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Hayden Pedigo's 'Greetings From Amarillo' Is A Desert-Swept Waltz In 12 Strings

The opening title track from the young guitarist's new album blooms like a field of Texas bluebonnets swaying on the side of the highway.
Hayden Pedigo's new album, <em>Greetings From Amarillo</em>, comes out June 9.

The Texas Panhandle is windy and flat and full of sky, material ripe for country songs and . did just that — the." The 23-year-old guitarist Hayden Pedigo's new album, , is "a tribute to the landscape of Amarillo, Texas and the different spaces I've discovered here," he says, including not just solo guitar but also ambient synth tracks. It's also tribute to other heroes of the Panhandle, including Terry Allen, who closes out the album with his voicemail musings.

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