Spencer Kane, Nominated for Next Big Thing Award

Teen Artist, Spencer Kane, Nominated for Next Big Thing Award

Kendallville, IN – December 5, 2014

18 year old, Spencer Kane, announces his first nomination for the Best Underground Artist at the third annual We Love Music Awards. The nomination was a direct result of the release of his debut full album project "RUNWAY" (Sep 2014) which has been garnering national and international attention. U.S. radio stations in the Hot AC format have been spinning the title track "RUNWAY" since early December 2014 and it is gaining more and more fan support along with turning heads in the music industry.

December 29, 2014 was an especially unique date due to Spencer's album reaching #1 on the Billboard Emerging Artist Chart. (billboard.com)

Spencer completed 2014 with having performed over 40 shows throughout the U.S. including three major festivals and a feature tour. The 2015 calendar has already been filled with two national tours which include 10 different states and featuring other emerging artists.

Spencer's music can be heard on Pandora Radio, Spotify, iTunes Radio, and more than a dozen other online stations. Countries also playing his music on terrestrial radio include the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil and UK.

Poor Richard’s Almanac

Poor Richard’s Almanac began in the winter of 2013 when singer/songwriter Andrew Ferriell returned to 

his home outside of Detroit Michigan after spending some time living in the Black Hills of South Dakota. 

After reflecting about his life and time spent away from home, he began writing songs. At first it was just a song that came to him that was later put down into a 15 page short story, and then the writing became a full out obsession. He was spending about five hours a day singing, and playing, while the rest of his time was spent working. While he was working Andrew was composing and writing bits and pieces in his head to later put down in ink.

Then while driving he would often leave voice memos running for 15 to 20 minutes while he sang random lines and melodies that could be used and peiced together later. It became his life. Along the way he teamed up with guitarists/piano player Jacob Panzak and the two became Poor Richard’s Almanac. The two became brothers and it was clear that there was a bond that was not created by accident.

Three months Later In The Desert was recorded in the basement of a close friend (Tyler Sawiki), who was the one who initially taught Andrew how to play guitar in the first place. 

This first single "Chelsea" is a beautiful and melodic folk song about heartbreak, and moving on. With has strength in catchy and addictive vocal melodies and guitars, it almost sound like a lullaby. The song gives the feeling of falling into a dream.

Other singles like "Valley Ghosts" gives an ora all its own as Andrew explains it, "Normally when you assess the relationship of a ghosts and it’s habitat you think of a home, or a graveyard. However, I place mine in a valley. I’ll explain. I wrote this song about a personal ghost of mine. I began creating the song in my head during a drive through northern Montana when the sun was rising over this great expanse. I could just feel an incredible serge of energy watching that sun rise and looking over the plains of Montana. I was going about 80 mph and there was no one in sight and It felt as if I was running from the things I had left Michigan in part of. Thus the name Valley Ghosts"

The entire album was completed in just 24 hours, and Poor Richards Almanac has been playing shows as well as working their latest album, Silent River, which is due Feburary of 2015.

To learn and hear more go visit:

https://poor-richards-almanac.bandcamp.com