Excellent news: It's Time, the long-awaited Wild Oats Records debut CD of
Michael Jay Cresswell (a very original, truly first-rate singer, songwriter and
keyboard player from England, but who currently lives in France) has been
released at last. "MJC" was here in Nashville recently, doing live shows and
radio spots to promote the CD.

And the brand-new, much-anticipated, Kenny McGeorge CD, "Go All In",
is now available. It features 12 of Kenny's top-notch original songs,

Steve Haggard produced both the Michael Jay Cresswell & Kenny McGeorge
CDs at Oat Central, with recording engineer Andrew Hooker at the console. 

Meanwhile, Kimberly King is about to return to the studio to continue work
on her new CD. Recording on the album was delayed by her auto accident
awhile back, but she's ready to go. What's already been done on the project
sounds great, and we foresee a September release for the as-yet-untitled CD.

We're very pleased to report that the 5th Annual Wild Oats Records Croquet
Tournament, Horseshoes Fest, Drinkathon, Cookout & Jam Session, held in
June, was a great success. A grand time was had by all. 

Late July was busy at the ol' studio. Steve Haggard and Andrew Hooker
worked on projects for the local band The Interviews, and South Carolina
country artist Eddie Rogers. West Virginia singer/songwriter Wildwood will
be recording at Oat Central beginning August 3rd.

Singer/songwriter April Smith Hogue, was in from California awhile back,
doing her first recording session for Team Oat. 

And another new addition to the Wild Oats Records family, David Bates, was
in town from Virginia cutting two excellent originals with producer Haggard
and engineer Hooker. Bates is a very talented singer and songwriter.

A reminder: our acclaimed monthly Oat Songwriter Showcase, is held on
the second Wednesday of every month at the Commodore Grille here in
Nashville. The "Oatcase" is now in its sixth year.

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Speaking of the showcase, Garry Jackson, one our label's mainstays, played
at the July "OSS". His current Oat CD is the fine Something's Got A Hold On
Me, and he's working on his next CD with producer Steve Haggard.

And speaking of Steve Haggard, his current CD, Love Conquers All, has been
getting a great response. It's truly a first-rate album. Steve is keepin' busy, as
always... not only producing and performing, but he is also the co-host of a
weekly radio show here in Nashville -- more on that later -- and is currently
working on his first book.

We're hoping to have the live CD of Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman & The
Nashville All-Stars ready for release by the end of August. You can see a video
of their stellar appearance at the Visagino festival in Lithuania -- where they
brought down the house in front of a crowd of 24,000+ -- by clicking here. 

Last but not least, we mentioned a radio show earlier. Well, it's none other
than The Haggard & King Radio Hour, co-hosted by our own Steve Haggard
and Kimberly King. Their show is broadcast every Tuesday afternoon from
4:00-5:00 PM, Central Time. You can listen to the program live in streaming
audio at www.radiofreenashville.org by clicking the Listen Online link at the
right-hand side of the page.) In and around Nashville, the show is broadcast
on Radio Free Nashville / 107.1 FM.

That's it until next time !! May all your oats be wild !!