Well, ladies and gentleman, Spring is here, and we've been having some
really beautiful weather... and stayin' very busy.

First, we'd like to congratulate our own Steve Haggard upon his re-election 
to the Board of Directors of Sister Cities of Nashville, a great non-profit
organization here in town that's devoted to cultural/educational/commercial
exchange netween Nashville and its sister cities around the world.

That excellent Oat artist and good friend, singer/songwriter Glenn French,
was in town in mid-April, finishing his next Oat CD, set for release in late
June. Steve Haggard produced, Randall Merryman was the engineer. (The
pair also worked on Glenn's current Wild Oats Records CD -- Timeless --
which has been getting great response both in the USA and overseas.)

The next edition of our ever-popular monthly musical event, the fabled
Oat Songwriter Showcase, will take place on Wednesday, May 14th.
As usual, it'll be held at the Commodore Grille here in Nashville, and --
as usual -- we'll have some superb music... and some serious socializing!
Joel Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard and Kimberly King will be featured.

New releases, anyone? Well, we've got two -- count 'em, two -- excellent 
new Wild Oats Records CDs now available.

The first is Beyond Cool, the Oat debut for Mike Goroll, a talented and
original singer/songwriter/musician from northern California. Mike's fine
and very eclectic CD was produced by Steve Haggard, and engineered
by Randall Merryman. Like all our CDs, it was done here at Oat Central.

Steve & Randall also collaborated on Save Me From Myself the first Oat
recording for the distinctive, rockin' Delaware band, Old Scool. The group
is led by Lionel DeBernard, a first-rate singer and songwriter.

Speaking of Steve Haggard -- a man of many talents -- he is putting the
finishing touches on his own long-awaited new Wild Oats Records CD,
Love Conquers All, which will be released sometime in May; he is also
hard at work on his first book (!!), due this summer. (By the way, for a
look at the very nice video for Steve's song "Ghost Town", click here.)

One of our favorite artists, Virginia Rao, was here at ol' Oat Central again,
completing her new album. (Steve Haggard produced, Randall Merryman
engineered.) The CD, Virginia Rao, is really good... and is now available.

Meanwhile, one of the mainstays of our Oat artist roster, Garry Jackson, 
recently returned from gigs in France & Northern Ireland. Garry's current
Wild Oats Records CD is the stellar Something's Got A Hold On Me...
but he has begun cutting tracks for his next Oat album, due later in 2008.
(Haggard & Merryman are producer/engineer.) 

Did you miss the "2nd Annual Wild Oats Records Croquet Tournament,
Horseshoes Fest, Drinkathon, Cookout & Jam Session this year? It was
held on the grounds of the scenic Chateau d'Oat. Click here for photos.

We'd like to welcome the newest Wild Oats Records artist: a fine singer/
songwriter from Franklin, Tennessee, named David R. Smith. He's now
working on his first Oat project, and is a very talented guy. (David also
performed at our April Oat Songwriter Showcase.)

Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman & The Nashville All-Stars recorded
a live CD at Nashville's Cadillac Ranch recently. Haggard & Lehman also
team up for European touring every year, with 2007 highlighted by their 
appearance at the Visagino festival in Lithuania... where Steve, Joel and 
their stellar Nashville All-Stars band (featuring Oat artist, Mike Goroll, 
this time around) brought down the house before an enthusiastic crowd 
of more than 20,000. View some Visagino video here.

Look out for Karo, a fine singer from Finland who first recorded here
at Oat Central in 2007. His new CD single is very cool, rockin' stuff! 

The brand-new Wild Oats Records Spring Newsletter is now up!!

Photos anyone?? By clicking the banner below, you can see some excellent
shots of Wild Oats Records artists Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman,and
Gail Lloyd on tour in Germany... and to view the new fourth page in our
Photo Gallery, which is filled with exciting pics from Mt. Rushmore, the
USA, France, Germany, Scotland, Lithuania and Canada. Just click here!

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