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URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/alicia-best-and-robert-jackson/
SUMMARY:Alicia Best and Robert Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Some things are just meant to be.\nSome things are just meant t
 o be. Alicia Best (US) and Robert Jackson (UK) met while busking on the co
 bbled streets of Ireland and discovered both a musical and personal harmon
 y that was serendipitous. In the decade since forming A Different Thread\,
  Best and Jackson have taken their act on the road\, touring over a dozen 
 countries\, supporting artists such as Milk Carton Kids and Jody Stephens 
 (Big Star)\, and garnering critical praise from the likes of Folk Radio UK
 \, which hailed the duo as “warm\, deep songwriters that have drank from
  the well of 20th century tradition.”\n\nTheir new album\, Over Again (o
 ut May 1st 2026)\, was written during a period of transition\, marked by t
 heir arrival stateside and a solar eclipse. Recording began in their tiny 
 home studio\, continued in Sylvan Esso's Betty's (The Mountain Goats\, Wat
 chhouse)\, and finished at Alma Vale Studio (Phantom Limb/Yola\, Elles Bai
 ley) in the UK.\n\nTheir sound is transcontinental\, blending Jackson's Br
 itish folk rock background with Best's North Carolina-bred alt-country mel
 odies. Informed by their life experiences (navigating visas\, vanlife\, lo
 ve across oceans) and liberal commentary on both environmental and social 
 justice topics\, the album mixes electric guitars with Appalachian dulcime
 r\, gospel-tinged vocals with honky-tonk fiddle. While inspired by artists
  like Gillian Welch\, The Avett Brothers\, and John Prine\, A Different Th
 read maintain a distinct sound that is all their own.\nAlicia and Robert s
 ee the creation of Over Again as a testament to the power that music has t
 o heal and transform: “For us\, this album marks a new beginning—like 
 a rebirth—as we shed negative cycles to work towards a brighter future.
 ”\nmet while busking on the cobbled streets of Ireland and discovered bo
 th a musical and personal harmony that was serendipitous. In the decade si
 nce forming A Different Thread\, Best and Jackson have taken their act on 
 the road\, touring over a dozen countries\, supporting artists such as Mil
 k Carton Kids and Jody Stephens (Big Star)\, and garnering critical praise
  from the likes of Folk Radio UK\, which hailed the duo as “warm\, deep 
 songwriters that have drank from the well of 20th century tradition.”\n\
 nTheir new album\, Over Again (out May 1st 2026)\, was written during a pe
 riod of transition\, marked by their arrival stateside and a solar eclipse
 . Recording began in their tiny home studio\, continued in Sylvan Esso's B
 etty's (The Mountain Goats\, Watchhouse)\, and finished at Alma Vale Studi
 o (Phantom Limb/Yola\, Elles Bailey) in the UK.\n\nTheir sound is transcon
 tinental\, blending Jackson's British folk rock background with Best's Nor
 th Carolina-bred alt-country melodies. Informed by their life experiences 
 (navigating visas\, vanlife\, love across oceans) and liberal commentary o
 n both environmental and social justice topics\, the album mixes electric 
 guitars with Appalachian dulcimer\, gospel-tinged vocals with honky-tonk f
 iddle. While inspired by artists like Gillian Welch\, The Avett Brothers\,
  and John Prine\, A Different Thread maintain a distinct sound that is all
  their own.\nAlicia and Robert see the creation of Over Again as a testame
 nt to the power that music has to heal and transform: “For us\, this alb
 um marks a new beginning—like a rebirth—as we shed negative cycles to 
 work towards a brighter future.”
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CATEGORIES:@Featured,@Newsletter,Music,Nightlife and entertainment
LOCATION:Rail Trail Cafe\, 310 River Rd. Ext. \, Rosendale\, NY\, 12401\, U
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