Jenny Tolman to Release New Album “Married in a Honky Tonk”

photo: Hunter Berry

Mixing humor with emotion, and traditional country with a little fun, Jenny Tolman has been a bright spot in country for the last few years, and will look to continue that trend with her new album Married in a Honky Tonk out March 4th, produced by her future husband, the Grammy-nominated producer Dave Brainard.

Jenny Tolman created her own little honky tonk universe she nicknamed “Jennyville” for her debut album, There Goes The Neighborhood in 2019, with different characters and settings making up the respective tracks, and Grand Ole Opry legend Jeannie Seely serving as the honorary “Mayor.” The new album picks up where the last one left off, while perhaps maturing just a little, and veering more towards reality.

“I like to think of ‘Married in a Honky Tonk’ as half ‘Jennyville’ and half real-life Jenny,” Tolman says. “It has all of the characters and storytelling that I love to enact throughout, but it also has a heavy hand of personal stories weaved in. The life on these songs span from over 6 years ago, to not even a year ago—-so, as a songwriter, it’s very special to be able to have that wide a range of material to show the evolution of my life.”

You can hear that range in the two songs that have been released from the album so far: the twang-heavy and fun “I Know Some Cowboys” about getting twirled around by some handsome cowboys in the famous honky tonks in Texas, which currently featured in the SCM Top 25 Current Playlist, and the more recent and touching song expressing vulnerability, “Afraid” (listen below).

Though the pandemic helped facilitate the writing and recording of this album, it was written with the road and live audiences in mind. “Especially after the pandemic and not being able to play as much as we would have liked to, we all realized how important live music truly is to all of us,” Tolman says. “It was really important that we made this album with a good live show in mind. So, when you listen, you’ll definitely hear that captured.”

And it all comes with the ringing endorsement of Jeannie Seely, who appears in her role as “Mayor” on the album.

Married in a Honky Tonk out March 4th is now available for pre-order.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Good Morning Jennyville (Dave Brainard/Jenny Tolman)
2. Borrowing Sugar (Dave Brainard/ Rob Hatch/Jenny Tolman)
3. The World’s a Small Town (Dave Brainard/Jenny Tolman/Bill Whyte)
4. Married in a Honky Tonk (Dave Brainard/Jenny Tolman/Bill Whyte)
5. Sweetest Revenge (Dave Brainard/ Jeff Silbar/Jenny Tolman)
6. Watering the Weeds (Dave Brainard/ Mando Saenz/Jenny Tolman)
7. I Know Some Cowboys (Dave Brainard/ Jenny Tolman/Bill Whyte)
8. Afraid (Jenny Tolman)
9. Home to Roost (Dave Brainard/Jeff Silbar/Jenny Tolman)
10. The Mayor’s Remarks
11. Same Train as You (Dave Brainard/Jenny Tolman)
12. Working Woman’s Blues (Dave Brainard/Jenny Tolman/Bill Whyte)
13. Nothing Left of You (Dave Brainard/Rick Tiger/Jenny Tolman)

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