Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh - Holdin' Our Own and Other Country Gold Duets

One of the finest artists currently recording music is almost unheard of outside of Austin, Texas. He has a strong following, a mass of fans, he tours, has a handful of amazing discs released, he's played with the Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. He's done studio work for others, as well.

Here Jesse Dayton taps another virtually-unknown-outside-of-Texas artist and together they have produced a work of powerful real country music duets that might even put to shame those of George and Tammy. Yeah, I think Dayton's that good. And Brennen Leigh is no slouch, either.

Putting together two strong voices who also happen to write truly tremendous songs is something that just couldn't possibly go wrong, and in this case, it sure does not. Most of the duets on Holdin' Our Own, including the title track, are originals written by the duet partners, continuing to prove Dayton's songwriting skills; that Brennen Leigh can 'hold her own' with Dayton proves her formidability, as well.

Brennen Leigh's solid country music background merges well with Dayton's hardcharging outlaw country style. Together they bring country music duets back in a way I haven't heard since the days of Conway and Loretta.

In addition to the original songs, there are a number of solid classics to show there's a reason for the comparison, such as Brand New Heartache and a fabulous re-imagining of the Johnny and June classic Long-Legged Guitar-Pickin' Man with a combination of fire and energy. ~ About.com

• Let's Run Away
• Holdin' Our Own
• Two Step Program
• We Hung The Moon
• Somethin' To Brag About
• Brand New Heartache
• Take Me
• Long Legged Guitar-Pickin' Man
• Back Street Affair
• We Lost It
• Somethin' Somebody Said
• Everything Looks Good (On The Outside)