Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin has announced a new album, Family Ties, due September 22 via Big Loud Records and marking his label debut (pre-order). Family Ties originally served as a means to reignite Charles’ songwriting: “I had to get back to the basics,” he says. “I decided I was going to write about my life and my family. It’s where my heart was guiding me: to be super personal and dig right into the weeds of my life.” The album was produced by Al Torrence.
Family Ties is a 19-song collection, four of which were released today: “All Again,” “Family Ties,” “Cue Country Roads,” and “West of Lonesome.” The songs feature traditional country instrumentation–acoustic guitar, violin, brushed drums–to wide-ranging emotional impact under Charles’ distinctive voice. Listen to a YouTube playlist with all four songs and check out the artwork and tracklist below.
Charles Wesley Godwin has an extensive tour upcoming, including runs supporting recent collaborator Zach Bryan and Trampled By Turtles, as well as headlining dates of his own. Tickets are on sale now and all dates are listed below.
Family Ties Tracklist
“Tell the Babies I Love Them (Overture)” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Family Ties” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Miner Imperfections” (Charles Wesley Godwin, Zach McCord)
“The Flood” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“All Again” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Gabriel” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Dance in Rain” (Charles Wesley Godwin, Zach McCord)
“Another Leaf” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“That Time Again” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Skyline Blues” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“West of Lonesome” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Headwaters” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“10-38” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Two Weeks Gone” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Soul Like Mine” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Willing and Able” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Cue Country Roads” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” (Taffy Nivert Danoff, William Danoff, John Denver)
“By Your Side (Underture)” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
Charles Wesley Godwin — 2023 Tour Dates
Aug 9 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center* – SOLD OUT
Aug 11 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center* – SOLD OUT
Aug 12 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center* – SOLD OUT
Aug 14 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center* – SOLD OUT
Aug 17 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center* – SOLD OUT
Aug 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
Aug 19 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena* – SOLD OUT
Aug 20 – Bakersfield, CA – Mechanics Bank Arena* – SOLD OUT
Aug 23 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
Aug 24 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
Aug 25 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena* – SOLD OUT
Aug 27 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena* – SOLD OUT
Sept 6 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Sept 7 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
Sept 8 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre – SOLD OUT
Sept 9 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre – SOLD OUT
Sept 14 – Columbia, MO – Rose Park
Sept 15 – Dubuque, IA – Backwaters Stage at Q Casino^
Sept 16 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
Sept 21 – Lewisburg, VA – Healing Appalachia
Sept 22 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVA
Sept 23 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
Oct 12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
Oct 13 – Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center
Oct 19 – Baton Rouge, LA – Texas Club
Oct 20 – Fort Worth, TX – HWY 30 TX Music Festival
Oct 21 – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall – SOLD OUT
Oct 22 – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall – SOLD OUT
Nov 8 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
Nov 9 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre – SOLD OUT
Nov 10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel – SOLD OUT
Nov 11 – Greenville, NC – The State Theatre
*w/ Zach Bryan
^w/ Trampled By Turtles