antsy mcclain field trip

Antsy McClain (Ronnie/Ronald Joe/Joseph Bell) , Flem (Stephen Foster Fleming, III)

I'm a man on a mission, I'm uptown cool. Buses are lining up outside of my school. I got my Johnny Quest lunch box and a pair of new corduroy pants. I got a kiss from my Mama and a dollar from my Dad. I'm Brill Cream-slick and I'm button down-plaid. I take my seat on the bus with my best friends, Donny and Lance. Going on a field trip. Going on a field trip. Like Lewis and Clark, we got the world at our feet, and our hair blowing in the wind. Going on a field trip. The bus driver's nervous, cause we won't settle down, But man, I've never ventured this far outta town. I couldn't be more on fire, if I was flying to the moon. And Jessica Harris keeps giving me the eye. I shoulda sat beside her, but I'm second grade shy. And my thermos is leaking. I hope we get to Copper Falls soon. Now I'm down town-smart and I'm world worn-wise, And every blind corner is less of a surprise. That big yellow bus is a long time gone from Copper Falls. I went from too big for my britches to a hunger in my soul. Another boy guilty of the sin of growing old. Never bending rules; let alone breaking any laws. Give me one day where it's safe to run away and lose myself. Get me on a bus and feed my wanderlust and please take me on a field trip.

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Running Time 4:11 Performers Antsy McClain (Ronnie/Ronald Joe/Joseph Bell) (Acoustic Guitar), Antsy McClain (Ronnie/Ronald Joe/Joseph Bell) (Lead Vocal), Flem (Stephen Foster Fleming, III) (Harmony Vocal), Dave (David W.) Pomeroy (Bass), Devin Rice (Piano), (Dr.) Bob(by) (Robert Gene) Cochran(, Jr.) (Acoustic Guitar) Appears On Time-Sweetened Lies (0000) Antsy McClain (Ronnie/Ronald Joe/Joseph Bell)

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Antsy McClain – Late Bloomer: A Review of His Newest Album – Available NOW!

I have had the special honor of being associated with singer/songwriter/artist/poet Antsy McClain for nearly 30 years. I have known him from before the days of the Trailer Park Troubadours in the 1990s and have just loved his music throughout the years.  He has written well over 300 tunes over the years and has released over 25 albums. (And I should note that he is the designer of my book covers and my Less Beaten Paths highway banner)

On July 2 he will be releasing a new album titled  Late Bloomer , a double album with 23 brand new songs. The songs really cover the gamut of Antsy’s musical styles.  From his well-known humorous songs, to philosophical songs, to story songs, it really hits all of the buttons for those that are Antsy fans.  But, it is also a great album for NEW listeners.

You can order the new album here: https://shop.unhitched.com/Late-Bloomer-Album-download-LTBLMR.htm

You may be wondering why I am including this in my Travel Blog, but I will let one of the verses from his song  Until We Get There tell that story:

“Sometimes we don’t know where we’re going until we get there.”

By the way, that is indeed my favorite song on the album.  And, I love his bright song Keep Smiling . “A frown ain’t ever a fun thing to be around”.  It is not his first song about smiling and being happy.  Always the optimist, Antsy strives to being a smile to everyone he meets.

This album is kind of his story.  The song Don’t Quit Your Day Dream is catchy, fun and bouncy and tells much of that story.  For those that know him, you can hear about his life written in this fun ditty.  In fact, every song has a bit of his story in them.   These Walls Can Sing is yet another story which reflects upon the many venues he has played…some of them rickety and old and is kind of a reflective tune that invokes fond memories of past adventures.

One of the earmarks of recent Antsy albums is his use of the “Nashville Field Trippers,” regular old folks like you and me that pay money to go to Nashville for Antsy’s famed field trips.  Part of these adventures take the visitors into the studio to sing choruses and be a part of the album.  Eight of the songs on this album feature the Field Trip Singers, many of whom have showed up from all around the world. There are at least 50 singers that have participated over the years.

A few more comments about his songs.  I am fond of the tune  The Nashville Musician which has a nice Irish feel with Antsy’s unique story-telling and is almost like Billy Joel meets Van Morrison meets Gordon Lightfoot.  This song features the multi-instrumentalist Pauly Zarb , from Australia.  Pauly has performed and recorded with Antsy on many of his albums and this is the first one for him in a few years.  It also features Chloe Zarb on violin.

The album features a smattering of folk, bluegrass, pop, country and even a taste of zydeco flavoring. Just Underneath the Skin is one of those humorous songs but Antsy has added a whimsical Texas-swing humoresque musical stylization.  Justin Branum provides some amazing mandolin and fiddle licks in this song. Reminds me of the kind of tunes that band Asleep at the Wheel is known for.

The album also features Turkish keyboardist and accordionist Nomad Ovunc . His accordion rings out a Zydeco feel coupled with Justin Branum’s fiddle in the light-hearted story about Girls, Guitars and Gasoline.

Another great musician, Jason Roller , joins Antsy on a number of songs. Jason has performed with numerous famed artists including the likes of Alabama, Dolly Parton, Wynonna and many others.  His guitar and mandolin are featured in  There is No Up or Down , another one of Antsy’s great little life stories.  “There is no up or down, there is only forward baby.”

The production and engineering by Marv Treutel at Phat Marv’s Productions is impeccable!  A couple of years ago I was able to visit Marv’s with Antsy. A splendid place to record and Marv is lots of fun while also being very professional.

