The duets project by songwriters Libby Koch & Michael O'Connor, inspired by the characters and culture of the Texas Gulf Coast. Recorded and released by Coastal Bend Records in Rockport, Texas.
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NEW ALBUM: LIBBY KOCH & MICHAEL O'CONNOR'S GULF COAST DUETS
Available exclusively on Bandcamp and at shows. Streaming soon!
Texas singer-songwriters Michael O'Connor and Libby Koch have collaborated on a new full length album, Gulf Coast Duets.
At the 2024 Rockport Songwriter Festival, festival organizer and Grammy-winning producer John Macy overheard Libby and Michael making plans to try and write an old school country duet together sometime. This led to an invitation from Macy to gather at his Coastal Bend Studios overlooking Aransas Bay in Rockport to write and record what would become not just one duet but a ten-song collection in Gulf Coast Duets.
Over the course of a few days, Koch, a native Houstonian, and O’Connor, a son of Corpus Christi, crafted a series of stories and songs shaped by the singular characters and salty culture of their Texas Gulf Coast hometowns and haunts. Eight original songs are joined by tributes to local legends Guy Clark (Boats to Build) and Nanci Griffith (Gulf Coast Highway). The album art features a painting by renowned Rockport artist Steven Russell.
Continuing in the grand tradition of these Texas songwriters, Libby Koch & Michael O’Connor’s Gulf Coast Duets is an inspired, harmonious collaboration by two stalwart troubadours.
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Ships late August. Design to be finalized, preview below. Comfort Colors 100% cotton tee. Features artwork by Steven Russell with the permission of the artist.
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