If Johnny Reid’s music defies easy definition it’s because the stories he tells have more than their fair share of miles on them. From Scotland, to Canada, to Nashville, the ground he’s covered lends a depth of soul to his songs that sets them apart.

Driven by his love of music and family, Kicking Stones showcases Reid’s no nonsense country sensibilities, mining the same deep well of personality and charm that made his award winning debut, Born to Roll, a breakout success. It’s a far more personal record, says the Scottish born, Canadian bred, singer/songwriter. “I just want people to know I do this because I love to write and sing, and above everything, to take care of the people I love.”

Recorded in Blue Room Studios with acclaimed Nashville producer and 5 time Grammy winner, Brent Maher (The Judds, Shelby Lynne, Kenny Rogers, Carl Perkins, Bobby Darin, Dottie West, Ike & Tina among others), Kicking Stones showcases Reid’s ample talent for putting his feelings of love, gratitude and hope down in words the rest of us can sing along with as if they were our very own.

Kicking Stones steps away from Born to Roll some, balancing a live ‘off the floor’ immediacy against a backdrop of rich horn arrangements and lush orchestration. “Part of the job is that you’re constantly searching, right?" Going with an R n B/Country soul feel brought him closer to who he really is, he says. “It’s not about the beginning or the end; it’s the moments in between.” Those moments are celebrated widely on Kicking Stones. They’re the ones we all share, but few give voice to with as much compelling honesty as Johnny Reid.

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