North Carolina duo, A Different Thread, are Starting Over Again with new album
Driving into the path of a solar eclipse, Alicia Best and Robert Jackson wrote “Over Again,” the title track of their third album, shaped by distance, resilience, and the long road to building a life together in the U.S. Best (North Carolina) and Jackson (UK) met busking on the streets of Ireland and formed A Different Thread, spending the next decade touring internationally simply to stay together, while navigating visa barriers and long stretches apart. Many of the songs on Over Again were written during those years. This song won Best in Folk / Americana / Roots at the International Acoustic Music Awards. Recorded between their home studio, Betty’s in North Carolina (Tyler Childers, Watchhouse), and Alma Vale Studio in the UK, the album blends British folk rock with North Carolina alt-country, pairing intimate storytelling with themes of Wanderlust, change, and starting again. Across it’s eleven tracks, Over Again evokes bittersweet nostalgia, balancing intimate storytelling and social commentary, with charming harmonies, memorable hooks, and an underlying feeling of hope. “For us, this album marks a new beginning, a chance to break old cycles as we finally arrive in America together have a home at last” Tour Dates North America June 11 Arlington, TX House Concert June 12 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door June 16 Buffalo, MO The Old Home Place June 18 Kansas City, MO Greenwood Social Hall June 25 Chicago, IL Friendly Music Community June 26 Cleveland, OH Dunlap’s June 28 Pittsburgh, PA Acoustic Music Works July 2 Mendon, NY Cottage Hotel at Mendon July 10 Beacon, NY Lucky Dog Listening Room July 11 New Paltz, NY Rail Trail Cafe July 19 Morris, NY The Gate House July 25 Turners Falls, MA The Rendezvous July 26 Brattleboro, VT Hooker-Dunham Theater July 31 Philadelphia, PA Abyssinia’s Aug 1 Fairfax, VA Woodleigh Chase Aug 7 Bynum, NC Bynum Front Porch Aug 14 Wilkesboro, NC Key City Sessions Aug 27 Brevard, NC 185 King Street Aug 28 Winston-Salem, NC Gas Hill Aug 29 Saxapahaw, NC Studio Sax Sept 18 Pittsboro, NC Hoppin’ John Fiddlers Convention Europe Sep 26 San Sebastin, Spain Club44 United Kingdom Oct 3 Scarborough, UK Old Parcels Office Oct 4 Newcastle, UK The Cluny Oct 6 Owston Ferry, UK Oct 7 Sheffield, UK Cafe #9 Oct 8 Sheffield, UK Cafe #9 Oct 9 Hull, UK The New Adelphi Oct 10 Nottingham, UK Framework Knitters Museum Oct 12 Derby, UK Flower Pot Oct 14 Manchester, UK Carlton Club Oct 15 Worcester, UK Marrs Bar Oct 16 Lichfield, UK The Hub at St. Mary’s Oct 17 Hemel Hempstead, UK Fishery Wharf Cafe Oct 18 Brighton, UK Folklore Rooms Oct 20 Bath, UK The Bell Inn Oct 23 London, UK Green Note Oct 25 Frome, UK The Tree House Oct 29 Birmingham, UK Kitchen Garden Cafe Oct 30 Chester, UK Garden Social Additional Artist/Song Information: Artist Name: A Different Thread Song Title: Over Again Publishing: Glovebox Songs Publishing Affiliation: PRS Album Title: Over Again Record Label: A Different Thread Record Label: A Different Thread Robert Jackson [email protected] Radio Promotion: Art Menius Art Menius 919-675-2787 [email protected] Publicity/PR: G Promo Gerain Jones [email protected] Read the full article
