**April 2009 CMT (yes, as in Country Music Television) and Nashville Songwriters Association announces ALATHEA’S song Hurricane as an honorable mention the 9th Annual NSAI/CMT Song Contest.
**Dec 2008 Alathea selected to SHOWCASE at the National NACA Conference in Nashville, TN Feb. '09.
**Dec 2008 Alathea releases 5th full-length recording: ALATHEA CHRISTMAS with a corresponding 19 date Christmas tour
**Nov 2008 Alathea's song "Hurricane" finalist in Americana category for 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. www.musicansatlas.com/imafinalist
**April 2008 Alathea appears live on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour at the Kentucky Theatre (internationally syndicated show broadcast on over 400 radio stations.)
**April 2008 Alathea music from latest recording MY ROOTS GROW DEEPER licensed to MTV, Lifetime, and Oxygen networks.
**March 2008 The John Lennon Songwriting Contest announced Alathea's song "Hurricane" as one of the Folk Category winners for 2007.**
**Feb 2008 Alathea's music added and played at over 170 college and community radio stations throughout the US, after wrapping up a successful 8-week radio campaign.**
**Nov 2007 Alathea's song "Hurricane" selected as WINNER of the We Are Listening international singer-songwriter awards.**
***Colleges played: Georgetown, Converse College, Wheaton College, Judson University, King College, Milligan College, Valparaiso University, Elon University, Erskine College, East Tennessee State, University of Florida, Florida State, Delta State University, Wittenberg University, Tusculum Universtiy
***Festivals: Musikfest, Athfest, Rhythm and Roots Reunion, Creation East/West, Delta Fest, Highlands Festival
The real substance of Alathea comes from the unexpected, the underground and the out of sight. The duo’s fourth full-length recording, My Roots Grow Deeper, conveys a depth of thought, insight and care that is rare in a surface age, and which puts on display the reason for their continually expanding community of supporters. And that’s what Alathea has developed: community, not fans.
My Roots Grow Deeper is a full and textured record, thoroughly modern yet absent of any cliché studio trickery or gimmicky hybrids. Led by Radford’s clear-as-a-bell vocals, and complemented by Johnson’s smoky harmonies, the song cycle delivers an emotional and atmospheric ride as dynamic as the mountain view they glimpse from their East Tennessee cabin.
That spirit allows Alathea to connect to anyone, anywhere, simply by being invitational in the way they approach their craft and their lives. And while their lyrics display a sharp intellect and grounding in the work of influential artists, it is the unresolved honesty of how the songs are conveyed that marks Alathea’s work.
(bio written by Dave Palmer)
