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Colorado music festivals worth traveling forColorado's music festival landscape has drawn visitors from across the Pacific for decades, and Australians are increasingly part of that drift. Bands like 4H…
Bootstraps and twang: a festival day at the ranchThe alarm went off at 5:30, well before the sun crested the hill behind the paddock. By the time the kettle whistled on the portable burner, the stage crew had…
Why 4H Royalty Puts Songwriting Above Technical FlashThere's a particular sound that catches your ear in a country bar when the guitars drop out and a single voice carries the room. We chase that sound. Twang…
Harmonica as the wandering voice of post-western musicThe harmonica has long been the quiet traveller of American roots music, slipping between notes that guitars and voices leave behind. In the dusty corridors of…
How to build a DIY music studio on a budgetHow to Build a DIY Music Studio on a Budget starts with a clear idea of what you need to record. A convincing home setup does not require an expensive mixing…
What We’ve Learned from Opening for National ActsOpening for a national act places a band in front of listeners who may have arrived for an entirely different sound. For 4H Royalty, those support slots have…
The art of writing a catchy chorus in honky rockA strong honky rock chorus has to work in several places at once: through a loud pub speaker, from the passenger seat on a long drive, and in the memory of…
A Photographic Essay Of Our Last Tour Through ColoradoColorado gave us a tour measured in changing light: Denver streets before sunrise, high-country roads under blue skies, and small rooms glowing long after the…
How 4H Royalty Builds Real Fan Connections OnlineFor 4H Royalty, social media is an extension of the room where the music happens: a Denver bar, a dusty dance floor, or a late-night stage glowing under red…
The Meaning Behind Our Band’s LogoA band logo has to carry a lot of weight. It appears on an album sleeve, above a stage, across a T-shirt and beside a name that may be read before a single…