Well hello there, Friends!
It's been a long while since I've updated this blog section. So what’s the catalyst for me finally digging myself out of the hole, lifting my head to the sunshine and reaching out to you today? A NEW ALBUM! That’s right! The Country Duo finally has physical copies of our first full length album Little Lagoon Sessions and we’re celebrating on Friday, April 17, 2026 at Mod Gallery in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City.
ADVANCED TICKETS at KASEYRAUSCH.COM!
6pm - Doors
7pm - Listening party and interviews hosted by River Trade Radio's Scott Stanton! (With possible special guests!)
8pm - The Country Duo plays the full album live, front to back, with a couple bonus songs and special guests, Richard Burgess and Sweet Matt Brahl.
Mod Gallery - 1809 McGee St. in Kansas City, MO's Crossroads Arts District
All ages with guardians for those under 21.
Advance tix: $20
If you pre-ordered the album at one of our shows and chose to pick it up in person instead of having it shipped to you, this is your chance! But we also have a lil’ warm up opening gig THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 20th at The Brick in KCMO as we kick off the night for Combo Diablo (featuring members of the Doo Dads!) More info about that gig HERE.
Now, about that album....
Little Lagoon Sessions is the first full-length album from The Country Duo. After releasing singles and an EP recorded at the Legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, Kasey Rausch & Marco Pascolini connected again with the former head engineer of Sun, Curry Weber, this time in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where they lived and worked for a week in a house right on the banks of the Little Lagoon. Watching stingrays and jellyfish swim by on their breaks, and giant herons land out on the pier, 12 songs were recorded during the sessions. Ten of those songs, Rausch's originals, make up this album filled with acoustic guitar, pedal steel, baritone electric guitar, and a touch of Dobro, with meandering harmonies throughout. Two singles, covers of a couple of their favorite songs to play, will be released as digital singles.
The album was produced by Kasey Rausch, Marco Pascolini and Curry Weber. Finishing touches were recorded in Kansas City by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Sound Lab, where one special guest, Sweet Matt Brahl, offered some light percussion. Chad Meise of Oddio Hut did separate mastering for the vinyl and digital tracks.
BONUS: CDs and vinyl at this special release show will come with digital download codes of four bonus songs not on the album that will later be released as singles. Two were recorded during the Little Lagoon Sessions and two were recorded in 2017 in Franklin, Louisiana. All were engineered by Curry Weber.
Can't make the show? Order your copy at KaseyRausch.com. Supplies are limited to 300 each! Get ‘em while we got ‘em!
That’s about it for now, folks. I’m not gigging a whole lot these days as I focus on caring for my elders. If you want to stay in touch a bit more and support me with my only real source of income, sign up for my Patreon account! There is a free option where I share videos of cover songs, but if you pay as little as $3/month, you get access to my newly written lil’ baby songs, downloads of studio recordings for free. Seriously, you could get 7 singles and two full albums for three bucks if you sign up for just one month. I never said I had a lot of business smarts, but I do love to get music into your hearts! There’s also a discount if you pay for a full year in advance. You can cancel anytime. No strings attached.
Thanks for your time, especially if you read to the end. I appreciate you all very much and hope to see you at one of the shows. Be good to yourself so you can be good to others!
Cheers!
Kasey Rausch
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
GIGS:
Friday, March 20th - The Country Duo at The Brick, KCMO opening for Combo Diablo. 8pm.
Friday, April 17th - The Country Duo album release celebration at Mod Gallery, KCMO.