Ultimately, in this writer’s opinion,  Late Bloomer  is Antsy’s best work since his Trailercana album from 15 years ago. Indeed, if you took all of Antsy’s previous albums, shook them up good and then sprinkled them onto a plate you would get  Late Bloomer.  This album will bring a smile to you with every song, it will fill your soul with happy and may even cause you to reminisce and look back on all the pleasantries of your own life.

Late Bloomer will be available for purchase beginning July 2, 2021, exclusively at http://unhitched.com

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I love Antsy and his music. He is the embodiment of so much wisdom and joy. Going on my first Field Trip in September. I am so looking forward to Late Bloomer. The cure for a tough year.

You will never forget a Field Trip Experience!! Well worth it. Antsy is such a genuine person and Deanna Lynn makes it all even better.! Late Bloomer is joyful

You’ll have a blast on your Field Trip

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Antsy McClain, The Poet Laureate of Pine View Heights, and The Trailer Park Troubadours

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Antsy McClain is hilarious. He is also insightful and heartwarming. 

Whether he’s performing solo or with his incredible band of musicians called the Trailer Park Troubadours, Antsy McClain will have you “laughing til your cheeks are sore,” and tearing up over “the good stuff:” love, family and friends. As a songwriter, Antsy wants to touch every emotion. “I love to make people laugh – if we can laugh, we can heal – and that will always be a big part of my shows. But without something deeper, it’s just a superficial cartoon: me with the big hair, plaid pants and funky clothes, the band with their antics. We have a good time up there, but we want to leave you with tears in your eyes from laughing and from recognizing that life is short so enjoy the ride.” 

Antsy calls what he does “humor with heart.” Funny without ridicule. Sentimental without saccharine. 

“We’ve all gone through a lot these last few years,” Antsy says, “Isolation and loss has changed us. And while it’s going to be especially difficult for me to get out on the road again, I see the need for the good mojo our special community gives to people – and this time, I may be in need of it most.” 

In September of 2022, Antsy said goodbye to the love of his life, Deana Lynn, after 18 long months of caregiving following her cancer diagnosis. They had made it though the pandemic together, had begun to plan tour dates and travel that would finally take them out of isolation and back to the arms of the tribe they loved so much, the musicians and friends who awaited them on the road. It was not to be. Antsy, once again cancelled the tour dates he and Deana Lynn had painstakingly rescheduled, to see her through the awful ordeal no one should ever have to go through alone. 

The friends of Antsy’s music (more than 20 albums to date) call themselves Flamingoheads, after the iconic plastic figurines that have adorned trailer park lawns for decades. They are a caring bunch of people who call themselves cousins, per Antsy’s wishes on social media to not only “friend” him, but “cousin” him, as this all seems too much like family to use any other word. “I am confident that I have more cousins than anyone on Facebook,” Antsy recalls with a smile, “Last count it was in the hundreds. That’s a big family. I’m a lucky man.” 

The backdrop for these characters and stories is the semi-fictional mobile home community called Pine View Heights. It was designed after his own upbringing in several Central Ohio trailer parks where he lived with a blue collar family, raised by a truck-driving father and an Avon-selling, stay-at-home Mom. “You can’t make this stuff up,” Antsy recalls, “It’s like the Blues. You gotta live it.” And live it, he does, honoring those who mentored him with grace and dignity, albeit exposing the foibles and occasional scar tissue that makes us all unique and endearing.

When asked if there are common threads that run through his music, Antsy answers in the affirmative: “Don’t clutter your life with stuff that doesn’t matter. Hug your loved ones. Appreciate each moment. Use your powers for good. I’ve been writing that same theme paper for years and setting it to music – from my first album in 1999 to this most recent one coming out later this year.” 

Antsy McClain’s latest album, to be released in the Summer of 2023, is the self-produced, “The Indelible Man,” and covers the emotional range his fans have come to expect from this wildly creative and diverse songwriter. 

His new song, “Cover Up Lover,” is the story of a man and his tattooed betrothed who bears the name of a previous love interest on her arm. He takes her to a tattoo parlor and tells her, “I’m your cover up lover / You’ll never need another tattoo / With someone’s name / I’m the road that meets the rubber / The one who’s gonna see you through / Life’s joy and pain.” Antsy ends the song by giving us the album’s title, saying, “Now, let’s get all the ink that we can / Now that you’ve found your indelible man.” 

It’s this kind of literary duality – superficial scar tissue and ink on the one hand, but a deep and heartfelt declaration of love and devotion on the other – that draws new fans to Antsy’s music and creates a well-deserved place for him as one of America’s most poignant writers and performers. 

Called a Renaissance Man by his peers (Antsy is also a graphic designer and illustrator, working with a who’s who client list consisting of The Atlantic Monthly, Simon & Schuster, Newsweek, Psychology Today among countless others.), Antsy has embraced the life of an artist, saying he wouldn’t have it any other way. 

“In my earliest memories, I knew I was different, weird, a misfit. But I had the love and support of some very dear people. Mom and Dad, and later a devoted stepfather. Teachers. Friends. They encouraged me, and allowed me to be weird. And that – even today – that continues to make all the difference. 

“I think I may have said this before,” Antsy says with a wry smile, “But I’m a lucky man.” 

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