Music
Country folk
“Is there a firefly fireworks show on your lawn? Is the radio playing a country song? Then you might be Country Folk!”
Barefoot Joe’s latest release, Country Folk celebrates the spirit of country living and the heart of America, country people! A nod to some of his favorite songs like Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band and Our Song by Taylor Swift, Country Folk is a feel-good country song that resonates with the values and expression of country life.
Recorded in Nashville at Hilltop Recording Studios, Country Folk features some of Nashville’s most talented session musicians, including Seth Taylor on acoustic guitar and Austin Crum on lead guitar.
Country Folk released on Wednesday September 18, 2024! Be sure to stream it today!
Get a Little Beached (unplugged)
“I was looking to provide a more laid back unplugged experience for the fans, so I reached out to my friends, local musicians and producers Corey Marshall and Beau Hendrich. I grew up on Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, and thought it would be cool to have an acoustic version of Get a Little Beached, produced from the ground up.” Unplugged features Cajon, acoustic guitars, and bass.
GET A LITTLE BEACHED (UNPLUGGED) - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Get a little beached
Barefoot Joe’s latest single, Get a Little Beach, is sure to get you into the summertime spirit, reminding you, there’s no better time than now to escape to a tropical getaway.
Whether you’re listening on a beach, by the pool, or at work, fantasizing about putting your feet in the sand, Get a Little Beached is this year’s summer anthem!
"Get a little beached. Get a little kiss from the sun. Taste a little Malibu Rum. Add a little salt and lime to your rim. Take a little swim, dive on in!”
Written by BAREFOOT JOE (J. McMinn), Corey Lee Barker, and Danny Kensy, and featuring Grammy Award-winning fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes of Molly Tuttle, Get a Little Beached releases to digital and radio on May 3, 2024.
Releasing nearly a year after Just Plain Crazy, Getting Serious is its spiritual successor, releasing just in time for Valentine’s Day 2024! Written by BAREFOOT JOE (J. McMinn), the country ballad explores the evolution of young love and new beginnings!
“Every kiss pulls me close to the edge. I’m head over heels, in way over my head.”
getting serious
GETTING SERIOUS (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
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just plain crazy
Written by BAREFOOT JOE (J. McMinn), Corey Lee Barker, Randi Driscoll, and Danny Kensy, Just Plain Crazy, fittingly, released to digital on Valentine’s Day 2/14/23. Released to radio on 4/10/23.
Recorded at Nashville’s longest continuously running studio, Hilltop Recording Studios, Just Plain Crazy features BAREFOOT JOE’s soulful lead vocals over a beautiful authentic Nashville ensemble. While contrasting how, often, opposites attract, BAREFOOT JOE playfully sums up relationships with “We’re either crazy in love or just plain crazy!”
Just Plain Crazy (Official Video)
Just Plain Crazy (Lyric Video)
International Songwriting Competition (Semi-Finalist 2022)
Unsigned Only Music Competition (Finalist 2023)
Josie Music Awards (Song of the Year Nominee 2023)
“I smoke all my sorrows in this pack of Marlboros. My baby, she don’t love me anymore.”
BAREFOOT JOE shows demonstrates his musicianship and artistic range with ragtime-like soulful Marlboro Blues.
Written by Barefoot Joe and recorded at Paragon Studios (Richmond, VA), this is the only song on the debut album produced and recorded from the ground up by Barefoot Joe. Marlboro Blues features Barefoot on guitar, the talented Danny Kensy on the keyboard, Steve Wetzler on the bass, and Scott Garner on the drums.
Marlboro blues
Play a slow one
“DJ, play a slow one! ‘Cause it takes one to know one. Two lonely hearts bleeding out on the floor”
Originally released in 2020, and re-released in 2023, this was the first song that Barefoot Joe recorded as a country music artist.
“I didn’t know that this was the first step in my journey as a country artist, but that’s exactly what Play a Slow One was!” - Barefoot Joe
Written and co-produced by BAREFOOT JOE, Play a Slow One was recorded at Nashville Music Factory with the talented music producer, Drew Middleton.
Bad day not to be here
“Bubba fell down the stairway. Never spilt one drop of beer!”
Written by award-winning songwriters, Corey Lee Barker and Tim McGeary, Bad Day Not To Be Here is the perfect summer song for that “good time Charlie crowd” - a perfect ditty for a day out at the pool or on the lake!
In his follow up single release, BAREFOOT JOE returns with his soulful vocals, relaying playful lyrics over a bed of rhythm guitars, organ, and tasty slide guitar licks.
Bad Day Not To Be Here was recorded at the historic Hilltop Recording Studio in Nashville and is available on all streaming platforms as of June 13.
