Chris Knight delays CD two weeks, slates tour

Guest musicians include Mike McAdam (Steve Earle, Radney Foster) on various guitars, Keith Christopher (Georgia Satellites, The Yayhoos) on bass, Tammy Rodgers (The SteelDrivers) fiddle and vocals, mandolin and banjo and Michael Webb (The Wreckers, Allison Moorer) on B-3 organ, piano and accordion. Baird also contributes on guitar and vocals. Knight, who's been compared to Steve Earle, said the CD "might just be my best. For some reason, there's a cohesiveness here that's not like anything I've done before. But at the same time, it's not real predictable. There's a lot of texture to it as well, but it's a simple record. I don't know how that happened. But I know it when I hear it."

Heart of Stone is being released by Drifter's Church.

Tour dates are:
Aug. 15 NIBROC Festival Corbin, KY
Aug. 17 The New Lafayette Club Bloomington, IL
Aug. 27 Dan's Silver Leaf Denton, TX
Aug. 28 Schotzi's College Station, TX
Aug. 29 Gruene Hall New Braunfels, TX
Aug. 30 The Cotton Mill McKinney, TX
Aug. 31 Red Dirt Roundup Fort Worth, TX
Sept. 4 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN
Sept. 5-6 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
Sept. 9 Summit City Lounge Whitesburg, KY
Sept. 10 Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
Sept. 11 Berkeley Cafe Raleigh, NC
Sept. 13 The Evening Muse Charlotte, NC
Sept. 17 KVET Free Music Series Austin, TX
Sept. 19 Chattahippie Music Festival Chattanooga, TN
Sept. 20 Hillbilly Daze Festival Frankfort, KY
Sept. 25 Exit/In Nashville
Sept. 27 Zydeco Birmingham, AL
Oct. 4 American Royal BBQ Festival Kansas City, MO
Oct. 24 John T. Floore's Country Store Helotes, TX
Oct. 25 Ranch Bash Forth Worth, TX
Oct. 28-29 McGonigel's Mucky Duck Houston, TX
Oct. 30 Schotzi's College Station, TX
Nov. 8 River Hawk Music Festival Brooksville, FL
Nov. 19 Rock Town Grill Harrisonburg, VA
Nov. 24 The Claddagh Highlands, NJ
Nov. 25 World Cafe Live Philadelphia