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Contest: Win “The Great Divide” by Tommy Shaw

Written by: Matt Wardlaw

Music fans have known Tommy Shaw previously both as a member of Styx and as a solo artist, but as a bluegrass player?  That's a new side of Tommy Shaw you might not be as familiar with. Shaw released The Great Divide, his debut bluegrass effort earlier this week (also to be released on vinyl in April), featuring a smattering of special guests including Alison Krauss, Dwight Yoakam, Jerry Douglas and others.  Having been raised on the genre, Tommy has always been enamored with the ability of bluegrass to connect the listener through storytelling.

You can get a taste of The Great Divide by streaming the sample track  "Shadows in the Moonlight" via this link.

And if you'd like to get your own copy of The Great Divide, there's good news on that topic - we've got a few CD copies of the album to give away to lucky ATV readers and perhaps we're talking about you (unless your name is D.X. Ferris or Jeff Giles). Send us an email here with "Tommy Shaw" in the subject line for your chance to win! We'll leave you here with a rehearsal video of "Shadows in the Moonlight" featuring Tommy and album producer Will Evankovich.