Robbie Fulks Joins Compass Records Group Roster

Fulks (Photo: Scott Simontacchi)

COMPASS RECORDS GROUP has added ROBBIE FULKS to its roster. FULKS' 30-year career includes 15 solo albums and two GRAMMY nominations. He came to national attention as a defining artist of the Alt-Country scene in the 1990s, with releases on BLOODSHOT RECORDS, YEP ROC, and GEFFEN RECORDS.

COMPASS RECORDS co-founder ALISON BROWN said, "I’ve been a fan of ROBBIE since I had the chance to play on his 2005 release, GEORGIA HARD. He’s one of the most slyly creative, irreverent and damn fun artists out there. No one can write songs like ROBBIE FULKS does. It’s almost unfair that he can sing and play so well too. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome ROBBIE to the COMPASS RECORDS family.”

FULKS added, “I’m positively giddy to be with COMPASS RECORDS. They've been such an unflagging champion of the ever-endangered species of Bluegrass, Irish, and Americana songwriter music. What’s more, the company is run by two badass musicians. Will my semiannual statements be scrawled in NASHVILLE number system on a cocktail napkin? Will ALISON and [co-founder] GARRY [WEST] be too busy filling their plates with free food at wedding buffets to promote me vigorously? Will my mean-spirited banjo jokes make me a pariah? I can’t wait to see what happens in these next few years.”

Look for a new studio project from FULKS in the spring, accompanied by a spring tour.

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