Album Discussion: Living the Dream by Eric Richard Stone

Eric Richard Stone has been writing songs for five decades and performing for four. It wasn’t until 2014, however, when he moved to a home near Nederland and started pursuing music full-time.Stone found himself inspired by the mountain community, its nature, and its people. He feels that the environment has motivated his best work as a songwriter.Now, he's released a new album called Living The Dream, unbound by style, from folk to bluegrass to Americana to rock to pop. Nine songs are original compositions by Stone, with a tenth alternate version of the song “It Might As Well Be Rain,” and three are cover interpretations.Stone will embark on his first European tour in June for the album, but he'll gear up for that tour by playing in the area that has inspired him the most.Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!