and Australia. Their song “Red Betty” hit number one on the IndieWorld Country Record Report in 2019. Their song “Back Home,” which tells the story of a young widow of a Vietnam war soldier, was aired in Australia for their 24th annual ANZAC special to celebrate Australian war veterans. The video for that song, produced by Hot Tamale, was screened by the Tallahassee Film Society and has appeared on numerous veterans’ sites on Memorial Day here in the states.